I dont know how many of you have this kinda experience, but maybe you do, Im making custom tails, and the turn signal is a 194 bulb, or socket for that matter. I already picked up a set of yellow LED 12v 194 bulbs, but im not sure how bright they are gonna be in the daylight. Theres going to be clear lenses on the tails, no red, and Im contemplating painting the inside housing black. I was checking out some NOKYA Yellow 194's any experience?
With clear lenses you should not have a problem...
I have yellow 194's that I got off eBay for my front side signal and they are plenty bright, even in the daytime, behind the orange lens.
Now I just got to find a 90 degree 3357 LED bulb (yellow preferably) and I'm all set
kardain i know where you can get them Pm me and i will get you set!
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I had red LED's in my 2000 taillights and noticed 2 things.
The brightness was barley acceptable in the sunlight (might have been better with clear lenses) and the turn signal flash pattern went from normal blink to very fast.
Plus at the price (about $10 apiece CDN IIRC) I wasnt terribly impressed with the longevity. One would blow every 60-90 days. I eventually went back to normal bulbs.
Rice.....Part of a balanced Pontiac diet.
well they are blowing because of the fast blink, you need resistors, look on ebay for them, their made for that reason, the LED draws so little power that it trips the bulb out signal, making it flash fast. I am going to have clear lenses, and I have a bad feeling that the LED isnt going to be bright enough in the daylight (no amber housing)
anyways, If anyone has been folowing my topics, i started the custom tails this weekend, im ordering the clear lenses from izn tomorrow......
The clear housing will be better than with the amber housing...
91 Sunbird - jWagg is correct. Load resistors are needed (even with the regular resistors for the LED's) to not make the car think that there is a bulb out.
jWagg - good luck on your project. As for the lenses, you shouldn't be disappointed
im flipping back and forth, whether i should order a set of clear lenses, or clear with diffusers.......... Im just not sure how its going to look. Im kinda leaning towards no diffusers, because its 20 bucks cheaper, and i think it might look a little better. I am still going to use the diffuser that was inside of the 194 bulb spot if you know what i mean.. I just am not sure if you will be able to see into the housing. Do you think your LED's are going to be bright enough in the daylight with no reflectors?
hey justin. just get the clear lenses w/o diffusers. if you are maybe going for this look....
you can get just the lenses and make your own diffusers. i will show you how. its VERY simple. w/o the diffusers will look like this...
you then can decide on what you want to do after you are done with your project. to make the diffusers, it will only cost you 5.00 at home depot. very cheap and easy. let me know if you have any questions man.
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Should...
Here's a standard LED bulb that I have in my reverse light housing for parking lights/brakes... full sun, parking lights on...
Kardain wrote:The clear housing will be better than with the amber housing...
91 Sunbird - jWagg is correct. Load resistors are needed (even with the regular resistors for the LED's) to not make the car think that there is a bulb out.
jWagg - good luck on your project. As for the lenses, you shouldn't be disappointed
Thanks guys. The LED units I had had a built-in resistor so I figgured that was all that was needed. I'll keep the 2nd one in mind when I get around to lights on this project.
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no i believe hees talking about buying the plastic sheeting that you use in industrial lighting. you can buy that at home depot for cheap. just buy that and make your own. and buy the way. wheres the progress piks you promised me.
all ive done is taken a dremel and sawed off the red relector.
sheesh. you havent had alot of time. its been 2 weeks and you havent got much done. im really lookin forward to the finished product
Wojo wrote:no i believe hees talking about buying the plastic sheeting that you use in industrial lighting. you can buy that at home depot for cheap. just buy that and make your own.
that is exactly what i was saying. thank you for clarifying it. sometimes i assume everyone knows exactly what i am saying.
i was going to sell the "diffused" pieces, but i figured why when people can make their own cheaper than what the shipping would cost.
if you or anyone needs any answers regarding this topic, please ask and i or kardain will help you guys out as much as i/we can.
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Wojo wrote:sheesh. you havent had alot of time. its been 2 weeks and you havent got much done. im really lookin forward to the finished product
lol I've been working on mine since July. However, I've had other car issues that needed to be addressed since then that took priority over this.
And as IZN said, I'll do my best to answer questions, just hit the
