FYI: Curious about the 2013 bumper LEDs?

DIGItonium · 01-10-2013, 11:01 PM

Food For Thought
While my car was at the service center I took a look at the 2013 bumper LEDs. FYI, the LEDs are Luxeon Rebel. Here's a picture of one just to show you how small it is:

IIRC, there's only 4 on each side. Price-wise, all 8 will cost about $70. For longevity, I don't think the LEDs are driven more than 700mA. However, one can get 350-1000mA LED drivers for about $15-20 each.

The parking lights in my headlight uses a single Luxeon Rebel, and it is running at 150mA for longevity and prevent overheating even with a small heatsink attached. The rebel sits behind a bubble lens:

If I were to do Version 3 of the headlights, I'll probably opt for improved heatsinks and push more current.

[EDIT] Don't try Google searching Luxeon and 370Z. A bunch of my pictures and posts show up in the results. HAHA!

LakeShow · 01-11-2013, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by DIGItonium

[EDIT] Don't try Google searching Luxeon and 370Z. A bunch of my pictures and posts show up in the results. HAHA!

Just cause you said to not do this, I did it!

01-10-2013, 11:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
DIGItonium A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,800 Drives: 09 Z34-TT 6MT Rep Power: 42	FYI: Curious about the 2013 bumper LEDs? Food For Thought While my car was at the service center I took a look at the 2013 bumper LEDs. FYI, the LEDs are Luxeon Rebel. Here's a picture of one just to show you how small it is: IIRC, there's only 4 on each side. Price-wise, all 8 will cost about $70. For longevity, I don't think the LEDs are driven more than 700mA. However, one can get 350-1000mA LED drivers for about $15-20 each. The parking lights in my headlight uses a single Luxeon Rebel, and it is running at 150mA for longevity and prevent overheating even with a small heatsink attached. The rebel sits behind a bubble lens: If I were to do Version 3 of the headlights, I'll probably opt for improved heatsinks and push more current. [EDIT] Don't try Google searching Luxeon and 370Z. A bunch of my pictures and posts show up in the results. HAHA! __________________

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