LED tails? (Update: LED reverse lights installed!)

[blackmamba]

Hello Galahad

What about something like these to secure the board to the inside of the light, https://www.ezlok.com/for-plastic. These are pretty commonly used by most vehicle manufacturers on tail lights & other applications, they just require small holes to be made then you insert them with heat or possibly some glue if that’s easier, then you use small threaded screws/bolts to attach your piece! Something like this would also work, a bit simpler but also effective I’m sure https://www.amazon.com/Moicstiy-Expansi ... 3e120f2a69. These also would work https://www.digikey.com/en/products/det ... riEALw_wcB

[Galahad]

Thread inserts are an option I've considered, I'm trying to figure out how much modification to the existing housing is reasonable for a customer to need to do. I don't want to make new lenses unless I have to, the development costs would be quite high.

I finished my PhD and am going full time with HGL, so this should be coming back up as a real project relatively soon.

[e28Sean]

If I can offer my opinion on that.... I think most of us are reasonably handy, what with owning cars that are now several decades old. I'd think that anything that could be done with basic tools (electric drill, screwdriver, wrench/socket set, etc.. ) would be generally acceptable.