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LED Rear Lights |
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There are many cars on the market which have aftermarket part, exhausts, induction kits, cams, LED rear lights etc... all of these also apply to the Supra except for one - LED rear lights. The Supra (in MKIV Guise) has been around for 16 year and nothing was ever developed as an alternative to the stock rear lights. Toyota did produce a variation on the original light units in 1996 when the Supra had a "facelift". Until Now. Although I should say that Top Secret in Japan did make a one off set for there show car, they were never made available to the public I was asked by a friend after seeing the pictures of the Top Secret lights if I could make some LED rear lights for the Supra as an "can it be done" type question, so I went and made some. I made the first set in April 2007, the ones on my car are currently the "3rd generation" that I have made. The lights on my car also have the C-West Lights covers on to make every thing look black <-- If your intersted please Email Me! They are road legal. Although not shown in these pictures, a Reflector is mounted within the light units Below is the build process of the lights, from making the PCB through to the end product.
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Made the circuit designs using PCB Software, printed on to transfer paper then ironed onto the copper board |
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Closr Up |
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The
whole set all cut to shape |
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One
of the PCB's etched |
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Same PCB with the mask removed |
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The
fiddly bit - 0.6mm Drill Bit! |
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One
PCB done - 210 out of 1300 holes drilled |
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Resistors
soldered onto the solderside |
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First
ring soldered on |
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second
ring.. |
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third
ring.. |
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fourth
ring.. |
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final
four.. |
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Wires
soldered on |
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all
eight PCB's done |
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reverse
light "on" |
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part
of the original light units... |
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...adapted
to make PCB's fit |
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one
loom |
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plugs
cut off |
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extra
wire added (red) |
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all
put back together with C-West Light Covers fitted |
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all
(bar brake light) On |
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all
on! |
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fitted
to car, all off |
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just
side lights |
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side
and fog lights |
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side,
fog, and reverse lights |
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side,
fog and indicator lights |
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side
and brake lights |
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side
and indicator lights |
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side
and reverse lights |
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just
side lights |
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side
and fog lights |
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