I definitely need to redo my lights after seeing these. Brightness and diffusion is always an issue… it’s insane how bright these modern cars are with just a single LED chip at the end of a Perspex rod for DRLs.
nice one man, you are awesome! Reminds me of the time my girlfriend and I did a huge road trip around Australia. After a big day of driving we pulled up at a spot but without realising backed up onto a hornets nest. It was night so they were sleeping, but woke up to the interior lights, as we got settled for the night. An angry hornet found its way into a hole in the floor and went into attack mode. I went into kill with a flip flop mode and swatted this thing, I called him Robo-Wasp, I swatted two dozen times and still it came for me, it was in about three pieces and still tried to take me down! Then there was another, and another. We were so spooked we drove into the night for an hour.
Those taillights are brilliant (pardon the pun) and look fantastic on the ‘mota-ohm’😂 Just an Aussie taking the piss out of a South African, as we do, Cheers mate, Stuart 🇦🇺
I'd like to see em in dim light and no light (after dark). I bet they look very bright. I usually don't care about such lights but you are an artist and these lamps are impressive! Bravo!
Very impressed with your progress Danie! I can learn a lot from you with some future projects of my own, albeit small compared to this "huge" undertaking of yours. Wishing you all of best with the certification of the motor-home and getting her on the road successfully. Hats off to you countryman!
Wow this is next level ngl bruv. Just a bit curious tho, would using aluminium be better as a backing to all those LEDs? since they're gunna generate heat innit, and it would sort of act as a radiator. But the plexiglass looks great nonetheless.
This is more complicated than you think. Quick thought. Try see what the light does through the clear reversing light. The pattern affect might allow the light to defuse first. then see if you need coloured lense. Nevermind... watch to the end haha. Looks good and works. Where did you get the plugs from?
It turned out very well. 👍 Have you thought about extra brakes and turn signals at the top of the wagon. As a former trucker, I know that it makes it easier to see for those of us sitting high up. 👀
Hope your well Donny! Looking forward to seeing an update soon 😊 Do you have any links to composite panels please? I can't find anywhere in the UK that sells them or thermo lite boards. Keep smiling!
I use a lot of leds, you need to defuse them to not look ugly, and the more densely packed they are, the better they look. You can get WS2812 leds with 30, 60, 90 or 144 leds per a meter, the 144 leds look the best, they programmable too, each led has a microchip in it an you can program it to be different colours.
@@BroughBuilt I mean "diffuse" (i struggle with English) its like a "paper" that you put between the leds and the lens and it "scatters" the light in all directions and hides the leds and just makes light. You can even just use normal paper but the diffusion film/diffusion filter is water proof and and like a plastic. It also works best when its not right on top of the led and you have at least a 5mm gap between the led and the film.
@@BroughBuilt Also fresnel lenses work really well to diffuse the light, if you put the led, then a fresnel lens, then a sheet of diffusing film, it looks really good. I think its similar to how the old over head projectors worked in school.
You make me want to do it over 😂. What you're describing would have given me the results I was looking for. To give the coloured acrylic that perfectly even glow.
Our laws only stipulate how they must function ie. At least two brake and park lights in the rear. I believe the US (and most euro countries) are far more strict
