CRAZY KEN Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 ...to design/make/retro/fabricate something to make our darn reverse light brighter! Whoever can come up with the best design and ships it to me gets a FREE Sirius in-car reciever, Basically, reverse lighting solution for FREE Sirius in-car receiver (BRAND NEW!!!) Thanks, CRAZY KEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsme Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Why don't you get brighter LED bulbs? Ok, where is my radio.? Racer X FMIC for '05-'09 LGTs, '08+ WRX and '10+ LGT,'14+ FXT, and '15+ WRX TMIC Racerxengineering.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudeondacouch Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 roof-mounted floodlights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY KEN Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 itsme...been trying 3-4 different types...from 5-LEDs to 12-LEDs...all of them were POS! Next...nice try BTW! dudeondacouch...I have a sedan not a wagon or a baja...that wont look too OEM...It's gotta off-roadish kinda tone! CRAZY KEN next...this is a tough challenge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golf4283 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 How often are you backing up that you need these amounts of light? I have no problem in my '08 Legacy. Backup lights are nice and bright and turning around to face the window helps a lot too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondas123 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Halogen-Style-Super-Bright-Back-Up/dp/B0007N207G]Amazon.com: 50 Watt Halogen 3156 Style Super Bright Back-Up Bulb: Automotive[/ame] Those work? - The Mortgage Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY KEN Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 ...but it's a 921 bulb not a 3156! NEXT! This is a hard challlenge, CRAZY KEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_luv Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I smell fail in this thread by the owner!!! Mr.350 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liljay794 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Well, I just made my reverse lights red, on a red car, with black tail light tints and reverse cut outs. Looks nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 What if I come up with a solution that isn't an LED but fits in your reverse light housing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el5y Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 hmm....tempting. I've thought about this or doing something like this before...though I haven't really looked at the reverse lights yet. I'd have to check it out and get back to you on that. Maybe some small circuit board with a series of LEDs, would be able to plug in to the same plug? hmm.. or this: http://www.putco.com/product/led_replacement_bulbs/part/233156W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liljay794 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Drill two more holes in the housing, and put two more lights. And bolt up some PIAA offroad lights underneath your bumper =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY KEN Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 ...fitting in a H3 bulb in there...Sylvania ULTRA Silverstar!!! Muhahahaha ! CRAZY KEN BTW, here is the prize. Remember someone has to build/send it to me in working condition. MUST USE OEM housing or retro fit it in the oem housing. No auxilary installed lighting that makes it look like an offroad vehicle! Here is the prize: Login to a private Photobucket.com album Login to a private Photobucket.com album Login to a private Photobucket.com album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el5y Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 or this... sorry misunderstood your previous post http://www.superbrightleds.com/specs/T13_specs.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el5y Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 gotta say though...I don't really care about the sirius system so I'm just trying to help you out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 CK - Have you tried the ERD that TRS cued us in on? http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96671&highlight=921 BTW, I wouldn't recommend the ERF option, unless your use is *very* sporadic ... Mitch had issues with heat, and from his experience, he'd only recommend less-than 30-second "burst" usage of that hot a bulb. I'd have taken that pair of ERFs off Mitch, if my reversing tasks took less than 20 seconds per burst, but alas, with the way my driveway/garage is configured, I need more time. Also: http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31502&highlight=921 Since your application/aim-of-project is different, check out my post #7 in that thread above. I wonder if that "5W" application (actually a 3W, plus some ancillary stars), may be what you're looking for. I had concerns, for my rear-fog application, of running the star constant-on, which would likely not have been feasible, so I scrapped that possibility. But for your momentary-use, that might be very do-able. You'd have to do some trimming of the factory housing, to get the 1156 to fit (it's easy - trust me, I did the same for my JDM tail's rear-fog project), and also re-wire the harness and get a new base-plug. My only true fear would be that, in the reverse-light application, whether even that "5W" solution would throw enough light, particularly off-axis. It says that it's a side-firing, but I still don't know, particularly compared to a high-powered halogen solution, such as the ERD. Maybe you really need to shove a set of aftermarket fogs - optics/reflectors included, in the stock housing..... that's going to be a pretty big undertaking, though..... I don't want a prize. I just want to help. <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY KEN Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 el5y- I currently have those i.e. 12 LEDs...It's a total joke and waste of money! TSi + WRX- You may have a Sirius tuner on your way! I'll get back to you...thanks everyone, CRAZY KEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 ^ ROFL. Seriously, no prize needed. I'm just glad to help. Be careful with the ERFs - I saw you posting to Mitch's old thread. Remember, he didn't feel any warmth forward of the bulb, but the plug end melted enough to cause one of his bulbs to fall out, and the other had scorch marks. While the replacement wiring harnesses at that location is cheap (less than $15, shipped, IIRC, each - I purchased a set to toy around with, in the various different iterations of my rear-fog project), setting your car on fire would not be cool, nor would be damaging the housings themselves, which would be pricy. I almost wonder if a self-fashioned heat-shield just aft of the bulb, between its base and plug/socket, could relieve some of the heat concerns....but honestly, I don't know, as I would imagine that the base of the bulb itself would be what's getting hot, too, given that it's almost "integral" to the bulb body. The ERD should be fine, given on our collective experiences, starting with TRS, but at the same time, as with TRS and others who use this solution, I'm being honest in saying that yes, you'll definitely notice a difference, but no, it's not something that's going to be "day and night." Hope you find what you're looking for! <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY KEN Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 ...how about drilling a couple of holes in the housing to create ventilation and blowing out the debre with a can of air! Thanks man...you dah man, CRAZY KEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 No way, no holes! You've gotta get it its own Int3rFool3r, FMFTJDMW, yo! <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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