DIY LED lights
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I found this set on ebay. They were pretty long then just cut them to length. The brightness in the photo is because of the camera flash...they should look like what tstar has in his vid and pics. I'll post up pics once I get them installed to compare.
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!! Just wondering,,,was it cheaper that buying them outright? I know job satisfaction also enters the equation too
!!I admire the talent,,I'm not afraid of mechanical stuff,,,but lack electrical knowledge!! Nice job!!!
!! Just wondering,,,was it cheaper that buying them outright? I know job satisfaction also enters the equation too!!I admire the talent,,I'm not afraid of mechanical stuff,,,but lack electrical knowledge!! Nice job!!!
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From: ALL governments are legalized mobsters, so doesn't matter where I live :(
Granted this was my first attempt, so if I every had to do another one I have a better feel for what to do vs what not to. I saved money by doing everything myself but it still does come with a price...one mistake and I would have paid over what JW is asking for a set that is already pre-fab, but I was willing to take that risk...I just like messing with things so for me it's more of game and I get enjoyment out of it!
Besides Tim, (tstar) inspired me
(inside joke)I got some pics...I'll try and post them before the weekend.
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Tim has a bad habit of doing that
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Ok I'm looking for alittle help from the big guns of LEDs. I have everything installed and everything seems to work. The LED strip works as do the LED corner bulbs, but the DRL LEDs (switch back type) continue to hyper flash. I've added an LED relay to stop it from doing that but it didn't quite help entirely. Without the realy the indicator wouldn't blink, but the DRL's were still in hyper flash switching back and forth from amber to white...when I added the relay, the indicators began to work at proper speed BUT the DRL's were still doing the hyper flash. I tried turning the bulb 180 degrees then the bulb didn't work at all. I need some help on this one, it's driving me nuts!!!
P.S.
LED relay 2 prong with ground wire. I connected the purple and pink to the leads and the ground to black (just in case this info is needed...thanks.)
P.S.
LED relay 2 prong with ground wire. I connected the purple and pink to the leads and the ground to black (just in case this info is needed...thanks.)
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Ok I'm looking for alittle help from the big guns of LEDs. I have everything installed and everything seems to work. The LED strip works as do the LED corner bulbs, but the DRL LEDs (switch back type) continue to hyper flash. I've added an LED relay to stop it from doing that but it didn't quite help entirely. Without the realy the indicator wouldn't blink, but the DRL's were still in hyper flash switching back and forth from amber to white...when I added the relay, the indicators began to work at proper speed BUT the DRL's were still doing the hyper flash. I tried turning the bulb 180 degrees then the bulb didn't work at all. I need some help on this one, it's driving me nuts!!!
P.S.
LED relay 2 prong with ground wire. I connected the purple and pink to the leads and the ground to black (just in case this info is needed...thanks.)
P.S.
LED relay 2 prong with ground wire. I connected the purple and pink to the leads and the ground to black (just in case this info is needed...thanks.)