LED Tail light

[oldskooolracer]

sorry this isn't in more detail but it turned out really good so i figure i'd share.


i happen to be the parts manager at a car dealership so i i had this from a broken spoiler from our next door body shop. this one is off of a subaru.

i wasn't sure how much power it would draw so i hooked it up to a 9v battery
to see how long and how bright it would be.

that light was on for over a day and was still decently bright

i went to the hardware store and got a piece of aluminum flat stock.
nothing crazy just something i would be able to bend at home using the end of a bench and a pair of pliers.

to keep it as simple as possible as possible i bent the piece to bolt into existing holes and not hang down that far.

the nice thing about this light is it already is sealed from the weather.

The best part about it is that it's so much brighter then the stock lamp
and also draws less power.

We are taking a trip to the sand dunes and i love night riding but it can be really dangerous if someone cannot see you.

 

[Blasterdude27]

Pretty cool. I might do this someday

 

[darealblaster]

nice idea!!!! really good one,glad my rappy has the led alreadyI:I rep point given

 

[mr_3_0_5]

nice work..
it helps to see people in front of you..

since you have everything to make it you should fab some up and sell em..

 

[oldskooolracer]

that would be cool but i dont have alot of them

 

[mr_3_0_5]

junkyards..

 

[4cfed]

can you post a pic of it with the light on??.. are you running a battery on it??.. would the stock stator run one?? im running a single 55 watt hid style driving light on the front of my blaster now, and a blue 194 bulb on the back.. need something brighter though

 

[oldskooolracer]

YEAH, i will get the pic but alot of these might use less power then a regular bulb.

i will try and get a pic tonight.


i want to switch up my front light to something else i even tried last year but i didn't like the way it shined out i'm trying out a couple of fog lights.

possibly even a different bulb into a stock housing.

 

[oldskooolracer]

 

[blasterman87]

i tried putting a suzuki streetbike bulb in my stock housing and it didnt work lol just lit up really dim lol

 

[oldskooolracer]

i tried putting a suzuki streetbike bulb in my stock housing and it didnt work lol just lit up really dim lol

i'm thinking i need to do do the double fog light thing in the future

 

[4cfed]

wow thats freaking bright!!!! wont get rear ended with that bad boy on there.. reason i ask on the power is i tryed the led driving lights on my 200x and smoked the led's in about 4 seconds!!! been kinda leary of led's on a atv since.
ialso need to change to two fog set up, or stock banshee or warrior lights.. my one is decent but would like alittle more light output

 

[ruthless_one3k]

I would say that should get their attention

 

[oldskooolracer]

wow thats freaking bright!!!! wont get rear ended with that bad boy on there.. reason i ask on the power is i tryed the led driving lights on my 200x and smoked the led's in about 4 seconds!!! been kinda leary of led's on a atv since.
ialso need to change to two fog set up, or stock banshee or warrior lights.. my one is decent but would like alittle more light output

that's one nice thing about this tail light being already on a 12v source


i was looking at the ones at oreileys i just dont see them being as bright as i want.

i havent seen them in action so i'm undecided.


i want function not just looks one the tail light all i care about is being seen

 

[4cfed]

that's one nice thing about this tail light being already on a 12v source


i was looking at the ones at oreileys i just dont see them being as bright as i want.

i havent seen them in action so i'm undecided.


i want function not just looks one the tail light all i care about is being seen

pretty much.. all i really care about is that i can be seen and i can see where im going...

 

[oldskooolracer]

I'M STILL thinking of adding accent leds on the side something i could run on a 9v battery

 

[ridinfast03]

Badazz man, I have a led one that was an aftermarket light from a wing off a cavalier that I had hoped to do something similar.

 

[Hatchhonda19]

Looks good....i just got 100LEDs to make a head light array ill let you guys know how it goes.

 

[fergie]

good job

i myt require your assistance soon the muppert who had the blaster b4 me ripped all the lights of and now i need to find out which wires are which

 

[foxracin47x]

i got an l.e.d tailight on my 03 660 raptor..its actually an r1 style taillight on a bracket