Quote: Originally Posted by HCR13 15 out of 20 sold so far? Sounds pretty good I'm guessing you received the rest of the MO's? Yep. Since we are "down to the wire", I'm thinking Paypals would be best now, I'd hate to get a few Paypal payments, sell out, then have a M.O. show up, and not have any to sell, and just hafta the M.O. back, instead of a STS unit. Besides the M.O. "in the nail" I know of, I know of another person planning on paying on the 4th (or was it the 6th?) via Paypal.

the anticipation for this is worse than waiting on christmas santa must have been running behind this year huh??

True, true.
But I can let you in on a little secret: the first units will be mailed this week!

Lou

Zipfast, HCR13, sting, Fyrstorm, & //<86ta>\\.......MERRY CHRISTMAS!

You are the first 5 on the Paid list, and your units shipped out today! I BARELY made it to the P.O. to get them out, but they are on their way!

There should be a few more units ready this week to go out.

Tampa Hurricane, thfirewithin, Squirted1, theimpaler68, loneroad....you are the next 5 on the Paid list!

How would someone pay for these?

Paypal to SteveCranford@Austin.rr.com $50 shipped

I'll PM you that the Paypal was received, and keep you updated on shipping progress.

5 left unpaid for. I got a PM of a M.O. in the mail, but that'll be the last M.O. I don't wanna get M.O. in the mail, and get Paypal payments come in first, then not have a unit to ship.

Awesome! I can't wait to get. I'll probably post a vid of my STS when I get the unit...

Out of the first batch of STS, I got ZERO videos, so it would be cool to see them out on other cars.

yeah, I also plan to convert the third brake light into LEDs and I got a red taillight panel from some car at the boneyard so I can make the 3rd brake lens bigger. Since my 87 has black "trim" around the lens itself that is too small to do any "mods" to. I'm going to put letters like "Trans Am" or "Pontiac". Thats probably when I'll install the STS... and honestly, I'll probably do it the next morning that I get it in the mail...

i can't believe this i think i am going to have to figure out how to post one too... and i am going to do the three lights on either side. already got the bulbs just waiting to put them in with the controller.

Stephen, you da man!!!

Lou

OK....

20 total being built....
17 paid for....
5 shipped out this week...

That leaves only THREE (3) left.


BUILT & SHIPPED:
1.zipfast
2.HCR13
3.sting
4.Fyrstorm
5.//<86ts>\\

TO BE BUILT & SHIPPED:
6.Tampa Huricane
7.thfirewithin
8.squirted1
9.theimpaler68
10.loneroad
11.357transam
12.N7GTJ
13.HaIrLeSsHoBo
14. " "
15.legaldisaster
16.Edward from MO (didn't get your screen name)
17.TheBigJ

That leaves 3 left...
18.?
19.?
20.?

110% right here.

and paid through paypal

Got my STS module. I'm gonna wait and buy a double filament socket and bulb before installing....I can't wait!

And received. You make #18 on the list!

BUILT & SHIPPED:
1.zipfast
2.HCR13
3.sting
4.Fyrstorm
5.//<86ts>\\

TO BE BUILT & SHIPPED:
6.Tampa Huricane
7.thfirewithin
8.squirted1
9.theimpaler68
10.loneroad
11.357transam
12.N7GTJ
13.HaIrLeSsHoBo
14. " "
15.legaldisaster
16.Edward from MO (didn't get your screen name)
17.TheBigJ
18, Sinz86IrocBlk

That leaves 2 left...
19.?
20.?

2 left!

I went ahead and installed the module tonight...works great! very satisfied... The wiring wasn't has hard as I originally thought. Its actually quite a simple concept... Here is a vid... I'll probably do another one in the daylight...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCGNnMLL46k

Out of all the ones that have out, you are the FIRST "customer" to post a video of your car!

Cool!

Awesome video, it looks VERY good!
Thanks for taping it and posting it, you don't know how much we appreciate it.

Lou

Thanks guys. Like I said, I'm going to take another vid tomorrow in the daytime... I'll see if I can get together with a friend and do some "driving/tailing vids"

The "worst" part about these, are knowing you have kick *** tail lights, but when your driving around, you can't see them, feel them, hear them....NOTHING.

From the driver's seat, there's nothing special going on.


Only 2 sell for sale!

awesome I cant wait. Hopefully clearz will come thru with the new lenses, to complete the look Im trying to get.

I agree. But its good to know they're there when your crusin' around...specially near r.i.c.e.r.s...

Good news...

Tampa Hurricane, thfirewithin, squirted1, theimpaler68, loneroad, 357transam, N7GTJ, HaIrLeSsHoBo, & legaldisaster....YOUR STS UNITS SHIPPED OUT AT 11:30!

That only leaves 3 more to build & ship, and 2 unclaimed.

I'm kinda surprised the Mustang guys have wanted any, but I don't have an Mustang buddies to pass the word on to that crowd either.

I had wanted the STS since the first round but financial circumstances prevented that, and I had been wantin it. Then I saw a new mustang gt with a kit then I decided that I NEEDED to have one. Thanks Guys...

It's looking like the last 2 may be gone already...A Round 3 could be possible, but it would require another 10 pre-paid orders.

i am so excited to hear that mine is on the way i cant wait and hcr that looks awsome buddy i may post a vid on you tube as well when i get it put in.

mine showed up the other day, and the USPS did a wonderful job of destroying the package . It showed partially shredded, with the terminal block stocking through the top of the package, all sealed up nice in their "were sorry", or "there's anthrax in this" plastic baggie. The unit looks fine though, wont have it installed for a little while though

Just got mine in tonight. I dont know when it got i since i havent been home in a while.. but i just got the package. I plan on installing it this weekend, and I will also post up a video for all to see. The only problem ill have is getting my tailights configured. I have a turn signal along with 4 red brake bulbs, since i have a 90 firebird. whats are my options, and how can i do that? i want to get new tailights but i can afford them yet. i want them on my originals though. any help?

thanks for makin/sending these out Steven! greatly appreciated!
PS i will post a video as soon as they r installed, as i see you only have one video.

You have the amber turn strip underneath? You could do the amber to red conversion, like the Camaro guys do on their tail lights.

Do you want to keep the strips for your turns? For the top 4 bulbs, you can have 1 & 2 connected to A, 2 &3 connected to B, or 3 & 4 connected to C. Or just do 3 bulbs, not 4. Your choice!

Thanks Steve, just got mine today. But it sure got jostled around, hope it works. One corner of the plastic took a good hit, has a small crack and part of the rounded end of the box that holds the unit itself is gone. I can't see inside so it's still all together.

Long as it works doesn't really matter what it looks like hehe! Thanks again, can't wait to give it a try.

i think ill so the amber to red conversion, but i would have to have another dual filament right? Btw went to autozone thinking i would get luck they would have it, they dont

Shoot me a pic. That's the first one, I've heard of, that had physically wrong with it, on arrival.
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I've found them at Pep Boys & O'Riellys. Did you give them the Dorman part #? 85867? As listed on on the instructions, Autozone doesn't usually stock them.

Yeah i did. They didn't carry it in stock... and we just got an O'Riellys here so I'll go check them tomorrow. I want to do it by this weekend so I can show them off to the guys.

I'll be honest and say I hit up a local boneyard for a good condition set of dual filament sockets. I was running low on cash, I got them both for $1.50. I think they were from a doner Firebird...

When I did mine, a little over a year ago, I couldn't the sockets in stores either. I had to buy a whole tail harness to hack up.

The stock harness has 4 of the sockets I needed, and I only needed 2. I gave the other 2 to a local guy to do the STS, but he never has even gotten a STS unit, so that was a waste giving them to him.

yeah, I was a bit confused at the junkyard because I'd pull some out and it would have 5 wires (2brown, 2yellow, 1black) but then I figured out how to use them once I checked my harness. My harness didn't have any splices, rather, for example on left harness, the leftmost socket had the yellow feed wire, and then a separate yellow feed wire went to the next socket...so I did as the instructions indicated and connected the yellow feed along with the inner most socket and so forth...

Checked at O'Reilly's this morning. They have 2 left, and I reserved them to pickup today! It's not made by Dorman though, all they have for Dorman are screws. But i asked thier manager if it would work and they said it would, so i guess it will work and if it doesnt, ill take it back. But i did find the part, luckily. So i will be installing them today, and posting videos as well.

Let me know if this would be a problem, but im sure it wont...

Lemme know what Brad socket & part # you found that works, and I'll add that to the instructions for future buyers. I have no problem editing the instructions, as people find ways to clarify anything, add parts sources/#s, etc.

Steve

Will do. The brand name is Conduct-Tite. You can get them at O'Reilly's for 9.99 i believe, which is a little expensive compared to the other companies you listed. It is the same Item # as the Dorman one. I called to confirm that it is a dual-filament socket. Stephen, I'll keep you posted on whether it works or not.

cool, I can't wait to see your vid...it doesn't take long to install it took me 2hrs total, from the time I opened the package, to the time I closed the car door and went inside... Its an awesome feeling once you see your tailights firing sequentially...

Actually, Conduct-Tite is driectly from Dorman, as it says it on the package. haha. funny.

anyway, i need HELP immediately with installing them as i am confused with the instructions. i have no yellow wire! what yellow wire? lol. please help someone who has a firebird with 4 brake lights, and amber turn singals underthem. its a 1990. please IM me at Thvoicwethin, or on here, need help!

Thfirewithin, if you have separate brake lights and turn signals, you have three options:
A) you can sequence the orange bulbs on each side - but I'm not sure how many there are, you might need to add some
B) you can integrate the brake lights and tail lights and use only the red bulbs (and probably just black out the unused amber portion)
C) you can install GTA tail lights

For B) and C), you'd need to replace the turn signal switch (multifunction switch) in the steering column with one from a GTA, in order to achieve the integrated brake/turn signal.

Lou

OK. So I am major confused, and prolly the only one posting about this but... I have pics to illustrate my problem.
http://dc37.4shared.com/img/34674956...ht.jpg?sizeM=3

I have 4 wires on the far left, two brown, one blue, one black, the 2nd one from the inside has 3 wires, one brown, one blue, and one black, the two from the 2nd one from the far right (confusing i know), have 2 wires, one brown, one black. The amber section underneath the lights (the one under the taillights in the pic split into), has one yellow wire, and one black wire. The reverse lights have 3 wires, 2 green, and one black...

Can you please explain what i need to do as i am confused. I have instructions, the just dont fit though.

Your car uses red lightbulbs for brake lights (both sides light up at the same time) and an amber lightbulb on each side for turn signals.

On the GTAs, they combined the turn signals into the red brake lights so if you hit the brake, both tail lights light up and if you turn on a turn signal in addition to the brake, one tail light will be flashing the read "brake" light. So the turn signals aren't separate, they are integrated into the brake lights.

What you'll need to do is convert your tail light wiring (and with some modifications to your steering column wiring) to work as in a GTA, meaning that you will completely eliminate the separate amber turn signals and they will integrate into the brake lights. THEN the instructions will make sense, believe me.

I'm working on a solution for you, please give me some time, I will get back to you. In the meantime, if anybody has already converted the Formula tail lights to GTA lights, feel free to post any advice!

Lou

Thanks Lou. Much appreciated

yay! got the sequentials installed yesterday, took me a little bit since i was
hung over like mad... but yeah, after i got em installed, i just sat there staring at them for probably 15 minutes or so... sequentials are so sweet!!! should be able to post a vid pretty soon....

Will do soon!

haha, I know exactly what you mean... actually, at night, I'd look for closed (dark) shopping centers with alot of windows so I can see them in the reflection...

GUILTY!!!!!!!

I've backed up to stores at night (I now know which ones are best, and the parking lot is dark) so I can back p to them, and make sure all 6 bulbs are still working.