Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 07:38:12 -0800
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From: "Chris S." <mrpolak@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: LED taillights WAS: Re: repost optional bulb sizes/wattages?
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Check out the first item on top.
You can also buy breadboard to solder your own LED lights which can be made to fit inside the Vanagon taillights.
Chris S.
----- Original Message ----
From: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2008 5:12:19 AM
Subject: LED taillights WAS: Re: repost optional bulb sizes/wattages?
>Maybe
you'd
be
interested
in
LED
tail
lights.
>That's
been
done
before.
>Bright,
now
power
consumption,
last
forever.
I've
been
thinking
about
LED
taillights.
I
wouldn't
touch
the
LED
inserts
you
can
buy
to
replace
bulbs...
just
not
enough
LEDs,
and
the
lens/reflector
are
not
designed
to
spread
the
directional
LEDs'
light
in
the
right
way.
Problem
is,
none
of
the
complete
LED
lights
are
really
good-looking.
The
rectangular
ones
LOOK
like
truck
items,
Narva
moreso
than
Hella.
Peterson's
(?)
round
lights
come
in
yellow
(indicator),
red
(brake
or
tail)
and
white
(reverse)
and
a
three-light
black
bezel
is
available.
These
would
look
OK,
I
think.
This
way
would
alleviate
any
necessity
of
cutting
the
van's
body,
though
some
small
holes
would
have
to
be
drilled
for
screws.
To
make
things
more
esthetic
a
black
acrylic
panel
could
be
made-up
to
cover
the
entire
rear
panel,
flush
with
the
tailgate,
with
circular
cutouts
so
that
the
lights
were
the
only
items
visible.
Or
a
plastic
or
metal
panel
color-matched
to
the
van.
The
panel
could
have
a
cutout
for
the
licenseplate
flap,
or
be
two
separate
panels,
with
a
gap
to
clear
the
licenseplate.
Smoked
transparent
panels
could
be
used,
but
raises
the
problem
of
dirt
inside
showing
through,
so
I'd
recommend
opaque
materials.
Shame
these
vans
didn't
have
modern
wraparound
taillights.
I'm
thinking
of
doing
this
myself
eventually.
The
Peterson
bezels
attach
by
4
screws,
one
near
each
corner
(don't
think
there
were
any
in
the
middle)
and
the
light
units
clip
in
from
in
front
(ie
bezel
has
to
be
off
to
fit/remove
lights).
I'd
use
stainless
bolts
rather
than
sheetmetal
screws,
so
that
the
holes
drilled
in
the
van
could
be
rustproofed.
LED
lights
have
a
problem...
they
are
pretty
directional.
Viewed
obliquely,
they
may
not
show
up
at
all
in
daylight,
but
this
is
less
of
a
problem
for
rear
lights
than
front,
as
you're
going,
not
coming.
Just
keep
the
front
indicators
incandescent...
as
they
flash,
you'd
probably
be
safe
in
upping
the
wattage
considerably.
--
Andrew
Grebneff
Dunedin
New
Zealand
Fossil
preparator
Seashell,
Macintosh,
VW/Toyota
van
nut
‚
Opinions
stated
are
mine,
not
those
of
Otago
University
"There
is
water
at
the
bottom
of
the
ocean"
-
Talking
Heads
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