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Mach 10-20-2011 11:12 AM

DIY: LED STRIP SIDEMARKERS
 
UPDATE: Radiantz.com now calls these LED strips the "Z-Flex Array"
Just get 2x 40 led amber and 2x 40 led red. Remember they are the 100 Leds per foot style.
The are under "Category->Z-Flex LED lights->1mm Z-Flex arrays 100 LEDs Per foot"


What nice too is these have a LIFETIME Warranty against LED failure.




I got 2 amber and 2 red 40 LED flexible array strips from Radiantz.com
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/a8aaeae4.jpg

Splitting the sidemarkers apart was challenging. I started prying at the tab on the front of the lens. Then ran a sharp utility knife along the edge. A 10 min 200 degree oven did help soften the plastic and made it less prone to the lens cracking.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/848c96c8.jpg

Double sided tape on the LED Strip.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/b76b0b52.jpg

LED strip in position.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/6e8d22d8.jpg

Glued back up and installed.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/68a546a7.jpg


I still need to paint the lens white. I will leave a 1/8 inch slot unpainted for the LED strip to shine through.

Repeat this 3 more times... I paid $131 for all four LED strips. Alot less then the 2 companies that make these. :thumbsup:

UPDATE:

To connect these correctly....

Go here.. http://autolumination.com/connectors.htm

Scroll down still you hit this.... Standard bulb bases with a plug-in 2-wire pigtail 12"- 18 gauge wires

and buy 4 194 wedges. You guys can figure out the rest!!! :thumbsup:

tobalt 10-20-2011 11:15 AM

Great DIY!:thumbup:

zkdreads 10-20-2011 05:35 PM

what did you use to seal back up the lens to the housing. black=ground, yellow=positive

showstopper 10-20-2011 05:52 PM

Looks good can't wait to see the finished product.

sene 10-20-2011 08:02 PM

If its the led strips are flexible couldn't you feed them through the hole in the back and not worry about splitting the lamp open?

Mach 10-20-2011 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zkdreads (Post 3908863)
what did you use to seal back up the lens to the housing. black=ground, yellow=positive

I used the stock socket. Just put it back in the housing. Removed the metal tabs off the stock bulb and wedged the bulb back into the socket with the led wires. Another words used the bulb to hold the wires against the contact points. I will eventually get a blank 192 socket and plug the wires into that socket.

Quote:

Originally Posted by showstopper (Post 3908941)
Looks good can't wait to see the finished product.

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by sene (Post 3909379)
If its the led strips are flexible couldn't you feed them through the hole in the back and not worry about splitting the lamp open?

They are flexible but not flexible enough to fit though the hole.. And there is that problem of lining it up properly and attaching it there. But if you built a ship inside a glass bottle before then you would have no problem. LOL

s1k0 10-26-2011 04:02 PM

Great job, looks hot!

Low RS 10-30-2011 07:13 PM

need to show the finished product, to many unknowns that you did and are not showing.

Mach 10-31-2011 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Low RS (Post 3948577)
need to show the finished product, to many unknowns that you did and are not showing.

I think its pretty self explanatory.. but if you have any questions feel free to shoot me a PM.

I got them on the car and they look GREAT!! So many compliments.

Unfortunately I did not get any pictures and I am out of town till Saturday.

I got these two pictures of the painting progress...

Masked off....

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/3add2092.jpg

Base coat...

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/9d1c1157.jpg

Shot three coats of clear also.

Saint Alban 11-02-2011 01:24 PM

Would love to see the finished product. A friend of mine wants to make these for his Challenger.

Mach 11-02-2011 09:53 PM

I will have pictures up Sat night! I am out of town till then.

Synerbee 11-02-2011 10:25 PM

which ones did you buy?

Saint Alban 11-05-2011 08:07 PM

I'm considering doing this to Challenger sidemarkers for a friend. I'm curious about one thing. Since you're painting over the lens and making sure the light only comes through the slit you left unpainted, does the light shine through the paint at all? Maybe at night? I was assuming it may take multiple coats to make sure that doesn't happen. Did you put multiple coats of color before the clear? Also, did you just eye your masking placement for the strip? Seems hard to judge with the lenses not being clear.

verboten 11-05-2011 09:06 PM

What size LEDs? 40?


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