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Working on LED sequential Tail lights
« on: August 28, 2012, 08:28:11 PM »
Test fit my first board going with 3 per side with sequential
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Re: Working on LED sequential Tail lights
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2012, 09:48:47 PM »
 That is a neat idea, often thought Buick should have done the sequential thing.
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Re: Working on LED sequential Tail lights
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2012, 06:21:55 AM »
I'm making it so the LEDs are behind the bar .that way it is not that euro look .even lighting

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Re: Working on LED sequential Tail lights
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2012, 08:22:32 AM »
I've always thought that LED sequential lights would look cool with the '65 Skylark/GS taillights. I'm not clever enough to figure out how to do it though. Keep us posted on your progress.

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Re: Working on LED sequential Tail lights
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2012, 03:28:44 PM »
I purchased some designed for a Cougar with controlls and so forth.   i have not figured them out yet!
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Re: Working on LED sequential Tail lights
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2012, 09:12:13 PM »
video after module is installed

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Re: Working on LED sequential Tail lights
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Re: Working on LED sequential Tail lights
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2012, 06:56:59 PM »
Bobby,

Nice work. Looks like you could market that as a kit. Can you slow down the light progression just a bit or is it always at that speed ?

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Re: Working on LED sequential Tail lights
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2012, 06:00:12 PM »
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Re: Working on LED sequential Tail lights
« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2012, 01:13:40 AM »
I've always thought that LED sequential lights would look cool with the '65 Skylark/GS nice led lights. I'm not clever enough to figure out how to do it though. Keep us posted on your progress.

John


Yes led lights are perfect but make sure you install them perfectly
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Re: Working on LED sequential Tail lights
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2013, 08:39:39 AM »
Hey there Bobby, that is very cool.   You will have to start selling these things. I'll be in line when you decide to do that.

I know the LED's use far less power draw than the incandescent bulbs.  As a result, the normal flasher unit will not work.  How did you deal with that issue?  Is it all taken care of in the module that you use?  I would be interested to know that.
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