Has anyone tried/managed to fit a row of LEDs along the black strip in the wing mirrors as indicators??

yes i trying to do this modification :

http://www.fiatcoupe.fr/forum/viewtopic.php?t=223

hay thats thresas idea,

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Try here :

http://212.27.33.212/fiatcoupe/forum/images/uploads/pascal20vt/repetiteur-retro-3.jpg

has any one finished yet? want to see some piccys of the finished item.

Ohhh that would look cool. subtle but sweet when theyre on!

Has any one got any pics of the wing mirror in bits [completely dismantled] as I couldn’t find any back threads on it?

Bloody hell - this is my next mod - I already have the LEDs and the spare mirrors, and I've already trial fitted a set into the black plastic insert. haven't wired them up yet though, so not easy to see what they will look like yet

I'll keep you posted

the piccies of the black sections above are misleading - they are cast replicas of the originals, but without the mounts - there would be no way of fitting them - the standard plastic items have two screw bosses on the underside to fit them to the mirror

I'll take some piccies of my first failed attempt

Also, you need six LEDs, as they run at 2 volts each (at least the ones I have do)

Last pics

http://www.fiatcoupe.fr/forum/images/uploads/pascal20vt/clignotant-1.jpg

http://www.fiatcoupe.fr/forum/images/uploads/pascal20vt/clignotant-2.jpg

the last pics in few days

The ones in the pics must be 12v as they are wired in parallel!

how do you figure that out, parallel isnt reserved for 12v only....

hello,
Led are in 2v but in parallel with 620 ohm resistance...

new pics :

http://www.fiatcoupe.fr/forum/images/uploads/pascal20vt/cligno-1.jpg

http://www.fiatcoupe.fr/forum/images/uploads/pascal20vt/cligno-2.jpg

http://www.fiatcoupe.fr/forum/images/uploads/pascal20vt/cligno-3.jpg

http://www.fiatcoupe.fr/forum/images/uploads/pascal20vt/cligno-4.jpg

Very very nice!! looks like the hard work paid off

last pics :

http://www.fiatcoupe.fr/forum/images/uploads/pascal20vt/cligno-5.jpg

http://www.fiatcoupe.fr/forum/images/uploads/pascal20vt/cligno-6.jpg

http://www.fiatcoupe.fr/forum/images/uploads/pascal20vt/cligno-7.jpg

nice job there looks cool,well done

impressed

Looks a lot better than I thought it would - you should try selling kits now!

i will have one let me no how much

With the standard side repeaters in place it all looks a bit 'christmas tree' IMO.

Smooting out the standard indicators (Perhaps replacing the wings with a vented one) would look better.

Good clean modification though.

I like it, well done

In the UK I think you must be able to see the repeaters from the back too.

As this isn't possible because the LED's face forwards, I think the wing repeaters will have to remain in place.

Dragging this thread up from the depths, to let you know that there is an LED wing mirror repeater kit available on Ebay for £14.98.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mirror-Indica...763QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Anyone fitted one yet?

The seller says it is easy, but they would wouldn't they!!

The seller is Jap on here

They are easy to wire up, etc., just that mine didn't work

Glad in a way though, as there isn't enough room behind to fit the bulbs/lens in properly and they stuck out too much and I didn't think they looked good.

They may not of worked, as the led legs, no matter how much I moved them out of the way, just didn't seem to have room and I think they may have been touching metal, causing them not to work.
I didn't test them first, so don't know if they were working before I put them in or not.

It could be done, if someone who knows what they are doing, has a lot of patience and time to get it right.
I have none of either, so tried it, didn't work, looked sh!t, so abandoned the idea.
I may try again one day if I can be bothered, or if I have to if I get pulled by a copper for no side repeaters, but until then, I'll be leaving them alone

Hi Theresa and all.

Yes its a kit I sell. Sorry to hear you had trouble Theresa. The kit consists of long leads with current limiting resitors, 6 clear (light up amber) leds and 6 special LED lenses that make the LEDs viewable from a much wider angle than normal.

A few customers have said they have trouble getting the LEDs to light but it usually boils down to the LEDs not being inserted into the sockets correctly or (as Theresa says) one of them touching something, drawing too much current and blowing the others.

Oh, it IS necessary to remove the glass to fit these to the coupe.

James

I Really Like them - I was thinking about this for some time - BUT again here in Switzerland - Every Mod must conform to the rules (and man there are SOOO Many of them) I'll check up on what's possible and I'll have a stab. Seeing as I have a Cadamuro Grill (with the small circular holes for the lights) This would be perfect (means all the other fccukr's on the road) can see which direction I intend on going.

Well done looks kool!! IMO.

R00

Hmmmmm in my opinion i think it does look too "christmas like"

Hey at the end of the day each to their own but not my cup of tea

An old topic,but a Good idea.
Does anyone have these pics on the computer somewhere because the link don't work anymore and I really want to do this mod...