S4 LED Taillights Finished - Worlds First?

My5ABaby · 05-19-2009, 11:44 AM

I finished wiring up my reverse light boards. They entail about 110 white LEDs putting out ~10 lumens each. The throw of each LED is 90 degrees so it should be a nice wide spread. If they're as bright as I think they'll be after installation I may have to actually dim them some or they'll be blinding at night.

While working on them I had 4 incandescent bulbs on at various points around me. I turned those off and turned the 2 boards on and the 2 boards were brighter than the 4 bulbs combined. Granted, the light was more focused, but it doesn't matter if it's for reverse lights.

I'll have pictures as soon as possible.

05-19-2009, 11:44 AM	#1
My5ABaby Sigh..... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 2,377 Rep Power: 20	I finished wiring up my reverse light boards. They entail about 110 white LEDs putting out ~10 lumens each. The throw of each LED is 90 degrees so it should be a nice wide spread. If they're as bright as I think they'll be after installation I may have to actually dim them some or they'll be blinding at night. While working on them I had 4 incandescent bulbs on at various points around me. I turned those off and turned the 2 boards on and the 2 boards were brighter than the 4 bulbs combined. Granted, the light was more focused, but it doesn't matter if it's for reverse lights. I'll have pictures as soon as possible. __________________ 1986 Sport: 132k miles, 5A (Sapphire Blue Metallic), Tokico Blues, Racing Beat Springs, Custom LED tailights (only S4 LED tails in the world), SSR Mark II, Racing Beat exhaust, S5 black interior, Rotary Resurrection rebuild at 120k miles Community Service Manual RotorWiki "Imagination costs nothing; we could build square locomotives or fly to Mars" - Felix Wankel Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the "present."