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Old 05-27-2008, 12:34 PM
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New LED Tail Lights

So after seeing a thread about led boards a while back, I wanted some real bad. No one was selling them at the time, and I thought with some time and some research I could design and create my own. It seems that many people have taken the same route I chose and some have even been selling LED tails, but I don't think anyone has them the way I do. I did a completely different design than anyone else and I like how it turned out.

As of now, I only have daytime pics, I will be taking night pics tonight.

Marker Lights


Brake Lights

(passenger side outer tail looks different because the cheap lens melted/warped )
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I'll be the first to say job well done!!

In for night pics.....

Now if you could get the turn signals to appear to be in motion....
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How much shipped to my door ready to install? I got quoted like $450 by another member. Let me know.
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sweet, looks good!

Any pics of the boards before you put them in the tails?
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Very nice my friend, I wish I knew how to do them myself, I'm not very mechanical...
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Very Different. Looks real good though.

Looking forward to those night time pics.
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Wow! looks awesome. I would pay $500 ready to install.
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btw, i don't know much about these kind of lights, never seen them like that before actually, but are those all individual LEDs?
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good job, its always good to know you did them yourself and they look good!

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Wow! looks awesome. I would pay $500 ready to install.
wow...half a grand for just tail lights...
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Originally Posted by rex3001
btw, i don't know much about these kind of lights, never seen them like that before actually, but are those all individual LEDs?
Yes sir they are.
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Nice to see a DIY job done nicely with time and effort. $500!!! better get crackin on the next pair for prestige or I'll make them for him, lol. Looks sweet
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Old 05-27-2008, 05:53 PM
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wow...I always liked the three row design ALOT better...but those are freeking sexy! Nice job! How much did it cost you?
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tail lights

how did you do that
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Originally Posted by fresh207
how did you do that
with a lot of time and patience
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Originally Posted by The Wizard
I'll be the first to say job well done!!

In for night pics.....

Now if you could get the turn signals to appear to be in motion....
i thought about that actually, but i think it's way out of my league.
I saw one guy on hid planet do something like that with his car and the electronics required were crazy. He said something like 50 hours of work for 1 board to make them do that, and he needed 2 of them (that didn't even include the leds)

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sweet, looks good!

Any pics of the boards before you put them in the tails?
i have pics of the progress on my cardomain....
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NIGHT PICS

Driving Lights


Brake Lights
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meh...
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i'm not a fan of the design but it's good you did it yourself and are happy with them. Always nice to do a job like that yourself. Congrats.
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Very nice dude
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Want to make me a set?
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Originally Posted by Cdg2125
i'm not a fan of the design but it's good you did it yourself and are happy with them. Always nice to do a job like that yourself. Congrats.
i can respect that. I like the design u went with too, but i wanted something different. It does feel better to do it urself, and that way you know how the things work...

thanks guys for the compliments.

I owe the completion of them to kzoosho, and BLACKonBLACK98. Without them I would have been stuck still and not have any idea how to get this stuff going.
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Originally Posted by maximase86
Want to make me a set?
i could probably make sets for you, and people that requested them, but I would need housings for them, unless you want just the boards and you want to mount them in the housing your self... if anyone is still interested, PM me and maybe something can be worked out
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Dude your car is shiney
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Originally Posted by WhiteA32
Dude your car is shiney
photoshop my man, photoshop

i played with the levels to make the picture look a little different haha
it does look nice like that, too bad my paint isn't really that shiny/nice

ur rims in ur sig look real shiny, they almost looks fake
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haha don't let kit (knight rider reference) follow behing you.....he might fall in love!!!

nice work!! I like the 3 row design. now if you can install a switch to make them flash like a christmas tree I know what i want!!!! good job man!
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That looks so cool.
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They should of come from the factory that way. Looks killer!
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very very nice i like the idea about u just makin the boards and mouting them myself.
ur car looks clean with those lights
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Originally Posted by deadmax96
haha don't let kit (knight rider reference) follow behing you.....he might fall in love!!!

nice work!! I like the 3 row design. now if you can install a switch to make them flash like a christmas tree I know what i want!!!! good job man!
thanks, i dunno about a switch like that, im sure it could be done relatively easily, i'd need to research it tho...

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That looks so cool.
Originally Posted by amtrucker22
They should of come from the factory that way. Looks killer!
thanks guys

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very very nice i like the idea about u just makin the boards and mouting them myself.
ur car looks clean with those lights
PM me and we can talk ...
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Thats Nice, never been a fan of 4, but looks good right there
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those are real nice
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looks damn good man, night shots look sick
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Shhhh don't tell anyone I photoshopped it....
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would you be able to fit them on the 95-96 trunks?? with the reds on the bottom not on the top if housing lights were provided?
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Originally Posted by deadmax96
would you be able to fit them on the 95-96 trunks?? with the reds on the bottom not on the top if housing lights were provided?
i dunno, i would need to have them in hand to see if it would work...
i dont think the exact design would transfer over into the 95-96 housing.
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leds tails

Congrats on the effort of doing them yourself and great job at that, I spent many hours doing my headlight retro (pain in the @ss) so i don't really feel like investing the time to do these on my own. Anyhow they came out nice and they look a lot like the four row design just with a slanted pattern. I personally like the three better but to each their own.
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Originally Posted by maxprivate
Congrats on the effort of doing them yourself and great job at that, I spent many hours doing my headlight retro (pain in the @ss) so i don't really feel like investing the time to do these on my own. Anyhow they came out nice and they look a lot like the four row design just with a slanted pattern. I personally like the three better but to each their own.
thanks, i knew there would be some people that wouldn't like them, and that's totally fine. I designed them for me and I think they look pretty bad ****. Thanks tho. I was considering doing a projector retro but i dont have the money for that haha
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Originally Posted by deadmax96
would you be able to fit them on the 95-96 trunks?? with the reds on the bottom not on the top if housing lights were provided?
The desidn wont transfer as the 95-96 tails are completely different. If you need pics i have them of the 95-96 tails.
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came out great bro.
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Originally Posted by Reece616
thanks, i knew there would be some people that wouldn't like them, and that's totally fine. I designed them for me and I think they look pretty bad ****. Thanks tho. I was considering doing a projector retro but i dont have the money for that haha
Yes sir, you did them for you..and a first attempt and they came out great! you should be proud of yourself.. I don't dislike em at all I would just perfer 3 row for me personally. You like them and that's all that matters, its all about you and your personalized max.. one thing you can say for sure is that you won't see many maxies out there with those
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