Milbot8000 Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 I've decided to try and take on the tedious process of making a full led tail light converson. I've started making a circut board that is the same size as the tail light housing that the LEDs will be connected too. The circut board is almost done, and now i just have to begin soldering the LEDs on the board :? my goal is to clear the tail light lenses so that i have clear looking tail lights as well, but we will see how this goes first. The plan is to have the whole tail light light up with red leds, and the reverse lights light up white. This is going to be a long process, so dont expext to hear much of an up date soon, esp since im doing an engine rebuilt at the moment too. :shock: I got this idea from seeing it on suburbans and 3000GTs. Hopefully it will look good when I'm done. I will post pictures when I get anything accompished and make a guide when Im done. :wink: Hopefully this will inspire sumthing later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe pates Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 please post pics on your progress and good luck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attack vector Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 Sounds like a sweet project! Please post pics... but I swear to god, there's already someone on the board who's done this... I'm almost positive I've seen pics posted somewhere. Check the galleries over on 26liter. Or maybe I'm goin' nuts. Either way, post pics as you progress! -e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Venable Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 someones done that to their third brake light using the board from a taurus third brake light. Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attack vector Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 Found it. This is the guys gallery. look at the images toward the bottom: http://www.26liter.us/gallery/thumbnails.p...m=18&page=3 He's got the pics of the conversion spread across a few pages of his gallery. So click around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milbot8000 Posted April 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 thanks for the post. Im taking it one step further tho. Im making circut board that is the same size as the entire tail light lens, so that I sort of have the effect of a G35 coupe tail light. If I find a pic of a car that has a similar make up like what Im doing Ill post it first thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attack vector Posted April 10, 2006 Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 Awesome!!! Dueling LED slingers Seriously tho guys, sounds like a neat project. Please post up pics as you progress. -e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emagdnim Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 I'm sure all of you will like this... http://www.rcaz.com/movieclips/led_demo.wmv http://www.rcaz.com/rcaz/sub%20indexes/randompics/bareboards.jpg http://www.rcaz.com/images/eclipse/boardtaper.jpg http://www.rcaz.com/images/eclipse/midnightsun.jpg And.. how to do all of that here... http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic....3aa1cee460e21a4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milbot8000 Posted April 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 That pic is exactly what im trying to accomplish. Im not shure about the Led size yet. Im kinda taking this project a bit slow b/c of the engine. Tail lights dont do you no good if your car doenst go. I orginally thought of putting a 2 circles of Leds per taill light so that I would have the G35 coupe effect, but Im still kinda leaning toward a full spread that covers the whole lens. :wink: What size Leds would u suggest Outcast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milbot8000 Posted April 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 thanks alot for then info. That gives me a really good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attack vector Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 :shock: Dude... that movie was rad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Venable Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 www.superbrightleds.com Great bulk prices, bought a bunch of 18,000mcd white leds from there. they are bright. Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPaus_88TSi Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 I'm sure all of you will like this... http://www.rcaz.com/movieclips/led_demo.wmv http://www.rcaz.com/rcaz/sub%20indexes/ran.../bareboards.jpg http://www.rcaz.com/images/eclipse/boardtaper.jpg http://www.rcaz.com/images/eclipse/midnightsun.jpg And.. how to do all of that here... http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic....3aa1cee460e21a4 Definately good info, HIDplanet is one of the leading resources on custom lighting, and is where I got most of my HID equipment.. But let it be known, you really do get what you pay for with LED boards. If anyone is looking to do this, please read everything you can in the LED section at hidplanet. In most cases, the cheap 5mm LED's will not work well in this kind of environment.. They will not last. Lumileds superflux, luxeon would be better suited... Albeit more expensive, but such is life right? I should also mention that the guy above(Dave) has over $900 in his "LED project" and is definately above average when it comes to electrical circuitry, schematics etcetera etcetera... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milbot8000 Posted April 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2006 I thought of making a new housing out of fiberglass. but I kno nothing about it. So I was going to use a set of extra housings off another quest. I'm might still go with fiberglass if I can get a guy in town to help me out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Venable Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 a couple of those 1 watt leds would work for reverse lights. 3 sections down HERE, about $11 a piece though, would only need one per side though. Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truth Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 just what we need. as if new cars don't have bright enough headlights now, how i'm going to get blinded no matter where i go :? :wink: :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevopsu88 Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 how again do you get the taillights to come apart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milbot8000 Posted April 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 do you mean get the tail light lens apart from the tail light housing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekstatixx Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 im going to work on doing a led style light that will end up looking like the jdm fc3s tail lights. like thishttp://www.rpmgarage.com/ebay/FC3S_tail/P1010133.JPGhttp://www.rpmgarage.com/ebay/FC3S_tail/P1010125.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emann420 Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Cheap, Fast, Easy. http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.p...;threadid=12315 E-Mann Custom is still cooler! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPaus_88TSi Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 Yep, those semi modules are sweet.. That guy with the 4-runner posted about his setup over on HIDplanet.com also... The modules aren't that cheap though... But the LED's they use are absolutely top notch. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milbot8000 Posted April 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 The jdm fc3s lights are one of 2 protypes im woking one. but instead of having full circle of leds im going G35 stylin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attack vector Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 The FC lights will look bad a$$! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekstatixx Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 you will see the fc3s style lights on my car soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milbot8000 Posted April 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 sweet. IM glad sumbody is getting things done around here. I wont even start the install till my head is back on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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