LED tail light write up poll

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kouki-gymkhana
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Alright, I'm still trying to get a sense of how many people want me to do a write-up on the LED tails and turn signals seen below. If I get more than 30 positive responses, I'll do it so lemme know by your vote...


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Neejay
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Add one for "Yes".

btw, how long did it take you to do this?


MECPInstaller
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There was some company that did the led replacement for our tailights but they were pretty expensive... I'd love to see your write up on how your did it. I think it looks good. Makes me glad i have a spare set of tailights to tinker with:)

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Clatch
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Maybe you should take a poll on how many people that are actually serious enough to post a message that they want a write up. Not to be a jackass to everybody else but a written response would justify the time taken to put together the write-up over somebody just going, "meh, yeah that would cool" and just clicks yes with little intention on actually reading the write-up. Just my two cents.

...And yes I would like a write-up .

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yes,do it man!!!!this would be the coolest write up topic!!!!

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thats a neat idea, leds light up faster and take less power then normal bulbs... is your design incorporating normal bulb sockets or what?

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id definately do it to my car

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I'm as serious as a viagra overdose with these tailights. i'm curious are these clusters of premade boards of l.e.d's or did you have to wire them all up yourself? i think i'd do small circular clusters of them, kind of a ripoff of the way the g35 tailights light up

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Tsukai240
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please do a write up that is HOT. what a tease man!

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Clatch
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MECPInstaller wrote:I'm as serious as a viagra overdose with these tailights. i'm curious are these clusters of premade boards of l.e.d's or did you have to wire them all up yourself? i think i'd do small circular clusters of them, kind of a ripoff of the way the g35 tailights light up
Jumbo L.E.D.s like the G35, or regular sized ones? I imagine regular sized L.E.D.s would be a *****, but I bet you could buy them in pre-made circles though.

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Hot.

I'd be all over this.

I'm already collecting parts to do the sidemarkers!

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http://www.clearcorners.com does the conv, but yea lots of dollas

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So where is the write up =Þ.

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slow s13
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hey hey, i got the 30th one for ya, hook us up

One question...did you have to use load resistors to make it blink the right speed?

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let's see the write-up. finally a taillight mod that you don't have to sell organs for!

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Awesome! I am really interested in this stuff! The sidemarkers are going to keep me busy while I'm at school and away from my baby :-( I'm really impressed, only one question: did you buy individual LEDs or get them on a board like you did for the sidemarkers? but I'm sure that will come up in the write-up sooo good luck and thanks so very much!!!!

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underground57
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Go here: http://www.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=94772

He said he bought the clusters from jmtools.com (under "truck parts and accessories"). He used the Rectangular 3 LED pieces for the sides. I'm assuming then that he used the larger 60 LED clusters for the taillights. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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i want in on this too, i say write up...

just think, if you made this writeup, it will be on NICO forever, and new people searching for a s14 taillight mod will be happy because of you! you are doing the world of nissan a favor!

kouki-gymkhana
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One more slightly better pic:

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eliterit
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enough of this poll. Let's see the write up!!!!

thanks for doing this we appreciate it

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one more yes vote here

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I tried using just straight-up replacement LED bulbs for my car, but due to the angle of the light socket to the taillights and the fact that an LED doesn't have a 360 spectrum of light, I took them out. But I would love to put a board of LEDs in there, so yes a write-up would be beneficial.

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couldn't you put a headlight bulb in there instead like a halogen 20% brighter than orignal bulb and it would make it super bright

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I've seen this car in person, the tail lights look really good

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POST THE WRITE UP!!!!!! i want to do it to my car damnit!

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MAXIMUS Nismo
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yeah man, post the write up or bring back the link above.

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how much did this mod cost you?

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Damn this is wat am about to do from scratch but a lil hand would be nice man

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Search for "DIY Sidemarkers" - that should give you the link it this one doesn't work either... zerothread?id=94772

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ArcherV20
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Is someone going to do the write up?

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No write up coming I assume.


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