Custom LED Tail lights
11-08-2011, 07:31 PM
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hey man where did you get the strips you used around the edge?
Also, didnt mean to bash by saying i plan on making my own board....(if i do it)
only reason I am is typical led strips only use leds with around 8000 mcd with a 40 degree output, the leds i plan on using have a 100,000mcd 180 degree light output
i just wish distributors would list the specs of the leds used
(doesnt help that my tails are tinted)
Also, didnt mean to bash by saying i plan on making my own board....(if i do it)
only reason I am is typical led strips only use leds with around 8000 mcd with a 40 degree output, the leds i plan on using have a 100,000mcd 180 degree light output
i just wish distributors would list the specs of the leds used
(doesnt help that my tails are tinted)
11-08-2011, 07:50 PM
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hey man where did you get the strips you used around the edge?
Also, didnt mean to bash by saying i plan on making my own board....(if i do it)
only reason I am is typical led strips only use leds with around 8000 mcd with a 40 degree output, the leds i plan on using have a 100,000mcd 180 degree light output
i just wish distributors would list the specs of the leds used
(doesnt help that my tails are tinted)
Also, didnt mean to bash by saying i plan on making my own board....(if i do it)
only reason I am is typical led strips only use leds with around 8000 mcd with a 40 degree output, the leds i plan on using have a 100,000mcd 180 degree light output
i just wish distributors would list the specs of the leds used
(doesnt help that my tails are tinted)
11-12-2011, 11:34 AM
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and for those who asked... it was a total of $80 to do just the brake light portion for the LED's, and the turn arrows were an additional $28 each with wiring on them. so all in all, with the LED's, wiring, epoxy, solder, silicone, and light bulbs to break... i have probably $150 in the rears without the cost of the brake light housings.
so that is a little less than the gay lights they have on ebay and i think they look 1000000 x's better... plus some ricer kid cant just slap these on his car
so that is a little less than the gay lights they have on ebay and i think they look 1000000 x's better... plus some ricer kid cant just slap these on his car
11-12-2011, 12:33 PM
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I did some SMD strips in my front signals about 6 months ago and they still work perfectly... They've been** through hot summer and pooring rain..
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02-29-2012, 12:55 AM
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Go ahead dude... now that I look at them more, I prob could have took more time to make sure they were exactly even, but I was rushed getting ready to move just so I could throw them on there. Maybe even add another row or 2 for the brake lights to make them brighter....
And there is nothing new for the fronts... car is in a trailer in TX along with all the stuff for it and I'm in AZ for school until May. I will probably have them done sometime this summer when I get settled into my new house.
And there is nothing new for the fronts... car is in a trailer in TX along with all the stuff for it and I'm in AZ for school until May. I will probably have them done sometime this summer when I get settled into my new house.