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06-24-09, 05:02 AM
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Holy sheet that light output looks massive compared to the halogen ones lol...
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06-24-09, 01:57 PM
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2005 Lexus RX
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Yeah, its pretty much enough to require a filter of some sort. For the new board, I'll probably use a more powerful resistor to tone it down a bit 
With this I'll definitely never have a tailgater again  hahaha
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06-26-09, 11:33 AM
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So...in my less-than-enough amount of sleep, I may have gone overboard with the LEDs. Picked up some Lumiled's off ebay for a decent price (I think). 1,200 of them to be more accurate. Project Tails is off to a slow start before I leave for Hong Kong. Project Brake Light is nearing completion though
New LEDs
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06-27-09, 02:06 AM
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Nice job man, makes me want to do it, so lucky you get to go off to hong kong ahahah have fun on your trip.
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06-27-09, 08:00 PM
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Haha, thanks Dixon. I originally made this thread to help you guys along if you decide to do it. Its fairly easy once you get the basics down
HK will be an opportunity thats for sure. Got a couple more things planned as I PM'd a couple ebay sellers over there 
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07-01-09, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by eyezack87
-Thinking of putting together a kit for you guys in case you want to do it in the future to solve potential headaches I went through
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This! Oh please, if anything, this! I'd love to do this myself but I see how much of a pain this has been for you and would like to avoid it myself. 
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07-01-09, 11:41 PM
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I agree with BadViper, please, please, please...
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07-02-09, 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Parker Gen
Far out, the tail lights will be tedious work man. The soldering of 48 LED's alone takes some time, what about the other 1000 LED's you purchased haha.
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Haha, most definitely, but I found that once I'm in the "zone" it passes by pretty fast. If I actually mounted them and secured them with tape (instead of putting one on at a time), it would have been a lot faster. I just wanted to go slow and steady as it was v2.0
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This! Oh please, if anything, this! I'd love to do this myself but I see how much of a pain this has been for you and would like to avoid it myself. |
Haha. All everyone would need is a soldering iron and a steady hand. Its fairly easy but figuring out the resistor needed for the car. Once that done, if the outcry is big enough and I'm allowed to, I'll put one up for you all. I'm thinking precut PCB, good LEDs, and resistors in the pack
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I agree with BadViper, please, please, please...
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Stay tuned. Gotta see if these will last. If they don't, I'll know for sure that everyone here should avoid 5mm LEDs and stick to the LumiLEDs I just received
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07-01-09, 07:11 PM
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Far out, the tail lights will be tedious work man. The soldering of 48 LED's alone takes some time, what about the other 1000 LED's you purchased haha.
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07-02-09, 01:01 AM
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wow Isaac!!! great work man. damn if i had some spare LS taillights laying around...  .
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07-02-09, 01:30 AM
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...i DO have some spare LS tails layin around.....hit me up isaac
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07-02-09, 04:15 PM
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you beat me to it... i was in the process of getting to this for a long time... LOL.. nice work!
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07-03-09, 12:37 PM
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wow Isaac!!! great work man. damn if i had some spare LS taillights laying around... . |
Haha, thanks Joe. I'm fairly happy with them so far. Tested all night last night with lots of braking and they didn't burn out yet. Today is the real test as heat was the factor I was hugely afraid of...
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Lol, as long as Dave and whoever is cool with it I'll help you with your request . Either way, I'll have to contact you after I get back from Hong Kong anyway since I leave on Weds
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you beat me to it... i was in the process of getting to this for a long time... LOL.. nice work!
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) and its output in the same amount of light...
