another question - do i need a driver or buckpuck to run them from the festoon connectors?

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Added on June 13, 2007, 12:16 amjackie - can oso

This post has been edited by kev da man: Jun 13 2007, 12:16 AM

that settles it then.. you can start V5 oledi

taikor.....
just only 2482 posts wor

what tons of wires?
you need a circuit board about the size of half a credit card only, max

then you wait till it is 2500posts lo

maybe kev taikor didn't plan on using a circuit board.. that's why manyak wires

gua mau bikin ini macam XD

so if i tap from the interior light, in parallel, wouldn't there be eight strands of 28 gauge wires that i need to hide in the roof? i'm doing it for 4 pillars, plus the whole circuit needs to power another festoon bulb as well

circuit board i can use at each individual locations that is to house the caps and resistors behind the pillar panels. XD

i can do like that, minus that IC - don't need PWM for my lights


This post has been edited by kev da man: Jun 13 2007, 12:29 AM

have fun cutting holes on your roof XD

no need, drill holes in the pillar plastic housing (because i need to take them out to take off the roof for soundproofing and the wiring), then just slot the LEDs and somehow get some fiber to create a shroud due to the light leakage. the rest all okay and planned liao, just the wiring part made me bingung KAO KAO!! @_@

This post has been edited by kev da man: Jun 13 2007, 12:31 AM

wow~ hmmm wonder how to achieve that effect without looking riceboy..

amber led's?

using white. cant see jack shit with amber my dome light damn dim, and its located at the front, which does not help if you lighter fell behind your seat, while you're trying to light a ciggie at 120km/h

effect looks cool too, but i'm using a single bright LED for each pillar. hopefully its not too bright

kev da man turning seafood-man?

you cant avoid being ricey
the force of rice is strong
we are all inherently ricey

damn............all i wanted is a brighter interior when i open my doors

drill hole in the pillar then get those LED holders. then only worry about diffusing the LED. yah therell be a pair of wires coming out from the PCB for each LED. IMO viewing angle is more important than brightness here. you dont want it to be like those 'laser' LEDs shining to a spot only.

got such thing as LED holders? i plan to point them across the ceiling as they will naturally diffuse thataway. either that or probably i'll have to skim/shave the tops of the LEDs.... oh well, gotta try on the circuits 1st and need to order some extra LEDs tim.

actually, nahh, LED holders only hold the diode flush to the surface. im thinking of drilling to an angle - worse comes to worst, i'll just cut a slice out of em panels then cover up with fiber + respray the whole thing

oh yeah, i'll be using 10mm LEDs, so they would 'hold' quite well using silicone or something.

This post has been edited by kev da man: Jun 13 2007, 12:44 AM

just power up a LED with 9V battery and a resistor then test it out with blue tack. get the angle correct then only proceed with prototype. suggest to take out the B pillar to get a better angle

at first- thought of using this
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=454136&hl=

but even more lala if i use it inside

using these LEDs instead
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=384560&hl=

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Added on June 13, 2007, 12:50 amyeah, i AM taking out the pillar plastic thingies because i need them out before removing the roof liner for wiring and roof soundproofing la

gotta go ZZZzzzzZZZ's tomorrow gotta be at le meridien BEFORE 8.45am confirm damn sleepy one HAHAHAHAHA thanks for all the help! will open new topic tomorrow XD

This post has been edited by kev da man: Jun 13 2007, 12:52 AM

12deg viewing angle. not much of a widespread for your application, no? well no harm trying since its cheap.

can always bounce them off or shave 'em heads the original design uses 10deg viewing angle, same as the 5mm regular LEDs that you get, bounced off the roof, it creates a nice dispersion effect. planning to do that, but with brighter LEDs

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Added on June 13, 2007, 12:59 amdamn, V5 liao
new topic here =
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/471823

damn fast la 2500 posts

This post has been edited by kev da man: Jun 13 2007, 12:59 AM