f550maranello2

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This is gonna be my template.. thanks to blkmax98se on cardomain.. what kind of leds do you guys suppose he used?









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86maxima96

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good luck.

f550maranello2

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oh yea...y u say that?

mendon99

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i hear its frustrating... time consuming. i bid you good luck also.

86maxima96

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i didn't mean any offense by it, but it'll be tough. some people just think leds screw in just like any other lightbulb. not saying you think that, but some do. just make sure to plan everything out very well before you do anything. it would be great to see these after they are done.

f550maranello2

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geez guys... i think im one of the only people to put in TL Bixenon in my car with out a problem... how tuff can this be..

indeep

cant you buy these led lights? i was looking for them i couldnt find any

f550maranello2

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nope custom baby

tikiboom

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its gonna suck to replace LED's once they start burning out.
Btw whats the life expectancy of a LED?
Im only askin because it might be better to only put LED's in the brake lights not the postion lights(ones that are on all the time whatever theyre called), again that might just look uneven, i dunno.

nismos14

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LED's, well good quality LED's should last a very very long time.

Think about how many stock max spoilers are out there and still have working spoiler leds.

tikiboom

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good point

MAXDADDY98

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Some on the Org sells them I think its Kelvo something like that

the_3d_man

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Just don't run more current than the recommended amount for the LEDs and they should last many years. Also don't hold the soldering iron on the LED leads for more than 3 seconds.

chillin014

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i want to do these too. everything seems fairly simple to me except the wiring/resistors and what not. the connection to the car basically.
i think i'll be the first person to do it with 95/96 tails!

njmodi

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What else is there?

Kevlo911

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A few people have done them to the 95/96 tails. It is not hard but time comsuming. I have another set that I need to finish. The smell of solder is horrible after 10+ hours

ethnic6

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someone should make them and sell them, make a pretty penny from those tailight Units... but ya, from what I"ve heard about the LED tailights.... g'luck on them... trial and error my friend... trial and error

BigLou93SE

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I forget his name, but I really wasn't feeling his LED tails on his 95/6. Maybe it was the rest of his car...I don't know.

Kevlo911

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Great idea!!!!!

Haha, I used to sell them. I am making what is most likely my last set right now. I do not like making them and I dont see how anyone could.

chillin014

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Making them...? I'd like to see pics of them on a 95

njmodi

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Send me your blueprints for the design and I'll see if I can adapt the strategy into the 95/96s...

IIRC kevlo, you just had 2 extra rows of LEDs that came on for the brakes right? the LEDs didn't get brighter...

rdbaron9

IMO they look good when the lights are on, but during the day time i would think seeing all the LED heads on some board might look retarded

njmodi

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The bulbs aren't visible today in the daylight, so why would the LEDs be visible?

siballiance

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i made this light on the top of your roof inside. LED....

ok i used 3 mm leds with resistors, i did drilling and alot more....

i though it was easy, cause i saw tutorial....

man trust me its hard, its so annoying solder them together each bulb with resistor, + to -

omg , i dont know how you going to do it, well if you need help with anything PM me... i will sure help you out..

i'll read some more info online about leds, and make led tail too. but later, im not ready yet, alltho i have all the supplies.

LED YOU GET THEM AT RADIOSHACK..

darklegend06

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it would look nice, but one thing is on my mind about how bright they are going to be according to blkmax98se pictures. it seems to me that the brake lights are the same brightness as to the light that goes on when you turn on the head lights, making it confusing, if you are braking or not. Don't you have to have a lower current to go the light that goes on when the head lights goes on vs the light that goes on when you brake? Just a thought of mind.

tikiboom

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(im asumming you have all your soldering tools)
100 LED's - ~$20 shipped on ebay
4 resistors - ~$5
4 PCB's - ~$10
wiring - ~$5
hours upon hours of tedious, frustrating work(if all goes right) - priceless

arrrghhh

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i don't know how he made his, but you need to make a circuit to have LED's brighten and dim. by default, they will stay the same brightness, even if the amount of power is varied to them. not sure why, forgot a lot of my circuitry stuff, but some ppl solved this issue with different ways. some use the outside lights as brake lights and the inside for running lights, i saw a set where there were 2 lines for running, 5 for brake. lots of choices, i'm gonna *try* and do the circuit route. hidplanet.com, that site has everything even led taillight stuff.

darklegend06

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wait wait, so you are saying that the led brightness are the same if you have a lower current compared to a higher current? That does not make sence to me, but o-well. I'm gonna try different current and see how things go if I do ever have time to do this kind of stuff.

tikiboom

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what you need is a PWM

http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7231

arrrghhh

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bingo. trust me, i've done my research on this. browse thru hidplanet forums, if you don't have an account make one. it's free, and hey you can search for free! they have an entire section for LED's, and there's a lotta ppl on there who have experience w/led tails. have fun!

indeep

umm that sounds cool

indeep

hey once your done can u show me how you did it? take some pics thanks