Prototype: LED mirror turn signal
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Prototype: LED mirror turn signal
This idea came from a customer needing to get his car UK approved with Side "repeater" turn signals. Using high-density LED strips that are ultra low profile, the plan is to have these installed in the mirror housing behind seated behind the mirror so they illuminate in the gap between the mirror and mirror housing. (when not illuminated, they are nearly invisible unless you know where to look) The tightly packed LEDs (5mm on center) creates the illusion of a solid bar of light as little as 2 feet away.
Prototype photo so far:
The prototype will be install on my car for road testing this week. Production kits are planed to be in cased in silicone for weatherproofing and have an adhesive strip on the back side for easy mounting. Installation require removing the mirror housing to run wires as and MAY require removal of mirror from housing depending on the ability of the strip to be placed correctly with the mirror mounted.
Prototype photo so far:
The prototype will be install on my car for road testing this week. Production kits are planed to be in cased in silicone for weatherproofing and have an adhesive strip on the back side for easy mounting. Installation require removing the mirror housing to run wires as and MAY require removal of mirror from housing depending on the ability of the strip to be placed correctly with the mirror mounted.
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Seems excessively long to me. Cool idea, but does it need to follow along the top and bottom edges so far?
What I would really love someone to come up with is a motorized mirror that folds when the car is parked and unfolds upon start up.
What I would really love someone to come up with is a motorized mirror that folds when the car is parked and unfolds upon start up.
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Neat idea, but I would agree with others it does seem to be a bit too long.
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The folding mirror option is available on Mercedes and BMW among other high end luxury cars. On the C5, you can just manually fold them back.
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In North America, you can have red turn signals, it's just a little confusing compared to amber. Red is used almost exclusively on Ford GM and Dodge vehicles with turn signals in the mirrors.
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The LED strips we're working with have brighter and much tighter-packed LEDs but have yet to be made waterproof or adhesive backed. I'm working on getting that done now.
I don't anticipate the price being too astronomical but when I know I will post.
