GL but remember dont mess up

 

alright?

 

Go for it!

 

aren't the bmw light lines created by the plastic having a different mold texture on the backside? tough to remold the plastic so are you thinking plastic rods to carry the red light. i've seen some headlight "halo" ring DIYs that used this method and it comes to mind for a possibility on this project.

 

oh ya, no I'm not gonna use the plastic from the bmw; that would be really hard and I don't think they'd be long enough. plus way too expensive for such a small project. ya new plastic rods are what I was planning on using to have the led travel the distance. then I'll replace the sockets to house a single finction light (brake light) and the LEDs will become the running lights.

 

sooo clever i am. sorry to ruin the "ninja".
can't wait to see this one progress.

 

I've been down this road before... it's a steep hill with a bottomless pit at the end. I hope you can pull it off.

 

Gl.

 

that looks sexy.... GL.

 

They are ccfl and u beat me to it.... Guinie pig

 

gl

 

i am scared of the bottomless pit part.

i say why , even bother but i know the answer to that question , so i say good luck buddy ???

 

Here is an LED project I was doing for an SC400. Been working on it since 2006 and it still hasn't made it's way on to the car.

 

why not? do you visit hidplanet much? seems simple enough, PWM the brake lights, get the new blinker flasher for the blinkers, and you're set.

 

ha, you didn't ruin the ninja, I just didn't feel like typing it all out in the first post...

I'm wondering, since the bottom half of the housing is already red, do you think I should put red LEDs in still?

well, I was going to say that time wouldnt be a factor since I'll just be putting the 01s back on the car; but, then I saw your post about the proj you started in 06...

well well well, I finally beat Phillip to something???

me too, but if I pull it off, it should look damn good.


None the less, I'm going to try. If it gets pulled off the end result (how its pictured in my head) should look very nice. Maybe, I'll do it on the 01s first as a test run, and hopefully get all the mistakes out of the way.

 

dibs on the '03 tails if you fuck up




jk it's gonna look gnarly maan

 

hahaha you got it. and thanks ryan

 

Why do you think they are Cold Cathose Fluor. Lamps? Don't you think Fluorescents would shatter? and they wouldnt be able to be molded to the shape I'd need, I don't think... what do you think Phil??
ccfl:

 

ccfl vs led tube:

I think bmw used led tube

not that I care its the exact same, I just don't think ccfl would be able to bend, and those lights shatter pretty easy...

 

i'm really interested to see how this goes! would love to see a DIY for some custom stuff on our tails

 

Speculation:

What do you guys think? Would that be the place to set the LED, or on the other end?

I'll see if I can do a diy, I'm not really sure of anything yet.

 

hey Phillip, its LED:
http://www.umnitza.com/product_info....oducts_id=1155

Here are some more e60 pics:

 

you can see where bmw put the LED's on theirs, near the 3/4 panels rather than the trunk which creates hot spots.. i would put one on either side myself to even out the light distribution.. but then again, i wouldn't put 4 lines in

 

originally I was thinking only 3 lines, but I dunno if that would be enough light?

but then again, the e90/e92s only use three...

 

I would put the LEDs on the other end. That way just incase the light doesnt bend as well around the taillight most of it will still be lit up. lookin forward to it!

 

man, the more i look at it, the more difficult it looks... GL brah... GL...

 

actually, the more I research it, the more confident I am about doing it.

 

our tails are pretty beefy though, i feel like it would look too sparse with only three lines, no?

 

ya thats what I was thinking

 

Have you ever pulled a apart a set of tails, let alone a set the size of the first generation Lexus SC? Have you ever fitted the insides with LEDs that are FUNCTIONAL (i.e. do not just look pretty, but actually provide safety during braking), and had them not burn out? There is a lot to plan out. For the original poster, it looks like he is just doing it for accents, which eliminates a lot of issues.

I'll save you some time, do not speculate or buy any parts until you actually break apart the tails, take measurements, etc, etc.

 

i thought they used ccfl, O.o but i never experiemented i guess you're saying they're not flexible.... are they? doubt it.

actually i'm going to use LEDs, but imma slow down, still need to work on my retro.

 

they won't be miltifunctional LEDs, they will just replace the current running lights. The brake lights will remain as they are.


it will save time and money

 

Get to work already!!!! I want to see how this turns out, good luck

 

u'll have to sand the inside and use plastx, that's going to be fun right...

 

its a good look...........

 

i guess the cl taillight has a molded back to better disperse the light?? if so that will really change the look you are looking for.

 

gl it's gonna look good if it works out

 

ya it would. I dunno, I just need to crack the tail light open and see. I'll do that probably hung over on Thursday while watching football.

 

God knows I hate headAches.
I wud really respect u doing this and making it work out.. then maybe follow soothe.......

Aint nothing like a willing guinea pig...............