finally putting led sidemarkers on my car. 56k get cable...

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 2:32 am

i ordered a set of clear sidemarkers from cory over at modern performance, and just finally figured out how i can put a bunch of led's in them...

this was just a test lens...i have a new set on the way here...

tested with red led's...

i used wide angle led's, 5mm wide... I have yellow led's on the way, if i dont like those, i'll just use white...or order amber...dunno yet...

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 2:41 am

Looks good, but they seem like they'll look odd.

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 2:43 am

well they will be more evenly spaced, and in a straight line instead of staggered like that test lens...

the fact they are wide angle helps too because some of the light ends up going into the lens and makign it glow...

when off they wont even be noticable...but when on, the whole thing will glow

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:49 am

Do you still ahve the LED's for the SRT-4 intercooler? Makes the front end look like a oven or something.

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 4:36 pm

sorry boss, cant talk about that anymore.....admin's orders...

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 4:44 pm

NiteHawk wrote:sorry boss, cant talk about that anymore.....admin's orders...

Be more elaborate on your PM and let me know if you still have them and how much.

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:48 am

found some amber led's i got a while back.....wow they're bright.......i think ill use amber instead of red now

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:53 am

Amber is going to be a brighter color than red if they are the same type of led. That is just the way they work.

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:38 pm

yes i know.........do you not remember who i am? lol

anyways, i have a bunch more amber led's on the way so i can do mine...i only had enough to test with...not enough to build mine...

702Neon · Post by **702Neon** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 1:29 am

NiteHawk wrote:yes i know.........do you not remember who i am? lol

anyways, i have a bunch more amber led's on the way so i can do mine...i only had enough to test with...not enough to build mine...

mix them with reds
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NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:57 am

mix them??? for what reason? you think i dont hae enough led's to do the job? in a couple weeks i'll have 500 amber led's...

more than enough to take care of my sidemarkers and any other ideas i come up with for my car

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:44 pm

56k beware: BIG pics!

Taking the lenses off...

Taping the drill sheet on...

Drilling pilot holes:

Removing drill sheet:

i'll finish up the drilling tomorrow.....

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:35 am

nice

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:56 pm

that thing is gonna be ubber bright

ZeroChad · Post by **ZeroChad** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:59 pm

What intensity LEDs are those? I've been working on making a handheld dielectric tester at work and the LEDs I ordered were about 1500mCd. They seemed crazy bright when you look at em in the veiwing angle. Those seem brighter though.

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:12 pm

well it looks like the pics at the top are big LEDs and the pics on the bottom are a lot smaller

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:10 pm

Chad: they're about 500mcd, lol... to better explain why these look brighter, mcd is the output where measured, which doesnt take into account the light that doesnt hit the meter... when you have a narrow angle led, all of the output is concentrated into a small area, so readings are higher. when you have a wide angle led, the output is more spread out, causing the readings to be lower, but could possible have MORE output than a narrow angle led. that make sense?

Scott: the top pics are just testing shots...the lower pics arent done units yet, they will inevitably have the same size holes and use the same size led's as the top pics...

ZeroChad · Post by **ZeroChad** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:18 pm

Yeah yours are probably drawing more power than mine. I went with a lower forward voltage and current for battery longevity. Apparently, people don't like changing batteries?! I suggested using rechargeables instead, but they didn't go for it.

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:54 pm

probably not actually.....

mine are rated at around 2v @ 20mA max... normal operating though around 5mA each.....

in any event, even higher power led's wont drain a car battery, lol

if you ever have questions about led's...just lemme know. those that know me know i'm basically the 2gn and other org led guru...

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:17 pm

Ya as he said leds draw practically nothing. Iv kept my ICELED Underglow kit (led) on over night and started righ tup in the morning. If you need any led info I help with customer satisfaction and service for Oznium.com. Let me know if you want help with anything or any product. Anyone that is

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:25 pm

2 resident led guys...good