I’m totally going on memory but for the passenger side I think that works.  Plenty of wire on the inboard side. 

For the Driver’s side I can’t remember as clearly but I do think there was lots of wire., even more then on the passenger side. I just can’t remember if it was inboard. 

Needs to be checked but I’ll be surprised if it is a limiting factor. 

If the light stick in to far to easily hinge out I’ve visualized a solution.  It is pretty simple, but not that easy to describe in a post. 

Eric 

> On Feb 24, 2020, at 12:04 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> I think there might be enough wire length for the hinge to be on the inboard side. Not sure. Will have to check before going further.
> 
> Ab
> 
>> On Feb 23, 2020, at 6:12 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Nice,
>> 
>> Off to a good start.  Did you feel like there was plenty of wire for the light to open? 
>> 
>> I do love the idea of a hinge on the license plate side and magnet  or friction latch on the outside.  But the low profile makes it a challenge. 
>> Actually the hinge depends on where the wire is and I don’t have my van here to reference.
>> 
>> If the hardware brings it out a bit   then you would want to do both lights so it matches.
>> 
>> Looking forward to the next possible solution! 
>> 
>> Eric 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Feb 23, 2020, at 8:03 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Clarification, the magnets do hold the assembly to the van, I doubt it would drop off. Just not secure enough for my liking.
>>> 
>>> I think magnets still have a role, maybe as the “latch” to Eric’s original idea of a hinge mechanism 
>>> 
>>>>> On Feb 23, 2020, at 4:59 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Decided to try the super easy thing first. Magnets.
>>>> 
>>>> They hold the assembly to the van, but not a good enough sideways locator, nor , I think strong enough to hold overall.
>>>> 
>>>> I did try screwing in a couple of the stock screws, backwards, facing out, as locators. But that made placing the light assembly onto the van too fiddly.
>>>> 
>>>> Private blog post showing pics of magnets etc here
>>>> http://shufti.blog/2020/02/23/private-magnets-on-tail-light/
>>