94SCblack5speed
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My right side center tailight is dim and i cant pass inspection checked all the wiring i guess one of the bulbs is just out. The tail light is completly sealed though. Does the whole unit just have to be replaced?
Mike8675309 said:The enclosure doesn't lend itself well to just slapping something in there. The back of the lens is coated in a semi-glossy silver paint. The LED's themselves (20 or so of them) are enclosed in a plastic assembly at the bottom and face straight up. The plastic enclosure has cone shaped relfective surfaces facing up that create the "look" you see in the lights where when all the lights are lit the light is pretty even.
To get neon to reflect properly and given an even appearance would take some design change of the lower plastic assembly that currently holds the LED's.
I've got a new circuit designed and working in a prototype form to replace the LED's with new ones. But I need to get the circut board to get the thickness of the assembly down so it will fit in the existing reflector assembly. The aftermarket LED's are also a little bigger in diameter so the reflector assembly needs to be modified a bit. So I'm getting samples for some plastic I can use to mold new reflector assemblies for my LED board. I'm likely 6 months out yet in developing this. I need to make something yet to make it easier to open the lens assemblies also. Using a dremel looses too much material. I'm planning on making some sort of hot wire knife that should do better.
If you check the member forum a couple of us were discussing this circuit design in a thread there.
Pearl Red XR7 said:You have a point.....ok, you have a ton of points. lol I see what you mean for the Tbird lights. I think it might be easier for me since my rear reflectors have a black strip in the middle, (Cougar, you know) It would serve to "hide" or mask the neon, but I need a junked one to try it out on first.
It sounds like you are well on the way to making a repair kit for Tbirds, I know many people will love you if it works out. Best of luck with it. I'll be sure to tell my best friend to keep an eye out.