New way to modify your side markers
03-22-2008, 07:55 PM
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New way to modify your side markers
ok guys, i know some of you have had problems with your modified side markers, burnt out LEDS. i have had some luck with mine, cuz they still work fine. but i wanted to see if i could make them a bit brighter. so i did some searching i found these bad boys. they have 6 surface mounted LEDS on them and are made to run off 12V so they wont burn out. i ordered a pair and decided to change out my old LEDS for these. this is what i did.
6 surface mounted LEDS in bright white
the tools i used
material i used
i took my side marker apart. it was pretty easy since i already cut it open and all i had to do was remove the epoxy glue i used a safety cutter with a sharp blade.
new LED and old LED circuit board just about the same size
i dremeled both sides a bit cus it was just a little too wide once i did it was a perfect fit
i cut a piece of the outlet cover to make a little platform for the new LED. i used a soldering iron to melt out the two holes for the screws.
i put down three layers of double side tape to raise the new LED module a bit. its alittle longer than the screw mounts. this way it clears the screw heads.
once you cut the wires to size and solder them to the power contacts. mount the new LED in place. should look like this.
here im testing it out before i put it back together with the epoxy. this thing is bright!
this is the new modified side marker. it's nice and bright. the light output is better than my old LEDS. the light dispersion is alot better, nice and even no hot spots
this my side marker before, you cant really tell in the pic but the light output is not as good. it has hot spots you can see where the LED is mounted through the lens
although my side markers never failed. im glad i did this mod. it looks alot better and i dont have to worry that my LEDS will burn out
6 surface mounted LEDS in bright white
the tools i used
material i used
i took my side marker apart. it was pretty easy since i already cut it open and all i had to do was remove the epoxy glue i used a safety cutter with a sharp blade.
new LED and old LED circuit board just about the same size
i dremeled both sides a bit cus it was just a little too wide once i did it was a perfect fit
i cut a piece of the outlet cover to make a little platform for the new LED. i used a soldering iron to melt out the two holes for the screws.
i put down three layers of double side tape to raise the new LED module a bit. its alittle longer than the screw mounts. this way it clears the screw heads.
once you cut the wires to size and solder them to the power contacts. mount the new LED in place. should look like this.
here im testing it out before i put it back together with the epoxy. this thing is bright!
this is the new modified side marker. it's nice and bright. the light output is better than my old LEDS. the light dispersion is alot better, nice and even no hot spots
this my side marker before, you cant really tell in the pic but the light output is not as good. it has hot spots you can see where the LED is mounted through the lens
although my side markers never failed. im glad i did this mod. it looks alot better and i dont have to worry that my LEDS will burn out
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03-23-2008, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by jptl04
ok guys, i know some of you have had problems with your modified side markers, burnt out LEDS. i have had some luck with mine, cuz they still work fine. but i wanted to see if i could make them a bit brighter. so i did some searching i found these bad boys. they have 6 surface mounted LEDS on them and are made to run off 12V so they wont burn out. i ordered a pair and decided to change out my old LEDS for these. this is what i did.
6 surface mounted LEDS in bright white
the tools i used
material i used
i took my side marker apart. it was pretty easy since i already cut it open and all i had to do was remove the epoxy glue i used a safety cutter with a sharp blade.
new LED and old LED circuit board just about the same size
i dremeled both sides a bit cus it was just a little too wide once i did it was a perfect fit
i cut a piece of the outlet cover to make a little platform for the new LED. i used a soldering iron to melt out the two holes for the screws.
i put down three layers of double side tape to raise the new LED module a bit. its alittle longer than the screw mounts. this way it clears the screw heads.
once you cut the wires to size and solder them to the power contacts. mount the new LED in place. should look like this.
here im testing it out before i put it back together with the epoxy. this thing is bright!
this is the new modified side marker. it's nice and bright. the light output is better than my old LEDS. the light dispersion is alot better, nice and even no hot spots
this my side marker before, you cant really tell in the pic but the light output is not as good. it has hot spots you can see where the LED is mounted through the lens
although my side markers never failed. im glad i did this mod. it looks alot better and i dont have to worry that my LEDS will burn out
6 surface mounted LEDS in bright white
the tools i used
material i used
i took my side marker apart. it was pretty easy since i already cut it open and all i had to do was remove the epoxy glue i used a safety cutter with a sharp blade.
new LED and old LED circuit board just about the same size
i dremeled both sides a bit cus it was just a little too wide once i did it was a perfect fit
i cut a piece of the outlet cover to make a little platform for the new LED. i used a soldering iron to melt out the two holes for the screws.
i put down three layers of double side tape to raise the new LED module a bit. its alittle longer than the screw mounts. this way it clears the screw heads.
once you cut the wires to size and solder them to the power contacts. mount the new LED in place. should look like this.
here im testing it out before i put it back together with the epoxy. this thing is bright!
this is the new modified side marker. it's nice and bright. the light output is better than my old LEDS. the light dispersion is alot better, nice and even no hot spots
this my side marker before, you cant really tell in the pic but the light output is not as good. it has hot spots you can see where the LED is mounted through the lens
although my side markers never failed. im glad i did this mod. it looks alot better and i dont have to worry that my LEDS will burn out
is the rear side markers the same size as the front sidemarkers? Is the front side markers the same length and size as the front? Thank you!
03-23-2008, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by jptl04
i got them here http://www.oznium.com/
Also can you tell how you did to wire them...
03-24-2008, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by VmtSquad
Crazy!!! Can you tell use how you did to wire them ...
Originally Posted by XjoEnXt
any photos of the entire type-s with the new LEDs (with the rest of the lights on)?
03-24-2008, 03:21 PM
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03-24-2008, 07:05 PM
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NYCE man!! Good job. Told ya those would look BRIGHT! I'm glad it worked out for you! Well since you were the guniea pig and it's a go, I'm gonna go ahead and order these up.
Like I was telling you before, the rear ones won't be bright enough now, so I am thinking to do all 4??
Like I was telling you before, the rear ones won't be bright enough now, so I am thinking to do all 4??
03-25-2008, 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by rockyfeller
NYCE man!! Good job. Told ya those would look BRIGHT! I'm glad it worked out for you! Well since you were the guniea pig and it's a go, I'm gonna go ahead and order these up.
Like I was telling you before, the rear ones won't be bright enough now, so I am thinking to do all 4??
Like I was telling you before, the rear ones won't be bright enough now, so I am thinking to do all 4??
i borrowed this pic from another thread so you could compare the two circuit boards
rear circuit board with 3 LEDS
front circuit board and new LED module
03-25-2008, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by jptl04
actually rocky. they match up really well. i relly dont see a need to do the rears. the reason i changed them was because of those hot spots. it looked bright. but only in those spots, and thats why it didn't seem as bright. these are perfect.
i borrowed this pic from another thread so you could compare the two circuit boards
rear circuit board with 3 LEDS
front circuit board and new LED module
i borrowed this pic from another thread so you could compare the two circuit boards
rear circuit board with 3 LEDS
front circuit board and new LED module
03-25-2008, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by CrazyFresh
So I'm not completely sure by your answer, but you are saying that you did change out all for sidemarkers, but you didn't see a huge difference from the ones in the rear?
03-25-2008, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by jptl04
no i never changed the rear. i said they match well with the new front side marker. so there was no need to change out the rears
03-25-2008, 04:40 PM
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crazy bastard!!
ive been dieing to do this since day 1, but the current method proved to be unreliable. seems like you cracked this mystery.... i will have to go ahead and order these!! and then find matching turn signals.. lol. fantastic job man....
ive been dieing to do this since day 1, but the current method proved to be unreliable. seems like you cracked this mystery.... i will have to go ahead and order these!! and then find matching turn signals.. lol. fantastic job man....
03-25-2008, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by BLACKURA_NY
crazy bastard!!
ive been dieing to do this since day 1, but the current method proved to be unreliable. seems like you cracked this mystery.... i will have to go ahead and order these!! and then find matching turn signals.. lol. fantastic job man....
ive been dieing to do this since day 1, but the current method proved to be unreliable. seems like you cracked this mystery.... i will have to go ahead and order these!! and then find matching turn signals.. lol. fantastic job man....
yes, i know people been having trouble with this mod. but i haven't started getting crazy yet. soon though, i've taken a break from modding lately, here we go again! stay tuned.
03-27-2008, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by rockyfeller
well my rear sidemarkers have rockblocker tints on them....so if I think i'll want to do them later I'll have to reorder, I'd rather order all 4..
jpt, do you have any side pics at night and day showing the front and back?
jpt, do you have any side pics at night and day showing the front and back?
here is a day shot of the new side marker LED module installed
old high flux LEDs, here you can see those hot spots i was talking about
i'll take some night shots later.
03-28-2008, 10:00 AM
#35
Originally Posted by tragic22
I dont know if its just me but I find that the car looks odd with two different color sidemarkers
ALL 3rd gen TL's have two different color side markers. amber and red or like me white and red.
