Upgrade front sidelight leds to DRL's? Anyone done this?
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Being a safety conscious type of fella and basically a tart, I'd love to be able to upgrade the LEDs in the front headlights so they are brighter, then wire them so they are on constantly. So they are effectively DRLs. The ideal would be they then dim when the indicators flash or you put the sidelights on. I just think it would help update the car but still look very OEM.
Anyone done this? Or know someone who has? Or somewhere I could approach to see if they'd give it a go?
Anyone done this? Or know someone who has? Or somewhere I could approach to see if they'd give it a go?
AstonExige said:
Being a safety conscious type of fella and basically a tart, I'd love to be able to upgrade the LEDs in the front headlights so they are brighter, then wire them so they are on constantly. So they are effectively DRLs. The ideal would be they then dim when the indicators flash or you put the sidelights on. I just think it would help update the car but still look very OEM.
Anyone done this? Or know someone who has? Or somewhere I could approach to see if they'd give it a go?
What you need is two LED's per segment, one white and one amber. Currently there are no multicolour LED's with sufficient output. The Osram SMD LED's in the OEM light assembly are about the highest light density for their size. In other words, you can't just swap the LED's.Anyone done this? Or know someone who has? Or somewhere I could approach to see if they'd give it a go?
Brighter LED's means new higher power LED's, mounting boards and constant current drivers. Basically, re-manufacture from scratch.
Thats a lot of work when you lay it out as a project.
Remove headlights, cook and disassemble. Strip and remove OEM LED boards.
CAD/Gerber new boards and populate.
High power LED's means high heat so the boards will need to dissipate it. Heatsinks aren't easy to incorporate in such a small space so aluminium PCB's will be high on the options list. Those insulated metal substrate boards are expensive to prototype.
Next, design controller/power supply and build.
Prototype and soak test.
Reassemble and supply back to customer with warranty.
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You'll need patience and deep pockets.
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