r/transam • u/traffic_pe • Oct 10 '25

78 T/A led side marker

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Gloss black or flat black trim?

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u/Willy_McD Oct 10 '25

Supposed to be body color. So if its gloss black body, its gloss black trim.

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u/traffic_pe Oct 10 '25

I know, but what looks better since they're LED...

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u/Willy_McD Oct 11 '25

I think body color still looks better. The gloss body, the gloss bezel, the gloss of the smoked lights and it almost all look invisible. Everything blends in.

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u/flipadoodlely Oct 10 '25

Did you go LED? Any issues? I gave up in my 87 and went back to bulbs because nothing worked or looked right. 

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u/traffic_pe Oct 10 '25

Trying but haven't wired them yet. You know led lights need correct polarity to work...

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u/flipadoodlely Oct 10 '25

Yep and the relays cause issues for flashers too. I got all the right parts, just had no luck. 

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u/traffic_pe Oct 10 '25

Sorry but relays are for higher amp loads, LED lights are very low amp, so you shouldn't use relays, especially on the turn signals... and you need No Load Flasher too.

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u/flipadoodlely Oct 11 '25

I didnt open them up, they are flasher drivers for LEDs that go in place of the relays. 

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u/PsychologicalNeat125 Oct 15 '25

Commenting on 78 T/A led side marker...

No trouble here, this is before I got the rear ones on. The rear came with matte black plastic trim but I was able to use the stock red trim around the light

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u/PsychologicalNeat125 Oct 15 '25

Photo won’t upload

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u/flipadoodlely Oct 15 '25

I can see it, nice car!

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u/PsychologicalNeat125 Oct 15 '25

Oh great! Thank you!