 How To: CptTripps' Cat-Eye LED Light mod |
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| CptTripps |
 Jan 25 2014, 01:27 PM
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:: Punch and Pie ::  Group: Members Posts: 3,584 Joined: 26-December 04 From: Mentor, OH Member No.: 3,342 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
I had an idea a few weeks ago to re-fit the front light bucket with a more substantial light pack. LED...bright...yada yada.
Found a set of "cat eye" amber LEDs on eBay and the sizing was close enough, I figured I'd give it a try. They showed up yesterday and immediately I could tell that these would likely work REAL well. But how was I going to mount them? Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| bulitt |
Jan 25 2014, 03:11 PM
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Achtzylinder Group: Members Posts: 4,188 Joined: 2-October 11 Member No.: 13,632 Region Association: South East States |
Thought I read somewhere the whole turn signal blinky circuit was dependent on sensing the resistance in the bulbs??? No??
Hope it works! |
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| SirAndy |
Jan 25 2014, 10:58 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,967 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(bulitt @ Jan 25 2014, 01:11 PM)  Thought I read somewhere the whole turn signal blinky circuit was dependent on sensing the resistance in the bulbs??? No?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I thought so too. Maybe not? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I was under the impression that a certain amount of current draw was needed for it to work correctly ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) |
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| mrbubblehead |
Jan 26 2014, 12:33 AM
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Twodollardoug Group: Members Posts: 1,155 Joined: 17-December 10 From: calimesa ca. Member No.: 12,492 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Jan 25 2014, 08:58 PM) QUOTE(bulitt @ Jan 25 2014, 01:11 PM) Thought I read somewhere the whole turn signal blinky circuit was dependent on sensing the resistance in the bulbs??? No?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I thought so too. Maybe not? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I was under the impression that a certain amount of current draw was needed for it to work correctly ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) it does rely on the load from the incandescent lamp. but you can wire a load resister in parallel with the LEDs to get the relay to blink. the resisters are designed for this purpose. i think they also make a flasher relay specifically for LEDs so you woudnt need the load resistors at all. nice write up. im in. |
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CptTripps How To: CptTripps' Cat-Eye LED Light mod Jan 25 2014, 01:27 PM
CptTripps After some tinkering, I realized that I may have b... Jan 25 2014, 01:29 PM CptTripps Took the housing and flipped it upside-down. It wa... Jan 25 2014, 01:32 PM CptTripps After just a few min, I had it hot-glued into posi... Jan 25 2014, 01:35 PM CptTripps Because the screw holes on the mount go all the wa... Jan 25 2014, 01:38 PM CptTripps And here's what it looks like with power. You ... Jan 25 2014, 01:42 PM CptTripps I'm going to break it all down now because I s... Jan 25 2014, 01:44 PM kid914 VERY NIIIIICE! for 25$ you can't beat... Jan 25 2014, 01:52 PM Harpo Love it. Off to ebay to find some "cat eye... Jan 25 2014, 02:20 PM r_towle Bummer, I thought you were going to use the horizo... Jan 25 2014, 02:34 PM Chris H. AWESOME. Looks great. Jan 25 2014, 02:48 PM
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Thought I read somewhere the whole turn signal bl... Jan 26 2014, 08:01 AM dangrouche here's the clear lens version; but its $3... Jan 25 2014, 03:24 PM 76-914 :thumbsup: I like it! Jan 25 2014, 03:48 PM Chris H. On the way to classic thread after ~3 hours....
Q... Jan 25 2014, 04:10 PM CptTripps I've still got my amber lenses. I'll throw... Jan 25 2014, 07:52 PM Spoke Looks pretty cool.
Doug, could you take a pic of ... Jan 25 2014, 09:56 PM CptTripps It's not a matter of seeing the board...it... Jan 25 2014, 10:09 PM effutuo101 :wub:
Nice work Doug! Jan 25 2014, 10:16 PM Spoke I've noticed that the blinker in my 71 blinks ... Jan 26 2014, 12:06 AM bulitt So, possibly a resistor will be needed in the circ... Jan 26 2014, 07:38 AM bulitt :agree:
Didn't want the Cpt ditching his eff... Jan 26 2014, 08:12 AM CptTripps I was thinking about setting up a flasher relay an... Jan 26 2014, 09:46 AM Spoke
I was thinking about setting up a flasher relay a... Jan 26 2014, 10:53 AM Scarlet75
I was thinking about setting up a flasher relay a... Jan 27 2014, 12:11 PM mrbubblehead
I was thinking about setting up a flasher relay ... Jan 27 2014, 06:34 PM bulitt Guess the board electricians will weigh in. Think... Jan 26 2014, 11:03 AM mikesmith You just replace the flasher with one designed for... Jan 26 2014, 11:41 AM CptTripps I ordered a couple different "LED friendly... Jan 26 2014, 02:28 PM Mike Bellis Some of the 914 relays will work with LED's an... Jan 26 2014, 03:39 PM 914forme Doug is also using a completely different harness ... Jan 26 2014, 04:06 PM 3d914 Doug, nice job - I like it!
You gonna provide... Jan 26 2014, 04:26 PM CptTripps Stephen is correct. I have a completely custom wir... Jan 26 2014, 04:27 PM AfricanHijinx very nice Jan 27 2014, 11:19 AM effutuo101 Some of the LED pre fab lights have built in resis... Jan 27 2014, 11:28 PM mikesmith
Some of the LED pre fab lights have built in resi... Jan 28 2014, 11:25 AM CptTripps Added 2 white spots behind the light tonight to se... Jan 30 2014, 06:20 PM ChrisNPDrider :beer2: Jan 30 2014, 08:11 PM zambezi Looks cool, any pics with just the DRL's on an... Jan 30 2014, 10:51 PM Chris H. Hey Doug, did you ever get a chance to throw the a... Jan 31 2014, 08:19 AM CptTripps Funny. I just found it about an hour ago and remem... Jan 31 2014, 09:24 AM CptTripps Turns out that my amber lens is a Euro lens, so he... Feb 1 2014, 01:14 PM Chris H. Thanks! Probably better since it has both whi... Feb 1 2014, 04:28 PM Harpo Any thoughts on how you are going to power these?
... Feb 2 2014, 06:54 AM CptTripps
Any thoughts on how you are going to power these?... Feb 7 2014, 10:54 AM Kansas 914 Following this thread and ordered the same LED lam... Feb 24 2014, 11:54 AM CptTripps :trophy: Feb 24 2014, 12:12 PM effutuo101 sweet! Feb 24 2014, 12:52 PM Kansas 914
sweet!
Doug led the way on this project.
He... Feb 24 2014, 01:00 PM Harpo Did you have to change relays? There was a concer... Feb 24 2014, 04:52 PM Kansas 914
Did you have to change relays? There was a conce... Feb 24 2014, 04:55 PM mrbubblehead
Did you have to change relays? There was a conc... Feb 24 2014, 05:24 PM CptTripps Did you paint the inside of the buckets before you... Feb 26 2014, 09:11 AM Kansas 914
Did you paint the inside of the buckets before yo... Feb 26 2014, 09:17 AM pjhaun I also did the Cat-Eye LED front running/turn sign... Mar 13 2014, 04:44 PM pjhaun
I also did the Cat-Eye LED front running/turn sig... Mar 13 2014, 04:46 PM pjhaun
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