Finally the red led strips arrived, but not the spacing they said so had to cut them up and wire them in parallel - tried mounting them on the original baseboard (after removing the old led's), but not enough room left (because of my wiring) so the chrome reflector can be used - didn't want to leave that out, so mounted on some very thin plastic sheet cut to same shape as old baseboard, not the neatest but worked.
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Put this in and the reflector in place after soldering old connector lead back on. The housing tabs holding the reflector underneath had broken during removal as shown in this pic.
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So glued the top ones in place to keep it from moving. I used Power Bond 806 adhesive - this is the best glue I've ever used and seems to hold most plastics together after a few seconds.
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Clamped the whole unit together and tested - looks great.
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After sanding the mating edges a bit smoother, I glued the brake light back together again with Power Bond 806 and finally sealed around the edge with red silicone sealer.
Think if I was doing the job again I'd use a dremel to open the back, and the hot knife for the sides (more control). The front of the unit just snapped open with a little bit of pressure - maybe I was lucky.
Anyway, it works - just got to fit it to my daughters car when she's got some time spare.
Was it worth it? - cheaper than £170 for a new one - better if you could find led's with correct spacing but a lot of delicate work. Think this could only be done once to each brake light, otherwise it'll start looking messy.