Anyone who has done led work...
04-24-2005, 12:23 PM
#1
Anyone who has done led work...
i am working on a tail light project for my 03 and want to do an led setup but when it comes to electronics i have not clue what i am doing. so if any of you guys could give me some input as to where to start or anything i would really appreciate it...
04-24-2005, 04:30 PM
#2
04-24-2005, 04:54 PM
#4
yuck there is no way i would ever put those gross lights on my car im looking to do something original here i have already taken apart my lights and need someone who has done an led set up on any part of the car... i just dont know how to wire them up or anything...
04-24-2005, 09:30 PM
#5
www.hidforum.com is the way to go
04-25-2005, 03:53 PM
#6
If you wanted to add LEDs to the OEM tails you would have to purchase a perforated circutboard, cut to the shape of the oem tails, and solder in a TON of LEDs in series. It would not be crazy difficult, but very time consuming...it would look pretty awesome if you did it, though... 
04-25-2005, 04:31 PM
#7
Originally Posted by Metal Maxima
If you wanted to add LEDs to the OEM tails you would have to purchase a perforated circutboard, cut to the shape of the oem tails, and solder in a TON of LEDs in series. It would not be crazy difficult, but very time consuming...it would look pretty awesome if you did it, though...
04-25-2005, 05:18 PM
#8
Originally Posted by skierxx5556
hmm where would i purchase a circutboard like this and how much do you think it would cost? i really want to do this like you said it would look awesome!
04-25-2005, 05:37 PM
#10
Originally Posted by GodsmackMAX
Here's some pics courtesy DWarner's cardomain site... 
Cardomain
You can get the perf board from Radiosmack. I have completed one tail for the 4th gen, just been lazy about doing the other three...
You can ask UNCDood(jason) about them he has seen mine in person.
lata,
drew
Cardomain
You can get the perf board from Radiosmack. I have completed one tail for the 4th gen, just been lazy about doing the other three...
You can ask UNCDood(jason) about them he has seen mine in person.
lata,
drew
04-25-2005, 05:39 PM
#11
Originally Posted by Metal Maxima
I have the links bookmarked somewhere...I'll find them in a sec. I would recommend going as bright as possible with the LEDs since more LEDs in series will be dimmer as a result of larger draw...but don't worry, it'll still be bright as hell!!!!
04-26-2005, 12:04 AM
#12
they're probably not the cheapest you'll find, but i like http://www.lsdiodes.com/
they ship out fast and you get freebies
they ship out fast and you get freebies
04-26-2005, 04:40 AM
#13
I would actually recommend getting the LEDs on eBay...you will get a much better price and a might brighter LED then would be availible on any other sites that I have seen. Brightness is measured in Micro Candle Display, or MCD.
04-26-2005, 07:51 AM
#14
Originally Posted by Metal Maxima
I would actually recommend getting the LEDs on eBay...you will get a much better price and a might brighter LED then would be availible on any other sites that I have seen. Brightness is measured in Micro Candle Display, or MCD.
04-26-2005, 07:05 PM
#15
once i do get this all set up and ready to go how would i wire this up to my car? would i just be able to plug it back into the harness or would i have to design something else for this to work?
04-26-2005, 07:28 PM
#16
Originally Posted by skierxx5556
do you have any sellers that you could recomend and an MCD that you could recomend for this project?
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