thedivineguy
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I have seen a few of them in the past custom made. Does anyone know where I can get one? I'm doing led brake lights, so I would like them all to match.
led third brake light?
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piecesparts
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I upgraded my third brake light with a LED bulb replacement for the factory bulb. Are you asking about something different, suchas a complete replacement light assembly?
thedivineguy
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The ones I have seen looked like LED boards. Not just a bulb.
wake_rider
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I have pondered this same thing. If I were an electric guy, I'd try building an led board to fit that spot. I surrender when it comes to anything greater than replacing electrical parts, though. :yield: I'm far from any type of electrical engineer or hobbyists designer.
wake_rider
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http://www.ilovebodykits.com/product/185582/?gclid=CNzv0PXEy8MCFc1ffgodkmsAWQ
There's this one, but I don't like that the LED's are only in the center and don't spread to fill the entire lens area.
Plus, I'd want to keep the OEM housing and lens and just replace the guts. I never think that aftermarket lenses look quality; they always look cheap compared to the quality of stock plastic.
There's this one, but I don't like that the LED's are only in the center and don't spread to fill the entire lens area.
Plus, I'd want to keep the OEM housing and lens and just replace the guts. I never think that aftermarket lenses look quality; they always look cheap compared to the quality of stock plastic.
binhsterbinh
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The red lens ones with the 4 large LEDs is the closest I've seen to OEM short of making your own. I soldered my own earlier this year. Definitely a learning experience and took me a couple of afternoons. I would say it is medium difficulty. There were some guides I found from google that help calculate the resistance needed. I spent half the hours reading up on it and the other half doing the work.
I bought an LED pack, circuit board PCB, 12v Voltage Regulator, and Resistors to reduce the current in order to not burn out the LEDs. Basically, I cut out the PCB to the shape of the housing using cardboard cutout as the starting place. Then determined the array of LEDs desired, and soldered it all up and inserted back into the OEM housing. All parts can be sourced on ebay.
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infamousRNR
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LED 3rd brake light
DAMNNN this looks good...
wish you had a write up or a little more explanation of the process and some tips and tricks...
really want to do this now.... or buy one form you... :wave:
DAMNNN this looks good...
wish you had a write up or a little more explanation of the process and some tips and tricks...
really want to do this now.... or buy one form you... :wave:
wake_rider
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Agreed, on all points!
binhsterbinh
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I can start with a parts list:
Sharp PQ12RF21 Qty 1
LEDs - I used 22 total of the HPWT--DH00-F4000
LED HPWT-DH00-F4000 HPWT-DH00 Bright Red/Orange SuperFlux LUMILEDS Qty of 25 | eBay
Pcb board
12pcs KIT Prototyping PCB Printed Circuit Board Prototype Breadboard Stripboard | eBay
Resistors- the ohm rating of 47 ohm and 1/2 watt was calculated based on number of LEDs you're planning to use. I used this for 22 LEDs from an online calculators I found awhile back. I don't remember the link though.
100 x 47 Ohm Carbon Film Resistors - 1/2 Watt - 5% - 47R - Fast USA Shipping | eBay
For electrical wire, I used solid strand CAT6 I had on hand
I will try and give more details another day when I have more time on my hands. Again, all parts came from eBay.
Here's is a good write up from toyotanation:
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/1...01/321986-diy-custom-led-3rd-brake-light.html
The only difference in process is that he painted his board black and did not use a Sharp 12v voltage regulator. It's not necessary to use the regulator but cheap insurance because it'll keep the voltage constant at 12V despite the vehicle being 12.6v off and 13.6-14.4 when turned on. Technically, without the voltage regulator, I'd probably calculate resistors ohm required based on 14v instead of 12v.
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infamousRNR
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[MENTION=67669]binhsterbinh[/MENTION]
very grateful for this information...
looking forward to anymore explanation that can be provided...
this looks so good...
i was also thinking of attempting to use the innards of a RAV4 third brake light which is LED in the newer models...
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very grateful for this information...
looking forward to anymore explanation that can be provided...
this looks so good...
i was also thinking of attempting to use the innards of a RAV4 third brake light which is LED in the newer models...
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