Took about 6 month but....(PICS)

[92sho16]

I just recently finished up my led tail light retro. Ill take more pics later just took this quick snapshot.

 

[1993MTXSHO]

SWEEEETT!!! i want a pair

 

[T.O_SHO]

Man, any set of LED taillights look great...

Looks fantastic

 

[SinisterSHO]

Now that I like. What do they look like with the brakes on? Did you make the reverse lights LED, also?

 

[92sho16]

Now that I like. What do they look like with the brakes on? Did you make the reverse lights LED, also?

Reverse lights are still incadescent, everything i read on hidplanet said that i would be dissapointed with the output of white leds. They look the same when brake are applied just brighter, they are dimmed for the parking lights using a simple dc motor controller/pulse width modulated circuit.

 

[blacklabel]

everything i read on hidplanet said that i would be dissapointed with the output of white leds.

You can get some really bright leds if thats what you were looking for. Usually leds are around 5,000-10,000 mcd, but you can get white leds that measure 135,000 mcd! The led tails look great by the way. I would imagine it would take a lot of work to do something like that.

 

[SHODOGG]

That is TTTTTTIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHTTTTT!!!!!

 

[92sho16]

You can get some really bright leds if thats what you were looking for. Usually leds are around 5,000-10,000 mcd, but you can get white leds that measure 135,000 mcd! The led tails look great by the way. I would imagine it would take a lot of work to do something like that.

Yea i my first version of tail lights were using 72 12,000 leds and they werent 1/3 as bright as those pictured, its more of the viewing angle that matters, not to say the light output isnt most important but the leds i ended up using have a 70* view angle vs the standard 20* for 5mm leds, the leds i used are Lumiled brand which are pretty much the best from what i gather and they dont make a white led in the superflux version. plus i figure the tail lights are what really matter for led the reverse lights are on about 1% of the time the car is driving so i said the heck with an extra couple hrs of work for the reverse lights.

 

[blacklabel]

Yea i my first version of tail lights were using 72 12,000 leds and they werent 1/3 as bright as those pictured, its more of the viewing angle that matters, not to say the light output isnt most important but the leds i ended up using have a 70* view angle vs the standard 20* for 5mm leds, the leds i used are Lumiled brand which are pretty much the best from what i gather and they dont make a white led in the superflux version. plus i figure the tail lights are what really matter for led the reverse lights are on about 1% of the time the car is driving so i said the heck with an extra couple hrs of work for the reverse lights.

Yeah I guess the viewing angle is important. After all, you want the leds to illuminate the whole taillight so that is true. You don't have the reverse lights on too often so yeah it probably wouldn't be worth it to spend hours to do the reverse lights.

 

[SolidState]

that is more what I had in mind for LED tail lights....good job.

can you post a video of them in action?

 

[92sho16]

that is more what I had in mind for LED tail lights....good job.

can you post a video of them in action?

I can get some video but it will be a week, my parents took their DV camcorder on vacation with them so i dont have a means of recording but when they get back i can.

 

[haas77]

thats an awesome mod. i like it

 

[ohioshodude]

i give you an A+ thats really nice looking. i've wanted to do something just like this on the 91 but never was sure how to start. good job!! i'd like to see video as well.

 

[SASHO91]

my parents took their DV camcorder on vacation with them

party at rob's house........




Tails look awesome....

 

[ShoGuy93]

Very nicely done! Lets get a video clip of these puppys in action

 

[matasho]

wow

those lights are awsome!!! very nice job. when are you going to start a group buy??? /joking/ but really how long did it take you to fab those. i mean like in hours? and do you have some sort of write up you can post cause id like to do something like that but beyond the round truck leds i wouldnt know where to start. did i say awsome lights

 

[SHO92]

Tail lights look great. I'm sticking with the round modules, but I honestly like the way yours look better!

 

[MYSHO1]

Dude... good job!

 

[SHOOFF13]

Looks really good..

 

[92sho16]

Tail lights look great. I'm sticking with the round modules, but I honestly like the way yours look better!

If i knew how much it took to do a retro like i did before i started i would have gone with round modules and called it a day but i do have to admit the end result looks really good, all this praise made worth it as well, thank you every one for the positive reinforcement.