Custom led tails...

SykVSyx · Aug 16, 2012

Mikey said:
Technically, most if not all, the sedan's light functions are on the outer tails, correct? So save yourself the time, and money, and just do the outer tails.

Exactly. Not worth trying to crack open the inner pieces and trying to get anything to function in there.

RedRyder · Aug 16, 2012

juiCyyaccOrd said:
^this.

same goes for the coupe.

But on the coupe, the inner light mounted on the trunk is also a brake light. It wouldn’t look very good to have LED’s in the outer brake lights, and a filament bulb in the inner brake lights. But it wouldn’t matter for the reverse lights so they operate independently of everything else. Though 5k or 6k LED reverse lights look pretty cool.

Basically what I’m saying is, any inner light that operates in conjunction with any outer light should be the same type of lighting. Or, take the bulbs out of the inner light fixtures, lol.

juiCyyaccOrd · Aug 16, 2012

RedRyder said:
But on the coupe, the inner light mounted on the trunk is also a brake light. It wouldn’t look very good to have LED’s in the outer brake lights, and a filament bulb in the inner brake lights. But it wouldn’t matter for the reverse lights so they operate independently of everything else. Though 5k or 6k LED reverse lights look pretty cool.

Basically what I’m saying is, any inner light that operates in conjunction with any outer light should be the same type of lighting. Or, take the bulbs out of the inner light fixtures, lol.

True.

I disconnected my middle one (forgot), so now it's only useful for the reverse lights haha.
I'm changing my bumper soon and it has reverse lights installed beside the license plate. Soooooo, my middle one will be useless soon, >=]
Getting ready for carbon fiber trunk, so that will be deleted.

SykVSyx · Aug 16, 2012

juiCyyaccOrd said:
I'm changing my bumper soon and it has reverse lights installed beside the license plate. Soooooo, my middle one will be useless soon, >=]
Getting ready for carbon fiber trunk, so that will be deleted.

Nice. Taking the car to another level.....again.

98eksedan · Aug 16, 2012

Unhooking the inners might be an option i will have to look into that

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98eksedan · Aug 19, 2012

Started working on the blinker circuit. But had to go pick up my daughter.
It utilized a potentiometer as a variable resistor so once i get the right speed i can get a resistor to match and then get the design of the lights and get a board printed... so far this has been easier than i thought. So we will see i have a video but unless somebody wants me to upload it i will just wait till i get a little further.

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RedRyder · Aug 19, 2012

I think since very few people actually build their own LED headlights/tail lights, they always like to see any progress to learn something. I know I do. But it's up to you.