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Old 10-20-2011, 11:12 AM   #1
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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


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.


Double sided tape on the LED Strip.


LED strip in position.


Glued back up and installed.



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.

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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!!!
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Old 10-20-2011, 11:15 AM   #2
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Great DIY!
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Old 10-20-2011, 05:35 PM   #3
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what did you use to seal back up the lens to the housing. black=ground, yellow=positive
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Old 10-20-2011, 05:52 PM   #4
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Looks good can't wait to see the finished product.
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Old 10-20-2011, 08:02 PM   #5
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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?
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Old 10-20-2011, 09:14 PM   #6
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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.

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Looks good can't wait to see the finished product.
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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
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Old 10-26-2011, 04:02 PM   #7
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Great job, looks hot!
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Old 10-30-2011, 07:13 PM   #8
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need to show the finished product, to many unknowns that you did and are not showing.
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Old 10-31-2011, 12:14 PM   #9
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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....



Base coat...



Shot three coats of clear also.
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Old 11-02-2011, 01:24 PM   #10
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Would love to see the finished product. A friend of mine wants to make these for his Challenger.
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Old 11-02-2011, 09:53 PM   #11
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I will have pictures up Sat night! I am out of town till then.
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Old 11-02-2011, 10:25 PM   #12
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which ones did you buy?
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Old 11-05-2011, 08:07 PM   #13
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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.
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Old 11-05-2011, 09:06 PM   #14
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What size LEDs? 40?
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