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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 05:49 PM
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LED tails......pics are up!!!

finaly got the 1st board done, figure i would post some pics. i still need to make up the second board and get the panels into a good set of tail lights. will update when i do.

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This is what they look like in a busted up 5.5 gen taillight

Tailights
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 05:49 PM
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Taillights + signals


Signals


Signal + brake


Brake!
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 05:50 PM
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Wow that looks tight dude. Good job!
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 05:57 PM
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uhhh tails = sex
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 06:08 PM
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yummy! put them in a 00-01 black SE housing and im sure youd sell tons!
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 06:13 PM
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good job!!
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 06:14 PM
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Good job..........
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 06:17 PM
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omg no words can describe how good they look good job man
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 06:17 PM
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Oh shyt that is sweet. I want a pair. How much did parts cost you? Will a resistor be necessary to prevent hyperblink and/or burned out tail light notice? I'm sure a ton of people would be interested in buying these. Count me in for sure.
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 06:41 PM
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Nyse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 06:45 PM
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holy crap those look really good! same questions as above...how much in materials did you spend?
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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10 characters? I would think a simple bow down would be good enough...lol
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 97neptune
yummy! put them in a 00-01 black SE housing and im sure youd sell tons!
i second that!
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 06:59 PM
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Dr. Roy is the man yet again.
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 07:00 PM
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that looks really good so far. how are they during the day time? my friend retrofited led in his accord and during the day you can't even see if brakes are on or not but during night they're brighter. i have a feeling these are going to be pretty good during daytime cuz the leds are pretty big.
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 07:01 PM
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Wow. Great workmanship on the board!
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 07:08 PM
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Looks great...where did you find the board? very clean looking job as well!
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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Who needs the ones from stillen when we have org members that can do this! Looks SICK......in SE housings this would be amazing
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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Looks great...where did you find the board? very clean looking job as well!

He built it himself.

Fantastic, Roy!
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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Old Feb 9, 2006 | 07:50 PM
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Dr. Roy you're a maniac. can you do this to the lights on an I35 if i supply the housings?
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 07:59 PM
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Simple,I WANT THEM,awesome job btw.
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 08:05 PM
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Good job!!
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 08:10 PM
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GOOD job but i think if you make them in stripes as seen on g35's or in circle with 2 row's of LEDS it would look better. Are they brighter then oem ones during the day?
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 08:12 PM
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Dr. Roy, I have a spare 02-03 taillight that you need (driver's side). It's in perfect shape. Take it, it's yours. Check your PMs.
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 08:39 PM
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nice dude, looks great.
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 09:02 PM
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niiiice
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 09:04 PM
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Ahhh, Just what the Doctor ordered!!!!!! Those are a work of art Doc, VVVVVVV-NICE I'm sold as soon as you are selling


I can't wait to see how Metal's come out
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 09:07 PM
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I can't wait to see how Metal's come out
The first tail will likley be done next week...
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 09:09 PM
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Very Very sic job....... and you find time to do this when??? in between chapters in your clinical pharmacology book
by the way how did you do those perfectly straight copper contacts? is that painted on?
Old Feb 9, 2006 | 10:48 PM
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Hmmm...it looks to me like chemically-etched copper. Must have taken a while to create the mask for it, though. Good job!!

I'm working completely on assumptions, but from the first picture, could you verify if these are correct (just out of interest):

You have a top and bottom array of LEDs. Each is (independently) in series
The car supplies two voltages - brake (high) or normal lights (low) to the top array
A separate voltage ('high') is applied to the 'signal' array (bottom)

Is there a particular reason why you placed resistors across each diode (LED), as opposed to simply current-limiting each supply lead?

Thanks - if you share some of the 'inside' secrets, maybe you could help some other brave do-it-yourselfers...
Old Feb 10, 2006 | 05:56 AM
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Sign me up coach put em in these

Old Feb 10, 2006 | 06:12 AM
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WRITE-UP!!! WE NEED A WRITE-UP!!!


Looks great! I'm also curious how you made the board. Looks very, very well made for a DIY! Congrats!
Old Feb 10, 2006 | 07:55 AM
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beautiful job. start mass producing these for the orgers and you could have a nice pretty stack of cash in no time . Again GREAT work
Old Feb 10, 2006 | 08:02 AM
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now thats tight, good fkn job.
Old Feb 10, 2006 | 08:24 AM
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Those are fatter than me. Awesome job!
Old Feb 10, 2006 | 08:34 AM
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LED tails = sex
Dr Roy strikes again.
Old Feb 10, 2006 | 08:45 AM
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Looks real good! But I still hate the orange lens at the bottom.
Old Feb 10, 2006 | 08:49 AM
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cant wait to see these in person. I should go check them out now.
Old Feb 10, 2006 | 09:09 AM
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They look awesome! Great job...



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