LED color change?
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Forum Name: Lights, Neon, LEDs, HIDs
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Printed Date: June 09, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Topic: LED color change?
Posted By: xmkydx
Subject: LED color change?
Date Posted: April 25, 2006 at 4:14 AM
ahoy pimps.
today i bought some more LEDs from Kmart to add to my array alreayd in the car, with the intention of sticking them in the door vents of my prelude.
my problem is, they are Blue LEDs, and all my others are green.
i wish to change the blue to green in the simplest way possible.
i asked the staff there if they could order me some in a different color, but they just kinda shrugged.
they are fairly small (50cent peice....4cm x 4cm-ish?), and have 2 LED bulb things in each unit.
ill attempt now to create an ascii picutre of what the neons are like...
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i thought of using some light green tint paint stuff to coat the plastic cover dealy.
or maybe put some on the LEDs themselves.....
i dunno.....
Replies:
Posted By: KPierson
Date Posted: April 25, 2006 at 5:48 AM
This may sound really obvious, but I would just buy the correct color to start with. LEDs are cheap and readily availible. Check out ebay or www.digikey.com------------- Kevin Pierson
Posted By: firelizard
Date Posted: April 26, 2006 at 5:19 PM
Yeah, I agree with the above post...why'd you buy them if they were the wrong colour?
Posted By: xmkydx
Date Posted: April 30, 2006 at 3:44 AM
i got them for a few reasons, mainly, the size, shape, and way they mount is PERFECT for the intended application, and they came in a 4 pack, so i went halves with a mate who wanted 2 blue ones, so i figured, cheap neons, perfect for what i want, then i figured it might not be to hard to change the color, however i have them in at the moment, and the blue looks really good, so i might be tempted to go witha a dual color theme.....
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