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Old 03-27-2007 | 01:51 PM
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These are 4 chip LEDs. I have not heard of 6 chip modules, I bet they are awesome.
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you could make your life easier and just buy a truck led tail light, I bought these for my car and these fit perfectly into the taillight housing
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Old 03-28-2007 | 09:40 PM
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The leds:




The tail lights that came in the mail today:



Tell me whats wrong with the second picture.
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Old 03-28-2007 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Rotary Rasp
The leds:




The tail lights that came in the mail today:



Tell me whats wrong with the second picture.
LOL...
Old 03-28-2007 | 11:31 PM
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Whoops you have two left side tail lights.

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Originally Posted by Rotary Rasp
These are 4 chip LEDs. I have not heard of 6 chip modules, I bet they are awesome.

Here is an example of what I am talking about the top face of this bulb has three of the chip LEDs (6 on each chip):






Those bulbs give off a wide viewing angle and are hella bright.
Old 03-29-2007 | 12:15 AM
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I emailed the seller. He replyed... "Sorry it was a mistake we gonna send you one shortly please contact me tomorow at XXX XXX XXXX Thanks"

If he lets me keep the extra tail light, I plan on baking it in the oven to see if that will help open it.

4 years to Supercharge, those are not what I was thinking of, thanks for the photo. The LED's I have are single modules with four diodes in them.
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4 years...sweeeet lookin' LED's.
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Spoke to the seller today. There are going to send me the passengers side. Meanwhile, I'll start on the drivers side.
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Originally Posted by Rotary Rasp
Spoke to the seller today. There are going to send me the passengers side. Meanwhile, I'll start on the drivers side.
Good luck with the baking if you get the extra one for a good price.

Do you have a plan of attack for the one you aren't baking?
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Old 03-29-2007 | 02:56 PM
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Fascinated by your ambition....keep us up to date.
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The seller is faxing me a shipping label to return the one tail light. Then they will mail the replacement.

I'm not sure how I'm going to get the light open. I guess I'll just cut the back.

That is unless someone has an extra broken/flooded tail light that I can try baking?
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you will have to cut the back out it is the easyest way to go
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you will have to cut the back out it is the easyest way to go
did you try baking it?
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I saw the aftermath of attempting numerous times to bake the tail light and it didn't yield much.

I wonder if a heat gun on low could do better.
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Originally Posted by 4 years to Supercharge
I saw the aftermath of attempting numerous times to bake the tail light and it didn't yield much.

I wonder if a heat gun on low could do better.
What happened?
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The glue didn't let loose and the tail light was damaged in the process of attempting to pry the two pieces apart.

I think baking was done 3 or 4 times.


That said, I don't discourage anyone from trying because it was only attempted on one tail light. It could have had super out of the ordinary adhesion job done with what ever keeps the clear cover stuck to the rear back section that the bulbs mount to.
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I tried baking my factory side markers. Lets just say I have a orange blog on my finest cookie sheet.
Old 03-29-2007 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Rotary Rasp
I tried baking my factory side markers. Lets just say I have a orange blog on my finest cookie sheet.

Oye! I'd like to see a picture of that.

I don't think the tail light melted but it was close.
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Update:

I mangaed to get the back of the light cut out. I should have some time today to start on a prototype circuit board.








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sick!!!!! wow someone finally did it..
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Only downside I see is it has potential to collect moisture.

I am having my tail lights replaced because of the unsightly moisture inside of it.
Old 03-30-2007 | 03:56 PM
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Mid-day update:

Painted the PC board red:




Drew two circles. 2 inches and 3 inches wide.



Test placing the leds on the back side of the pc board.

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