Ok so those bed lights are pretty dang bright. Almost blindingly bright. But better than too dim. They could be pointed a bit lower towards the bed. But again I am happy with them.
Looks like right in your eyes…
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Recon LED 3rd Brake Light 2019+
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Looks like right in your eyes…
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I really think they could have done a bit better with pointing them more towards the bed. But it doesn’t shine any more in your face than the OEM style with LED bulbs in it. It’s just REALLY bright. Again, I would have preferred a few things to be different but for $180 to not have FOB issues and have it match the rest of the truck it’s worth it for me.
That’s the one thing I hated with switching over to the super bright LED cargo lights. They blind me. Especially when the tonneau cover was closed up. Whatever. Lol
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BluegrassMotorsport
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Well... I did it. I'm really pleased with it. We'll see how the key fob does tomorrow. That seal is thicccccc which makes me feel better anyways. Took some effort to get it flush and I probably overtightened everything but it looks good to me. Adds some character to the cab. Thanks for all the updates @JBowman !
Biggiehorn
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Haha nice! And no problem! Just know…. If you do experience fob issues then I guess there is no hope and you’re just going to have to upgrade the truck
. It looks really good though! I’m still happy with mine and really digging the new look! 
BluegrassMotorsport
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UPDATE: MY KEY FOB WORKS. And so does my lock button on the door handle. It's the little things in life haha.
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Well I had to order one as well, lol...Thanks for the getlit code! It is 0 degF out now so I doubt I'll be installing it before spring. From those that have received theirs already, is it fair to say the gasket is substantial enough that there is no reason to change it to the DIY marine rubber type?
BluegrassMotorsport
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I would say the gasket is thick enough myself. It's much thicker than gasket on the OEM unit. We'll see how it holds up but we did receive quite a bit of heavy rain turning to snow last night and everything inside is dry as a bone.
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The main reason I switched over to the Recon was because the guy who blacked out my tails painted over the cargo lights - I wanted him to just do the brake light, but he made my cargo lights more dim than I wanted them with the blackout....so I'll happily take too bright over not enough...
It would be cool if there was something you could hang over the light with a mirror to aim the light down (of course it would only be viable if you were going to be rummaging around or in and out of the bed in the dark)
Anyways....if anyone ever wants to buy a smoked OEM 3rd brake light with the LASFIT bright LEDs that aren't supposed to interfere with the fob, let me know....
Also - I wish RAM would have made the 3rd brake light function as a running light as well....the RECON would look really good if it had a dimmer running light and then the bright brake reds
It would be cool if there was something you could hang over the light with a mirror to aim the light down (of course it would only be viable if you were going to be rummaging around or in and out of the bed in the dark)
Anyways....if anyone ever wants to buy a smoked OEM 3rd brake light with the LASFIT bright LEDs that aren't supposed to interfere with the fob, let me know....
Also - I wish RAM would have made the 3rd brake light function as a running light as well....the RECON would look really good if it had a dimmer running light and then the bright brake reds
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I’m following to see if there are any issues with leaks after installing this brake light. If it doesn’t leak like most do, I’ll be upgrading this spring.
I washed my truck today and spent a good amount of time drenching the light. No water inside.
BluegrassMotorsport
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Update: A few days in and no fob issues, no water issues, and my door handle lock button still works. Praise the good Lord above.
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has anyone tried shaving the gasket material down a few mm? or are yall just man handling it into position
BluegrassMotorsport
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Definitely man handling it. Is that the wisest choice? Probably not. But did it work? Yes haha.
I don’t really see how you could shave it down evenly. It would be easier to remove it and put a new gasket/seal from Home Depot or something. But honestly if you just press the weight of your shoulder into it and screw it in little by little, each screw evenly, it goes on just fine.
Just installed the fixture.. Not that hard. The seal is nice and thick. I wouldn’t recommend shaving some off. It’s 36 degrees here. No cracking noises at all when tightening it down. Lean your weight on your other arm. While leaning your weight up against the fixture, tighten screws down with your other hand and arm. 
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ferraiolo1
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Broke down and bought one
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I see that they offer smoked sequential blinker's for the side mirror in certain places but not on their website... anyone else come across these?
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Be very careful torqueing this light down. Mine cracked and I was hand tightening. I suspect the 15 degree temps were a factor but be careful none the less.
Huge shout out to Clay at RECON though. I owned up to breaking this and asked him if he could help me out and he delivered a more than fair offer for a replacement. I give RECON my highest recommendation. I also have their tail lights which are
related: anyone wanna buy a slightly cracked cargo light
Huge shout out to Clay at RECON though. I owned up to breaking this and asked him if he could help me out and he delivered a more than fair offer for a replacement. I give RECON my highest recommendation. I also have their tail lights which are
related: anyone wanna buy a slightly cracked cargo light
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Please refrain from using the words "broke down" in this forum. It's bad juju
