DIY LED brake lights. Need help.

TitanRev

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Brake light got normal and not normal? Hahaha
 

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I won't sell you at cost.
You offer me your price.
Quality is not guarantee but I know what to do already.
No warranty.
Dont know how much to offer you...
Better you quote me the price...
My spec as follows:

About 2 feet long super bright LED red light with casing.
Either in grouping of 4s or 2 lines upper & lower.
Casing with room for double sided tape.
Tq
 

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SC, can borrow you tread :biggrin: ?
Anyone can recommend a decent DRL light? Budget around Rm100. Finally tempted to DIY one with on/off switch not tapping from headlight wires.
Another question, are those light on door handle legal? 2pc of white led looks good. Not too bright. I just DIY on friend's car. I told him to drive more at night and see if he got summoned by police :hahaha:.
If he get through many times, I will DIY on my car. One which turn on when we press the alarm button.
 

shiroitenshi

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I saw urs man. But 3rd brake lights are still okay.
How about the normal brake lights?
When brakes are applied it become brighter. and so on.
When I got my stuffs dy, gonna experiment then.
there's a few methods to doing led brake lights, one is where you put the brake on leds between the always on leds, or another one where you simply overvolt the leds. meaning one circuit is 2.5-3V on normal circuits, the other is 5V. its momentary, so will probably not hurt the LED lifespan much. But I think your superbrights aren't suited to brake lights.

Mine makes a 400ma amp draw each, (mine is bought assembled, leds are like the ones you see in torchlights) and behind the brake light lens, nobody realises its LED because its that bright.

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SC, can borrow you tread :biggrin: ?
Anyone can recommend a decent DRL light? Budget around Rm100. Finally tempted to DIY one with on/off switch not tapping from headlight wires.
Another question, are those light on door handle legal? 2pc of white led looks good. Not too bright. I just DIY on friend's car. I told him to drive more at night and see if he got summoned by police :hahaha:.
If he get through many times, I will DIY on my car. One which turn on when we press the alarm button.
Why DRL with switch? DRL supposed to be on when car is on, so tapping from headlights also wrong. Should tap to any wiring that have power where key is switched on....

I got mine from accessory shop. Cheap ones from China. So Far so good. RM60 per pair plus installation.
Here...Looks yellow when off


White when on


How it looks in front...
 

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Dont know how much to offer you...
Better you quote me the price...
My spec as follows:

About 2 feet long super bright LED red light with casing.
Either in grouping of 4s or 2 lines upper & lower.
Casing with room for double sided tape.
Tq
Nah, mine id DIY style, I'm just gonna do one on a board or stick.
It's gonna be messy and u will end up complaining.

SC, can borrow you tread :biggrin: ?
Anyone can recommend a decent DRL light? Budget around Rm100. Finally tempted to DIY one with on/off switch not tapping from headlight wires.
Another question, are those light on door handle legal? 2pc of white led looks good. Not too bright. I just DIY on friend's car. I told him to drive more at night and see if he got summoned by police :hahaha:.
If he get through many times, I will DIY on my car. One which turn on when we press the alarm button.
Half DIY or DIY all the way bro.
If DIY all the way, just buy superbright leds. :biggrin:
And solder everything yourself.

Btw, the front of the car must always use white / yellow lights.
The back must be red. White at back for reverse. Signal MUST be amber.
The side, only the signal amber marker.
No other colours. Other colours are not tolerable.
Thats the normal rules. However, any creativity of the shape should be okay.
NO STUPID BLINKING LIGHTS.

Your white lights on your door handle might look pretty, but think about this.

If you were looking at this car from far, wouldn't you think it's reversing?
It's mindfu*king.
 

shiroitenshi

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Nah, mine id DIY style, I'm just gonna do one on a board or stick.
It's gonna be messy and u will end up complaining.



Half DIY or DIY all the way bro.
If DIY all the way, just buy superbright leds. :biggrin:
And solder everything yourself.

Btw, the front of the car must always use white / yellow lights.
The back must be red. White at back for reverse. Signal MUST be amber.
The side, only the signal amber marker.
No other colours. Other colours are not tolerable.
Thats the normal rules. However, any creativity of the shape should be okay.
NO STUPID BLINKING LIGHTS.

Your white lights on your door handle might look pretty, but think about this.

If you were looking at this car from far, wouldn't you think it's reversing?
It's mindfu*king.
Actually got some contis with it, when you unlock car, the handles will light up for a few secs

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stupid car, actually the LED brake light you mau do is the 3rd brake light or what? if 3rd brake light then can use my idea as guide....no?
 

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Putting lights on door handles, to me personally, I think is silly. The car don't look nice with it. No offense.
I know I bought a car and not a parade car.

I know where my door handles are which I don't think I need any indicator or guidelines to find my door handles.
My eyesight is good as well.

:hmmmm2: Just a waste of money to me.

LED brake light project is more interesting.
 

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stupid car, actually the LED brake light you mau do is the 3rd brake light or what? if 3rd brake light then can use my idea as guide....no?
4th one I think. 3rd he will leave as is. The 4th right across the top of back windscreen....:biggrin:
 

shiroitenshi

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Putting lights on door handles, to me personally, I think is silly. The car don't look nice with it. No offense.
I know I bought a car and not a parade car.

I know where my door handles are which I don't think I need any indicator or guidelines to find my door handles.
My eyesight is good as well.

:hmmmm2: Just a waste of money to me.

LED brake light project is more interesting.
tell that to some of the conti manufacturers. notice some of the newer cars are quite ricey lol

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