DIY LED car headlights!

Step 8 Closing Up Phase One

I made a few finishing touches before closing up this phase:

A) I made a button console somewhat inspired by the Batmobile from "Batman Returns".

If I was ashamed to be geeky, I wouldn't have started this project.

Problem is, the console ended up with so many buttons that I would be ashamed to install it until I figure out what to do with all of them.

B) I decided to change my interior lights with a bunch of red LEDs I had around. Although they are different sizes, they are all identical as far as electricity goes: 2.1V, 20mA. I set them up in two series of five with an 82ohm resistor for each series, and only removed the original light bulb to replace it with them.
I like how my car's interior looks now, but my friends don't. I say it looks like the interior of a military aircraft (as seen on the movies), but my friends insist it looks like the entrance to a cheap whorehouse. To each their own, I say.

C) As I didn't install the button console, I have temporarily soldered the frontal LED array to feed on the marker lights. It was a simple operation of pulling out a headlight, peeling the correct cables, doing a quick solder joint, using some electrical tape for a temporary fix and bolting back in place the headlight assembly. Undoing it will take me like ten minutes once I have more LED modules ready to integrate, makes my array work even if it isn't completely finished and adding a half amp doesn't put undue pressure on the fuse or switch working the marker lights.

Future follow up on my project will turn up the speed and deal, on single stepswith all the design, construction, installation and testing of new modules being added to the array. I will only stop when I find quirks and details worth expanding. 

Comments and criticism always appreciated.

Cheers.

Comments

[chepo]

Mi amigo, debo aceptar que se necesita tener webos para postear una cosa tan estupida como esto. porfavor. leds de esteren como driving lights. te pasaste, yo personalmente eh usado esos leds, y ni 20 juntos te sirven como lampara de mano. yo tengo un atos, del mismo modelo que el tuyo y la luz stock es perfecta para ciudad y ni se diga para carretera. y usando los focos originales sin modificarle nada. yo te recomiendo que mejor limpies tus faros ya que se ve que estan ya muy opacos. ya si no tienes para el blue magic, deperdido con liquido para frenos, nadamas que no te caiga en la pintura jeje. suerte.

[nanonano58]

muy buena ! aunque si le quieres poner estereo donde se lo podrias? :P, si conectaste los led's en paralelo verdad por que si no se te ban a fundir. Sweet ! if you want a stereo were do you would put it? :P the leds aren't conected in serial right ?

[Nachoman]

A) Gracias por buena. B) Si quisiera estereo, ya lo tendría. He tenido el dinero y el tiempo en el bolsillo, pero me detengo en cuanto me acuerdo que a mis amigos les gustaba subirle al volumen: prefiero el silencio al escándalo. C) Eso lo explico entre pasos 3 y 4. A) Thanks for the 'sweet'. B) If I wanted a stereo, I would have one. I've had the money and time on my pocket, but I stop as soon as I remember that my friends used to turn the volume up: I'll have the silence over the din. D) Those concerns are addressed between steps 3 and 4.