Digi7ech's S5 Led Tail conversion
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Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Avondale, Arizona
Almost done a set for my friend.
Now uses jumper cables to the led boards. Nice and easy install and removal.
//Satal95, Everyone's tails are different qualities so I couldn't have a set of tails ready.
My friends tails are amazingly clean except a turn signal lens is cracked. Mine aren't cracked but faded. Others are clear but chipped all over,etc..
I'd find it hard to accept cores from people when they vary in quality.
Now uses jumper cables to the led boards. Nice and easy install and removal.
//Satal95, Everyone's tails are different qualities so I couldn't have a set of tails ready.
My friends tails are amazingly clean except a turn signal lens is cracked. Mine aren't cracked but faded. Others are clear but chipped all over,etc..
I'd find it hard to accept cores from people when they vary in quality.
I don't know why Digi stopped posting updates here, but I found another forum with more updates from Digi.
RX7 FC led Tails
RX7 FC led Tails
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Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 4,403
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From: Avondale, Arizona
Yeah, so I made what I consider a good item now.
Redesigned the pcb's to be all in one. No more outer halos then center puck. Just a single pcb per hole with a cnc'd back plate so no cutting or drilling is required now. Also spent the money and got the pcb's themselves professionally made. Then I solder everything up. Also got the correct bulb sockets so it plugs into the stock harness.
I put the vregs on the back of the pcb's and jump power from one to the other to power the halos or center brakes.
I'm still trying to find a decent solution to the hyper blink. From what I've read, We have a flasher CPU instead of just a flasher plug in socket.. So no simple retrofitting led flashers. Might have to make an adapter harness or something. That way I can do a full LED conversion(fronts/center brake,etc). Currently I use load resistors on the turn signals but I hate the thought of having waste heat generators in there.
I've even thought of removing the flasher circuit and having just a straight power line to the tails, then building the flash circuit onto the pcb's. That's be for a later time with sequential turns though.
Pics of some done recently
Ryans awesome FC.
George's FD car. (Photo credit most of these to Dax Rodriguez)
Redesigned the pcb's to be all in one. No more outer halos then center puck. Just a single pcb per hole with a cnc'd back plate so no cutting or drilling is required now. Also spent the money and got the pcb's themselves professionally made. Then I solder everything up. Also got the correct bulb sockets so it plugs into the stock harness.
I put the vregs on the back of the pcb's and jump power from one to the other to power the halos or center brakes.
I'm still trying to find a decent solution to the hyper blink. From what I've read, We have a flasher CPU instead of just a flasher plug in socket.. So no simple retrofitting led flashers. Might have to make an adapter harness or something. That way I can do a full LED conversion(fronts/center brake,etc). Currently I use load resistors on the turn signals but I hate the thought of having waste heat generators in there.
I've even thought of removing the flasher circuit and having just a straight power line to the tails, then building the flash circuit onto the pcb's. That's be for a later time with sequential turns though.
Pics of some done recently
Ryans awesome FC.
George's FD car. (Photo credit most of these to Dax Rodriguez)
