Making Custom LED Tail lights from USDM tails, Noahwhite2014's LED Tail light build/progress Options

[Noahwhite2014]

So exactly as the title says, I'm making custom LED tail lights using USDM Tail lights. The Goal is in each block, to have two LED rings (one larger and one a bit smaller). The outer ring at 50% brightness, i plan on making the running lights. While the inner rings AND outer rings at 100% brightness I plan to make the brake lights.

The turn signals i don't really plan on changing much other than painting the inner plastic reflector parts (i may end up changing my mind and actually doing something with this)

As for reverse lights i plan on putting the 1157 LED bulbs centered in each circle (i may end up shifting the rings over a bit to the right, and putting an LED array as my reverse lights. not sure yet)

Here are the pictures of the rings right now. The light emitting parts will be masked off individually, and the rest of the board/ring/backing will be painted black.



Im not sure if i did the image right, if it doesn't work let me know.

Also Let me know what you think so far?

Update 9/4/2014: Clear Lenses made! (too dark to take pics though, plus i haven't fitted them to the tail light perfectly yet. I'm going to be doing some heavy modifications to the housing so it will fit perfectly with the edges of the housing

Also...
Here are some quick photoshop mockup/concept pics of what I'm going for:

The white small circles are 1157 LED bulbs, the small amber circles are 1157 LED Bulbs. The shiny ring is a thin black chrome shroud/bezel. The red dots are red LEDs.

Type 1:


Type 2:


ALSO if thats anyones celica, sorry for snagging the picture, it was the best available at the angle i needed.

This post has been edited by Noahwhite2014: Sep 4, 2014 - 4:18 AM

[Tigawoods]

quit what you are doing and make these for the celi.

[Noahwhite2014]

quit what you are doing and make these for the celi.

It would be fairly simple to make, but it would look Aston Martin-ish in the tail light housings that our celicas use. I was originally planning to make a tail light based off the Aston Martin tail lights, but I realized that unless I soldered the LEDs perfectly, it would probably look bad. I'm fairly skilled at soldering, but it would take way to long for me to get it done the way I wanted to. I can start one of those after I finish mine if I can land another tail light. USDM or jdm doesn't matter I make custom lenses for it anyway and a majority of the inside will probably be cut away anyway.