what are these for sir?

LOVE the fade btw...

 

Nice Job!

They are for lighting the area around the door for entering or exting the truck. So you dont step in puddles in the dark and such.

 

I like it, I have those vatozones led's too

 

the only reason i asked is it seems like they just light up the door and not the floor.

i know tho, better pics/vid to come.

mine light up the floor but its not easy to capture on a vid...

 

I would think that the botom of the doors would be a better location.

 

Well said rshadd, under the door is good location but i think puddle lights work best either on the door handle, or mirrors.

how did you make the switching on and off fade? or is it within the switch circuitry?

no switch involved. Several ways of doing it but for simple matters i used capacitors and resistors. It also fades with my footwells.

i made some puddle lights too...hahahah

Wow those are bright! Mine are better betcha yours dont fade IN and OUT. hahah
Awesome! Nonetheless

Hopefully it will get dark soon so i can get some better pics.

-jeff

 

how did you make the switching on and off fade? or is it within the switch circuitry?

 

I like 'em. Could be very useful in the wetter times of the year or wetter parts of the country.

 

i made some puddle lights too...hahahah

 

looks good man mine dont fade. theyre inside int doors they wouldnt show the fade. good work!

 

thats really cool. usually i just drop outa my truck and hope for the best :lol:

 

Haha I did that this winter, landed on ice and my feet flew up in the air so fast I didnt know WTF had just happened lol

 

We will appreciate it :thumbup:

 

That's pretty cool. I like it.

 

much better pics. very nice mod.

 

Here is a simple analog RC circuit schematic. 12VDC source will charge your capacitor and your LEDs beginning to fade ON. Once VDC shuts off the LEDs will slowly discharge the capacitor. 1000 ohm resistor affects the charge and discharge rate, and the 330 ohm is your current limiting resistor for your LEDs. Keep in mind that the 330 resistor will vary depending on your LEDs choice. if you have any questions feel free to ask

 

Nice work! You should find a way to mount the LED's flush with the bottom of your mirror, though, it would look cleaner. Not that anyone ever looks under there, but still...

 

that was my orignal plan, but there is hardly any working room for you to glue LED's on and shave them down. So the only alternative i could think of was using LED holders.

 

wow awesome mod!