2004 Mustang Cobra UK light conversion
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Hey guys,
Just putting this info out there so people know there is another option for light conversions. I didn't want to drill a hole in the fender or use a stick on light. I also wanted to keep the car looking like this turn signal/repeater on the fender/wing was OEM from Ford. So, this is what I came up with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23n4SL62evc
There is a hole behind all emblems on SN95's and its about 1/2 inch in diameter. I mounted the LED behind that hole and had it shine through to a plexiglass cobra emblem cutout mounted under the actual emblem.
The LED is a "Luxdrive Endor Star" and puts out around 200 lumens at 700mA. The LED driver is also Luxdrive.
The bracket is just some scrap sheet metal I got a hold of and bent with some pliers. This part of the design could be done much better if it was made of aluminum. Aluminum is a better heat sink than sheet metal and the LED needs something because it gets hot, really hot. If I had to guess I would say 150-180 degrees F after it's been on constantly for about 2-3 minutes. I decided that the sheet metal would work because in operation on the vehicle it will never be constantly on, only flashing. Usually it wont even flash for very long either.
Boom! UK legal!
Just putting this info out there so people know there is another option for light conversions. I didn't want to drill a hole in the fender or use a stick on light. I also wanted to keep the car looking like this turn signal/repeater on the fender/wing was OEM from Ford. So, this is what I came up with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23n4SL62evc
There is a hole behind all emblems on SN95's and its about 1/2 inch in diameter. I mounted the LED behind that hole and had it shine through to a plexiglass cobra emblem cutout mounted under the actual emblem.
The LED is a "Luxdrive Endor Star" and puts out around 200 lumens at 700mA. The LED driver is also Luxdrive.
The bracket is just some scrap sheet metal I got a hold of and bent with some pliers. This part of the design could be done much better if it was made of aluminum. Aluminum is a better heat sink than sheet metal and the LED needs something because it gets hot, really hot. If I had to guess I would say 150-180 degrees F after it's been on constantly for about 2-3 minutes. I decided that the sheet metal would work because in operation on the vehicle it will never be constantly on, only flashing. Usually it wont even flash for very long either.
Boom! UK legal!
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