Dave
I saw some led aux brake lites that might work for tail lites in the summit
cataloge. i just started my project and will be in need of different
tail/turn lites. these were 2x8 or 3x6 led units.
kurt (a hacker 2)
>From: "Dave" <kruc@adelphia.net>
>Reply-To: "Dave" <kruc@adelphia.net>
>To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Subject: [oletrucks] LED panel lights
>Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 00:29:36 -0600
>
>I got a couple good leads when I asked about LED taillights last month.
>Recently I've been wonder ing if I could replace all incandescent lights in
>the truck with LEDs. (For the peanut gallery, no, not the headlights.)
>Anyone done something like this yet? I was looking at the dome light and
>thinking I could put a couple rows of LEDs in there. I've already put a
>blue
>LED and 560 ohm resistor in parallel with the torque converter lockup, and
>red ones in parallel across the brake lights. I did that when I had a loose
>turn signal mechanism that wouldn't activate the brake lights if the lever
>wasn't centered, later it also let me know I had an intermittent brake
>switch. The high beam indicator and turn signal indicators would be easy to
>rig up, but are the available LEDs bright enough to light the gauges and
>deluxe heater panel? FWIW, I used a hole saw and cut openings in my panel
>and replaced the stock gauges with 2 1/16" electric Autometer gauges. Yes,
>I
>admit it. I'm a hacker.
>
>Dave '57 3100
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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