So a few weeks ago I hit a deer and I pretty much destroyed my passenger side headlight. Now, I picked up a new pair and just finished clearing the amber lens. Also, I did a little modification of a 7443 socket and the area on the housing where it plugs in so a 7443 bulb can be used instead of a 7440. This allowed me to use a VLED 7443 switchback. I'm gonna wire it so the white stays on with the parking lights and amber with the turn signals. I think it's cool so far. Gonna post the pics of one side, I'm gonna put them on the car in the next week or so. Tell me what you think.

 

I like it. Did you put a clear lens in there or just leave it open after taking the amber out?

 

Niiice..

 

it has the clear lens mod it's hard to see because the LED is so bright

 

That is hot man I like it

 

Bump it up, did this mod this weekend, here's a couple of pics







Turn signal on, its actually a lot more distinct/bright


Parking+fogs:


Dj kevinnn's downfall was using the frosted lenses. Cutting up a set of malibu lenses for him now.

Overexposed output shot of parking + switchback

 

This is awesome, how did you mod the socket to fit in the new bulb?

 

the socket needs some of the tabs trimmed so it fits in side of the turn signal area. 7440 and 7443 are pretty much the same, except 7443 is dual filament

 

Damn that looks nice....

 

Greg do you have the capabilities to post a video of this functioning that isn't overexposed?

I would consider it, but it seems very unsafe from the video, but I know that can be from the camera exposure, so as of right now, I'm calling it super unsafe.... Hope that it's more distinguishable in 'real life'

 

Actually all those pics were taken in regular mode but my camera just cant really capture it with the 2 watt 194 leds above. I know someone with a really great camera so I'll see if that can happen. Here's a cell phone pic to give you some idea.

 

In for the video. My concern is obvious, that the acutal signal action will not be distinguished enough to serve it's intended purpose ~ informing/warning/signalling other drivers of your intent to change lanes or make a turn~

The biggest reason for this, is LED's switch ON/OFF almost immediately, Incandecents do not. Because of this, Incandecent lights will have a very distinguished blinker function, even if the same bulb is used (dual filament).

With the LED, there's NO time inbetween Signal/Marker function, so there's ALWAYS a light on, it's only distinguishability is that it's changing colour.

I'm feeling old.... there was a time when I wouldn't have thought about safety first.

 

I'll take a video of it tomorrow, I have one right now, but it has my plate exposed and don't really want that out right now haha

 

This looks really good actually, definitely makes me want to try it.

 

here's a little video fun since I was out with the camera earlier

 

That does look good, nice job. I do have the same concern Tuner does though. Its intentions to signal/caution seems diminished. I'm thinking this mod along with the front marker light turn signal mod would ease my concern for safety. You can see the front marker lights well even from head on.

 

Greg, that's not a switchback style, that's just the signal, I thought it was set up to operate as a marker light when the signal is not on? That's the way it's shown in the OP's Video.

I'm pumped that terminal jump worked, the puddle light looks great man, I bet the interior lights up nice now that the door lights are activated with the dome when you hit unlock.

 

It is setup to operate as a parking light when not in signal mode. Difference between mine and the OP is that the OP has the switchbacks that go:

ORANGE WHITE ORANGE WHITE while signal is engaged

while mine only flash amber which signal is engaged, then go back to white afterwards

Also =_= dj kevinnn I thought we agreed on doing the type ii's

 

Greg has the type 2 switch back instead of the type 1 like I do. So, when the blinkers are on, it goes from no light, to amber, and when the blinkers are off, it's white with the parking lights.

Here's the video of mine, the type 1 bulbs. Excuse the dirty lenses, weather was kind of crappy in Rochester, plus haven't washed/plastix/waxed in a while in this video

 

Lexus, That's the problem I was addressing. Looks like I was unaware that there is a different style?

Sounds like you have wired it so that problem is no longer an issue. Well done. Now, I'm very interested.

Can you post some more details on this, specifically, what product you used and how you wired it in to function that way?

 

http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/T...89718-1-2.html
This is the bulb he used. To wire it, you need a set of 7443 sockets, along with load resistors so there is no hyper-blink. The low element line of the 7443 socket should tap the positive of the parking lights, the high element connects up to the old 7440 positive, and it is grounded. For the load resistors, have them wired in parallel with the high element and the ground.

 

Only from your favorite site VLEDS

http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/T...-p7589718.html

"Type 1 alternates white and amber when the turn signal is applied
Type 2 only the amber flashes when the turn signal is applied."

 

Looks good mang

 

Yeah not really available to me. I won't bother doing this to my car, but it's good to know as an option for others. Thanks for posting the info! It looks great though man, how does the light output match the light above? Can't tell from vids/pics.

 

How does the light from the switch back match the parking light? They are both ridiculously bright. Sometimes it scares me making me think that my HID cutoff isn't that sharp since they throw light everywhere

 

At night, yes, but in daytime/dusk, do they actually match? I know that when it's dark they are too bright to tell apart.