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LED's in wing mirrors
#1401566
05/01/2013 21:20
05/01/2013 21:20
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jobuguk
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Last year when i done my rear light conversion i had a few red LED's left over so i was thinking if the strips would possibly fit in the black finger at the back of the wing mirrors,so with a spare mirror i had, i made a prototype. Well while the coups off the road for the winter i've been doing a few bits and bobs to my car,the past couple of weeks i've been playing around with some yellow strip LED's and this what i've come up with!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/14762173@N05/8349613343/in/photostreamI'll try and get some more photos of the LED's in the day time tomorrow. cheers JG
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#1401568
05/01/2013 21:22
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Steve_Smith
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I like that ![smile smile](/forum/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif)
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Re: LED's in wing mirrors
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#1401569
05/01/2013 21:32
05/01/2013 21:32
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812112
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812112
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looks good, are the leds stuck on or are they inside?
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#1401575
05/01/2013 21:42
05/01/2013 21:42
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jobuguk
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jobuguk
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They are fitted inside the black finger with holes drilled through.
JG
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#1401604
06/01/2013 00:44
06/01/2013 00:44
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Pondman
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Do they take the feed from the side repeater?
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#1401638
06/01/2013 09:34
06/01/2013 09:34
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jobuguk
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Re: LED's in wing mirrors
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#1401641
06/01/2013 09:38
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jobuguk
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Do they take the feed from the side repeater? Yes i did,
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Re: LED's in wing mirrors
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#1401647
06/01/2013 10:11
06/01/2013 10:11
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jobuguk
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![woohoo woohoo](/forum/images/graemlins/default/woohoo.gif) At last! ![laugh laugh](/forum/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif) After failing an attempt at doing this with crap leds 6 years ago, I've been waiting for someone to come along and get it sorted ![laugh laugh](/forum/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif) When are they going into production? Theresa, NO way!!! Just to put 6 LED's in a black finger was a long and fiddly job as you well know, took all day plenty of tea,Golden virginia and strip half the bloody car to wire them up and that's just one side. Mind you i am a slow old git with failing eye sight and a telly in the garage watching football aswell as doing the car ![thumb thumb](/forum/images/graemlins/default/icon_thumbs.gif)
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#1401662
06/01/2013 10:58
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nismo
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Nice job jobug . You need to do a how too when you do the next one .
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#1401673
06/01/2013 11:39
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crazylegs
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Nismo I bet you have been having sleepless nights over these.
Mine mine mine mine. Lol.
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#1401699
06/01/2013 13:37
06/01/2013 13:37
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nismo
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no mate Jame5 has taken the led crown now , just something i always wanted to do but never got round to doing it .
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#1401709
06/01/2013 15:21
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crazylegs
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you you denial is a hard thing to see.
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#1401856
06/01/2013 22:56
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jobuguk
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Last edited by jobuguk; 06/01/2013 23:11. Reason: more info about LED's
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#1402332
08/01/2013 23:58
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812112
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would it pass an mot if you were to take the wing repeater away and flush it off?
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#1402360
09/01/2013 01:47
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Depends where you go ![laugh laugh](/forum/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif) By law, the Coupe should have a side repeater, but MOT standards say they can't test what's not present. I haven't had side repeaters for 6 years now, hence my constant interest in wing mirror repeaters. My main concern is not the MOT though, it's that someone can't see that I'm turning, unless they've seen the front of the car approaching them froma distance.
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#1402387
09/01/2013 08:07
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812112
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That was 1 of my questions. They have to be able to be seen from all angles. But why would you want 2 repeaters on 1 side lol.
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#1402450
09/01/2013 12:28
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IIRC, when side repeaters started to be used on cars, they were originally placed ahead of the front wheels on the front wings, but over time, they've moved back to behind the front wheels, or into wing mirrors). I'm not sure that they need to be seen "from all angles", surely just the front/side (the original intention was eg: so that your signal would be visible as you edged out of a side road at a junction) but best check what the MOT Tester's manual says!
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Re: LED's in wing mirrors
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#1402544
09/01/2013 19:00
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jobuguk
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That was 1 of my questions. They have to be able to be seen from all angles. But why would you want 2 repeaters on 1 side lol. I don't know about the legal side of these LED"s? I agree i think if you have side repeaters on wing mirrors with cars they have to be seen from all angles,thats why i left the wing repeaters on for the time being. And the answer to your other question is it's not been done before on a coupe, people have tried before with no success, i wanted to see if it can be done, and the big thing is i like them not every body's taste!! but mine ![thumb thumb](/forum/images/graemlins/default/icon_thumbs.gif) JG
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Re: LED's in wing mirrors
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#1402591
09/01/2013 22:06
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Have a look here at the relevant section of the MOT Tester's manualFrom this I conclude that Theresa ought to be in trouble: Vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1986 must be fitted with one side repeater indicator on each side. (...unless fitted with a front wraparound lens which can be seen when standing 1m to the side of the rear bumper) If at least half of the new wonder-LED's can be seen directly when standing at the same 1m position to the side of the rear bumper, then I'm sure you could argue that they're acceptable. But since the "finger" part of the mirror points to the front, they won't be seen from the rear. I've noticed a few side/rear view mirrors on new cars where the outside egde of the casing is illuminated, so it can be seen from "all directions" as hinted by others above...I stand corrected ![shocked shocked](/forum/images/graemlins/default/shocked.gif) How about also fitting LED's behind the mirror, facing backwards? You'd need to carefully scrape off 6 neat little holes in the silver backing of the mirror to match up with the LED's...
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Re: LED's in wing mirrors
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#1402594
09/01/2013 22:18
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812112
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812112
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Well lets keep that quiet then lol. Are you suggesting to actually have the mirror backing scraped off and have the leds glued from behind?
Or have the leds mounted on the inside of the case to illuminate the edge of the mirror glass??
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#1402627
10/01/2013 00:14
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jobuguk
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Or have the leds mounted on the inside of the case to illuminate the edge of the mirror glass?? I think that would be one option seeing the LED's from the rear,but by the time you have walked around towards the front of the car there my be a point by the time you have got to the side that you would not see them at all. I noticed today driving to work in my lorry while following a new car the orange bulb/glass was right on the end/edge of the wing mirror so the light could be seen from rear,side,front all the time. So i'm sure these LED's that i've done on my coupe wing mirror are like i said before are not a replacement for the side indicator on the wing they are just a cosmetic thing. Bling,chav,boy racer,but in my case OLD boy racer ![thumb thumb](/forum/images/graemlins/default/icon_thumbs.gif) JG
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#1402633
10/01/2013 00:48
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and the big thing is i like them not every body's taste!! but mine Mine too! So, when are they going into production? This is going to be my response each time now ![laugh laugh](/forum/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif) From this I conclude that Theresa ought to be in trouble: Vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1986 must be fitted with one side repeater indicator on each side. Yes, I'm very aware of this law and that's why I want wing mirror repeaters. I've got away with it for 6 years now ![laugh laugh](/forum/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif)
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