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Old 01-03-2008, 12:32 PM   #8 (permalink)
jwxr7
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the metro experience (retired) - '94 geo metro 4 dr HB
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I have been doing a little LED work on my car. I wanted to be more visible during the day and lower light situations without going full head lights. My marker lights up front aren't very effective, plus as metrompg said , many other bulbs are burning too. I ended up buying some cheap surface mount marker lights at walmart and converted them over to LEDs. I built custom boards with high flux wide angle LEDs, red in back and amber up front. I also added a couple jumbo narrow beam white LEDs to the front clusters for extra Visibility. Now I can turn them on with thier own toggle as needed. Combined they draw less than an amp and are more visible than my stock markers.

I also made a board with LEDs and converted my third brake light. I like the noticably quicker response they have over the rest of the stock brake lights.

I plan to do more and more to lower my electrical load so EOC isn't so tough on the battery.
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