custom LED signal marker progress PICS

[zluster]

Well. These markers cost me roughly $200.... that included new signal markers, various parts, chroming, and shipping. I asked my buddy if he wanted me to send business his way, and he told me he's going to stick with headlight retrofits. He said these projects are too time consuming, and too difficult for him to assemble. Having said that, I'm sure he could be coaxed into making another set if someone really wanted one badly enough (but I'm sure the price would be higher).



The bad news is they'd have to be sent back and disassembled to resolder a new LED on the board. The good news is that LEDs last for a very long time.

Why not just a kit of the parts? I can sling a soldering iron, I can't make a PCB.

 

[urban yan]

I'm sure he could hook you up with the boards (in post #34) if you asked.
Drop me a PM if you're really interested.. I'll give you his email address.

 

[Talyn]

Any action shots yet?

 

[urban yan]

It was pissing rain all day, so I didn't install them yet, but I managed to take a decent
pic of the black chrome finish. It's a really strange color... sometimes it looks like gloss
black, sometimes it looks like chrome.

 

[Crusher16]

DROOL

 

[aparke4]

DROOL

ya - i might be tempted to order a set we will see - that is just too cool

 

[urban yan]

well there's a problem with the boards

Here's an action shot of the driver's side marker (it works like a charm)
http://s207.photobucket.com/albums/bb146/urban-yan/Jeep/?action=view&current=LED-avi-drivers.flv

but here's what's happening with the passengers side marker.
http://s207.photobucket.com/albums/bb146/urban-yan/Jeep/?action=view&current=LED-avi-passengers.flv

and depending which socket I use... i get this very uncool flashing HID foglight effect lol
http://s207.photobucket.com/albums/...tion=view&current=LED-avi-passengers-fog2.flv

I just emailed my buddy to see what he can do.

 

[Talyn]

Sux about the board. But.. the flashing HID fog effect? Is that when you have the turn signal on? Fogs on or off?

 

[urban yan]

Sux about the board. But.. the flashing HID fog effect? Is that when you have the turn signal on? Fogs on or off?

turn signal on. fogs off.... and that only happens when I use the other 3157 socket.

 

[XJRocket]

turn signal on. fogs off.... and that only happens when I use the other 3157 socket.

WTF, over?

 

[urban yan]

yeah, the passenger-side board was wired incorrectly. The LEDs are over the place.

 

[96TNXJ]

well thats just cool lol

 

[SonicCougar99]

I apologize for the bump, but I have a question. I'm pretty good with LED wiring on a board, where did you get the lens covers from? If I was able to get the covers and a set of junkyard turn signal assemblies for the back, I could probably put something together fairly simply. BTW, this would be for a pre-97 XJ.

 

[hubs97xj]

Look like your standard clear turn signals.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-0...fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ebayphotohosting

 

[urban yan]

^ that version had too many lines for the retro, so we went the 3rd gen markers. I posted a pic on the first page.

 

[urban yan]

Well I got the markers back today, and I'm ready to call this project a failure. The LEDs are worst after the repair (if you can believe that). Moreso, the guy won't try repairing them again (he's given up). My only hope would be to ask the guy working on the LED tail light project to repair them (if that's at all possible). Here's a video breakdown of the my problems.


DRIVERS SIDE - parking lights are off - LEDs are very dim, middle LEDs don't work.
http://s207.photobucket.com/albums/...iew&current=LED-DRIVERS-parkoff-no_middle.flv

DRIVERS SIDE - parking lights are on- LEDs are dim, middle LEDs don't work
http://s207.photobucket.com/albums/...rrent=LED-DRIVERS-parkon-everything_works.flv

PASSENGERS SIDE - parking lights are off - 2 right LEDs don't work
http://s207.photobucket.com/albums/...rrent=LED-PASSENGER-parkoff-2_on_right_do.flv

PASSENGERS SIDE - parking lights are off - drivers side flashing 0 passenger side LEDs (the ones that didn't work before) are woking
http://s207.photobucket.com/albums/...w&current=LED-PASSENGER-parkoff-2_stay_on.flv

PASSENGERS SIDE - parking lights are on - 2 right LEDs won't turn off
http://s207.photobucket.com/albums/...rrent=LED-PASSENGER-parkon-2_on_right_alw.flv

PASSENGERS SIDE - parking lights are on - 2 right LEDs won't turn off, but now the 3 additional LEDs on the bottom don't work.
http://s207.photobucket.com/albums/...rrent=LED-PASSENGER-parkon-all_over_the_p.flv




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[DanMan2k06]

Dang that sucks. I was pretty pumped to see these things actually work. I dunno how it could have gone so wrong? I mean LED's can cause some funky things if you directly replace halogen's with them, but in the end it's a polarized + and - ... I might have to do a little R&D.

 

[redneckboarder]

man that sucks those would look really nice...any idea what went wrong? bad circutry or something else?

 

[urban yan]

Everything is squirrely with this project. These markers were set-up to use only one of the 3157 sockets (you leave the second one empty). You had to watch for polarity when you plugged the markers into the socket or nothing would work, and if you used the other socket - the foglights would flash. Personally, I'm at a loss, and I'm out a fair chunk of change (when you consider the return shipping, customs, and exchange rates).

All I can do now is wait for John (the tail light guy) to get back to me. Maybe he can help.

 

[Talyn]

I would have sent them to John instead back to that original clown. Are the parking lights suppose to be dimmer than the flasher, or should the flasher be the same brightness, but just flashes?