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Title: Newbie and led rear lights
Post by: ainzi on January 23, 2014, 11:40:04 PM: Hi I'm new to the site and hope everyone's ok I'm looking to covert my lights on the back of my car to leds like these

I'm new to electronics is there any one out there that can point me in the right direction please and give me advice

Thanks
Title: Re: Newbie and led rear lights
Post by: Meldonmech on January 24, 2014, 04:17:22 AM: Hi
Welcome to MadModder, I am sure some one will be able to help you with your project.

Cheers David
Title: Re: Newbie and led rear lights
Post by: Jonny on January 24, 2014, 05:35:12 AM: Ebays your friend may be others http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Opel-Astra-H-2004-On-LED-Rear-Tail-Light-Wing-Lamp-Clear-Glass-Black-Replacement-/301024111828?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item46166f6cd4

http://www.courtenaysport.co.uk/
Title: Re: Newbie and led rear lights
Post by: ainzi on January 24, 2014, 08:08:53 AM: Thanks for the reply I'm looking to build them my self very close to these
Title: Re: Newbie and led rear lights
Post by: awemawson on January 24, 2014, 08:15:39 AM: Welcome aboard, have fun :ddb:

Make sure that your conversion isn't going to give you issues at the next MOT with the 'construction and use regulations', they are very prescriptive as to what is and is not allowed as far as vehicle lighting is concerned.
Title: Re: Newbie and led rear lights
Post by: ainzi on January 24, 2014, 09:14:05 AM: It's ok awemawson I'm a MOT tester :D jst would like to advice and guidance on how to go about them to fool the canbus system to run leds
Title: Re: Newbie and led rear lights
Post by: ainzi on January 24, 2014, 11:32:44 AM: Here's some more pics does any one know any good sites with a good full range of leds ??
Title: Re: Newbie and led rear lights
Post by: lordedmond on January 24, 2014, 11:35:19 AM: if you need to sort out your canabus you may get a better result on forums more closely related to the car being modded

I do know the canabus on mine is a fibre optic and and remap would need to be done at a low level unless you could simulate the correct load, but as you are a MOT tester you will know that most rear lamps on a car do not operate at 12 vdc but are pulsed very quickly this saves the manufacture a few pennies on the copper content on the wiring

on mine there is a a canabus device in the boot to sort out the job

Stuart
Title: Re: Newbie and led rear lights
Post by: TLGriff on January 24, 2014, 06:03:59 PM: LED's are cool, but if you put anything but red on the back of your car, you'll soon be contributing to your local police donut fund. :)

Tom
Title: Re: Newbie and led rear lights
Post by: davidh on January 24, 2014, 11:28:14 PM: ive bought a bunch of led's from "dealextreme.com" cheap cheap cheap. .. . .
Title: Re: Newbie and led rear lights
Post by: mattinker on January 25, 2014, 05:34:25 AM: Quote from: TLGriff on January 24, 2014, 06:03:59 PM
LED's are cool, but if you put anything but red on the back of your car, you'll soon be contributing to your local police donut fund. :)

Tom

Tom,
here in Europe, turn signals are orange!

Regards, Matthew
Title: Re: Newbie and led rear lights
Post by: ainzi on January 25, 2014, 09:03:49 AM: ??
Title: Re: Newbie and led rear lights
Post by: TLGriff on January 25, 2014, 10:11:48 AM: Here, everything in the back is red, except for the back-up lights. The turn signals and running lights on the front are normally orange. I was actually referring to the video, where it looked like the upper lights in the video were white.

Tom
Title: Re: Newbie and led rear lights
Post by: ainzi on January 25, 2014, 02:21:30 PM: Uv got the side and brake down the bottom turning sig up top with reverse in the mid off that
Title: Re: Newbie and led rear lights
Post by: davidh on February 04, 2014, 01:31:38 PM: I thought I replied to this. . . . "DEALEXTREME" has a wide array of led's and stuff. cheap. google is your friend.