Sweet!!!! I want a set...

 

Painted the lenses the other day, removed the masking tape today, really happy with how they came out - the pictures are taken inside, they look very yellowish, obviously it's not like that in real life. Really happy with the masking line quality and paint finish/shine.

 

Soooo, you better put clear bulbs for all the sockets. Could be entertaining.

 

bulbs? i think not- this is an LED thread. 210 LEDs spread over 8 hand made circuit-boards going in there. Look at the previous posts.

 

I know it's led's. I'm just saying make them all clear. That's what I mean. Clear bulbs+clear plastic tails=blinding everyone...It was a joke.

 

recent build picture updates

 

That's the same textbook I'm using in my Engines class, tails look good too

 

 

Different, but not bad. Did you make those?

 

Is that sideways facing panel another LED? or is it some sort of reflection? It might be the camera making it weird too.

 

yes these are 100% built by hand by me, and yes - there is a side facing pcb board in each tail light so that I have sidemarker lights (legal requirement)

 

i just read this entire thread... awesome... i so wanna do this to my first gen, but don't have the expertise... lol

 

He made the PCB boards, he bought the taillights and added the LED's

 

I'm thinking of a simpler LED light build for mine. Not sure how it'll work.

I plan on using those predrilled PC boards, maybe double or triple them up for more strength so they don't break from vibration and rough road travels.

Then pack a crap ton of your regular LED's onto the board, as many as you can fit into the space, and putting a resistor on the main power supply wire. I'm thinking of wiring them all in parallel. Do it right, and you should be able to pack 300+ LED's in a taillight.

jp7, is my idea even feasible?

 

Excellent work, but I don't like the tail light housings. The clear lens give the lights an 'altezza' look, which I don't care for.

 

It would be much easier to just etch your own boards and use the superflux lumileds. Good luck fitting 300, i have 210.

It's hard to go with a bodymatched look with anything other than the clear lenses. The internal lenses are red on mine, they did have them available clear. I wanted the red lenses because I thought it would look really tacky clear - not to mention the reflectors, legally should be red.

 

Phenomenal work you did in this thread, I certainly am envious on your talent!

 

ADMINS - someone please adjust my account - I am unable to create new threads at this time.

thanks (sorry for the long time away)