Lincoln LS custom LED taillights made

[NateRW21]

Yes, the sequential blinker is a 555 timer driving a shift register chip.
The 3rd brake light uses a microcontroller. I don't really have spec sheets but I would be willing to help if you need advice on a project!

Here's a 3rd brake light I made for another Stratus dude.
video

Damn that is sweet!!! How do I do it?!?!? I'm really good with electical projects, but never tried anything like this...

 

[owlman]

There are lots of writeups for led projects on the web; this guy has some good ones that might help or give you ideas.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Bill_Bowden/page5.htm
My 3rd brake light was a microcontroller driving luxeon leds on a custom pcb... but ya gotta start simple! I did!

 

[tamaraclvc]

Interesting!

Here's my version of custom tail lights!

 

[m1i2k9e]

Kind of reminds me of the new Navigator's styling.

 

[owlman]

Well, they can be opened! And, they should seal up again nicely with little to no references to the operation. Shouldn't be a problem to do pretty much what we want now, as far as LED's. Gonna go hack open the outside tail right now... be back in a few!

So the secret was to hack them open with a dremel?
Has anyone else opened their tails some other way? (like baking in the oven a la headlights?) I'm just scheming some led ideas...

 

[gt95coupe]

There are lots of writeups for led projects on the web; this guy has some good ones that might help or give you ideas.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Bill_Bowden/page5.htm
My 3rd brake light was a microcontroller driving luxeon leds on a custom pcb... but ya gotta start simple! I did!

:GotPics:

 

[owlman]

:GotPics:

It was not for the Lincoln, sorry

daytime movie

 

[Eliot_Ness_Ls]

Cant people with brake lights on wings use that tho?

 

[owlman]

Probably wouldn't fit in a wing but yeah should fit in some applications.

Anyway nobody has found a clean way to open tail lights?

 

[beechcraft11]

dont mean to jack the thread, but heres what i did:

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Not very much, but it sets it appart. I really like what you did though

 

[Eliot_Ness_Ls]

So......what did you do...I guess your right it dont look like much...

 

[Eliot_Ness_Ls]

Ahh theres the pic, it wasnt showing up..

Owlman...someone else did open them also..lookhttp://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=279

 

[RScottyL]

Yes a lot of them do, but its not necessary. Most LEDs have a very small viewing angle making a reflector around them worthless. I am going to be doing a set of LED tails for a 3G Mitsu Eclipse here shortly. We will see how it comes out. I still haven't had a chance to look at the LS tails though.

Speaking of Eclipse, this is definately very cool what he did with his, using LED's:

98 Eclipse Sequential LED Tail Lights

 

[NYC LS8]

That's sick!!

 

[eastcoastLS]

i like these http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97LXC7akpX8

 

[TDUB]

Sooooooo..... whatever happened with this?

 

[Torx]

i win.

 

[Thirdworlddoug]

anyone ever come up with LED tails?

 

[Lincoln Jealous]

anyone ever come up with LED tails?

what i want is the sequential tail lights

 

[DCU1976]

Here is a movie of a town car with a leds

Lincoln Town Car LED amber turnsignal - YouTube

 

[centason]

Speaking of Eclipse, this is definately very cool what he did with his, using LED's:

98 Eclipse Sequential LED Tail Lights

LOL, It's in demo mode!!! Turn it off!!!

 

[msgtusmc]

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