New Wizard / BMB tail lights?

[TheBoogieman]

What are you waiting for Savvy has been selling products w/o instructions for years

Anyway I hope you get them up soon

The instructions are excellent (pictures too). Even I didn't screw things up. It's basically plug and play.

 

[TheBoogieman]

Once upon a time he was Savvy.

Now he’s SavvyZer

Fixed that for accuracy.

 

[MikekiM]

Thank you, they have been a challenge.

Very simple. Make a plate that has press in studs that point outward to attach the OEM plastic license plate mount to with nuts and fender washers. Offset those down from the original holes enough to clear the tail light housing. Attach with supplied ultra low profile socket cap screws in Torx with a 6mm thread that screws directly into the original holes with a matching thread.

The hole is a drill guide. Some folks may not want to see the small bit of wire that goes up into the groove on the back side of the tail light housing. If that is the case, they can drill the tub, take the plate light wire in that way and then plug that into the harness connector we supply.

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Looks like this when done.

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I am crazy anal retentive with 'the details' and that little wire wouldn't bother one bit. The damaged paint under the license plate holder is going to drive me nuts though.

Were the OE taillights through bolted to the tub or are there threaded inserts in the tub? I bought my TJ with some shitty Chinesium LEDs. They were through bolted and there are no threaded inserts on my TJ. I think the PO drilled them out. Actually, it looks like they jack-hammered them out. How do the BMB housings mount? Can't remember what I did when I mounted the Trail Tails.

It isn't very full, they have a drain hole in the bottom.

The reverse lights are slightly better than the ones on the Savvy lights and pretty good for a tail light.
No, the kit doesn't include the plate light which is LED as well. The tail lights do include the harness an connector for the plate light. Too many folks don't run the license plate in the stock location to make them pay for relocator kit with light and then have to toss it. It will be an add on option.

My only problem with PC is it adds cost on both ends and then it gives me a big headache with warranty claims. If the parts arrive with a scratch in the PC, folks want another one that isn't scratched. That means I have to protect them far more than normal and that burns up space, time, and packing material. PC will double the cost of the kit to the end user.

Doing them in aluminum would be far better and get them done in the same UV black but the price of that is so high now that the cost isn't worth it.

Reverse lights on the Trails Tails.. aren't. Anything more will be.. well.. more.
Easy enough to clean, prime and paint. I have like a case of SEM Trim Black.

The instructions are excellent (pictures too). Even I didn't screw things up. It's basically plug and play.

The PO chopped all the OE connectors off the tail light harness and wired everything with wire nuts. No soldering, no crimp connectors, no tape.. nada. Glad I took the time to wire all the connectors back in. Unplug the Trail Tails and plug in the BMBs.

If anyone has an extra plastic license plate holder thing... I'm going to need a replacement.

 

[JMT]

I am crazy anal retentive with 'the details' and that little wire wouldn't bother one bit. The damaged paint under the license plate holder is going to drive me nuts though.

Were the OE taillights through bolted to the tub or are there threaded inserts in the tub? I bought my TJ with some shitty Chinesium LEDs. They were through bolted and there are no threaded inserts on my TJ. I think the PO drilled them out. Actually, it looks like they jack-hammered them out. How do the BMB housings mount? Can't remember what I did when I mounted the Trail Tails.


Reverse lights on the Trails Tails.. aren't. Anything more will be.. well.. more.
Easy enough to clean, prime and paint. I have like a case of SEM Trim Black.


The PO chopped all the OE connectors off the tail light harness and wired everything with wire nuts. No soldering, no crimp connectors, no tape.. nada. Glad I took the time to wire all the connectors back in. Unplug the Trail Tails and plug in the BMBs.

If anyone has an extra plastic license plate holder thing... I'm going to need a replacement.

I may have one. DM me so I remember to look. I don’t get thread notifications.

 

[MountaineerTom]

I am crazy anal retentive with 'the details' and that little wire wouldn't bother one bit. The damaged paint under the license plate holder is going to drive me nuts though.

Were the OE taillights through bolted to the tub or are there threaded inserts in the tub? I bought my TJ with some shitty Chinesium LEDs. They were through bolted and there are no threaded inserts on my TJ. I think the PO drilled them out. Actually, it looks like they jack-hammered them out. How do the BMB housings mount? Can't remember what I did when I mounted the Trail Tails.


Reverse lights on the Trails Tails.. aren't. Anything more will be.. well.. more.
Easy enough to clean, prime and paint. I have like a case of SEM Trim Black.


The PO chopped all the OE connectors off the tail light harness and wired everything with wire nuts. No soldering, no crimp connectors, no tape.. nada. Glad I took the time to wire all the connectors back in. Unplug the Trail Tails and plug in the BMBs.

If anyone has an extra plastic license plate holder thing... I'm going to need a replacement.

If Jeremy doesn’t, PM me. I think I have one in the attic of my workshop.

 

[MikekiM]

If Jeremy doesn’t, PM me. I think I have one in the attic of my workshop.

Will do. Thank you.

 

[macleanflood]

I bought my TJ with some shitty Chinesium LEDs. They were through bolted and there are no threaded inserts on my TJ. I think the PO drilled them out.

I also drilled mine out for shitty Chinesium LED aquariums.

I figured if I need the threads back I can either use nutserts or buy corner armor.

Are they 1/4-20 or something metric? Might as well make sure I have some in stock!

-Mac

 

[NashvilleTJ]

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Were the OE taillights through bolted to the tub or are there threaded inserts in the tub? I bought my TJ with some shitty Chinesium LEDs. They were through bolted and there are no threaded inserts on my TJ. I think the PO drilled them out. Actually, it looks like they jack-hammered them out. How do the BMB housings mount? Can't remember what I did when I mounted the Trail Tails.


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If memory serves I believe the stock mount for the OEM taillights are three dimpled, threaded holes in the body sheet metal. There is no threaded insert, and barely a few threads.

But it’s been a while since I’ve been stock back there, so my memory may be failing me.

 

[mrblaine]

What are you waiting for Savvy has been selling products w/o instructions for years

Sorry, I can't do that where it matters. I'm behind on a few for some products but they are simple enough that even the folks that can't read figured it out so far.

Anyway I hope you get them up soon

Been at it since 4am this morning and got them most of the way done except for the step back and read them again without the blurring caused by too much intent screen time. I've got to get a few folks to put eyes on them and see what I fucked up and then they are GTG.

 

[mrblaine]

I think he's a bit better than Savvy - just sayin'

Have you seen my instructions for the fairlead license plate mount?


Yeah, neither have I.

 

[mrblaine]

As evidenced by the volume of work on this forum most of us idiots don't read instructions.

I can promise you that shops by and large believe that instructions are just fancy packing material as evidenced by the vast number of calls I get from them installing brake kits.

Nonetheless good instructions are essential for future snarky forum posts.

-Mac

I live for the snark.

 

[mrblaine]

Fixed that for accuracy.

Now I hate you.

 

[NashvilleTJ]

Have you seen my instructions for the fairlead license plate mount?


Yeah, neither have I.

I can’t figure out how to mount mine - but I think I can do it with a few extra rivnuts I have lying around…

 

[mrblaine]

If memory serves I believe the stock mount for the OEM taillights are three dimpled, threaded holes in the body sheet metal. There is no threaded insert, and barely a few threads.

But it’s been a while since I’ve been stock back there, so my memory may be failing me.

You are correct. The OEM mounting is 3 extruded holes in the sheet metal that are used with a Type F thread cutting screw in 12-24 with a captive toothed washer with a 3/8" hex drive. They also ground the light to the body.

 

[mrblaine]

I can’t figure out how to mount mine - but I think I can do it with a few extra rivnuts I have lying around…

The fairlead plate holder has a plate under the fairlead. Are we talking about two different things here?

 

[NashvilleTJ]

The fairlead plate holder has a plate under the fairlead. Are we talking about two different things here?

No, I was kidding. I neglected to end with a .

 

[mrblaine]

I am crazy anal retentive with 'the details' and that little wire wouldn't bother one bit. The damaged paint under the license plate holder is going to drive me nuts though.

Can't fix that one.

Were the OE taillights through bolted to the tub or are there threaded inserts in the tub? I bought my TJ with some shitty Chinesium LEDs. They were through bolted and there are no threaded inserts on my TJ. I think the PO drilled them out. Actually, it looks like they jack-hammered them out. How do the BMB housings mount? Can't remember what I did when I mounted the Trail Tails.

There are two options. First is using the threaded holes in the tub. Second option is to use the 1/4" holes in the corners with our optional hardware kit. It has 4 ultra low profile 6mm socket screws with captive tooth washer Keps nuts that will ground to the inside of the tub when tightened for each side. That allows us to use the same ground wire and ring terminal under one of the screw heads like the flat head countersunk screws use.

Reverse lights on the Trails Tails.. aren't. Anything more will be.. well.. more.
Easy enough to clean, prime and paint. I have like a case of SEM Trim Black.


The PO chopped all the OE connectors off the tail light harness and wired everything with wire nuts. No soldering, no crimp connectors, no tape.. nada. Glad I took the time to wire all the connectors back in. Unplug the Trail Tails and plug in the BMBs.

If anyone has an extra plastic license plate holder thing... I'm going to need a replacement.

To be very clear, plug and play is a pay to play option. We'll do it for you but not for free. The instructions will walk you through the wiring and they will be plug and play after that if you pick the DIY option. I sincerely hope we don't have to do too many of the plug and play versions and I've just spent about 30 hours trying to make that true by writing tolerable instructions.

 

[hosejockey61]

These are very nice Blaine! Glad to see somebody still support the platform in an incredible way.

 

[MaximusLJR06]

Any Black Magic sliders in the works?

 

[mrblaine]

Any Black Magic sliders in the works?

No time.