DIY led fog lamps for city sx8

[ToxicDevil]

for how much did you buy the LEDs? It is costing me 35 Rs.

[dav111]

this project reminded me of my last project of led when i tried to mount 100watt led in my car front grill

[aliam_786]

http://www.topledlight.com/images/v/201005/12729647190.jpg
get these type of lens to focus light and to prevent glare

bro i live in sahiwal its a backward type area yaha yeh led abhi new market main aaye hain

[aliam_786]

for how much did you buy the LEDs? It is costing me 35 Rs.

its to costly they will says u that they are long life but believe me all are of same quality
each led cost 15 rs including heatsink i bought 30 for 420 rs so each cost me 14/rs

[aliam_786]

work is almost done and diy of sports grill for sx8 is also included

[aliam_786]

pics are here

[tausifs]

It was all going very well beautifully UNTIL you started painting. Its gotten messy. I think you should have painted that piece before fixing the LEDs.
Secondly, dont you thing these 3W LED's are too much (1W was enough). They'll be very uncomfortable for the oncoming traffic.
Anyways, best of luck for having guts to do all this............ I hope the end product looks good

[tausifs]

Please correct me if I'm wrong. I think this small star shaped board on which you soldered the LED's also acts as a heat sink which is very important for the LED's. Dont you think, painting it would in some way hinder the heat dissipation from these boards resulting in frequent LED blowouts.

[FarhanAnwarKhan]

Please correct me if I'm wrong. I think this small star shaped board on which you soldered the LED's also acts as a heat sink which is very important for the LED's. Dont you think, painting it would in some way hinder the heat dissipation from these boards resulting in frequent LED blowouts.

yes they are heat sinks and paint will not affectthem only heat up the paint..
if you keep the base white and the grill black will look awesome..

[Ghuncha]

good work though i will point out a couple of points from my experience with these kind of leds

-you will need heat sink, the metallized star shape pcb the led is mounted on is just there to transfer heat from led die to the heat sink, which has to be there and on which the star is mounted. just change the back plate to aluminum and i think it will act as some kind of heat sink.

-the resistors you use will dissipate a lot of heat, and if i am not wrong you have used hot glue to mount the leds, and resistors. hot glue gets soft even in direct sun light let alone the added heat of the resistors/leds.

-there are led drivers available for this application from electronics shop, use those. they are switch mode converters, will give constant power irrespective of battery voltage hence constant brightness and will dissipate less heat

[ToxicDevil]

-there are led drivers available for this application from electronics shop, use those. they are switch mode converters, will give constant power irrespective of battery voltage hence constant brightness and will dissipate less heat

Hey can you tell me the price of a ready made one? Cuz I was thinking of making one myself after I get the parts. (transistors voltage regulator and resistors.)

[suzukialtomehran]

what is ur recent location bro? are you from sahiwal which is near to sargodha or the Sahiwal Montgomery?

[IHateRollas]

All was going good until u applied red paint n messed up all

[dav111]

good work though i will point out a couple of points from my experience with these kind of leds

-you will need heat sink, the metallized star shape pcb the led is mounted on is just there to transfer heat from led die to the heat sink, which has to be there and on which the star is mounted. just change the back plate to aluminum and i think it will act as some kind of heat sink.

-the resistors you use will dissipate a lot of heat, and if i am not wrong you have used hot glue to mount the leds, and resistors. hot glue gets soft even in direct sun light let alone the added heat of the resistors/leds.

-there are led drivers available for this application from electronics shop, use those. they are switch mode converters, will give constant power irrespective of battery voltage hence constant brightness and will dissipate less heat

this what i am trying to say leds wont last without heatsink

[dav111]

bro i live in sahiwal its a backward type area yaha yeh led abhi new market main aaye hain

buy from them if you use it their will be no need of glass infront of leds and it will also look gud and the light will also go much far then before
http://www.evselectro.com/light-directing-cover-3715?keyword=light&category_id=0

[aliam_786]

good work though i will point out a couple of points from my experience with these kind of leds

-you will need heat sink, the metallized star shape pcb the led is mounted on is just there to transfer heat from led die to the heat sink, which has to be there and on which the star is mounted. just change the back plate to aluminum and i think it will act as some kind of heat sink.

-the resistors you use will dissipate a lot of heat, and if i am not wrong you have used hot glue to mount the leds, and resistors. hot glue gets soft even in direct sun light let alone the added heat of the resistors/leds.

-there are led drivers available for this application from electronics shop, use those. they are switch mode converters, will give constant power irrespective of battery voltage hence constant brightness and will dissipate less heat

plz tell me wats a driver but i have completed it and planing to sold it after spending a lot due to need of money

[aliam_786]

It was all going very well beautifully UNTIL you started painting. Its gotten messy. I think you should have painted that piece before fixing the LEDs.
Secondly, dont you thing these 3W LED's are too much (1W was enough). They'll be very uncomfortable for the oncoming traffic.
Anyways, best of luck for having guts to do all this............ I hope the end product looks good

these are 1 watt but 3 watt and 1 watt is same in shape

[aliam_786]

buy from them if you use it their will be no need of glass infront of leds and it will also look gud and the light will also go much far then before
Light Directing Cover : EVE-eVision Electronics Pakistan : Pakistan Electronics

what is its cost and is it available in ur area

[mobile_jin]

who told you Sahiwal is a backward type of area? You can find almost everything here too.

[aliam_786]

who told you Sahiwal is a backward type of area? You can find almost everything here too.

not of electronics
here is nothing in comparison with lahore isb khi