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11-05-08 | 06:59 PM

#16

O. L. T.

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Originally Posted by SHOLEXMAN

Yeah I agree with that for the most part. I would still do the light conversion over to LED just for the cool factor. If done correctly with soldering and all you have a decent amount of run time for the LEDs. I say suck it up if it goes out. Its a lot better then incandsent bulbs. Longer run time then conventional bulbs also. I say go for it if you know someone that is really good with sodering and have them do it for you.

Doesn't have anything to do with the soldering method as much as it is about the solders ability to withstand heat. Solder has a fairly low melting point and you can heat it up enough to turn it malleable under slightly above normal loads. Once it starts to get warm enough to get soft and cools back down.......... BAM!..... Herpes. Oh, no wait.... I mean cold solder joint.

This is the part you can't get around, the big "whoops my tail lights don't work anymore, but I built them with 2 layers of solder, why don't they work???" Hell, build them with as many bridges as you want in there, once it gets warm and softens up, cold solder joint. LED tails simply are fundamentally flawed in their design. They load too much to keep the solder from having cold joints.

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11-05-08 | 07:59 PM

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Baoser

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From: NorCal

check clearcorner.com they have LED tails

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11-05-08 | 08:07 PM

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RedPhoenix

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Leds > Bulbs.. for sure

and totally sexy.

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11-05-08 | 08:08 PM

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YeA 2jZ

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Originally Posted by Baoser

check clearcorner.com they have LED tails

I tried to post a lnk to that site the other day but it didnt work

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11-05-08 | 08:17 PM

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DasBach

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If I had LED Tails and one little bulb burned out it would drive me totally nutts!

Flaws stand out, even more so with lights. When I go to Vegas and I see a light burned out I always think how embarrassing that is. Don't want that on the *** end of my car.

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11-05-08 | 08:18 PM

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Kohinoor

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From: Texas

$1500 is a lot for led taillights, though they do look better than the clearcorners ones at $2500

http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r49448774

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11-05-08 | 08:38 PM

#22

702SC400

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Originally Posted by Levistey0

...Please.

i wish i had the time to rig up LED kouki rear tail lamps.

its something different. on any other day I'd take the Chuki lights (95-97)

But they do look cool. Would it be worth it?

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11-06-08 | 08:01 AM

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TheRonTom3

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From: Ny

the tailights of my dreams

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11-06-08 | 09:51 AM

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TougeSC3

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From: Orlando

Brian is right. They are very flawed in there design. No way around it really. Unless someone went out of the way to design a coolong system for them. I doubt it's gonna be worth it. Although if I had some money to burn I'd buy them.

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11-06-08 | 02:49 PM

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Jewcano

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From: Jax, FL

Hey OLT, what if someone were to put epoxy over the solders? Wouldn't that prevent it from actually moving anywhere, so even if it did get warm and shift, it wouldn't have anywhere to go, and still provide conductivity? Or basically it would melt the epoxy? Just curious....