D_Venable Posted October 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 very nice work man. When you want something I guess you just have to set your mind to it and do it. That and being 700 miles from my quest, gotta get my SQ fix somehow :hmm3grin2orange: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiplee Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 That and being 700 miles from my quest, gotta get my SQ fix somehow :hmm3grin2orange: I bet you could write up a detailed instruction sheet (or book) and assemble a bag 'o parts for people to do the labor themselves and sell that for $50 or $100, depending on what you have in parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Venable Posted October 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 with $200 in parts (after shipping) for these, I can't afford to do that. I have to save up my money, my student loan payments will be starting soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiplee Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 with $200 in parts (after shipping) for these, I can't afford to do that. I have to save up my money, my student loan payments will be starting soon yeah I should have said for $50 or $100 markup vice "depending on what you have in parts". I don't know. If I were you I wouldn't make kits just to keep anyone else from having a set like the ones you put all the time into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolinturbo Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 You take checks that bounce? ROFLKOPTER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mech Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 (edited) I'm gonna jump on the :emot-bandwagon: I want a set! lol They look really nice. really trick. I don't think i could afford 1,500. but as mentioned, if you made a kit where most of the time consuming assembly had to be done by the person buying the kit, I would buy it. Even if you were making 200-300 dollars profit. http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10030/DSCF5824.jpg that looks soo good. hats off to you D :happy0030: :happy0030: :happy0030: Edited October 17, 2008 by Mech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mech Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Looks great Derek.. Now you'll get the PM's asking to make them for others like I do with the flush mount HID projector headlights I made. I just sigh, and explain that it'd cost $1300-1500 to be worth it. LOL I'm curious to see what you plan to do with what I sent you last week. HID headlights??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-hanson Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 these look so damn hot in person!! seriously the pics dont make it look as good as it is... i almost had to knife jack derek for em!! just shows ya what some patience and persistence will do for ya!! :ylsuper: :ylsuper: josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Awesome job Derek Dad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QUIKQUEST Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Fantastic work man!! They look incredible! :kowtow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Venable Posted November 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 Tiny little update, sort of... went and met up with Technology today, he was working on his car some. Well he offer to let me test my tails on his car, so I did. only thing is that since I have mine setup for separate signals to the brake and turns, so the "brake" lights up the corner lights/turn signals. OK enough rambling, here are pics: Parking/running lights http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10030/DSCF5929.jpg Parking and turns/4 way flashers http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10030/DSCF5930.jpg Parking and Reverse http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10030/DSCF5931.jpg Parking, Turns, and Reverse http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10030/DSCF5934.jpg Reverse http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10030/DSCF5935.jpg Reverse with the lights in the garage off (no windows so it's like nighttime) http://www.26liter.us/gallery/albums/userpics/10030/DSCF5936.jpg :dancing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technology Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 :hmm3grin2orange: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreitz3 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Those look great! I can't wait to help install them! Next up is a set of tails for the RS...if I ever get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyers151 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Indeed, excellent job. :thumbsup: Wish I had the electrical know-how to pull something like that off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technology Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 You can probably look it up on the internets, if you were so inclined, soldering is not difficult at all, the circuits are simple, anyone could do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Venable Posted November 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 You can probably look it up on the internets, if you were so inclined, soldering is not difficult at all, the circuits are simple, anyone could do this. Exactly, I got most of my knowledge from the interweb, even though my father is an electrician, he only helped me at the very end of the project in dialing in the resistor size (miscalculation on my part). it just takes some patience, and time. I have 5 hours of soldering into each tail light, but that's because there are so many components on 4 different boards per side (108 leds, 27 voltage regulators, 27 resistors, and a few wires between them all...PER SIDE) Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmyers151 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Do they sell time and patience online? haha Maybe some distant day in the future when I have the extra cash flow to pickup a spare set of tail lights and all the LEDs and whatnot, I'll do some research and give it a shot. Thanks for the vote of confidence! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-O Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 As much as I'd love to drop a hefty chunk of cash to you for a set of these, you have inspired me to try something a bit more budget-friendly. I need to find a set of Conquest tails to modify. The Starion lights just wouldn't work for what I"m going to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technology Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 You're going with a row of LEDs in each line of red? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-O Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 It's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psu_Crash Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 (edited) Very Nice work! Once I finish getting everything mechanically sound, and a paint job I am definitely building a set. I know those LEDs aren't cheap. What brand/part number are they? What driver circuitry are you using? Any chance you could etch a set of boards for me?? Those are far bigger than anything I can fit in my etching kit. That's the only thing I don't have the capability to do at the moment. Seriously BadA$$ ! Edited November 21, 2008 by psu_Crash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrophage Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 How much do you want for the schematic diagrams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laodicea Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 How much do you want for the schematic diagrams? Yeah sell us the patent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Venable Posted December 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 (edited) Any chance you could etch a set of boards for me?? Those are far bigger than anything I can fit in my etching kit. That's the only thing I don't have the capability to do at the moment. Seriously BadA$ ! I used a wallpaper wetting tray (the 22" one) that I bought at a Home Depot for $3, and the bottle of Ferric Chloride from Micro mark is JUST enough to barely cover the top of one board sitting in it Edited December 19, 2008 by D_Venable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesh242 Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 I used a wallpaper wetting tray (the 22" one) that I bought at a Home Depot for $3, and the bottle of Ferric Chloride from Micro mark is JUST enough to barely cover the top of one board sitting in it Impressive...nice skills man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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