Im a NC state inspector, over here, reverse lights are not required at all to pass inspection. I do like to indicate to others (in a parking lot or whatever), when my car is in reverse though, so I definitely would try to set some up if it was me. Maybe you can get a small LED or even regular white bulb and close off a little corner of your light to mount the reverse bulbs in. I think they'd look pretty sweet in the lower inside corner of each light, and they'd probably be inconspicious. idk.

 

I made a small adjustment by flipping the bottom portions of the lights. . . As far as the reverse light placement, I'll post a visual rendition of what I would do soon.

 

i think this summer, since my project is on hold... im gonna attempt the red/clear lights.

 

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hey RRTEC... those tails ever end up back on the car? i wanna see.

 

VLEDS has a SIIIIIIIICK license plate frame that has a couple LEDs on it so when you flip on your reverse lights it basically put a spotlight back there. I really want to ephasize they are SICK.

 

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I recommend - from personal experience - to spray it with FLAT black, then, after it's set, leave it masked and then shoot it with clearcoat.

Gloss paint (in rattlecan) has a habit of separation and build-up, when done in multiple layers.

 

damn

 

^ Yeah better be gone he's f'ed over alot of people on these forums. Including myself.

 

revival of a dead thread, im going to to do this with led perf boards pretty soon after income tax and my vacation, lol, imma go for an audi type of led layout

 

since the lenses dont have the clear reflective acrylic the s5 tails do, i decided to just add the leds to the lense instead.

 

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^^ that's a huge change, can I see that in person?

 

i think next time im going to buy some thin acrylic, cut out templates and line up the LEDS a bit nicer and maybe use diffrent strips

 

on thurday ill be at a meet in fillmore, bring the fc's in ox with you lol

 

i would suggest using solder friendly strips...

 

Brake lights in square/oval reverse in round

 

Is there anyone out there besides me that is NOT a fan of this whole LED thing? They look like a string of christmas lights, IMO. I like the idea there, but not the execution. Anyway to diffuse the light so that the individual bulbs aren't so blatantly expressed?

 

You are looking for elef LEDs like robxx7 has. https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-non-technical-pictures-198/lighting-upgrade-has-begun-5w-elef-led-959833/

 

as i was making them i kinda feared the leds being to bright, and they do look like there too much id love to remake the brake protion of the lense tho, i do feel like it has the christmas light effect.

 

+1 diffused looks so much better. If you must go un-diffussed (modern look), keep it to circles. The christmas strings make it look like a ******* gay dodge.

 

Don't use strips. Instead build boards the full size of the light and sit it as far back from the lens as possible. You should be using upwards of 150 LEDs per light to get a clean look and usable reliable light.

 

^ thanks, i do see how there just way too much and i will actually just set the boards off the lens

 

Unless you run separate diffusers in front of the boards I would sit them back away from the lens. You will get better light spread and it will appear more uniform.