 LED Taillights, Custom Made for the 914 |
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| pjhaun |
 Feb 28 2013, 10:51 AM
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| Spoke |
Feb 28 2013, 11:08 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 7,113 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None 
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QUOTE(pjhaun @ Feb 28 2013, 11:51 AM)  Looks good. Do you have some info or thread on how you did them? Did you have to change the blinker to run the LEDs in the back? |
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| pjhaun |
Feb 28 2013, 11:47 AM
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QUOTE(Spoke @ Feb 28 2013, 09:08 AM) QUOTE(pjhaun @ Feb 28 2013, 11:51 AM) Looks good. Do you have some info or thread on how you did them? Did you have to change the blinker to run the LEDs in the back? I didn't take pictures because I didn't think it was going to work. What I did was bought an old set of rear light housings and gutted them out. Then I mounted a piece of plastic in the light housings to attach the strip LED lights. I bought the LED strip lights on Ebay. You can buy them in just about any color and length. I chose all red, but I could have put yellow for the turn signal instead of red. I did the same thing to the front turn signal housings with yellow LED strip lights. I did have to buy a new flasher that can be used both for LED lights abd standard lights. |
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| ScoopLV |
Feb 28 2013, 12:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 545 Joined: 7-September 12 From: Las Vegas Member No.: 14,897 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Impressive looking lights -- I particularly like the third brake light on the targa bar.
Could you shoot a picture of it during the day? |
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| Chris H. |
Feb 28 2013, 01:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4,053 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Chicago 'burbs Member No.: 73 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Check out the arrow indicators in the window! No one is going to miss the fact that you are turning!
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| pjhaun |
Mar 11 2013, 03:22 PM
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QUOTE(ScoopLV @ Feb 28 2013, 10:45 AM) Impressive looking lights -- I particularly like the third brake light on the targa bar. Could you shoot a picture of it during the day? I shot a video of my LED tail lights today, which pretty bright outside. http://youtu.be/HVHsN-HgFHA Phillip J. Haun Oak Harbor, WA. |
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| jhora |
Mar 11 2013, 06:53 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 6-March 09 From: Kentucky Member No.: 10,138 Region Association: South East States |
Nice Job Phillip...pretty darn cool!
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| euro911 |
Mar 11 2013, 08:35 PM
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,860 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California
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| gothspeed |
Mar 11 2013, 10:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,539 Joined: 3-February 09 From: SoCal Member No.: 10,019 Region Association: None |
How is the OP Spoke doing with his LED light progress? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
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| Spoke |
Mar 12 2013, 10:12 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 7,113 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(gothspeed @ Mar 12 2013, 12:05 AM) I'm still moving forward. I'm looking for a more efficient amber LED. I got some samples of an OSRAM amber LED from Digikey but the damn things are red. We questioned Digikey if that was the right part and they claim the amber wavelength overlaps the red wavelength and some amber LED could look red. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) All the LEDs will use the Polymer Optics lens. These will have to be glued onto the boards. The good thing about the lenses is they don't require holes and this will allow me to put circuitry behind the LEDs. Can't fit the power supplies on the same side of the LEDs so they will go on the bottom of the board. I started designing the circuitry to provide the "back off" brake light where the brake light flashes quickly a couple of times when you hit the brake. Also designing the turnsignal lights to be sequential. There are 6 columns of 4 turnsignal LEDs that I will turn on 2 at a time so they'll go: 2 - 4 - 6 ON. All the flashing circuitry will be done in a CPLD. |
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| SLKWrx |
Mar 12 2013, 10:34 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 327 Joined: 28-September 04 From: Woolwich, NJ Member No.: 2,845 Region Association: North East States
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Will there be an option to not have it be sequential? Not a huge fan of that.
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| Chris H. |
Mar 12 2013, 11:56 AM
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QUOTE(Spoke @ Mar 12 2013, 11:12 AM) [ I started designing the circuitry to provide the "back off" brake light where the brake light flashes quickly a couple of times when you hit the brake. Was just going to ask you about that. Awesome. I was behind an SUV (Kia maybe) yesterday with a flashing 3rd brake light. It was very effective. |
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| Spoke |
Mar 12 2013, 12:15 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 7,113 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(SLKWrx @ Mar 12 2013, 12:34 PM) Will there be an option to not have it be sequential? Not a huge fan of that. Yeah, it is pretty simple; tie a pin high or low on the CPLD to disable. |
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| montoya 73 2.0 |
Jun 30 2013, 09:18 PM
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Lack of consideration to others, and Selfish! Group: Members Posts: 1,791 Joined: 27-October 04 From: Paso Robles, Ca. Member No.: 3,016 Region Association: Central California |
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| synackack |
Jul 1 2013, 08:41 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 25-June 13 From: Cincinnati, Ohio Member No.: 16,050 Region Association: None |
Doing PCB123?
I was just thinking about doing this myself - but if you're almost done, count me in for a set! |
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| Cairo94507 |
Jul 1 2013, 05:21 PM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 10,165 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California
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I am really looking forward to seeing those.
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| McMark |
Jul 1 2013, 07:14 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Not a fan of sequential either. When I see a Mustang with those I can't help but think, "I get it. You're turning. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stfu.gif)"
But having it slightly dim on and dim off would be cool (basically emulating incandescent) for the turn signal. Fast on and fancy flash for brakes is great! Turn signals really are fine the way they are. But regarless, really looking forward to this progress! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/boldblue.gif) |
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| Speedmster |
Oct 27 2013, 09:20 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 62 Joined: 19-September 07 From: Louisville, Ky Member No.: 8,132 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Spoke, how are you coming along with your LED Taillights?
I am not a fan of the flashing brake lights. I think if the brakes are being used the light should be on. I see the flashing brake lights on motorcycles a lot and sitting behind them at an intersection is annoying. Yes, I understand the point, I guess I'm a little old school these days and actually pay attention when I drive. |
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| veekry9 |
Oct 27 2013, 07:42 PM
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OldMember Group: Retired Members Posts: 3,068 Joined: 17-June 13 From: TO Member No.: 16,025 Region Association: Canada |
The latest craze,all in the spirit of safety.
There are some drivers out there who need a stimulating visual clue when driving.The coolest seq sigs of the 60's,Thunderbirds,Cougars. The cost to produce those die-castings was enormous. A simple application of the high intensity LEDs makes a good argument for 21st century tech. As a replacement for the obtrusive sidemarkers they would meet the standards.A high visibility 914 makes it a safer ride and circumvents the defense of "I didn't see the car". Shaving the sidemarkers has been done to other vehicles for years. The average SUV pilot needs 400+ ft to stop from 55mph depending on if they looking.A margin of error on the side of caution would be a worthwhile effort.You know,like,all lit up like the 4th of July. Up the front of the targa,across the top then down the 914 curve, unmistakeable,or spelling out the Porsche logo on the rockers,or across the rear fascia.Man,you could even do RacingStripes down the centre.  Fun With LEDs. |
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| veekry9 |
Nov 6 2013, 11:24 AM
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OldMember Group: Retired Members Posts: 3,068 Joined: 17-June 13 From: TO Member No.: 16,025 Region Association: Canada |
PJHaun Hello.
In your most recent post re the brake lights,it appears that the leds are flashing at the greatest rate on the initial push of the pedal,then slows to remain on. I have seen a number of such flashing systems which display the opposite effect and give the viewer a proportional sense of deceleration.Flashing faster=>braking faster. Would you consider it feasible to build a circuit that measured the brake pressure and/or g-force?  http://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/led-veh...lacement-bulbs/ |
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