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***Future240*** · 01-13-2009, 03:22 PM

so where's the write up?

kevmeistah21 · 01-13-2009, 03:31 PM

damn that would help soo much but be annoying sometimes.

Kn1ves · 01-13-2009, 03:59 PM

I had a similar bright dome light setup in my old integra and it gets annoying after a while. Especially when ur taking ur date home and shed falll asleep on the way home. Shell scream at u for having that shit on her face. /true story

1989rps13 · 01-13-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kn1ves

I had a similar bright dome light setup in my old integra and it gets annoying after a while. Especially when ur taking ur date home and shed falll asleep on the way home. Shell scream at u for having that shit on her face. /true story

LMAO that shits funny

ruben705 · 01-13-2009, 04:19 PM

just turn it off before you open the door.. Write uppppp.

alesserfate · 01-13-2009, 04:31 PM

pimp light!
*opens door* blinds everyone in the car permanently!

but in reality whenever I need the light I switch it on, it's usually in the off position.

I gotta do something up like that too!

Anto · 01-14-2009, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by usdm180sx

GOD sells those at Autobacs

he most certainly does not!

anyway, it's fairly easy, you just have to be somewhat adept at soldering.

no picture write up yet (or even ever), still in school. Just got my medical assessment down for midterms on thursday. OPQRST, DCAP-BTLS, SAMPLE and PRBELLS are what i'm gong to be tested on, simple stuff.

if you guys really wanna make it, you can get the kennan driver and your choice of emitters (cree or seoul) from kaidomain

http://kaidomain.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductId=1640 is the driver that runs them at ~750ma, up to three emitters

or dealextreme:

DealExtreme: $2.53 MR16 1*3W 320~350mA Constant Current Regulated LED Driver (12~16V Input)
that's a driver you can run up to two emitters on @ ~650ma per emitter, or three at 540ma per,

costwise it's not that $ if you DIY, but the work is in the labor.

if that's too bright, you can always run one single emitter for 1/2 the brightness, it's still ~200 lumens which is plenty for a dome light. s13's can run this for their maplights as well. if you wire a multimode board in parallel (I think) with the 12v buck driver and combine that with a heatsink, you can have a three stage maplight (low, medium and high)

For quick reference:

Cree Q5 = ~270 lumens @ 1000mA (1amp)
Seoul U bin = ~240 lumens @ 1000mA
Seoul U2 bins go up to 280 lumens at one amp but they're like $10 per emitter
the lower the drive current, usually the more efficient the emitter is, it's most efficient at 350ma IIRC.

q5 @ 350ma = 107-114 lumens
u bin @ 350 = ~100
u2 bin @ 350 = 100-118

U bins are the easiest, the legs stick out and are easily soldered. if you order from a vendor on candlepowerforums you can choose a color bin as well, if you want a warmer white with a better CRI (similar to incandescent) or cooler white.

I wired the emitters in series and potted the board with thermal epoxy. All this attached to a 1" square by 1/2" thick AL heatsink clamped down. Copper would have better heat dissapation but I'm to busy to find it locally.

I might make these after my schedule clears up some

Anto · 01-14-2009, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by projekt_s13

Saw your post on Hidplanet forums, lol

haha yeah i saw that too

ayuaddict · 01-14-2009, 11:22 AM

the ones from autobacs suck.

OBEEWON · 01-14-2009, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Anto

as far as selling, I would want to but i'm going to EMT school right now and it's crazy. 8am-5pm for 5 days a week. this is more or less hobby

Isn't that like a normal work day?

Sheesh its like you have a moon in your headliner.

Anto · 01-14-2009, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by OBEEWON

Isn't that like a normal work day?

Sheesh its like you have a moon in your headliner.

work you usually get to move around

emt school, you sit down for a looong time

Nacho_240 · 01-14-2009, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Anto

work you usually get to move around

emt school, you sit down for a looong time

Not to mention that work doesn't assign anything.

School requires homework , reading, studying, etc. It's not easy work.

And yes, the Autobac dome lights were a disappointment. Better than stock, but not worth $40.

Kougeki · 01-14-2009, 07:16 PM

Luxer makes a panel that goes on the dome light.
Luxer1 PRODUCTS LED DOME LIGHT
The sell them at autobacs!

sidewayz240 · 01-14-2009, 07:39 PM

Someone else do this and make a write up. I'm not electronically inclined enough to figure this shiet out myself without some sort of plans. Do it.

fueled by hate · 01-15-2009, 12:59 AM

Mine's not as bright but it's bright enough for me. I used 32 5 chip led's.

OBEEWON · 01-15-2009, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anto

work you usually get to move around

emt school, you sit down for a looong time

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nacho_240

Not to mention that work doesn't assign anything.

School requires homework , reading, studying, etc. It's not easy work.

Both sound like my job. School was easier than work. Oh how I miss it. The chicks looked better too.

01-15-2009, 12:03 PM

you guys are amateur.

i installed HID in my dome light.

Brian · 01-15-2009, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ixfxi

you guys are amateur.

i installed HID in my dome light.

That's hot.

NRogge · 01-15-2009, 12:14 PM

man i think i might make one!

bbejj123 · 01-15-2009, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewayz240

Someone else do this and make a write up. I'm not electronically inclined enough to figure this shiet out myself without some sort of plans. Do it.

i 2nd that help us out =) im trying to learn about it right now but i dont think im at this level yet haha

ChicagoS14 · 01-15-2009, 12:37 PM

I have the LED dome light by Luxor, its some mad tyte JDM stuff:

LED Dome Light

But they are pretty pricey. I picked up both the dome and map light from some guy on Nico, it was a pretty decent price at the time. They are bright as hell and are very helpful at night when your in your car especially in bufu places without street lights. Anyways its basically a little board full of LEDs cut to fit in the location, it has two wires running to a little bulb shaped connector that plugs into the place of the normal bulb.

I was thinking it should be fairly cheap and easy to make. Ill have to try this writeup to see if it works on my S13.

Anto · 01-15-2009, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ixfxi

you guys are amateur.

i installed HID in my dome light.

haha nice

superflux LEDs are good to use as well, like fueled by hate's domelight. not that much heat to deal with.

anyway, finalizing it now, I'm taking one emitter out for more practical use

s13dan · 01-15-2009, 06:11 PM

LOL thats great, i hate my dome light...
A how to would be great though!

LA_phantom_240 · 01-15-2009, 06:13 PM

Looks a lot like my prototype dome light... it was blindingly bright... but I decided to get crazy and overdrive it and caught the board on fire. Whoops. lol.

Anto · 01-15-2009, 07:30 PM

added revamped pictures
whoop whoop

heatsink works well

2fourDsx · 01-20-2009, 07:29 PM

That's dope. When EMT class is done, start slanging them. EMT's only make $8 an hour.

...it's a lot of work to make minimum wage these days!

jim1234664 · 01-20-2009, 07:45 PM

cheeeeeeeeeeewbacca

jim1234664 · 01-20-2009, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2fourDsx

That's dope. When EMT class is done, start slanging them. EMT's only make $8 an hour.

...it's a lot of work to make minimum wage these days!

holy f and s... do you at least get like a bonus for how many stiffs you get or something?

2fourDsx · 01-21-2009, 09:56 PM

No bonus. There is overtime sometimes if a call runs over but it's only time and a half. $12 an hour bitches! Ha! Well EMT's only give oxygen and transport. But paramedics are the ones that save lives... and their pay usually starts at $10 an hour! I make about $16 an hour at my retail job now and my pay is going to be cut in half once I get my EMT on.
I can't wait.

01-13-2009, 03:59 PM	#33
Kn1ves Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ɐɔ 'sǝlǝƃuɐ sol Posts: 1,281 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Kn1ves Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I had a similar bright dome light setup in my old integra and it gets annoying after a while. Especially when ur taking ur date home and shed falll asleep on the way home. Shell scream at u for having that shit on her face. /true story __________________ there's something here

01-13-2009, 04:31 PM	#36
alesserfate Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 180 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	pimp light! opens door blinds everyone in the car permanently! but in reality whenever I need the light I switch it on, it's usually in the off position. I gotta do something up like that too! __________________

01-14-2009, 07:16 PM	#43
Kougeki Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Santa Ana, CA Age: 38 Posts: 593 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Luxer makes a panel that goes on the dome light. Luxer1 PRODUCTS LED DOME LIGHT The sell them at autobacs! __________________ *Gamertag:XxChumbawumbaxX*

01-14-2009, 07:39 PM	#44
sidewayz240 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Toronto Age: 34 Posts: 327 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Someone else do this and make a write up. I'm not electronically inclined enough to figure this shiet out myself without some sort of plans. Do it. __________________ -Trevor

01-15-2009, 12:14 PM	#49
NRogge Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Atlanta Age: 34 Posts: 14 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	man i think i might make one! __________________ 240atlanta.com

01-13-2009, 03:31 PM	#32
kevmeistah21 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pasadena, CA Age: 34 Posts: 2,658 Trader Rating: (68) Feedback Score: 68 reviews	damn that would help soo much but be annoying sometimes.

01-13-2009, 04:19 PM	#35
ruben705 Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Rowlett Age: 38 Posts: 58 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	just turn it off before you open the door.. Write uppppp.

01-14-2009, 11:22 AM	#39
ayuaddict Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Socal Age: 36 Posts: 4,017 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	the ones from autobacs suck.

01-15-2009, 12:59 AM	#45
fueled by hate Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: norcal Posts: 290 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Mine's not as bright but it's bright enough for me. I used 32 5 chip led's.

01-15-2009, 12:03 PM	#47
ixfxi Guest Posts: n/a	you guys are amateur. i installed HID in my dome light.

01-15-2009, 12:37 PM	#51
ChicagoS14 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Chicago Age: 38 Posts: 695 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	I have the LED dome light by Luxor, its some mad tyte JDM stuff: LED Dome Light But they are pretty pricey. I picked up both the dome and map light from some guy on Nico, it was a pretty decent price at the time. They are bright as hell and are very helpful at night when your in your car especially in bufu places without street lights. Anyways its basically a little board full of LEDs cut to fit in the location, it has two wires running to a little bulb shaped connector that plugs into the place of the normal bulb. I was thinking it should be fairly cheap and easy to make. Ill have to try this writeup to see if it works on my S13. __________________ 95 240SX 1JZGTE \| SC300 2JZGE daily www.240sxguide.com

01-15-2009, 06:11 PM	#53
s13dan Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 1,519 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	LOL thats great, i hate my dome light... A how to would be great though! __________________ 89 240sx hatch #933-the hot rod 91 240sx coupe #131,603-the daily

01-15-2009, 07:30 PM	#55
Anto Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: California Posts: 862 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	added revamped pictures whoop whoop heatsink works well __________________

01-20-2009, 07:29 PM	#56
2fourDsx Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: San Diego 92124 Posts: 421 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	That's dope. When EMT class is done, start slanging them. EMT's only make $8 an hour. ...it's a lot of work to make minimum wage these days!

01-20-2009, 07:45 PM	#57
jim1234664 Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 227 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	cheeeeeeeeeeewbacca

01-21-2009, 09:56 PM	#59
2fourDsx Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: San Diego 92124 Posts: 421 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	No bonus. There is overtime sometimes if a call runs over but it's only time and a half. $12 an hour bitches! Ha! Well EMT's only give oxygen and transport. But paramedics are the ones that save lives... and their pay usually starts at $10 an hour! I make about $16 an hour at my retail job now and my pay is going to be cut in half once I get my EMT on. I can't wait.