SMDs in the fog light housing, Final iteration using 90mm circles of SMD 5050 leds |
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SMDs in the fog light housing, Final iteration using 90mm circles of SMD 5050 leds |
dangrouche |
Dec 28 2013, 07:59 PM
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dangrouche Group: Members Posts: 550 Joined: 1-May 04 From: San Francisco Bay Area Member No.: 2,012 Region Association: None |
Okay, in my continuing quest to update the incandescent bulbs in our teeners, I changed out the 35 watt bulbs to SMDs in each housing. the cost was minimal of course. I also augmented the light fog grills with "3W White LED Eagle Eye Daytime Running DRL Light Tail Backup Lamp, Stock number# 2XSKU40521" from my my favorite China vendor, Bang good.com. Cost was $5.99 for four of these eagle eyes units; I installed the other pair as daytime running lights on my other car.
. I cut out some styrofoam discs (from a take out container) and placed the assembly into the fog light lenses, added some wiring, all WITHOUT cutting any of the OEM wiring. . check it out, one of the pics shows the driver's side bulb with the 35 watt incandescent, compared to the passenger side with the four SMDs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) the pics are misleading. I had the camera flash off and it looks like a blaze, but in person, you see eight bright dots, of the same color as DRLs that you see on current Audis. I will try to add a better pic later. Attached thumbnail(s) |
dangrouche |
Feb 2 2014, 11:49 PM
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dangrouche Group: Members Posts: 550 Joined: 1-May 04 From: San Francisco Bay Area Member No.: 2,012 Region Association: None |
great idea; give me a couple of weeks to do that one now that you've brought that up. I'll project it from the length of the garage and see if it lights up more. Update Feb 15, It works poorly. If anyone can find a LED SMD bulb that fits the bulb socket, I think this could give the illumination of a daytime running light.
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