Is there any source (I don't know of any) that sells a kit to convert the GT taillight to LED?
If not, is there anybody who's WILLING and ABLE to make one for me? For a reasonable price, obviously. Or, at the very minimum, the electronics for it.
Something like this is what I'm looking for (maybe with the reverse light in LED, too):
It should be plug&play.
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That particular lens uses 58super bright LED's and 35 for the indicator and that is per light they are easy to make just time consuming and a lot of soldering kinda one of and that runs up the cost .
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ConvictedRedneck Member
Posts: 1034 From: Easton, PA - USA Registered: Nov 2005
they are making me a set for my notchback. Should be done in 3 weeks. If they make one set its about 1000 dollars but if they can sell 10 or more the price drops to only 300 a set. You'll have to send them a set to play with though.
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fastblack Member
Posts: 3696 From: Riceville, IA Registered: Nov 2003
they are making me a set for my notchback. Should be done in 3 weeks. If they make one set its about 1000 dollars but if they can sell 10 or more the price drops to only 300 a set. You'll have to send them a set to play with though.
I don't suppose that price includes GT lenses?? I doubt it, but if it does, that's one heckuva deal!
edit: the $300 price would be a deal...not worth a grand.
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I was betting around $1000.00. That is a lot of work and unless you have a china slave labor factory, you will be paying $28.00 to $40.00 an hour on the cheap side for someone to make a set.
Have you tried any of the 3Watt or 5Watt cree replacement bulbs and painting the reflector bright white? that should even out the light and a 3 Watt with a 130 degree light spread should fill out the reflector and lens...
Far cheaper to try than anything else... It worked great on my motorcycle, and painting the reflector shiny bright white is a old hotrod/biker trick to make the tail light brighter.
I am no electronic master but i think using strip lights it could be made in couple of hours with electronic knowledge and i estimate the cost of materials to be about $100 all up. I may actually do this mod as it looks very easy. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/e...geName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
It only cost me $5 delivered for 2 x 24cm = 2 x 24 bulbs any color. yellow red white green or blue. That is easy under 100 and use a little led panel for reverse lights also i can find for about $5
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sabooo Member
Posts: 859 From: Lehigh Valley, PA Registered: Aug 2006
Golden86 created the ones on my car. He created a thread detailing his work. (EDIT: - I think you've found this already as the photo in your post looks like it came from this thread)
im not too much of a fan of LEDs flush against the lens assembly. it has very visible hot spots. it does light up at the correct brightness and is visible from a distance. i need to get off my kiester and do is make a thin fiberglass layer that is practically a drop in that matches the reflectors curvature. mount some LEDs in that so you have lighting that is facing at every angle. just as if it was being lit by a regular bulb. but this way would be much brighter and have the instant on/off like a LED. and no hot spots.
another idea with that is to nite shades the lenses from the inside, then spray on a layer or two of some frosted glass. very interesting and even lighting. hardly any noticeable or none at all hotspots.
im not too much of a fan of LEDs flush against the lens assembly. it has very visible hot spots. it does light up at the correct brightness and is visible from a distance. i need to get off my kiester and do is make a thin fiberglass layer that is practically a drop in that matches the reflectors curvature. mount some LEDs in that so you have lighting that is facing at every angle. just as if it was being lit by a regular bulb. but this way would be much brighter and have the instant on/off like a LED. and no hot spots.
another idea with that is to nite shades the lenses from the inside, then spray on a layer or two of some frosted glass. very interesting and even lighting. hardly any noticeable or none at all hotspots.
x2 That's exactly what I was thinking, I'm not a fan of being able to count every LED that is in the taillights. But your idea sounds like it would look sweet.
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Carver1 Member
Posts: 2843 From: Edgewood, New Mexico Registered: Nov 2000
I played around with notchie lights like that. I used over 100 leds on each side. I have one just about finished. It's ALOT of work! I'll eventually finish it up this summer. I have a spare set of GT lenses I might convert to LEDs. I don't have a car to use them on though.
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Synthesis Member
Posts: 12207 From: Jordan, MN Registered: Feb 2002
I played around with notchie lights like that. I used over 100 leds on each side. I have one just about finished. It's ALOT of work! I'll eventually finish it up this summer. I have a spare set of GT lenses I might convert to LEDs. I don't have a car to use them on though.
My LED panels on my Notchie have 576 LEDs per side.... 18 individual segments that can be triggered independently per side for a total of 36. And mine do not have visible "hot spots"...
One set of panels, lit up on the lowest setting my PWM would go...
The driver's side insert, on park light brightness..
I got this far using Golden86's 10mm LED design as a reference and then changed my mind... I am still doing LEDs but going a totally different route...
I still have these plates for both sides and they fit in behind the sections in the colored lense of the tail light. They are made of plastic and were cut using a laser engraver/cutter. I had to use Corel Draw to make the vector files... its weird, I never would have thought to use that software for this purpose, but I guess vectors is vectors
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americasfuture2k Member
Posts: 7131 From: Edmond, Oklahoma Registered: Jan 2006
I like the way that spaghetti engineerings come out. They look factory, not like a Light Brite set. Heres a set for a Camaro that would be close to a Fiero GT. The sequential flash can be turned on and off...
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Jun 12th, 2010
yellowstone Member
Posts: 9299 From: Düsseldorf/Germany Registered: Jun 2003
My suggestion would be to get a panel first either original gt primed or some custom one or two part panel then get it laser cut exactly where you want the lights then silicone perspex from behind or the desired lighting cover so it is waterproof before you begin fitting your lights that way you will only illuminate what you desire. I believe a machine will beat a steady hand as far as getting a neat cut for these.
Really nice work sebooo
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exoticse Member
Posts: 8654 From: Orlando, Fl Registered: Jun 2003
I like the way that spaghetti engineerings come out. They look factory, not like a Light Brite set. Heres a set for a Camaro that would be close to a Fiero GT. The sequential flash can be turned on and off...
This is the one I like and would pay 300 for a set for a GT. -Jason
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Jun 25th, 2010
yellowstone Member
Posts: 9299 From: Düsseldorf/Germany Registered: Jun 2003
Seems ok as a starting point..but I would change it to two rounds; because it looks better and they will match your twin round headlights...
Then make them less obvious ..and change the lights
Hella and others offer lights with seperate ring and inner light to make your own combination. These are used on many sportscars too
I would keep the original GT outer taillight lenses intact, make a new inner insert (black painted fiberglass, or CF ), cut two rounds and put these lights in there btw what happened to your VW-part taillight idea you had sometime ago ?
Originally posted by Vendetta: Where do you find the lights like that Fie Ro? I really like those and have been looking for something like that. I was about to make my own. Austin
I LIKE these llights! Now 2 questions that I need to answer: 1. Cost? 2. Availability?
Being Hella they are probably not cheap. But I really like them, too, and it's probably a very good solution since the lights themselves don't have to be fabricated, "just" the insert/bracket that holds them in the Fiero taillight assembly and the wiring. Almost like the Hella headlight buckets that Fiero1Fan makes!
I'm presently working on a set like the first post but with the back up lights also... will post pics a little later... I'm waiting of my boards to be etched... turn signals will be sequential 7 segments. 135 superflux LEDs per side..... will keep you all posted soon
