Dakota LAT-NR380 User Manual

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

LAT-NR380

LED Tail Lights for 1973-74 Nova.

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Kit Includes:

Installation:

1. Remove the tail light assembly from the vehicle by removing the original bulb sockets from the
housing. Then remove the housing hardware so it can be removed from the car. Remove the
housings from the vehicle carefully so the housing to body gaskets are not damaged.

2. Next remove the lens. The lens has tabs locking it into the plastic housing. Pry the tabs gently
with a screwdriver to remove lens.

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

4. Remove the mounting plate from the bot tom of the assembly which is attached with two 3/8” 6­32 machine screws. The LED assembly is fastened to the mounting block on a slotted hole as
shown in the picture below. This will normally be secured in the center of the slot but can be
adjusted up or down to move the tail light focus.

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5. Pass the wires through the tail light housing where the original bulb and socket were.

Feed the wires through the larger hole in the mounting plate. Guide the mounting plate to the

bottom of the housing. The flat side of the mo unti ng plate should be down and the side with the
slight raised center should go up into the housing. This will align the mount in the original housing.

6. Now hold the LED assembly so that it is centered over the hole where the original bulb was
located and align the mounting pla te from the bottom with the slot in the housing. The screw
holes should be lined up.

7. Screw the mounting plate into the assembly mount using the two previously removed 3/8” 6-32
screws.

8. Install the lens and/or re-assemble the tail light housing, insuring all gaskets are intact and in
place. Install the tail light housing back into the vehicle. You are now ready to wire the LED
assembly into the vehicle tail light harness.

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