95 - 99 Eclipse taillight center piece illumination question

[azdave]

would you make another set or sell yours for around 500-600

No way. I would not do another set like this for less than $2000.

Translation? Not for sale.

This turned into one of those mods that only a warped mind would follow through with.

Just the cost of the 828 Superflux LEDs required is over $400.

Here's a brief run down on the parts.

828 each SuperFlux LEDs mounted SMT-style in 22 separately activated lighting sections.
26 each custom-etched circuit boards
275 each 1206 size SMT 15 ohm resistors
6 custom-built pulse width modulators
6 custom-built power supplies with 24 separately activated 9-volts outputs. Each of the 24 outputs can drive up to 80 LEDs at 70mA.

Current draw (all measured @ 13.6V)
Idle current = 30mA
Marker lights current = 1.25A (slightly brighter than factory lamps)
Brake lights current = 3.75A (noticably brighter than factory bulbs)
Full-on = 10A @100% duty-cycle (intensely bright for strobe functions)

Try to access the hidplanet.com web site from the home page. I don't think you have to sign up to view the forums but maybe they changed the site. It's way too much to post here. It's four pages of data.

Here's a brief look.

I made six of these power supplies. They look store bought but I made the all in my garage to look professionally done.

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One of fourteen custom built circuit boards for the housings.

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Thermocouple used for high temperature testing in Arizona heat.

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Center panel LEDs with lens removed. (288 LEDs)

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Right housing boards and LEDs assembled and burned in on the bench before mounting inside housing.

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Schematic for just the center section of lights.

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Only "store bought" boards I used. Six of these are used to adjust the brightness of the LEDs. I heavily modified these boards for my lighting tricks.

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[SoilentGreen98]

Wow, that's some time put into that. With all that money you should have bought a turbo kit, haha. Honestly though, it's original and looks awesome.

 

[azdave]

Wow, that's some time put into that. With all that money you should have bought a turbo kit, haha. Honestly though, it's original and looks awesome.

Thanks.

Well, anyone can buy a turbo kit.


You can't get a set of LED tail lights like this anywhere else in the world. BTW, I have a turbo kit and a built motor. I'm just waiting for cooler weather this winter to install them. I hope my engine building skills match my electronic abilities.

This is the kind of stuff I do to relax and enjoy life. I love doing mods that are unique and show off my talents.


Like this little trick....
Remote hatch lift video. ( right click "save as")

 

[morbid_eclipse]

whoa...cool...i see that theres a little rod that moves the hatch up then it goes back down...how did you do that and what did you use? would love to make this myself...would be neat...and were did you wire it up to automatically pop the trunk?

 

[shpyder]

Wow. Why don't you just design the next Eclipse man! That is amazing stuff. Sigh. Electronics...nope, not my thing. Didnt do terribly well in college physics either....especially circuits! Thanks for the detailed pics though, I'll figure a way out to make myself a pair!

 

[azdave]

whoa...cool...i see that theres a little rod that moves the hatch up then it goes back down...how did you do that and what did you use? would love to make this myself...would be neat...and were did you wire it up to automatically pop the trunk?

Trunk pop is via the alarm remote and a solenoid to open the latch. The rod is a Bimba pneumatic cylinder and a solenoid to pressurize then vent during opening sequence.

Someday I'll do a write-up in a new topic. I still want to clean up the "plumbing".

Ending thread hijack....

 

[project15]

Stop trying to up your post count by bringing up old posts and posting many times within a few minutes.

 

[jayman089]

^^^^^^^^what he said

 

[myeagleneedmods]

Anybody ever do this to the center taillight on the 2g Talon? Any Pics?

 

[Deadly BlaZe]

Stop trying to up your post count by bringing up old posts and posting many times within a few minutes.

it wouldn't matter because your post count is only reflected by the posts in the tech forums.

 

[Number1dad]

Looks good. Worthy of a new concept