DIY LED Tail Light Conversion Alfa Romeo GT

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DIY LED Tail Light Conversion Alfa Romeo GT

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In this video you can see my DIY tail light project on Alfa Romeo GT. Just to give you heads up, the conversion is more complicated, and time/effort consuming than it seems in the video. Do not attempt to do this yourself unless you have decent knowledge when it comes to car electrics, and more importantly a lot of patience.
Acquisition of all the necessary parts was challenge in itself. All of the parts I ordered took 2 month to arrive due to the current situation.
LED Dimmers: www.ebay.co.uk...
ALFA ROMEO GT TAIL LIGHT REMOVAL VIDEO: • How to Remove Tail Lig...
Disclaimer: ARC Garage is not responsible for any work you perform on your car. If you're not confident in your mechanical and electrical skills, we suggest you take your car to a professional.

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@pistre14 3 жыл бұрын

I don't own Alfa GT, I don't want to buy Alfa GT, but I needed to click and see this video, and man... great job !

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much...

@emmanueltshuma2914 2 жыл бұрын

I own one, great car

@francogueli6258 Жыл бұрын

@@arcgarage I love your videos. Very helpful thank you. Please could you make a video explaining how to change a pcv valve in an Alfa 147 2.0

@KnightRiderDDR 3 жыл бұрын

I like things staying stock, but those tailights look great.

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

It is personal preference, but their shape is great, and these LEDs compliment them...

@gotworc 3 жыл бұрын

@Deane Larence shut up bot

@wellsyaknow 3 жыл бұрын

Nevvvaaaaa ...need that personal touch :)

@invalidusername_5101 2 жыл бұрын

Ok grandpa

@caiocastro5823 2 жыл бұрын

Its pretty rare to see something installed aftermarket look as "coherent" as this

@arcgarage 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@nickdegroot2445 2 жыл бұрын

Damn what an amazing upgrade, your car looks so much more modern immediately and just looks really great👌🏽

@arcgarage 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@DYNANiK.official Жыл бұрын

The Alfa GT is such a underrated beauty! The LED lights fit so well, kudos!

@arcgarage Жыл бұрын

Agree, thanks

@puebespuebes8589 Жыл бұрын

Living proof that taillight, headlight are the only thing that matter in modern car design

@TheRealFobican 3 жыл бұрын

This looks like something that fits my own taste of making mods for a car although the led turn signals should have been kept flashing as older ones did.

@wellsyaknow 3 жыл бұрын

They do flash? Sequential but still

@manuelsolsona5795 3 жыл бұрын

Impeccable work, fantastic result. I also like the original aesthetic, but I recognize the work well done and the result. Unreachable to do if you have no experience and above all, you don't have time. An exceptional job, congratulations.

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, cheers...

@ismailbeygirci9394 Жыл бұрын

this just shows how timeless alfa romeo designs are. just modernized taillights makes the car look like new recently came out car

@arcgarage Жыл бұрын

Agree

@StanleyKubick1 Жыл бұрын

one of the best diy led conversions I've seen

@arcgarage Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words buddy

@idarkftw1695 3 жыл бұрын

Looks great man, you made it look so easy but only you know how many hours and nerves took it to make them this nice. Keep up the good work!

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton, and you are completely right. It took so much time, effort and nerves, even the search for the parts was unexpected hustle.

@slurpii4669 3 жыл бұрын

Never knew about the existence of that car, but I want one now

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Great car indeed...

@d.3958 3 жыл бұрын

Approved!from italian alfista

@adventuresofsven2314 3 жыл бұрын

I love it,sadly i barely understood how to do that because i have no experience to lights and other things you mentioned.I wish i could do what you did,but i need a LED video for dummies😊looks fantastic

@luntoinside 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing job! Really lifts it. I would love to do this to my GT!

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much...

@OwaisAbbasiMrWOLF Жыл бұрын

These DRLs give every car a modern glowup ..looks pretty good imo.

@arcgarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Onimanius 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to build something like that for my GT, because the Gt has an timeless design. Only thing i really think you could see the age of this car are its lights, so it was always a downside in astetics for me when i looked at my car. But here in Germany its impossible to get TÜV approval for this kind of modifications.... So you just can´t use them here like that, otherwise if the Police sees this, you had to pay a fine up to 500€ for not using original ones. So jeah its all great in Germany until you want to change things on your car, than its a mess.

@Filipsss 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing work bro!!! These lights make the car much more beautiful ✌️👌

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, I thinks so too...

@USERNAME1-x5u Жыл бұрын

I love it when in states like Florida and what not, the drivers will equip their cars with the flashing on and off bulbs that are on it's own independent on/off relay. Those bulb not only look stupid they also could cause an accident.

@dineshrao06 3 жыл бұрын

Looks amazing. Please list out the resistor and other electronic components used

@darkon1093 3 жыл бұрын

So beautiful omg

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks...

@gilbriden12 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome job and tutorial. I like how it’s a clean minimalist futuristic look. Might have to try this out on my rx7. Oem 93 isn’t cutting it anymore

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, those are the reasons I like it, think it would look great on rx7

@user-pf4zb6bv9e 3 жыл бұрын

What a great design both car and tail lights. With these tail lights looks so modern like new. Alfa romeo!!!

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%...

@rato.cigano 3 жыл бұрын

13:55 "The Taillights get mais brighter" LMAO you are portugues I already know it, nice job tho ! Looks good

@ATUAMAEzinha 3 жыл бұрын

não é

@txomandimorais 3 жыл бұрын

much brighter hahahaha tas todo perdido

@3feet. 3 жыл бұрын

Such a hard work, as an electrician speaking u are very good. You are professional on whatever you are doing. Thank you very much, if I ever want to do that, I will copy you. You are the best

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for support, it means a lot...

@VikkiKuznetsova Жыл бұрын

That one mod, just made this Alfa 10 years newer. 10/10

@arcgarage Жыл бұрын

Agree

@OnlyDubai Жыл бұрын

From 90s to 2023 ❤ well done nice design 🎉

@arcgarage Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@yomellamoberny 3 жыл бұрын

I did that with my headlights, personally didnt want to brake the plastic so what I did was heat the seal and start peeling slowly and carefully without braking it, once done with the job I just put new seal plastic and job done.

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

They can be hard to do, mine are sadly glued by silicone by previous owner...

@voffbe Жыл бұрын

It looks very nice and it's job well done, however I don't think the cops are going to like it as much as we do :D

@arcgarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@alialrikabi5546 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video, but at least use the proper glue for the lamp. This heat glue will never withstand the winter temperature, Or the water, snow, salt.

@arcgarage 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, but this is the silicone based so no trouble with temperatures...

@davecroden9793 3 жыл бұрын

Genius. I’d pay this guy to do the same to my GTV.

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

I think it would look great on GTV...

@davecroden9793 3 жыл бұрын

@@arcgarage agreed - perhaps a full width light bar! Heck, give me a price and I’ll drive over - forget the indicators, just having the red tail & brake lights changing would be fabulous.

@deltajohnny Жыл бұрын

Great results!! 👏👏👏👏 It should have had it like that from the factory 👍👍

@arcgarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@s.t.8889 Жыл бұрын

It looks very cool. It's a level of quality that wouldn't be strange even if it was originally attached as a genuine product. The way it shines is very beautiful. I am watching this video from Japan.😉

@arcgarage Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@Atomazersky 3 жыл бұрын

Looks great! Can you put up a part list with links? Also does hot glue really work that well? I never thought of it being great for anything besides crafts.

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, don't have the links, bought the supplies from the guy in Italy, but if I find the links I will post them. When it comes to hot glue, this is a bit higher quality, with a higher melting point. The sticks are as hard as plastic, and they worked really well...

@simong8114 3 жыл бұрын

You could make so much money making those.

@teamfear4496 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. one of your best videos. however i would never try this, i dont have the skills. If only you lived closer to me, I would pay to have this done.

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much...

@Evan102030 Жыл бұрын

Not certain what to think of this. It looks amazing, but maybe it's not right for this car. But I love the channel, look forward to see what else you've done since.

@arcgarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@bornarazaviazarkhiavi8629 3 жыл бұрын

looks great! you should do one on a 996 porsche 911 carrera

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

If I had one, I would probably do it...

@mrjourney5940 3 жыл бұрын

Boy ive own an alfa gt in Malaysia for years and ive always wanted to do this mod but just never dare to attempt. Thx dude!! YOU ARE AWESOME! Alfa parts in Malaysia is non existence and shipping is expensive! Love the lights bro really thinking if i want to try, but i got no knowledge on electrical 😬

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@setyakialiwardani6265 Жыл бұрын

W O W ?? the best diy car upgrade

@arcgarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Clay50 3 жыл бұрын

bro this looks insane

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks...

@hannojaanniidas9655 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant job, but I take exception to your caveat that one needs a lot of knowledge about auto electrics to do this job. I'm doing something similar to you for a 1965 Marlin and, when I started, I knew nothing. I'm slowiy getting there.

@arcgarage Жыл бұрын

Good point

@motoRA_ 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking something similar for my Touareg. Awsome work, man!

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks...

@cchaukh1337 Жыл бұрын

Very good design. Hot melt gum reliability are not too long !! Alfa friend.

@arcgarage Жыл бұрын

This wasn't ordinary glue though

@svetko05 3 жыл бұрын

Ive done the same on my GT. But in the end i didn't like how it looks on mine. Then I tinted dark the stock taillights and I like it a lot better.

@ExXxC4L1BUR 4 ай бұрын

It looks so oem! Great work!

@arcgarage 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@federicomontanalampo4701 3 жыл бұрын

Too much hard work but the outcome is amazing!

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yes it was, but I am more than satisfied with results...

@nesco7615 3 жыл бұрын

Bro that looks awesome I couldn’t have done that. It looks great.

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@theayatollahofrockandrollah Жыл бұрын

screw the purists man looks absolutely amazing...I love you guys with the blue latex gloves and the soldering irons. Very patient and meticulous such great feel for little fiddly stuff. I bet you were great at making models and stuff when you were a kid. I unfortunately was the type of kid who could take everything apart but could never put it back together again. Didn't change while growing up...more power to you

@arcgarage Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for support buddy

@dusangt688 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent job and enough details in explanation! I hope it is properly visible in daylight traffic circumstances... Additionally, maybe non-transparent foil reflective on inner side positioned on outer cover between LED stripes could make much more "contrast" light?

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, camera can't really do it justice. It has great visibility, even in daylight. The strips are red/yellow, so there is contrast between brake light and turn signal...

@user-jb5up1nv6x Жыл бұрын

i bought a new alfa GT last week ... Amazing

@arcgarage Жыл бұрын

Nice 👍Enjoy it

@user-jb5up1nv6x Жыл бұрын

@@arcgarage hi , well how can i send you a picture of my GT. Do you have a mail adress ?

@FacuGonz3 3 жыл бұрын

If someone that doesn't know anything about cars sees this car it would think is a new one lol

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

It does look modernized...

@FacuGonz3 3 жыл бұрын

@@arcgarage Yep!

@hungryalien Жыл бұрын

great job converting the taillights! looks awesome!

@arcgarage Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@antipornunicorn9453 3 жыл бұрын

The moment I hear the accent I liked the video 👌

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for support...

@Spheredalai Жыл бұрын

i don't know why you decided to replace it because in my opinion Alfa GT already looks good as is, beautiful car

@arcgarage Жыл бұрын

A bit of moding, I put the originals back on after some time

@stichu4448 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for tutorial, i have full black foil on my lamps and i think it will be greate looking with this led lights, oryginal lights are to weak in sunny day :D

@giovannibez9509 3 жыл бұрын

Wow it looks amazing

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Steve-Quinn-YC-GaSC Жыл бұрын

Why do I feel like Arnold Schwarzenegger is teaching me to led my car lights?

@danieltebus2912 3 жыл бұрын

Need this led stripe technology for my alfa mito this stripes would be a great possibility for the round lights at the alfa mito 🤔😎👌🏼

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

They would look great...

@skrapa166 3 жыл бұрын

Can you send me link from everything that i need for this. Thank you

@FnVRGaming 2 жыл бұрын

Phenomenal outcome! Good job!

@arcgarage 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@Dubstepman972 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that's really great ! Me and my father would love to have this kind of tailights and the same kind for the headlight but we don't have the skills ^^

@FRITZI999 3 жыл бұрын

skills can be owned..... just do it..... learn.... get a pair of Taillights and start. THAT´s how I started Car Mods and restoring 30 Years ago. No i overhaul Engines, modify Cars and so on. There is no School or Book for this...

@rodolfoo3015 3 жыл бұрын

U should do this for the 156

@youngmarioyoung1 3 жыл бұрын

This came out pretty good.

@amirdaut4773 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing work,congratulations! Where are you from?

@rasmuspedersen5323 3 жыл бұрын

looks great mate :)

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@deramon1000 3 жыл бұрын

Damn! That's a big project indeed, very nice job. I think this is above my skill level tho haha I already have a hard time with the android headunit wiring

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, it really was a lot of work, much more than I anticipated, but the results are great...

@manuelsolsona5795 3 жыл бұрын

Android device? how you connect to turn it off, with the wiring of the original radio?... my Android, it doesn't turn off, in the end I'll have to connect it to the lighter cable, how do you connect? My unit only works if I connect, the orange cable along with red at 12 volt constant (red car wiring): "ill" together too, but then, it does not turn off and start from the last app by touching the stereo switch (not boot logo...). I can't find any pin cable that cuts the power when removing the key...It drops down the battery. Ramon, eres Español?

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

@@manuelsolsona5795 Check out the video on channel on the multimedia installation I did on GT with Bose system...

@manuelsolsona5795 3 жыл бұрын

@@arcgarage Thx i think i see it yet, but i will see again, i am desperate, my friend😭

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

@@manuelsolsona5795 Check it out, you can see how I took the power from one of the fuses...

@User92827-d 3 жыл бұрын

Wow bro! Looks so good.

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks...

@claudiofiero8523 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, but there's no link to the led strips...

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

I bought them from a guy in Italy, not online, contact me I will pass you his number (you got email in about section)...

@tjadventures 3 жыл бұрын

Wow...really nice video and great results. I'm sorry on your model you cant take the lens out and you had to cut it, hope you won't have issues with humidity inside the tail lights!

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, no humidity issues yet...

@WreccingBall 3 жыл бұрын

Looks so amazing! Good job i wanna do this to my alfa 147 tail lights but sadly in Germany that is not allowed... So sad...

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I a thinking about doing this to my 147...

@user-ld1gm2tt3b 3 жыл бұрын

@@arcgarage Hello, if you decided to do it, could it be on video?

@senmiramendoris338 Жыл бұрын

When i get my dream car (ford mustang boss 302) then im gonna tune it and make diy lights too

@lorenzoflando4907 3 жыл бұрын

It look way more modern

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@edoha3646 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!! Do more videos like that one with diferent ideas

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

@XenonLining 7 ай бұрын

Can anyone recommend a new dimmer board link that would provide the same functionality?

@kyungjaemin 3 жыл бұрын

bro that looks amazing

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks...

@Zeghetank 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job! It does look very good but I would just replace the halogen bulbs with LED, because of the police. Another issue is the legislation in everyone's country.

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I don't think I'll have any issues...

@therealjamespickering Ай бұрын

It would be cool to control the brightness of the lights by how hard you brake.

@astavist Жыл бұрын

this look like stock, so well done(i like things in stock)

@arcgarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@kingboom13 2 жыл бұрын

This is a nice setup but why use cutter to crimp when you have crimper?

@adrianobrumat7600 3 жыл бұрын

Super izgleda,da je dodat jos bijelo svijetlo za rikverc ( mislim da ovi iz future tuninga su i to dodali ) bi bilo jos bolje jer original rikverc ne svijetli kurca.

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Hvala, mozda ce biti i to za jedan od buducih videa...

@armandomusica4358 3 жыл бұрын

really cool stuff! love it!

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@arankaspar5165 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice. "Tastefully modded"

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@vasildimitrov9461 3 жыл бұрын

Looks much better, nice

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks...

@oscarzt1652 Жыл бұрын

they look amazing!

@KralSolak 2 жыл бұрын

can we make infinite loop led mod for this? as Citroen c4 Picasso and your golf

@arcgarage 2 жыл бұрын

It is possible, but it involves a lot of work...

@Gorilla_Jones 4 ай бұрын

Oh wow, where can I get those LED tubes? Amazing! Do you have a link?

@Thomas-zk3dg 3 жыл бұрын

Oh i want this in my mk2 Octavia!

@sugarrfree 3 жыл бұрын

Looks LIT

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@kimpotempo6339 3 жыл бұрын

Really nice job!!!

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Cheers!

@yuri_sp Жыл бұрын

Very very nice result congrats

@arcgarage Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@jussapitka6041 3 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna do something similar on my MK4 Golf!

@AquaFlowGaming 3 жыл бұрын

Me too man good luck

@AndreiChrisso 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing, look very good

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@eziozomparelli2079 Жыл бұрын

Maybe a company should be born that is capable to modernize this old fashioned lights. So would be easy for us to modernize our cars.

@mattia8393 3 жыл бұрын

Ciao, hai usato dei drl che fanno rosso e giallo ? o dei drl che hanno 2 intensità ? Hi, did you use drls that make red and yellow? or drl that have 2 intensities?

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

The LEDs are red and yellow, I used dimmer for different intensity...

@psygnale 3 жыл бұрын

Does Europe not allow led compatible flasher relays? Here (US) all we do for non-led lit cars is replace the OEM relay with an led one. Automatically slows the timing and no huge, hot resistors to worry about.

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

They do, but they flash lights are not the only issue, other bulbs are reported on board computer, thus numerous resistors...

@psygnale 3 жыл бұрын

@@arcgarage Wow, that sucks. I guess that why all my car are old...

@bryanruiter8672 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been trying to find the same LED strips but I can’t seem to find them. Where can I get them? And what search term do I use? Love your videos man!

@_sequence_2348 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately this is an illegal modification here in Hungary... anyway it looks great!

@arcgarage 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you...

@marcusptaylor6063 2 жыл бұрын

The product seems to be gone, is there any other product that is the same or is the link outdated, great video really awsome job! I would really like to know where to buy one of those ledstrips.

@arcgarage 2 жыл бұрын

Everything I found online was junk, look for them locally