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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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| CptTripps |
Feb 26 2014, 09:11 AM
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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 |
Did you paint the inside of the buckets before you installed the lights? I was wondering about reflection.
The other LED lights I wanted for "DRL" came in yesterday, so I'm going to put those together this week. I'm looking for a kind of "halo" type effect. |
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| Kansas 914 |
Feb 26 2014, 09:17 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,999 Joined: 1-March 03 From: Durango, Colorado Member No.: 373 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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QUOTE(CptTripps @ Feb 26 2014, 08:11 AM)  Did you paint the inside of the buckets before you installed the lights? I was wondering about reflection. The other LED lights I wanted for "DRL" came in yesterday, so I'm going to put those together this week. I'm looking for a kind of "halo" type effect. Hi Doug, I did not paint inside and mine were very dull. I mounted my units by wrapping self adhesive foam around the unit and it made for a nice snug friction fit and centered the LED unit in the bucket perfectly. This way I made no modifications to the bucket and by using the pigtail leads with the 1157 base no electrical changes were made. I can go back to original in a matter of minutes. It blocks out almost all of the original reflective portion of the bucket so it would not have mattered to me. I am anxious to see your DRL effect and I may modify mine accordingly. Thanks for leading the way on this - it really makes a HUGE difference. |
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CptTripps How To: CptTripps' Cat-Eye LED Light mod Jan 25 2014, 01:27 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 pjhaun I also did the Cat-Eye LED front running/turn sign... Mar 13 2014, 04:44 PM pjhaun
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