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purerx7 04-10-14 09:43 PM

These appear to be pretty bright too...
http://qestjapan.com/imagefile/item/fd3s/qj-f303-04.jpg
http://qestjapan.com/imagefile/item/fd3s/qj-f303-16.jpg

FFWD_FD 04-11-14 01:03 AM


Originally Posted by purerx7 (Post 11716272)

Ok...so there is something out there. purerx7, do you know who make those? Or are they custom one off?

David Hayes 04-11-14 07:26 AM

They are in production and you can order them (at least in Japan):

Google Translate

If I read it right, for a new set (no trade in of yours), the cost is around $1,3000. If you send in yours, it's around $750. Or it might be $750 for a set from their used OEM stock.

They also have a Youtube channel so you can see the light output for yourself:


Would be interesting to see this on a sunny day. Regardless, not my cup of tea as they are individual LEDs.

Ceylon 04-11-14 07:39 AM

They looks pretty cool Bryan :icon_tup:.

YoshiFD3S 04-11-14 10:52 AM

The first picture looks different from the ones that are on the yellow FD.

Am I the only one who is noticing that? The first one, the lights appear to be more solid, but on the yellow FD the LED's look all individualized again. >_<

Yeah...I'm not a fan of the individualized LED bulbs, either.

>_<

turboIIrotary 04-11-14 03:53 PM


Originally Posted by YoshiFD3S (Post 11716533)
The first picture looks different from the ones that are on the yellow FD.

Am I the only one who is noticing that? The first one, the lights appear to be more solid, but on the yellow FD the LED's look all individualized again. >_<

Yeah...I'm not a fan of the individualized LED bulbs, either.

>_<

It is brake function the camera over exposes the image making it look solid but if you look closely you can see the bulges of light.

Driftfc3s 04-17-14 01:53 PM

From last night:

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7410/...ce212d15_b.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3755/...878e72ef_b.jpg

BTW, this is a photo (obviously at night) with just the running lights on. They are CRAZY bright when the brake is applied.

Daytime photos/videos are coming guys.

s2kguy17 04-17-14 02:06 PM

What are the price on these $1000.00 or so ?

David Hayes 04-17-14 02:39 PM

If you like the individual LED look, the pics are nice. The car is really nice BTW.

LEDs do funky things in pics though so take one at night with the brake lights on and that way you can compare the brightness to the center OEM lights. The daytime pics will also help quite a bit. I'd suggest you leave one side "OEM" so you can compare the brightness. Also take one from a bit of an angle as a lot of LEDs have a very narrow viewing angle.

And if you'd like, I have some light brightness testing equipment and am happy to test one of your lights as compared to the stock setup. That's the best way to determine the level of the light output. I already have the numbers for the stock or 99 spec taillights.

RX7 RAGE 04-17-14 03:10 PM

More pix please. :)

thatdon 04-17-14 03:13 PM

IIRC they are being sold for $1000

https://www.facebook.com/CarshopGLOW

Car Shop GLOW FD LED Taillight Progress Report. | Mayday Garage

more pics

https://scontent-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/...20890166_o.jpg
https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/...36921736_n.jpg
https://scontent-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/...51208408_n.jpg

David Hayes 04-17-14 03:51 PM

^ Pic #1 above shows exactly what I referred to regarding the angle of the LEDs. See the difference in light output from the left versus the right? The left is quite a bit dimmer than the right and that is with just a slight shift to the right. That means the LEDs used have a very low angle of view, translating into a big loss of light when you are not directly looking at them.

I'd also guess by looking at the same pic, the light output of these will be questionable during the day.

Could be wrong though so looking forward to seeing pics during the day. Again, a great comparison would be to leave one side stock and then show the pics.

kbhoioejma 04-17-14 04:43 PM


Originally Posted by David Hayes (Post 11720354)
^ Pic #1 above shows exactly what I referred to regarding the angle of the LEDs. See the difference in light output from the left versus the right? The left is quite a bit dimmer than the right and that is with just a slight shift to the right. That means the LEDs used have a very low angle of view, translating into a big loss of light when you are not directly looking at them.

I'd also guess by looking at the same pic, the light output of these will be questionable during the day.

Could be wrong though so looking forward to seeing pics during the day. Again, a great comparison would be to leave one side stock and then show the pics.

i will be taking the pics to show the difference. i havent put my set on yet and will leave my converted 99 tails on one side and the led one on the other side. i will do day time and night time. exposure will be the same when taking pics and metered accordingly closest to what my eyes see (obviously it wont be the same bc the dynamic range is soooo great on your eyes as opposed to a camera). no editing on the pics. straight jpeg from a 5d mark 3

i will also do the viewing angles as well to compare left right top bottom

David Hayes 04-17-14 04:45 PM

^ Cool, that is the way to do it. I make the offer again to test one of the units for you so you would know exactly how these stack up to the brightness of stock and 99 spec units.

Scrub 04-17-14 05:36 PM

:rolleyes:

DHTSA at it again lol

Gringo Grande 04-17-14 05:54 PM


DHTSA at it again lol
People who can't let things go at it again lol.

Scrub 04-17-14 06:02 PM

That's cute hahaha.

turboIIrotary 04-17-14 07:16 PM

The downfall of 5mm LEDs is you can never get them straight so the some LEDs look brighter than the other making it "home made" looking.

rotary_rob 04-18-14 03:25 PM

dirka dirka

FFWD_FD 04-23-14 03:21 AM

Sorry, but the mayday lights look like some kid's science fair project pieced together.

E4usmc 04-25-14 08:59 PM

Pretty impressive work

DreamInRotary 03-24-15 01:30 PM

Man I'm jealous of your FD LED tail light options...I'm gonna have to start making some for the FB's :egrin:


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