Wiring Led Rear Lights
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 08:37 AM
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 09:12 AM
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 09:13 AM
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 09:25 AM
Edited by mbes2, 22 April 2012 - 09:27 AM.
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 09:43 AM
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 09:46 AM
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 11:36 AM
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 11:37 AM
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 11:50 AM
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 12:19 PM
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 12:19 PM
EDIT: to add http://www.vx220.org...ed-rear-lights/
There are others who have had the problem also...
Google search site:www.vx220.org.uk LED brake
Edited by Ormes, 22 April 2012 - 12:26 PM.
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 01:15 PM
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 01:19 PM
Have you bought actual Elise units if so how much and where from? I was looking at either these - http://www.cbsonline...tre_Pair_LEDDC2 interchangable units where you can have what ever colour outer / inner ring you want or also some similar cheaper ones I spotted on ebay. Should be very easy to cut the housing to suit and have 2 or 3 sets mounted flush inside.
If they are an upgrade light I would have thought they would have all the neccessary gubbins built in so they are 'plug and play.' You can easilly test them with a power pack before hand or disect them to see if there is a PCB, resisitor etc fitted inside.
I was put off using these http://www.elisepart...-tailight-unit/ ones by the fact that they look alot deeper, have a wider outer red ring and also don't have any lip on the bottom edge so would be harder to neatly set into a hole.
The only things I would mention (and I'm sure you've got them covered) is that the elise has it's mandatory rear reflectors in the lower bumper so you would need to find a way of integrating a set of those into the unit. Also any lights should be 'E' marked to be road legal probably not a problem if your using Lotus ones. LED's light output can be very directional too so you would need to make sure they are mounted at a suitable angle.
Edited by -Dab-of-Oppo-, 22 April 2012 - 01:26 PM.
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 01:28 PM
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 01:34 PM
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 01:35 PM
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 01:42 PM
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 01:49 PM
So are you going to be keeping some of the smaller VX lights and still have four seperate lenses or filling a couple of the holes in and just having 2 main replacement units? The way I see it the main problem in fitting is the way the little silver (on a NA) bits jut out to counter the angle of the sloping blackplastic back in order to make them viewable square on from directly behind. If the Lotus ones are about the right size to simply sit into this little 'tube' then it will be a piece of pi55 to fit.
Edited by -Dab-of-Oppo-, 22 April 2012 - 01:54 PM.
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Posted 22 April 2012 - 02:00 PM
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