David Hayes DIY LED Taillight Modification
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Woudnt touch this for under $900 IMO. Its alot of work, and there is always the risk of messing up the customers tail lights in the process. (And then youd have to buy another set to replace the light you messed up)
Btw, my home mades detailed earlier in the thread are still going strong
Btw, my home mades detailed earlier in the thread are still going strong
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Lazerus post
Is the linked led parts still currently the best options available? I have everything in my shopping carts now and wanted to doublecheck since it's been a few years since the original post.
I see they now have a few angel eye kits with more LEDs per rig than the one mentioned but not sure if these are necessarily better.
Link to ones I'm referring to:
https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...it-board/1117/
Thanks for the detailed writeup as well.
Is the linked led parts still currently the best options available? I have everything in my shopping carts now and wanted to doublecheck since it's been a few years since the original post.
I see they now have a few angel eye kits with more LEDs per rig than the one mentioned but not sure if these are necessarily better.
Link to ones I'm referring to:
https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...it-board/1117/
Thanks for the detailed writeup as well.
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^ Yes, those will still work well. I have them installed on my car and 4 years later, running great and plenty bright. Might there be brighter options now available? Possibly but my quick search turns up nothing better.
Make sure you order the red leds versus white for reasons previously discussed. Also note I removed the load equalizers detailed in the thread in favor of the "Dale Clark CPU #2" mod. Nothing wrong with the resistors but the CPU mod is better.
PM me if you have questions.
Make sure you order the red leds versus white for reasons previously discussed. Also note I removed the load equalizers detailed in the thread in favor of the "Dale Clark CPU #2" mod. Nothing wrong with the resistors but the CPU mod is better.
PM me if you have questions.
Last edited by David Hayes; 05-05-17 at 04:00 PM.
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No offense to David but I didn't find the templates that helpful, at least not the inner reflector part. Also make the pieces longer than the templates because if not there wont be enough material to have overlap to rivet together, at least in my experience.
For the reflector part i just did some math and figured made my own.
This may be helpful:
http://craig-russell.co.uk/demos/cone_calculator/
For the reflector part i just did some math and figured made my own.
This may be helpful:
http://craig-russell.co.uk/demos/cone_calculator/
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Came out nice! Did you also do the center brake light or are those dual intensity? I've thought about the newer cob style halos for this setup. Since they come diffused they probably wouldn't need to be mounted as deep to get a uniform solid ring. More expensive though.
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Came out nice! Did you also do the center brake light or are those dual intensity? I've thought about the newer cob style halos for this setup. Since they come diffused they probably wouldn't need to be mounted as deep to get a uniform solid ring. More expensive though.
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