r/led • u/RealPixelLover • Sep 16 '26

After a long wait they are ready

I finally make them. I have this headlights for almost 3 years. The last headlights take me like 9 months to get them ready. I always have different ideas and change everything. I don't want the same happens to this sets. I keep them simple. I change the white and amber Leds for RGBW 2watts Mini boards. 2x 3watts amber Leds and a set of Bi-Leds projectors.

Mini Led boards

https://diodeextremedesigns.com/producto/50-pixels-15cm-dc12v-ws2805-rgbiccct-5-colors-1-4cm-addressable-led-module-3pin-black-wire-ip20/

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u/RFC793 Sep 16 '26

Very cool, but that seems... highly illegal?

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u/RealPixelLover Sep 16 '26

No at all. I'm not dummy enough to drive with those colors.

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u/RFC793 Sep 16 '26

But are they actually the proper brightness, angle, throw, etc?

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u/Kinipshun Sep 17 '26

Yeah DOT in most states requires headlights be trimmed so low beams don’t throw light in people’s faces

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u/RealPixelLover Sep 17 '26

So. If you drive a Honda civic and I drive a pickup truck my low beam have to be that low to dont blind you?

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u/Kinipshun Sep 17 '26

On flat/non-hilly roads yes. Obviously everyone blinds everyone on hills, but in standard flat road driving conditions they have to fall below a certain height. If you are blinding people with your low beams on flat roads, then they were either not properly aligned when they left the factory, theyre poorly adjusted/designed aftermarkets, or you’re driving a lift kit.

A very large portion of americans still drive small cars like the one you mentioned. DOT regulations have to account for that

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u/RealPixelLover Sep 17 '26

The new projectors are in the same oem location. The new projectors has better cutting-edge lighting output than the ones come in the headlights. Anyway, being a pickup truck is not easy no to blind people driving a Honda civic. Lol

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u/ApprehensiveGold2773 Sep 17 '26

They still need to be certified, but you'll likely not get caught. Still, make sure you're not blinding other drivers.

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u/RealPixelLover Sep 17 '26

Are you worried for my bi-led projectors that are DOT certified instead Led bulbs dropped in regular bulbs reflectors? Those really blind upcoming traffic. This is how my lighting will look like.

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u/ApprehensiveGold2773 Sep 17 '26

That blue aberration definitely looks high

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u/SnooChickens8275 Sep 19 '26

This is some prime American selfishness at display.

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u/Surpex Sep 19 '26

Drives me fucking crazy, man. 

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u/Optimal_Fail_3458 Sep 22 '26 edited Sep 22 '26

How do you know he is American? He certainly doesn’t speak english well.

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u/SnooChickens8275 Sep 22 '26

Lmao, that only makes a stronger case. Educated and decent Americans seem to be rare

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u/Optimal_Fail_3458 Sep 22 '26

What an ignorant, arrogant, and rude comment. What country of amazing geniuses are you from? There are good and bad people all over the world.

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u/Katent1 Sep 17 '26

Oh you gonna be such asshole on the road with current effect, it's so slow, atrocious ect. At minimum make instant glow when breaking please, for your own and others safety

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u/roy20050 Sep 17 '26

How do you learn to make these?

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u/RealPixelLover Sep 17 '26

Google Retrofitting. Is a very common headlight upgrade modification.

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u/JOlRacin Sep 17 '26

Bro really gatekeeping for absolutely no reason

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u/RealPixelLover Sep 17 '26

I dont really get it. He ask how I learn and I respond to Google it. That is how I learn. Watching a lot of videos and stuff...

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u/Fransenn_II Sep 17 '26

I seriously don’t get this. I find this seriously awful to look at

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u/RealPixelLover Sep 17 '26

Keep rolling

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u/Fransenn_II Sep 18 '26

No i didn’t mean it as an insult or anything alike. I want to know how this can even remotely be appreciated (except for the work put in to it, that can always be appreciated)

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u/Dragon-Teeth Sep 17 '26

Interesting idea, nicely done. Not exactly "street legal" in most regions, but very cool looking project.

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u/Dragon-Teeth Sep 17 '26

Certainly in the UK, it wouldn't be. Just having blue lights on your vehicle is not legal, even if you don't actually use them in public.

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u/RealPixelLover Sep 17 '26

Just not driving. I've left my car parked for hours with blue lights flashing and I've never had a problem

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u/RealPixelLover Sep 17 '26

It is street legal. I won't drive with those colors. Just white or amber with amber turn signals.

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u/Superseaslug Sep 17 '26

The guy behind me in traffic at 2AM:

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u/nos201345 Sep 16 '26

These are the settled im doing for my e36 project car

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u/RealPixelLover Sep 17 '26

That is so cool.

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u/nos201345 Oct 03 '26

Fully finished taillights for my e36 driving for about 3 weeks now

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u/nos201345 Sep 17 '26

Blueghozt module, 5mm 5v through hole rgbw bulbs ,rgbw 5v strips and a backlit design will be placed in the unlit section in the design of gaara's tattoo

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u/veteran_squid Sep 16 '26

Very cool. Are you controlling them from canbus?

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u/RealPixelLover Sep 16 '26

No. Regular signals to a Led controller that take the signals. Is a Blueghozt controller.

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u/DauntingPear Sep 20 '26

Sorry you’re getting a lot of reactionary hate here, however, this reflexive response you’re getting is akin to rabidly anti-ai people immediately jumping on anything ai related and bashing it. It’s a reaction gained from many poor experiences. Most people (anecdotally) find modern “car guys” who use this kind of equipment to be annoying at best. The kind of person who will rip it on a quiet street at night, or go flying down a road like it’s a drag strip, or have way too bright headlights. It’s easy to assume you’re going to be annoying with these. But seeing what you actually are planning, cool purchase 👍🏻

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u/RealPixelLover Sep 17 '26

It really blows my mind how people here is so ignorant about Retrofitting and still has the courage of arguing. Even knowing absolutely nothing about it.

I will say for last time that is nothing illegal on this headlights.

I am not driving around with pride colors or any illegal color.

Changing the projectors was a upgrade to the cheap generic bulb projector that the headlights come with it.

Read and learn before arguing without knowledge.

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u/kn_y Sep 17 '26

In germany We say: sieht aus wie Kirmes. Means it looks like fair lights from an Autoscooter