Custom LED taillights.

not sure if this is in the right topic but here we go...

looking to make a custom set of stockers but have no idea what to do or how to do it. if anyone knows how to make these please help me lol

Anthony H is the man you want to talk to.

https://www.hidplanet.com/forums/fo...98-eclipse-tail-light-conversion-project

Enjoy and Gods speed.... It's quite the project.

just read that and it looks like quite the task for my low skill level lol Anthony are you up for a little project??

He already started
http://www.ca.dsm.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=444735#Post444735

That's my HID retrofit.
Here's my tail lights - http://www.ca.dsm.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=368693#Post368693



I could be interested but it's going to cost some. I'll fire you a PM because I'm not sure of the sites rules on posting services.

Haha Anthony, this site is pretty self moderated I think we can allow posting services especially from a long time member like yourself.

LOL, I don't often advertise because people don't want to pay.
Alright, as I told Devon via pm:
Price wise you are looking at $800 for labour, keep in mind this is all done by hand (my boards have 951 LEDs with 4 connection points so thats 3804 holes to be drilled plus then populated and soldered) plus I've got to design and draw the boards.

Parts, you'll simply pay what I pay.

Even then I'm likely charging too little due to the sheer amount of work in building a set up like this.

Would suck to get rear ended

I just don't drive.

What would it cost to have the circuit and leds done but just to work like lights? No program, just on off like normal lights? Maybe a dim on and off for signaling? Same price?

Labour would be the same (once I have the controllers mapped out for my car there will be little labour because I'll have the programming side done).

I'd still have to build a circuit (or circuits) or handle all the the brake and park functions without any special features. They would be the same as stock tails just much brighter. Parts cost would be different because there's less to the control circuit.
I'll see if I can do up a parts cost today using my car as an example.

Here's some quick numbers.

675 Red/Orange LEDs @ .64 cents = $432
330 Amber LEDs @ .45 cents = $148
308 resistors @ .20 cent = $61.6
Copper Clad PCB board = ~ $30
Total for just the LED boards built (no controllers) = $671.60

Note: Those are retail prices, I bought my LEDs on eBay for a lot cheaper (.20-30 cents). That supply has dried up recently though.

Yet back through my files and I paid $130ish US for the brick of LEDs I bought on eBay, worked out to .13 cents a piece.

Sadly those deals are dried up.

Haha... most DSM's are sitting in on blocks anyways! lol...

They look great man!

Mine is officially a lawn ornament.

Thanks.

Check out banggood.com. Love this place for cheap stuff.

http://www.banggood.com/100Pcs-F10-10mm-Red-LED-Diode-p-974931.html

7 cents.

I wouldn't be using 5mm or 10mm LEDs for car lighting.

For starters they are not bright enough.