LED placement options in the rear of a hatch

greenhorn · 28th March 2009, 19:53

I went and got myself a 2x10 LED display controller circuit (guess how much it cost

)

now the hard part. Where to put the LED's ? I was planning to get a 2x5, and planning to put them on the sides, but with 20, i was thinking of putting them on a strip along the top of the back seat.

this is how the rear of my car looks like
This has to be easily detachable , for when i need to give it for servicing etc

HimuraKenshin · 3rd April 2009, 10:40

did it come with double sided tape? then you could stick it behind the tail lamps. I have an esteem, and i have made an LED strip for myself, and stuck it on the top. i'll post some pics later today(my camera's battery is down

)

DerAlte · 3rd April 2009, 13:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenhorn

... guess how much it cost ...

We give up. How much?

greenhorn · 3rd April 2009, 14:14

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Originally Posted by HimuraKenshin

did it come with double sided tape? then you could stick it behind the tail lamps. I have an esteem, and i have made an LED strip for myself, and stuck it on the top. i'll post some pics later today(my camera's battery is down

)

Do post pics. In the meanwhile, I dont want it to be visible from outside always - just when the hatch is opened.

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Originally Posted by DerAlte

We give up. How much?

150 bucks. Its just a PCB built around an LM3914

HimuraKenshin · 3rd April 2009, 15:25

hi! here are the pics in my car! let me remind you that my car is an esteem!
@greenhorn, where do you stay? I want one of those boards! what are the called please tell me!!!!

The aluminum foil has been put so that light is reflected of it and not wasted(absorbed) lol

I have soldered the leads to the stock bulb location so the boot now lights up blue when i open it!
It was pretty easy to make, just soldered some blue led's on a 30cm scale, each with a 560 ohm resistor and them wired them up in parallel!
here are the pics:
please tell me what you guys think! the strips are located on the top of the trunk!

Cyberpirate · 5th April 2009, 21:38

nice but post some pics with the light effects.

greenhorn · 5th April 2009, 22:58

can i have a shot of what it looks like (overall effect) on the car

?

I think the boards are manufactured here locally. i think you can get one custom made from the shops that help electronics students with their final year projects ( not sure about the cost tho)

jkdas · 5th April 2009, 23:01

Greenhorn dude is crazy. One day he will also be wearing a earring and playing hip hop.

Why blue?

linuxtechie · 5th April 2009, 23:38

Hmm, innocent question... what does it do?

~LT

PaulBarber · 6th April 2009, 00:15

Greenie..someone has given you "kavisham" in LEDs

(non-mallus pls excuse).

Is it a 2x10 static display or some bar/running dot display or something ? And white color I presume?

U can think of making emoticons with it...in your rear window of course...what say? A smiley/frowney/thumbs up/some other finger up etc ??

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenhorn

I went and got myself a 2x10 LED display controller circuit (guess how much it cost

)
now the hard part. Where to put the LED's ? I was planning to get a 2x5, and planning to put them on the sides, but with 20, i was thinking of putting them on a strip along the top of the back seat.

greenhorn · 6th April 2009, 08:03

running one dude. its an LM 3914 based DOT/Bar graph display board. thinking of getting another and running one as a VU meter with whilte LED's and the other as a peak hold meter with RED LED's

ImmortalZ · 6th April 2009, 09:03

For semi-serious to serious projects, I get my boards made professionally in Bangalore. PM me if anyone wants the contact. They are an industrial large scale producer, but they are open to doing one off boards - a very rare trait indeed. You'll need to design and produce the Gerber files for them though.

In my honest opinion, bling bling like this is a strict no-no for me. Music is meant to be heard yo.

HimuraKenshin · 6th April 2009, 19:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenhorn

can i have a shot of what it looks like (overall effect) on the car

?

Someone broke my ma's Nikon DSLR

I have some cheap digi cam now, it doesn't make that great night shots! So its all blurry! but if you still want to see it, then i can post it!

28th March 2009, 19:53	#1
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,744 Thanked: 4,387 Times View My Garage	LED placement options in the rear of a hatch I went and got myself a 2x10 LED display controller circuit (guess how much it cost ) now the hard part. Where to put the LED's ? I was planning to get a 2x5, and planning to put them on the sides, but with 20, i was thinking of putting them on a strip along the top of the back seat. this is how the rear of my car looks like This has to be easily detachable , for when i need to give it for servicing etc
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HimuraKenshin BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mumbai/London Posts: 287 Thanked: 327 Times	did it come with double sided tape? then you could stick it behind the tail lamps. I have an esteem, and i have made an LED strip for myself, and stuck it on the top. i'll post some pics later today(my camera's battery is down ) Attached Thumbnails
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3rd April 2009, 15:25	#5
HimuraKenshin BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mumbai/London Posts: 287 Thanked: 327 Times	hi! here are the pics in my car! let me remind you that my car is an esteem! @greenhorn, where do you stay? I want one of those boards! what are the called please tell me!!!! The aluminum foil has been put so that light is reflected of it and not wasted(absorbed) lol I have soldered the leads to the stock bulb location so the boot now lights up blue when i open it! It was pretty easy to make, just soldered some blue led's on a 30cm scale, each with a 560 ohm resistor and them wired them up in parallel! here are the pics: please tell me what you guys think! the strips are located on the top of the trunk! Attached Thumbnails
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Cyberpirate BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: India>Chennai Posts: 44 Thanked: 5 Times	nice but post some pics with the light effects.
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greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,744 Thanked: 4,387 Times View My Garage	can i have a shot of what it looks like (overall effect) on the car ? I think the boards are manufactured here locally. i think you can get one custom made from the shops that help electronics students with their final year projects ( not sure about the cost tho) Last edited by greenhorn : 5th April 2009 at 23:00.
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jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Greenhorn dude is crazy. One day he will also be wearing a earring and playing hip hop. Why blue?
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linuxtechie BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 50 Thanked: 2 Times	Hmm, innocent question... what does it do? ~LT
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6th April 2009, 08:03	#11
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,744 Thanked: 4,387 Times View My Garage	running one dude. its an LM 3914 based DOT/Bar graph display board. thinking of getting another and running one as a VU meter with whilte LED's and the other as a peak hold meter with RED LED's
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6th April 2009, 09:03	#12
ImmortalZ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2,179 Thanked: 488 Times View My Garage	For semi-serious to serious projects, I get my boards made professionally in Bangalore. PM me if anyone wants the contact. They are an industrial large scale producer, but they are open to doing one off boards - a very rare trait indeed. You'll need to design and produce the Gerber files for them though. In my honest opinion, bling bling like this is a strict no-no for me. Music is meant to be heard yo.
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