New white LED 3rd brake light MOD
11-12-2005, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Coleman
...We should do Malibu Canyon tomorrow AM..
damn... wish i could tomorrow (maybe we should have done it earlier 2day). i have to show some boards to a PSA client early in the AM. could do something later but then there's traffic.
are you in the l.a. area for a few days? love to take a lil' rip thru "tuna"...also be great to see the "n.b. beast"
btw................. my brake lights are so dim compared to that! ha! ha! (guess that's why i got bumped last year)
thanks again for the detailed pics of the process. hope to catch ya sometime man.
11-12-2005, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by ACEparts_com
I know it's been a while but I've finally got around to replacing ALL my lights with LEDs!
Stop/Tail, Reverse, ALL indicators, Fog, number plate and the centre console lights.
Oh, not forgetting the 3rd brake light. Nice and easy conversion. I will post pics if anyone's interested?
Stop/Tail, Reverse, ALL indicators, Fog, number plate and the centre console lights.
Oh, not forgetting the 3rd brake light. Nice and easy conversion. I will post pics if anyone's interested?
11-13-2005, 08:37 AM
#33
No, only the lights above the gear stick/shifter.
The Tail lights give the car a much more modern look. I also fitted HID's and then some matching side light led's.
I've got to get out there today and clean it so i'll take some pics then. Hopefully do the car some justice!
The Tail lights give the car a much more modern look. I also fitted HID's and then some matching side light led's.
I've got to get out there today and clean it so i'll take some pics then. Hopefully do the car some justice!
11-13-2005, 11:34 AM
#35
(at night before I changed the number plate lights.video (please right click and download)
http://www.aceparts.com/Taillight_video.AVI
Sorry, I'm not a great photographer!
11-13-2005, 08:12 PM
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Nice work, the video is especially useful to understand how the LEDs are different.
& much thanks for the pix!
11-13-2005, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ACEparts_com
Well that's where we'll fall foul of the rennlist rules as I've developed them myself and as i can't promote my own work you'll have to make enquiries some other way!
01-19-2006, 07:36 AM
#44
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Alan,
How would these type of bulbs be mounted in the 3rd brake light assembly?
I was thinking that if the LED's i above were 3V ish then I could cut the track and group the LEDs in fours making the 12V groups to wire in parrallel and this should work, or am I completely wrong?
I am keen to do this mod now as the back windscreen is being replaced and the brake light assembly is sitting on the bench doing nothing.
Alan, e-mail or PM me if you have your solution ready yet, for the 3rd brake light at least.
How would these type of bulbs be mounted in the 3rd brake light assembly?
I was thinking that if the LED's i above were 3V ish then I could cut the track and group the LEDs in fours making the 12V groups to wire in parrallel and this should work, or am I completely wrong?
I am keen to do this mod now as the back windscreen is being replaced and the brake light assembly is sitting on the bench doing nothing.
Alan, e-mail or PM me if you have your solution ready yet, for the 3rd brake light at least.
01-19-2006, 07:46 AM
#45
I'm just working on a conversion at the moment but with the chinese new year break I'm unlikely to have anything until March. These T5 led's are an easy install - just a direct replacment for the bulb and incredibly bright - probably twice as bright as the bulbs!
Only catch -if you've got cruise control it will stop working (i've done a fix but won't be available until march)
PM me for a deal on 24 leds if you want them.
Only catch -if you've got cruise control it will stop working (i've done a fix but won't be available until march)
PM me for a deal on 24 leds if you want them.