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Hello I have been a bit of a creeper here for about a year or so. I received quite a bit of useful information, so i figured I would give a little back.
I made LED tail lights about a year ago. I heated my tail light dishes in the oven and heated up the glue and took them apart. I got blank PCB board and basically soldered them on. The one mistake that many people make when they try to make this mod is the type of LED's they use. There is only one type of led you should be using. They were pricy about 1$ a peice with shipping to Calgary Canada.( I know this based on having to redo them) I used 70mW Superflux Leds from www.digikey.com. This is the link in case anyone wants to know. http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=160-1511-ND I soldered 25 on each side. For the Running light and Brake light I used a resistor(A badass one) Make sure you measure your voltage correctly and make your array accordingly. 1/100th of a volt matters with LED's. If you do this correctly they will never burn out. This mod has saved me from at least one rear end collision. I know this is not in depth in information because I built them so long ago. But I know it works LONG TERM. In the pictures those are running lights. The Brake lights are about 4-5 times as bright. Like burn a hole in your vision when I step on the brake. If you live in Calgary you probably seen me around. If anyone is interested Ill make a youtube video and maybe better photos.
I made LED tail lights about a year ago. I heated my tail light dishes in the oven and heated up the glue and took them apart. I got blank PCB board and basically soldered them on. The one mistake that many people make when they try to make this mod is the type of LED's they use. There is only one type of led you should be using. They were pricy about 1$ a peice with shipping to Calgary Canada.( I know this based on having to redo them) I used 70mW Superflux Leds from www.digikey.com. This is the link in case anyone wants to know. http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=160-1511-ND I soldered 25 on each side. For the Running light and Brake light I used a resistor(A badass one) Make sure you measure your voltage correctly and make your array accordingly. 1/100th of a volt matters with LED's. If you do this correctly they will never burn out. This mod has saved me from at least one rear end collision. I know this is not in depth in information because I built them so long ago. But I know it works LONG TERM. In the pictures those are running lights. The Brake lights are about 4-5 times as bright. Like burn a hole in your vision when I step on the brake. If you live in Calgary you probably seen me around. If anyone is interested Ill make a youtube video and maybe better photos.
