Light Mods

elliot216 · #1 01-19-2003, 11:49 PM

I'm looking to get blue leds for headlights on a Nissan Skyline. Does anybody know of any good deals for ONLY BLUE LED HEADLIGHTS? Are light modifications hard to do? Any information on

is appriciated.

MicroManiac1 · #2 01-20-2003, 08:35 PM

Radio Shack?

tegboi · #3 01-20-2003, 10:03 PM

yea, radio shack sells blue led's, they are a few bucks each. but i just find some electronics with led's in them, and take em apart. HTH

InGaN · #4 01-22-2003, 06:33 PM

RS LEDs are too big.www.allelectronics.com has 3mm blue LEDs, thats where I got mine.

elliot216 · #5 01-22-2003, 09:40 PM

Thanks, but do you know of any places where I can get the leds, battery, and switch all in a "kit" sort of thing.

baggy · #6 01-22-2003, 10:39 PM

this is on ebay now

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=3109401103

Modjo · #7 01-23-2003, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by InGaN
RS LEDs are too big.

I bought some leds at rs. They are way too big but you can always shave down the plastic as long as you don't touch the element. I reduced a yellow led that was about 1cm long to about 3mm.

Modjo · #8 01-23-2003, 12:07 PM

heres what i mean. I wouldn't buy those kits, its a rip off. the switches are too big and making a switch isn't that hard. all you really need is putty, wire, and leds.

dabigpig · #9 01-23-2003, 12:34 PM

Why didn't I think of that?

tegboi · #10 01-23-2003, 01:54 PM

does it affect lighting in any way?

InGaN · #11 01-23-2003, 07:08 PM

I don't even know what I could use to shave an LED without ripping it to shreds.

Quote:

Originally posted by tegboi
does it affect lighting in any way?

It might affect the brightness a little, as the abrasive roughens
the front of the LED, diffusing the beam.

<P.S. That yellow LED looks like one I got in an assortment pack.
if it's the same, the lens glows under a blacklight.>

Modjo · #12 01-23-2003, 10:25 PM

shaving it down actually makes it brighter but beam of light is very narrow. I could've made the led smoother but didn't need to cuz it was bright enough.

#13 01-23-2003, 11:29 PM

damn

ingan

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plz

Modjo · #14 01-24-2003, 12:28 AM

don't mean to post so much but i'm a noob

heres that pic again

tegboi · #15 01-24-2003, 06:52 AM

yea.. i was thinking of the same thing (it will get less light going through) cause it would be rough. but i was wondering, would it be able to polish? use fine grit sand paper after it was shaved down. use like, maybe 1200 - 1400 grit. then using turtle wax rubbing compound, then polish with the other turtle wax product after. i wonder if it would be as clean and keep it's brightness, and even maybe be brighter, cause the light would have less to travel through to get ou.