I just finish hooking all the LEDs and here is the preview , i am currently looking for some red plastic to put in front of them so i dont have to see them at night.

 

hey playero how did you take the reflectors out?

 

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nice but i dont really think it looks like any leds are really there like the G35 or araffio.....

-J

 

you have to dremel the &*&# out of the housing...lol Is not fun.... just cut around real carefully

 

ok so go do your G35...or Arafios...

 

like i said before you can do both ways the see thru or just the one i am doing i dont like to see any leds at all, i just like the effect thats it.

 

no dont get me wrong i liek it im not downplaying them at all i like the way they light up its just i was expecting the leds to be more visible thast all

-J

 

is there any other easy way i just want to paint my orange reflectors red

 

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yeap just spray inside where the bulb goes and slowly paint inside make sure you dont spray too much becuse youll have paint dripping all over..

 

man, that looks like some tedious work

good luck, it's looking good so far. i think the red reflectors should do the trick cuz it looks like the leds have an orange hue to them. but if you're going to put a red reflector in front of it, couldn't you use white leds? or would that make it pink??

 

THe work will pay off bro..

I think i may order the clear taillights for this on ebay...

 

Much props on a 5th gen breakthrough, but don't you think it would look better if the leds were more visable? What I trying to say is, if there are less leds you would get the G35 look if that's what you were aiming for, it may look diffrent on pictures but it looks like a regular bulb is in there.

 

I love it, and I was thinking of trying to do this as soon as I finish my headlights. I love the orginal look that your going for Playero. Anyone who thinks of LED tails thinks of individual LED's... but your getting the Caddy look, which you don't really find in any aftermarket product. Great idea, and great to see how well its comming along!!!

-James

 

uh.... I dont see the difference between those LEDs and the stock taillights. Maybe do a before and after pictures?


~limsandy

 

I understand you and I can definitely see where you are coming from. After seeing this project first hand I can tell you he worked hard on these damn things

 

Maybe you need to check your car out if you dont know how they look, there are about a million pictures here, Search is your friend.



I know that i will have smart *#(#& posting here soon, so here you go for the second time I am NOT going for the G35 LOOK, it doesnt look good, trust me the housing is curved and the reflector has segments so is not worth it....once the second org member opens their lights then all of you migh get the point. :-)

I am currrently looking in junk yards for cadillac deville lights i will cut them and make them look as close as i can... remember this was a preview is not the final product...

there are a total of 126 LEDs in each board so... its bright like a &#&# it looks like orange in pictures but in person they are RED.. Also they are Clear LEDs

Ps Thanks for the few positive opinions, :-)

Playero

 

seriously...ppl cannot hate on these...it's not like he went to a store and bought this crap pre-fab...he made these by hand by HIMSELF..no help was given (no tutorials read)-all strictly on his own


I've seen them and I've seen his working conditions....how bout some of you give up your kitchen table to work on these things....

Playero's house is a mess because of this **** and when he is all said and done, maybe some can appreciate his efforts...

not knowing a damn thing bout electrical myself and him explaining what came out as "chinese" to me, I can appreciate and applaud his efforts


Jairo-like I've told you--screw the haters...stay up bro and do you!

 

Pretty sweet, the LED taillight craze is sweeping the org. I dig 'em though.

 

I agree with you bro, i don't see anyone else trying this. So unless someone else has tried this or has done this, then talk ****. Playero do "your" thing. I think they look hott!

 

Glad to see the LEDs are working now. You got me all excited to see them last month at Don's garage, and have been waiting ever since for the pictures.

Believe me, Playero explained what he went through to make these. This was no overnight or weekend project. I still cringe at the thought of dremeling the taillights.

Can't wait to see them on the car... Let me know when you plan to pay a visit to Don's.

PS - How did those angel eyes come out?????

 

Playero awesome work bro...
LED owns!
i always wanted tails like that...keep up the good work bro

 

they came out Very Nice! Thanks for the positive feedback, feels good when you have people supporting not hating... :-)

The project still in full mode, i am visiting some junk yards this week, and well see what i come up with.

 

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Looks great IMO! Cant wait to see them on your Max

 

Playero,

I'm not hating on these LEDs, man. I'm just not feeling it. Maybe it does look better in person, but the pictures doesnt look good. Anyhow, I'm giving you props for the hard work and for trying something new, man.


~limsandy

 

Hey Jairo, those look hot. The only thing that looks off is around the edges. They dont follow the curves of the lights. Other then that, they are hot. Good work.

 

Maybe I mis-read...but I was under the "assumption" you hand created these lights on the waferboard (hand fed the LEDS and soldered 'em together)? But then for some reason I seem to think you are scouting junkyards for Caddy rear lights....What am I not picking up on, or rather missing?

Is this creation a multistage light? Meaning so many rows on for "parking" lights and then they all light up for a brake light?

I am always looking for better illumination for nighttime safety and this looks good. I would have to put them in smoked tails, but so far I like. Seems extremely bright to me...but we all know pics really cant do justice to lighting setups.

Hope all your hard work pays off for ya!

 

everything u see there is HAND LAID by himself....he is looking for tails (I am pretty sure) for the purpose of disection to see how they operate.

Jairo, please correct me if I am wrong-I dont want to/mean to step on toes-especially yours

 

Looks awesome. It seems to be way brighter or is that just me?
What are you going to do for the amber half? Since you have it all opened up, I would get some red lens from the junkyard, dremel it out to match the amber and replace it. You can completely customize the way the rear lights go on!
Keep up the good work.

 

Nice work, Playero. You doing this opens the door for other creative/able minds and hands to work on 5th gen taillights in the future. Thanks for being the first.

 

Jairo, I was looking through your pictures on CarDomain... Hombre your car looks sweet without all the road salt on it!!!

I couldn't even tell what color it was that weekend at Don's....

 

Jairo, nice strobe bulb sitting in the back of one of your pictures

I hope that you did not sacrifice your strobes for the LEDs. Good work on the project. Good luck with finishing it up.

 

lol I am in a way they are not on top anymore they are on the bottom where the amber goes , might use them in the custom system install...comming in Spring
thanks



Thanks for all the support and thumbs up, i am basically trying all resources to get what i want. is hard because i want to get this over with but why do half a job...New yorks weather is not helping either...the hard part is gettin the caddy 99,00,01,02 tail lights from junk yards. I will keep the update once i get to seal the tails.

PS i am not doing the amber since i might put my strobes in them.

Playero

 

thanks bro , i cant help all the salt. i get tired of washing and the next day we have 1 feet of snow.....

 

I guess is nice to be the first, you should know that Thanks

 

thats fine, you are my spokesman! you are right i am trying all the ways possible

 

The LEDs look too small. I like the G35 ones better but nice though!