mirror turn signals, COMPLETE. W/ build && night pics Options

[stephen_lee]

So I'm driving down 410 in SA last weekend and I saw a truck W/ turn signals on the mirrors.. and I thought, that would be kinda cool to have on my celica.
Well I've been thinking about it and now I've ordered the parts to do it w/. I got 100 amber LEDS and resistors to make it work w/ 13 volts.
I'm going to use 5 LEDs on each side, so a total of 10. What does everyone think of this idea. Stupid? Or something you'd want to do or have done for you?



This post has been edited by stephen_lee: Jan 14, 2009 - 1:33 AM

[spolski07]

whats the point? i have little green arrows on my dash that remind me when my blinkers are on and lights on all 4 corners that alert other drivers when im using my turn signal to change lanes or turn lol. jk bro. cool idea, but not for me. love to see how this comes out and next time you are in sa hit me up we will get together

[stephen_lee]

whats the point? i have little green arrows on my dash that remind me when my blinkers are on and lights on all 4 corners that alert other drivers when im using my turn signal to change lanes or turn lol. jk bro. cool idea, but not for me. love to see how this comes out and next time you are in sa hit me up we will get together

The idea is to also alert drivers RIGHT next to you of your attempt to lane change or turn. Like in heavy traffic and you're trying to move over, and some crack headed driver that's in his/her own world is managing to stay right by you... Just in all bringing up the visibility of our small cars to other drivers.

I wonder what it'd look like to have the LED at the point of the arrow lit up dimly all the time our parking lights are on. Wouldn't be too different to wire it in, and could easily be reversed. I also like the idea of that line, but idk how well it'd flow with the car, and it'd be pretty hard to make it look "factory installed."

I'm actually thinking of not drilling completely through, but just enough to get the LED to seat in the mirror straight, then filling the free space w/ clear silicone.
That would make the mirror still have a nice smooth surface and make the LEDs look more "factory installed." I also have another set of mirrors, just in case I mess up, or don't like the mod. I really want to experiment with making my own LED tails. But idk if I'd want a solid block of them, or a circle, or what. But I love the way they light up instantly and how they just look so much cleaner then regular bulbs. Plus LEDs are pretty cheap on ebay, and I am pretty electronically inclined as well. So as long as i can come up w/ a design that will look good, there is nothing else stopping me.

Scott , I lost my phone, so with it I also lost your new number.

Edit: spelling/typo && added more info and ideas

This post has been edited by stephen_lee: Jan 2, 2009 - 1:11 AM