Porsche Headlight Retrofit [from CAD, prototyping to finish)

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Originally Posted by Nine8Six

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.

Originally Posted by Pdwight

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.

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50Watt Warm White LED IC High Power Floodlight Lamp Bulb Beads Chip DIY | eBay

Have you seen one of these ?

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Originally Posted by Pdwight

50Watt Warm White LED IC High Power Floodlight Lamp Bulb Beads Chip DIY | eBay

Have you seen one of these ?

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.