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'61 Kombi replacement rear indicator lenses.
Desert Bug - December 30th, 2003 at 01:50 PM

I made these for Matt and Antheas' (Mattyler) Kombi as the original ones were stuffed and Anthea was offered some good original ones for $200 each.
The Kombi is now running the clear ones with amber globes.


Da Wiz - December 30th, 2003 at 02:05 PM

Looks neat, has anyone played with the idea of using LED tail lights - you see them on the back of the big Mack trucks etc. HELLA makes them - I do know they are called 'Combi' lights - most appropriate, i think ;)

Here is some info on them ...

... and a pic :D

http://www.hella.com.au/technology/led_lighting/combi_lamp/combi_images/combi_lamp_sml.jpg


twoguns - December 30th, 2003 at 02:27 PM

good effort on the tail lights....

can you tell me what blue it is the bus is painted in?
thanks.


Unity-28 - December 30th, 2003 at 03:11 PM

DOnt quote me, But I think its Dove blue...

N!


twoguns - December 30th, 2003 at 03:15 PM

hey unity... what is the colour of the beetle at the bottom of your post?


Unity-28 - December 30th, 2003 at 03:16 PM

cobolt blue. I dont think It would look the part on the ute.

N!


matara - December 30th, 2003 at 03:23 PM

They are pretty cool things to make out of plastic diffusers that go over fluro light tubes. Just use a hole saw and pop in an amber bulb!

Neat inexpensive trick!


65busser - December 30th, 2003 at 04:47 PM

Very clever. You could colour them with lense tint if you wanted amber or red.


modulus - December 30th, 2003 at 05:07 PM

Very neat job of the taillights!

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Originally posted by Da Wiz
Looks neat, has anyone played with the idea of using LED tail lights [ snip ... ]


I've got an LED interior light in the truck. It replaces the 41 mm incandescent "festoon" lamp with a bulb made from a printed circuit board with three white LEDS, a diode and a resistor (kit from Jaycar). You can't get them assembled, although some other configurations such as multi-led turn signals are available assembled. Each of the LEDs is 7000 mcd (microCandela ???) in brightness. The end result is about the same brightness as the $1 incandescent bulb, a much whiter light and should last forever, which is just as well as the replacement bulb cost $35 in parts (principally the LEDs, at $9.50 a piece).

About the brightest LEDs available are 15000 mcd, but I can't find any available at the moment.

There are PCBs and info. available at Jaycar.

Happy soldering.


twoguns - December 30th, 2003 at 06:17 PM

well modulus, i am off to me oldmans shop to get me a jaycar catalogue....:thumb


Desert Bug - December 30th, 2003 at 10:33 PM

Matra got it in one! Fluro diffuser comes in different thicknesses, the 3mm is what I used the other is too thin.
I made the amber lens from a Bay rear combination lens that was broken at the stop/tail light section, and the finished lens even has the Hella symbol on it.
I found a 15 peice holesaw set (19mm to 125mm) at a Cheap Tools shop for $12 so the lenses were very inexpensive to make. The orange globes have ofset pins so just file one off and it holds ok with one.

Two Guns, the blue is a Nissan comercial colour.

Ian.


BenettonVW - January 11th, 2004 at 08:41 PM

Thats just an awesome job.:thumb