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Crono0001 07-09-2014 11:35 PM

Any headway on my lights, Pwave?

BruceH 07-10-2014 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by particlewave (Post 409373)
I'm not 100% sure where this is going yet. :o

I am sure where ever it goes! it will be top shelf:cool: looking forward to the results!

particlewave 07-10-2014 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Pdwight (Post 409375)
Will there not be a lens ?

Yes, there will be a lens when it's done, haha! :eek:

particlewave 07-10-2014 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by BruceH (Post 409422)
I am sure where ever it goes! it will be top shelf:cool: looking forward to the results!

Thanks Bruce! :cool:

Not everyone's cup o' tea, I'm sure, but I think I'm going to like it ;)
Pictures have been photoshopped to hide some things :eek:

particlewave 07-10-2014 10:31 AM

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Just a dab of the green caliper paint on the HID cutoffs and around the Cree LEDs to carry the color in the lenses as seen in my last post.

Nine8Six 07-10-2014 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by particlewave (Post 409448)
Just a dab of the green caliper paint on the HID cutoffs and around the Cree LEDs to carry the color in the lenses as seen in my last post.

Funky! Quick question... those shotgun LED projectors, how do they hook up to the system? Are you planning to connect them to the parking light or the low beams? Fogs? Standalone circuit?

You need to put on the inner trim and the lens then fire it up so we can see what it will look like

(curious!) :cool:

BruceH 07-10-2014 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by particlewave (Post 409447)
Thanks Bruce! :cool:

Not everyone's cup o' tea, I'm sure, but I think I'm going to like it ;)
Pictures have been photoshopped to hide some things :eek:

Who cares if someone else likes it or not! What you have so far is pretty cool looking. I am also curious about the outboard LED's.

Pdwight 07-10-2014 06:31 PM

Me too
 
Remember the awful movie "Starship Troopers" ?

"Do you want to know more ?"

Yes we do :-)

Dwight

particlewave 07-10-2014 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BruceH (Post 409500)
Who cares if someone else likes it or not! What you have so far is pretty cool looking. I am also curious about the outboard LED's.

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Originally Posted by Nine8Six (Post 409496)
Funky! Quick question... those shotgun LED projectors, how do they hook up to the system? Are you planning to connect them to the parking light or the low beams? Fogs? Standalone circuit?

You need to put on the inner trim and the lens then fire it up so we can see what it will look like

(curious!) :cool:

I'm not sure yet. :o

They will either be DRL's or "flash to pass" daytime high beams. They are very bright. Blinding.
Combine that with the projector lens and they are actually very useful.
I mostly just like the way they look, though. :p

I'm resurrecting the old CCFL DRL idea, also. These will be nice because I made them so that the bulb can be changed through a plug in the side of the headlight (no need to remove the lens). They are also very bright.

Still a bit of work to go, but I'll have them finished in a week or so.

Pdwight 07-10-2014 07:22 PM

Cree
 
Could you do that with a frosted tube and a Cree at each end...should burn essentially forever.

Nine8Six 07-10-2014 07:26 PM

For that strip in the indicator, two words: "fiber optic". Look it up

Glad to see you are having fun there man. Lucky you (wish I had time to trick my toys here hrrr)

Nine8Six 07-10-2014 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by particlewave (Post 409509)
Still a bit of work to go, but I'll have them finished in a week or so.

In a week you'll have all of your customer's kit in hands (bity of a heads up). So yea everyone, expect this mod in Autumn lol

Was browsing at this CA guy's website ('80 style, beware btw)
http://www.fiberopticproducts.com/El_wire.htm

found this as well:
https://web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws...163e457d39.gif

I've seen the Bill Me Later thing often but never really cared to look into it, what it meant. Until today. juss sharing man

(unbelievable)

Pdwight 07-10-2014 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Nine8Six (Post 409514)
In a week you'll have all of your customer's kit in hands (bity of a heads up). So yea everyone, expect this mod in Autumn lol

Was browsing at this CA guy's website ('80 style, beware btw)
EL Wire and electroluminescent wire

found this as well:
https://web-assets-prod.s3.amazonaws...163e457d39.gif

I've seen the Bill Me Later thing often but never really cared to look into it, what it meant. Until today. juss sharing man

(unbelievable)

Why on earth are they still using inverters (Ballasts) with all the wonderful high output SMD these days ?

Nine8Six 07-10-2014 07:59 PM

Robust!!! lol

particlewave 07-10-2014 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Nine8Six (Post 409514)
Was browsing at this CA guy's website ('80 style, beware btw)
EL Wire and electroluminescent wire

I've actually tried those. The EL wire isn't nearly bright enough and led tube is spotty and a pain to repair if a single led goes out.

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Originally Posted by Pdwight (Post 409515)
Why on earth are they still using inverters (Ballasts) with all the wonderful high output SMD these days ?

See above. The quest for tube lighting...led tubes aren't very bright and they still have that uneven spotty look.

Pdwight 07-10-2014 10:10 PM

This is not bright enough
 
50Watt Warm White LED IC High Power Floodlight Lamp Bulb Beads Chip DIY | eBay

Have you seen one of these ?

mikeman 07-11-2014 06:23 AM

this thread is AWESOME

Davev 07-11-2014 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by mikeman (Post 409551)
this thread is AWESOME

I think it can now be called EPIC.

particlewave 07-11-2014 12:14 PM

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More headlight pron...
These could be ready by tomorrow, but I'm going to wait a day to see if anything else comes to mind before I re-seal them. ;)

particlewave 07-11-2014 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Pdwight (Post 409535)

Haha! That is probably crazy bright @ 50watts. Way too bright for my needs and I was referring to/looking for tube/strip lighting.

The Cree LEDs in the small projectors that I'm using are 1 watt each (330 mA @ 3 V) and are more than bright enough for DRLs, though I probably won't use them as such.


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