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cnicholls · 11-02-2012, 12:23 PM

I wanted to share my home brew led tails. Made from import led panels and flexible led strips. Not as nice as the other kits I have seen on this site, but hey its 20 bucks! I am not selling anything, just showing what I did to my camaro housings. (on my chevy nova!)

Video @ Youtube

Would love to hear your comments!

its a syn · 11-02-2012, 12:31 PM

Awesome!!

GaBoy25 · 11-02-2012, 12:42 PM

That's ingenious

RatRacer · 11-02-2012, 12:53 PM

Very creative.

tramtwo · 11-02-2012, 11:59 PM

These flash style and rate is better than the ones that are produced commercially.

zkdreads · 11-03-2012, 02:01 AM

Where's the.link to where you bought the lights? And.how u install them. They look good.to.me. how about i pay you and you just ship me the led's and all i have to do is install them

cnicholls · 11-04-2012, 08:55 AM

First thanks for the positive responses, I was worried about how you gen 5 guys would respond to your tail lights in a old school car. The thing to also keep in mind is the leds for the afterburner are spaced wider apart than the custom kit. In my opinion it still looks great, however parked next to the more expensive kit would pale in comparison. Another thing to note is the flexible led strips do not come with adhesive backing. This means you need to glue the strips down. I use the black hot melt glue from 3m or emblem adhesive.

I will pos the link and/ or sell the ones have left (I imported a case of them for my home built RV). However, I believe it is against the rules of the forum. If a moderator gives me the ok I will gladly share the links, just don't want to make any waves.

cnicholls · 11-05-2012, 09:26 AM

Modified Camaro Tail Lights
I changed it up a little bit. In the video above the led panels appeared a little orange because of brightness of the led's. I also wanted more of a blood red than the stock lens. So I added a second red filter made from a red round lens cut in half. I also added a piece of copper tape along the bottom to better define the "retina" if you will. So when the tail lights are on the center is a deeper red than the outside of the lens. It's a subdual effect but hey less is more...

the lenses above are installed on the passenger side, the original is on the driver side.

11-02-2012, 12:31 PM	#2
its a syn B.O.D. 02/16/10 Drives: 2010 SGM Sp. Edition 2017 RS Conver Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Albia,Iowa Posts: 3,959 View My Garage	Awesome!! __________________

11-03-2012, 02:01 AM	#6
zkdreads Drives: 2010 Camaro LS V6 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 2,784	Where's the.link to where you bought the lights? And.how u install them. They look good.to.me. how about i pay you and you just ship me the led's and all i have to do is install them __________________ C-LO or Sonic "Without Struggle there is no progress" I am your best nightmare! Last edited by zkdreads; 11-03-2012 at 04:25 PM.

11-04-2012, 08:55 AM	#7
cnicholls Drives: 73 Nova with Camaro parts Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 6	Thanks... First thanks for the positive responses, I was worried about how you gen 5 guys would respond to your tail lights in a old school car. The thing to also keep in mind is the leds for the afterburner are spaced wider apart than the custom kit. In my opinion it still looks great, however parked next to the more expensive kit would pale in comparison. Another thing to note is the flexible led strips do not come with adhesive backing. This means you need to glue the strips down. I use the black hot melt glue from 3m or emblem adhesive. I will pos the link and/ or sell the ones have left (I imported a case of them for my home built RV). However, I believe it is against the rules of the forum. If a moderator gives me the ok I will gladly share the links, just don't want to make any waves.

11-02-2012, 12:53 PM	#4
RatRacer Drives: 11 Synergy Green LS 15 Colorado Z71 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: S.W. Florida Posts: 401	Very creative.

11-02-2012, 11:59 PM	#5
tramtwo Drives: 2021 1LE Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: N'Awlinz Posts: 6,315	These flash style and rate is better than the ones that are produced commercially.

11-05-2012, 09:26 AM	#8
cnicholls Drives: 73 Nova with Camaro parts Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 6	Modified Camaro Tail Lights I changed it up a little bit. In the video above the led panels appeared a little orange because of brightness of the led's. I also wanted more of a blood red than the stock lens. So I added a second red filter made from a red round lens cut in half. I also added a piece of copper tape along the bottom to better define the "retina" if you will. So when the tail lights are on the center is a deeper red than the outside of the lens. It's a subdual effect but hey less is more... the lenses above are installed on the passenger side, the original is on the driver side.