Arrowhead lighting LED tails
07-19-14, 09:28 PM
#26
Doing a little more testing this is 10 LEDs worth and this is what it looks like in real life minus the light bleed. I still need to play with spacing and distance from the lens to get the correct line width but it is looking good so far. Crappy cell phone pic will get better ones tomorrow.
11-26-14, 12:49 AM
#31
1/4 the way done still need to make the turn signal section and create the dividers for a more crisp line. I am not completely happy because I can still see hot spots. Right now the leds are as far as I can put them back without modifying the housing.
11-26-14, 02:40 PM
#32
I got rid of the hotspots but I don't like the overall look of the lens. I used a prismatic diffuser and now it sparkles and does not have the OEM look I am going for. I am also having trouble of getting rid of the light bleed. If you look closely I put some tape on the back but the light is still bleeding. My only other option is to paint the back.
11-28-14, 08:50 PM
#34
Well I bought some acrylic from the local hardware store and tried to diffuse the LEDs with some sanding. Unfortunately it made the hotspots worse which wasn't what I was expecting. It also reduces the intensity so I am probably going to scrap that idea.
I found some acrylic made to diffuse LEDs but at $40 per sq. foot I am probably going to hold off for now. Trying to keep the lights affordable.
Next option is to use the prismatic acrylic which so far is the best solution or pack the lights with more leds but.that adds twice the work and I would have to find some different components to handle the current.
I found some acrylic made to diffuse LEDs but at $40 per sq. foot I am probably going to hold off for now. Trying to keep the lights affordable.
Next option is to use the prismatic acrylic which so far is the best solution or pack the lights with more leds but.that adds twice the work and I would have to find some different components to handle the current.
12-01-14, 04:20 PM
#38
I am confident that the brightness is up to par. These are OEM components.
12-12-14, 07:31 AM
#42
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Hello, nice job!
anybody never think, it's like a cool thing to make these our rear lights like this?
(Image from Mayday led lights, but i have modified this with the third rear light in led)
anybody never think, it's like a cool thing to make these our rear lights like this?
(Image from Mayday led lights, but i have modified this with the third rear light in led)
12-15-14, 06:44 PM
#47
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I have toyed with this and the conclusion I had was to mold my own light bars using clear resins.
I would use 12mm steel rod with the ends rounded off or just cut off, bend to the shapes you want make a cast of half it. fill the mold with the resin place the leds in the resin.... only thing is i do not no how well it would work.
I got the led and the resin but never got to do a test on how the led would react to the resin
I would use 12mm steel rod with the ends rounded off or just cut off, bend to the shapes you want make a cast of half it. fill the mold with the resin place the leds in the resin.... only thing is i do not no how well it would work.
I got the led and the resin but never got to do a test on how the led would react to the resin
