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Want to wire up yellow fogs in clear turn signals... yellow/amber switchback LED?

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Caligula, Jul 29, 2015.

  1. Jul 29, 2015 at 1:00 PM
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    Caligula

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    Im thinking of something. Im going to get clear bumper turn signals for my 2000 Tacoma. Id like to have them wired up to a switch with yellow LEDs for fogs. Then im going to set up a relay and capacitor to link them to flash with the turn signals, which ill relocate to the parking lights.

    Looks like ill have to wire up something like this, im minus the diode between the turn signal and running light:
    [​IMG]

    So always yellow, but amber with turn signals. It would need two bulbs.

    Unless i find a switchback LED that is yellow and amber, which would already have the transistor function built in.

    All i have found are amber/white and amber/red switchback LEDs. Anyone have a source for yellow/amber?
     
  2. Jul 29, 2015 at 1:51 PM
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    you would have to custom make that.... to be honest, i think it will be hard to get enough color seperation between yellow and amber to tell a big difference. what you are asking can be done.
     
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    Its just a question of how much $$$ i want to devote to a light bulb.

    I was looking to a switchback LED as the most elegant solution to this. As the transistor inside the bulb would take care of all the other stuff for me.

    What about just drilling out the lamp and adding a second light, something small like a 168 bulb?
     
  4. Jul 29, 2015 at 2:31 PM
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    how much output are you expecting as with the yellow fogs?
     
  5. Jul 29, 2015 at 2:34 PM
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    Um... a lot.

    As much as i can fit inside the housing with a led bulb.
     
  6. Jul 29, 2015 at 2:56 PM
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    [​IMG]

    This was about as close to what i could come up with for the "yellow" fog. i envision this being mounted in the bottom or top of the housing. that should allow the housing to reflect the output better. i would use the yellow laminx over the lens to provide the "yellow".
     

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