Dakota LAT-NR180 User Manual

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

LAT-NR180

LED Tail Lights for 1968 Chevelle

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Kit Includes:

Installation:

1. Remove the chrome tail light cover. There are four nuts on the back of the housing.

2. Remove the tail light lens.

3. Remove the light bulb.

4. Remove the original bulb connector from the back side of the housing.

5. Now is a good time to clean the lens and housing. If lenses are in bad shape a new set is

recommended.

6. Remove the nuts and back plate from the back of the new LED assembly.

7. Insert the new LED assembly into the hole where the original bulb

and connector were located. Use caution when feeding the wires
through the socket opening to avoid damaging the wire insulation.

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8. Feed the wires through the large hole in the back plate. Guide the

LED wires

Vehicle harness

Tail light

Brown

Brown or Black

Driver’s Turn

Green

Green or Pink

Passenger’s Turn

Green

Yellow or Purple

Ground

Black

Chassis or body

back plate onto the back side of the housing. The flat side of the
mounting disk should be toward the outside and the side with the slight
raised center should go in towards the housing. This will align the
mount in the original housing.

9. Secure the back plate with the supplied #6 nuts.

10. Install the lens and reassemble the housing, ensuring all gaskets

are intact and in place.

11. Cut off the existing light socket as it will not be used. Do not strip the wires. Trim the wires
from LED assembly to appropriate length once mounted, making sure wires are routed cleanly
and securely.

12. Use the supplied moisture resistant pigtail connectors* to attach the wires from the new LED
assembly to the existing vehicle harness. Insert appropriate wire from vehicle harness and
mating LED assembly wire into a connector and crimp following instructions below.

*For the best connection, soldering is recommended. But to simplify installation, the supplied connectors will

provide a fast weather resistant connection.

The correct crimp method for the supplied connectors is:

1.) Insert UNSTRIPPED wires into the connector and ensure they are all they way in by
observing the clear bottom of the connector to see the wires are touching the end.

2.) Use pliers to push the blue cap down flush with the edge of the clear body, completing the
connection. The connection will only be correct if pressed firmly down with pliers.

13. Repeat for the ot h er side.

14. Test the tail lights, brake lights, and turn signals. If the turn signals do not flash you will need

to upgrade your flasher. If you are replacing only the rear turn signals you should be able to
use a heavy duty electronic flasher from your local parts store. If you are replacing both front
and rear or do not have front bulbs you will need a no-load flasher, D ak ota Dig i tal part number
LAT-NLF.

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