Custom made LED 3rd brake light

I put this together a while back, just because I was board and it came out fairly well I think. It's been going strong for about 5 months now, no problems with moister and all the LED's still work good.

Honestly, I mainly just did this so it matched the 09 LED taillights when I put them in this 06, lol. I do like it better than some of the aftermarket options though with the 6 huge LED's...

30 SMD LED's from Oznium, 10 resistors (who's value I can't remember for the life of me right now, but I know they're 1/2 watt...) and the board from Radio Shack, and a lot of time and patients with a soldering iron. Not the prettiest joints and flows, but you can't see it anyway when the cover is on







little adapter I made so it plugs right into one of the original light sockets; no cutting wires and fussing with that





secured into a factory housing

 

nicely done

 

thats awesome!!! looks sick

 

Very nice. Looks good

 

thank you

only reason I though about posting it now is I had a guy in a 2012 ask me about it today on my lunch break, lol

 

Great job! So.... when are you going to start selling them?

 

very nice!

 

LOL, I actually thought about making them and selling them... but, I wanted to run this one on my truck for a while and see how it worked out first; see if any changes need to be made like sealing them shut or something

I do have another light housing though and I might put another one together in the future

 

hey not trying to thread jack or anything. just another idea i saw in you tube one day. just posting incase someone wants led’s in the 3rd brake light. http://youtu.be/dL6BAQucwZo

 

yeah that was the first option I considered, but I had the soldering iron on the work bench when I thought about the LED's and I was just like "screw it, I'mma make one", so I ordered the SMD's, lol

 

yeah. and i like your thinking, just make it.

 

I like it! Nice work

 

I would rather buy from a dude in his garage as long as its of good craftsmanship.

keep us updated if you decide to pump some of these out

bet you could sell ten or so if the price is right *AHEM <40

 

Should make one that spells "TACO" or "TACOMA".

 

any shots from a decent distance away?