LED taillights, Choose a style Options

[smrz914]

LED taillights!

Please read first before voting. Post if you would like more detailed info before voting.

This is a project I started over 2 years ago, and want to get some made as an upgrade to other members’ cars. I’m working on costs so don’t ask. I want to see what style people would like.

All styles require you to make some alterations to the housing. Style A and B require fairly extensive modifications to the housing (cutting out terminaland will require a new connector. The cost would be higher for style A since there are more LEDs and more soldering time. But the advantage of A is that the light from the LEDs will fill the whole back of the lens. Style C will need the least modification to the housing. You will need to add connectors to the wires that are already in the housing to connect to the circuit board. You will also need to shave off a little from the screw “towers” so the lens will get back to the right position.

The squares on the left are LEDs, the mumbo jumbo in the middle is the circuit and the circles on the left are The LEDs for the reverse lights

I have some pics on the Upgrades section on my site (link to site below).

[SpecialK]

QUOTE (smrz914 @ Oct 3 2005, 03:36 PM)

QUOTE Here's something you may want to consider since you already have the circuit figured out. As I said earlier, I was looking into doing the very same thing. Since I'd already had a little CAD experience I was looking at single sided copper clad perf boards, and etching kits... Etching kits [one source I looked at]: http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/cate...EK-5&type=store You simply rolleyes.gif create the grid pattern of the perf board, layout the circuit that you've already figured out, print (the "printed" part is the copper you want to retain on the perf board [CADsoft freeware works]) onto the peel and stick perf board paper circuit paper, and soak in the etch solution. Another site: http://www.bcae1.com/circuitboardetch.htm Good luck! -Kevin I think it's a good idea for prototyping but not for production. It also leaves the copper exposed to the air and will oxidize. I think there is already plenty of oxidation on a 914 and I don't need to add anything. The boards I would like to get will look green from the coating they put on it (except where I will solder the components.

I was actually thinking it would be a better idea for "production", since you already have a working prototype. Once you've saved the pattern to disk, you can pump out all of the circuit stickers you can handle, and with text ID'ing all of the components on the board (which can also be add to the board during the etching), trained monkeys could assemble them (and monkeys work cheap!) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) After you've got all of the components on, the board cleaned with alchol, and are sure it's functional, shoot some clear laquer on the copper and exposed components and walah! Corrosion control!

Well, that' how I planned on doing it........if I ever get to a point where have "extra" time to mess with them again, I'll post how well it worked (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) .......or what a waste of time and money it was. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif)

Good Luck! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif)