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Old 02-09-2006, 05:49 PM
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LED tails......pics are up!!!
finaly got the 1st board done, figure i would post some pics. i still need to make up the second board and get the panels into a good set of tail lights. will update when i do.

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This is what they look like in a busted up 5.5 gen taillight

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Old 02-09-2006, 05:49 PM
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Taillights + signals


Signals


Signal + brake


Brake!
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Old 02-09-2006, 05:50 PM
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Wow that looks tight dude. Good job!
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Old 02-09-2006, 05:57 PM
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uhhh tails = sex
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Old 02-09-2006, 06:08 PM
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yummy! put them in a 00-01 black SE housing and im sure youd sell tons!
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Old 02-09-2006, 06:13 PM
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good job!!
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Old 02-09-2006, 06:14 PM
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Good job..........
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Old 02-09-2006, 06:17 PM
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omg no words can describe how good they look good job man
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Old 02-09-2006, 06:17 PM
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Oh shyt that is sweet. I want a pair. How much did parts cost you? Will a resistor be necessary to prevent hyperblink and/or burned out tail light notice? I'm sure a ton of people would be interested in buying these. Count me in for sure.
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Old 02-09-2006, 06:41 PM
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Nyse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!
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holy crap those look really good! same questions as above...how much in materials did you spend?
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Old 02-09-2006, 06:54 PM
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10 characters? I would think a simple bow down would be good enough...lol
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Old 02-09-2006, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 97neptune
yummy! put them in a 00-01 black SE housing and im sure youd sell tons!
i second that!
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Old 02-09-2006, 06:59 PM
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Dr. Roy is the man yet again.
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Old 02-09-2006, 07:00 PM
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that looks really good so far. how are they during the day time? my friend retrofited led in his accord and during the day you can't even see if brakes are on or not but during night they're brighter. i have a feeling these are going to be pretty good during daytime cuz the leds are pretty big.
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Old 02-09-2006, 07:01 PM
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Wow. Great workmanship on the board!
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Old 02-09-2006, 07:08 PM
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Looks great...where did you find the board? very clean looking job as well!
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Who needs the ones from stillen when we have org members that can do this! Looks SICK......in SE housings this would be amazing
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Old 02-09-2006, 07:11 PM
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Looks great...where did you find the board? very clean looking job as well!

He built it himself.

Fantastic, Roy!
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Dr. Roy you're a maniac. can you do this to the lights on an I35 if i supply the housings?
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Old 02-09-2006, 07:59 PM
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Simple,I WANT THEM,awesome job btw.
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Good job!!
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Old 02-09-2006, 08:10 PM
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GOOD job but i think if you make them in stripes as seen on g35's or in circle with 2 row's of LEDS it would look better. Are they brighter then oem ones during the day?
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Old 02-09-2006, 08:12 PM
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Dr. Roy, I have a spare 02-03 taillight that you need (driver's side). It's in perfect shape. Take it, it's yours. Check your PMs.
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Old 02-09-2006, 08:39 PM
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nice dude, looks great.
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Old 02-09-2006, 09:02 PM
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Ahhh, Just what the Doctor ordered!!!!!! Those are a work of art Doc, VVVVVVV-NICE I'm sold as soon as you are selling


I can't wait to see how Metal's come out
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Old 02-09-2006, 09:07 PM
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I can't wait to see how Metal's come out
The first tail will likley be done next week...
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Very Very sic job....... and you find time to do this when??? in between chapters in your clinical pharmacology book
by the way how did you do those perfectly straight copper contacts? is that painted on?
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Old 02-09-2006, 10:48 PM
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Hmmm...it looks to me like chemically-etched copper. Must have taken a while to create the mask for it, though. Good job!!

I'm working completely on assumptions, but from the first picture, could you verify if these are correct (just out of interest):

You have a top and bottom array of LEDs. Each is (independently) in series
The car supplies two voltages - brake (high) or normal lights (low) to the top array
A separate voltage ('high') is applied to the 'signal' array (bottom)

Is there a particular reason why you placed resistors across each diode (LED), as opposed to simply current-limiting each supply lead?

Thanks - if you share some of the 'inside' secrets, maybe you could help some other brave do-it-yourselfers...
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Sign me up coach put em in these

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WRITE-UP!!! WE NEED A WRITE-UP!!!


Looks great! I'm also curious how you made the board. Looks very, very well made for a DIY! Congrats!
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Old 02-10-2006, 07:55 AM
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beautiful job. start mass producing these for the orgers and you could have a nice pretty stack of cash in no time . Again GREAT work
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now thats tight, good fkn job.
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Those are fatter than me. Awesome job!
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LED tails = sex
Dr Roy strikes again.
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Looks real good! But I still hate the orange lens at the bottom.
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cant wait to see these in person. I should go check them out now.
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They look awesome! Great job...
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