Here are my LED tail lights. I took a different approach to making these as i did not want to spend a lot of time making these and i also wanted to make these as legal as possible (used pre-made LED assemblies that are DOT legal). Ill be making a write-up on how to make these. It did cost a bit more that what other people have done but it’s a lot easier and quicker to do.

# of LEDs: 432
Cost: ~$180(ill get the exact number for the write up)
Time: 4-6 hrs

Pictures

 

thats alot of leds!!! That is definately unique

 

are the reverse lights still functional? they dont look all that bright... other than that, they look great! clean install!

 

Very nice George. Car looks great

 

well the problem i ran into with the reverse lights is that they don’t make that many white LED pre-made assemblies, the ones i found where $150-200 for the pair and that was too much so i ended up making my own. But as soon as i find a pair that is reasonably price ill be putting those in.

 

it doesn't look that bright because they are tinted/ black if u have clear lenses it will be bright and btw great lights keep projects coming .......

 

they are not tinted, the circut board its self and the housing are painted black but the led's are exposed

 

ohh my bad i thought ur lenses on the lights are fully painted black my bad......

 

Thos rectangles kinda do not flow with curves of the tails, but that's just me....from far away it looks quite cool though!!!
other than this it is a great and still unique mod.. (on average every two months someone comes up with LED tails i guess).

Looks like some people are gearing up for Tobay Meet, well including me!


Q: how did you fix LED board in place?

 

you are one created led freak! props though...your car is one of the greats!

were you hiding in this pic in the driver's seat?

 

I like them!

 

nope i was the only one taking the pictures

 

A lot of love and hours went into this car, man. You are my hero! Helluva modded machine.

 

looks diff.

 

The rectangle shaped LEDs don't go with the flow of the parallelogram shaped tails, but they would look good at night

 

just added a few night shots on the page

 

damn, looks badas$, props! i like this design much more than other ones some people did.

 

looks hot! one of the best cars on the org.... way to represent us sterling mists!

 

IM not really feeling it, IMO.. Creative though

 

wow a very different approach nicely done see this ia s what the org is a bout expanding on ideas others have or putting your own twist on it to adapt it for you car and theme..cool work man!!!!!!!!

 

Nice tails.

 

Those look sweet, dude!

 

Repost..
How did you fix LED boards in place??

 

The square led pattern doesn't really look good. Doesn't fit the car at all.

 

i used screws to secure them to the tails. And as for the shape unless you build your our boards this is the only one that can fit inside the tails. And it took forever to find, but thanks to this website i found it.

http://www.hidretro.com/page15.html

i went for something that is easy to make and as legal as possible

 

dam that looks nice....can i have them?????, well jk but if they come up missing...........it wasn't me..

 

Those look really kool... good job man!

 

i agree. Its a great mod, but im not feeling the rectangulars...

 

Did you have to use 6 Ohm resistor for each circuit board just like you used for front turn signals??

Thank You,
Vlad

 

Great creativity.

 

Damn right those look bad azz.
Where did you buy the actual boards at? that site you posted.?

Im hopin to see a write up on this. thanks they look great. mwest.

 

I personally don't like how the "blocks" look, but the fact that you came up with a new idea which took less time is great. You have a creative mind like I do and you do great work. Nice to see people doing different styles of LED tails

Please don't think I am hating, youre car is sweet and so is your custom work.


-Tony

 

I was just looking at the pics. KInda gives it an I30 kinda look

 

Looks like a job well done, and a good option for people who don't want to invest the same amount of time as other LED tails.

As for styling, I don't really like the squares/rectangles...doesn't really fit.

 

George, I give you props everytime you DIY something badazz, but the rectangle just doesn't look that smooth with the rounded lights. If this were something like an old i30 or a car with rectangular lights, it would fit... but it kinda stands out with the rounded shape of our tails. I thought it was going to be something more like this:


©Araffio

 

What up bro, the lights are creative to say the least. I like the night shots, I think this is a good compromise b/t time and money. Making cars more unique says a lot about the owners.
Good one bro.

 

the project looks nice Geo, Keep on modding!

 

wow, very nicely done. Very creative

 

looks cool, but where did you get your headlights? Im looking for new headlights but i dont want to spend much after i just bought new progress/agx for my 97. The bmw angel eyes look sick. nice max bro

 

looks cute dude!!!