Limeade Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 I will buy this if they make it, that simple. The tailights on this car are about the only think I don't like. Please make them, or I will, I have a little history in light modding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCL28 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Right sebbery, but the all of the sedans that don't have a spoiler do not have an LED third brake light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12Voltking Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 this just in1!! http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11351634/ In Australia a company called Jaycar sell a kit that you install into anycar and when you lift your foot off the gas quickly then it will light up the brake light. It was a neat little unit. But, on top of that LEDs arer safer as well due to the fact that they reach peak illumination quicker then a standard incadescent globe Sorry for off topic just having a little preach about the pleasures of LEDs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmiller5 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Just to let you guys know, I have a new idea. You might see something in the next few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCL28 Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Is it time for a sexy party? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmiller5 Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Ohh yess.. one of Stewart Gilligan Griffin's sexy party's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtmenace Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 The tailights on this car are about the only think I don't like. . any chance of shrinking them too? they take up an awful lot of real estate back there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerboa113 Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 what do you need that space for? gonna open a starbucks on both corners? "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtmenace Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 what do you need that space for? gonna open a starbucks on both corners? - Maybe WalMart's....that would kill some of the space, and I wouldn't have to pay that much for insurance:icon_wink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sathiele Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 http://www.acura-tsx.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29618 they did a reaaaaaaaaaally good job. they look so nice in the daytime pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmiller5 Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 ^^ I disagree. At night ok, but in the daytime you can see the breadboard easily. I really am not impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sathiele Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 i think you would only really notice it with the reverse light. can't really tell through the red lens. that said, i brought up the idea on their forum about keeping the reverse light as it is, no need for that to be LEDs, but no one cared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mach_six Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 ^^ I disagree. At night ok, but in the daytime you can see the breadboard easily. I really am not impressed. How do you see the breadboard thru the red plastic? What would be good is to clear the tail light as well as the newer RX330s have clear plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmiller5 Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Look inside the taillight. I can plainly see it easily. http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b21/canibus9009/DSC00268.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b21/canibus9009/DSC00270.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enlight Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 I love the new FX clear tailights, http://www.infiniti.com/m/cma/i/veh/veh_gal_fx45_wall_14.jpg. It'd be cool if we can get clear housings for our cars. But what really makes the FX headlights and tailights nice is its bulbous shape. muFreight.co A JDM Container Sharing Service from Japan to NYC Website | Instagram | Email Bessie II's Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmiller5 Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 ^^ I agree, they are really nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sathiele Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 Look inside the taillight. I can plainly see it easily. http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b21/canibus9009/DSC00268.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b21/canibus9009/DSC00270.jpg yes, if you take a close-up picture of the taillight and you are looking out for the board, you can see it (note that i've already conceded the reverse light is pretty visible). but through the red, it really is not too obvious by any means, especially when driving behind this car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sathiele Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 Just to let you guys know, I have a new idea. You might see something in the next few weeks. but hey, obviously it's better not to have it visible, or to lean more towards stricter standards when you're trying to come up with something for the legacy's retrofit, so go ahead, make it look even better! i understand that it would look better if not visible, i just still think they did a really good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-gorithm Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 How are you going to take them apart? They seem to be sealed with some sort of superglue. Also guys, make sure you bubblewrap the crap out of them.. the tails are very delicate and corners and sides wil chip and break if not packed properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmiller5 Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 I think it looks bad and shows a lack of attention to detail. I would never send a retrofit out looking like that. I have turned down people because I want every retro to be of the highest quality and something that I would want on my car. If I felt that could not be achieved, then I will turn them down. I could easily stick a breadboard into the Legacy tails and call it a day but it would look horrible. EDIT: They are plastic sealed so it is impossible to open them up without cutting them open. Honda doesn't plastic seal, they use a butyl rubber that when heated is plyable. Unfortunately, Subaru and most American manufacturers do not use butyl rubber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmiller5 Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Little update.. I had an extra cluster from another project lying around so I decided to try it since it is just a rectangle matrix. This is a good example of how the lens is not completely clear. The lines that run across it refract the light differently. http://www.hidplanet.com/dmiller/Subaru%20B4/Tail01.jpg This photo is allowing less light in the lens so you can see the individual LEDs. You can see how positioning them is a problem. Maybe line the circuit board up with the lines so where the lines are it skips a row http://www.hidplanet.com/dmiller/Subaru%20B4/Tail06.jpg Anyways.. these LEDs are not even red, they are amber and not as bright as what I usually use. This was just an example of what I am talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperhawkLGT Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Clearly if you figure something out it will be of the highest quality and looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmiller5 Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 ^^ I am considering using fewer LEDs that are actually much more powerful. So the brake function would be more along the lines of 5 extremely high intensity LEDs attached to a copper heatsink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sathiele Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 ^^ I am considering using fewer LEDs that are actually much more powerful. So the brake function would be more along the lines of 5 extremely high intensity LEDs attached to a copper heatsink yeah people tend to prefer larger LEDs, and will sacrifice #s for it. kinda like the g35 sedan at some point, the circles were composed of like 9 big LEDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmiller5 Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 ^^ Actually the LEDs in the G35 are what I have pictured above, the only difference is they make it appear larger through the use of a reflector. Actually, it is identical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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