From what I was reading, he is working on building a batch & taking pre-orders now. And shipping as they are built.

I've gotta get some $ into my Paypal account so that I can order one.

 

Here's mine with 3 bulbs...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lW-4vIS7XA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss6LN...eature=related

Here's mine with 2 bulbs...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUGWT9uFlxU&NR=1

had issues at first but none after I figured out how to keep water out of the unit...All my bulbs are led...not autozone crap either. 3rd brake lights bulbs in the 2nd vid were just some ones i tried out, didn't work well in the day, got better ones.

Adjustable no load flasher was necessary for me, so there was enough time for bulbs to complete a cycle.

Painting the lenses didn't last long for me, maybe I did it wrong, don't care. Had them wrapped in vinyl. Reverse lights are 2 led strips on the bottom of the plate.

 

How'd you get the 3rd brake light to flash with the hazards? I've never seen a 3rd brake light light up with the hazards before.

 

It was actually on accident when I integrated the brake lights into the turn signals. I left it like that since I have the custom overlay.

 

Hello Matt, saw your post, received your payment, thank you. Your unit will be on the way in the morning!

Lou

 

Hello Dan,

I just sold the last available unit I had built this week but no worries, I KEEP MAKING NEW ONES every chance I get so I will definitely have more at the end of the weekend.
Feel free to send a payment in the meantime.
All information you need can be found on my STS page.

Thank you
Lou

 

Hi Lou, I am very interested as well. Was hoping you might have a video that might show how they assemble. Not real savvy unless I have good instructions. Thanks

 

Howdy,

as much as I would love to accomodate your request, I unfortunatelly can't for several reasons:
1. These can be used practically on fitting any vehicle.
2. I do not have access to these vehicles.
3. I do not own any recording equipment.

But you have a good idea!

I believe you could be in luck. This is exactly where this great community of car enthusiasts can step in and help out.
Nowadays, everybody's got a camcorder or at least an iPhone or some other cool technical gizmo. It should not be hard to record the few installation steps and cut them down to a few minutes.


So gentlemen, a big shout out to y'all new STS owners:
If you could record your STS unit installation on your particular vehicle (there are a few common models out there), please share your video with your fellow STS owners to help them out with their installation. THANKS!


Thank you
Lou

 

I think I still have some Pm's with helpful tips Lou sent me. Send me a pm....phone about to die can't look em up now til I get home.

 

So can we assume that this is no longer a non-profit activity,
and that as long as people keep purchasing the units,
you will keep producing them?

I really like the effect, but my Formula has the orange-section
lens, so I need to do a bit more planning. And a (GASP )
KnightRider front bumper is also in the plans, for which there
could be several applications like custom turn signals, and
the infamous "scanner".

 

Would the mustang splic in kits work for our cars??

http://www.webelectricproducts.com/products.htm

 

I do not own any business under which I make and sell these. I just build them for you guys whenever people bug me enough to make a new batch.

I have given a thought to having a small business making electronic devices but concluded that to make enough profit to keep a company afloat, the prices would rise dramatically thus making it hard to compete and also attract customers. You can see how many small companies out there are making different "gizmos" and how much they charge for them. The bigger the company, the higher the cost (you gotta feed the marketing guys, sales guys, ad guys, managers and other non-money-making positions in the company). So in this field, you really can't beat a one-person operation.

To answer your other question: it is very unlikely that I will be making any more of these. The parts are getting more and more expensive (and now especially with the disaster in Japan, idiots are panicking and jacking up prices like crazy) and I have less and less time. And I am also getting older and shifting my priorities to focus on my own family instead of cars, internet buddies and soldering.

Lou

 

On your Formula tail lights, you could either add more bulbs to sequence the small amber turn signal section or you could not use it and perform the typical conversion to integrated red brake and turn signal lights.
91banditt2 has some good pictures here: Thread

One of the easiest conversions.

Hope this helps.
Lou

 

I built 8 more units over the weekend ... but don't have eight on the shelf anymore ... so better be fast, gentlemen!

Info about the units, installation and payment options are here: my STS page.

Lou

 

before I buy, i wanted to know if theres any real modification? also looking where this mounts? right in the rear quarter?

 

There are a few discussion threads on that topic but just one for all:
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/exte...sts-units.html
Scroll down to the post with the picture of my red tail lights, it explains a lot about the modification for Camaro tail lights.

The mounting location is up to you, the unit will survive behind the tail light, exposed to a little bit of the weather (as long as you allow any accidentaly collected water to drain out). But if you would rather mount it inside the trunk or wheelwell, that is also an option but you'd have to run a few wires through the rear panel (using rubber grommets for protection).

Hope this helps.
Lou

 

Just to clarify, i'm mainly running the signal wire into this unit in-line and then splitting it out from a,b,c?

 

Each turn signal wire feeds the terminal A and the first bulb.
Then terminal B feeds the 2nd bulb.
And terminal C feeds the 3rd bulb.
That way, even if the unit happens to fail, you have at least one bulb working. Safety first!

Hope this helps.
Lou

 

ok i see, basicall A is for left and right of each unit you made

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2449156...in/photostream

This is where i mounted mine.

 

spaghettiengineering.com boys...

 

I'm ready to purchase one, but your STS Paypal links take me into
generic Paypal. So how will you know that the transfer from me
is for an order, and where to to send it? PM me if you've got one/any
available, and I'll do the Paypal shuffle.

thanks,
kk

 

Hello KK,

you are right, some of the PayPal links on the STS page are general PayPal login links. Just log in, click on Send Money, type in my email address subject (e.g. STS) and the correct amount and don't forget to select PERSONAL type of payment. That is enough to send a regular payment.

Or you can click on the big honking orange button in the 1st method which does everything automatically for you but that is slighly more expensive because it incurs fees.

"Do the shuffle" ... that brings back memories. :-D
Regards
Lou

 

Thanks Lou, I got my package the other day, and just got a chance to pick it up. Now got my tail light harness and lights in the house to make my life easier, but here's a question, have we figured out an adjustable flasher unit to slow these down a bit? I did a little bit of digging, and found a mustang kit that had it, found a kid trying to figure his out with a ford flasher relay (didn't go far), and can't find anything on a 2 prong setup that is adjustable, or at least a slightly slower rate. Any news on that front? Can an adjustable LED flasher unit work in this instance still controlling 8 light bulbs? If it can, do you have a recommendation on a good manufacturer to get the relay from, i don't want to be popping them left and right.

 

payment sent

 

These are sweet! I may be considering these when my car is at that stage of completion!

 

I think I read that he is only making this small last batch, already sold most of them & won't be making any more. I already got my order in!

 

Got mine in. I cut the housings and added a 194 bulb/socket to the brake and turn section to light separately from the stock bulbs, and the corner 194. It's too dim and the parking light and brake overpower my little 194s in the middle section. I actually wired the 1156 turn bulb to come on with the brake to light those 2 sections upon braking. I have redded out the amber turn section and blacked out the entire tail. So when braking all I can see is the corner bulb blinking. I read on my ranger forum of guys putting h1 bulbs in their reverse section, wondering if I can swap h1s into the 194 sockets to brighten the output.

They also turn on and off so fast that the sequence is almost too fast to notice, especially on the right side. I'm going to experiment with resistors "led style load levelers" to slow down the flash rate.

Video

de68e060.mp4

 

Just sent payment for mine as well. Definitely had to get one before they disappear again.

 

Wow. Those are blinking pretty fast. I hope that isn't normal & I know the videos that BigBadLou had posted don't show them blinking that fast.

My understanding of it though, is that the blinking speed is controlled by the flasher on your car, not the STS unit. If that is right, it looks like yours are blinking double-fast, like when a bulb is out & the flasher flashes real fast to indicate that a bulb is out somewhere.

 

change you flasher to a 552 flasher and it will slow it down. but even with the 552 flasher the outer bulb will light up but it dosen't have enough time to burn bright. with the taillights off it looks great but with them on the other filiment out shines the turn signal filiment. i ordered an adjustable two prong flasher but before i recieved through the mail i tried using LED bulbs and this fixed some issues i was haveing. so i have an adjustable flasher that i dont need so if anyone needs one i have one for sale. check out this link there may be some helpful info.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/elec...formula-2.html

 

this video is with the stock 1157 bulbs with the 552 flasher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1KJUkOtcmc

this video is with 1157 LED bulbs and the 552 flasher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOZbOkXkOsA

 

those 1157 LEDs worked perfectly like i'd like. Can you give me a link of the adjustable flasher, I googled it but couldn't find one that was 2 prong. Maybe i looked up the wrong thing.

Also I notice on the LED mock up that you don't get that ever so slight dimming in the other tail light with the parking lights on and the opposite turn signal. I notice it in most you tube videos, but that's only because one module controls both lights I think.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Keep-Clean-FF5.../dp/B000VAVXAU

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/inte...ml#post4893448

 

Thank you, you said in your other link that the 552 was too slow for your taste, but the 552 still doesn't really light up the outer element? I'd hate to go to LED, I like how the entire socket lights up as opposed to the round LED.

 

84redTA, you can pull the stock flasher out and easily slow it down by using just pliers. If you are unlucky and break it, a new one is just a dollar or two at the car part store.

Matt, if you have one side flashing faster than the other, I'd check out the light bulbs (in the back AND the front). Just one bad light bulb will alter the speed of the turn signal flasher.

Thanks for the payments, gentlemen, all your units are going out tomorrow morning.

Lou

 

Any chance you have more in depth instructions on that lou? Not worried about destroying it, I have at least 5 or 6 laying around, just been a while since i've seen the inside of one.

 

FYRCHKN knows the best how to do it. I know the theory but he can probably explain it better. I'd fire him a PM and ask him for a good walkthrough. It really isn't hard at all. You just bent a tab a little.

Lou

 

Thats what i figured, just never been inside so didn't know what to expect. I'll break one open and message him as well. Thanks lou.

 

Seq taillights are SOO badass, gotta love LEDs! Can't wait to do this upgrade on my maro

 

I wonder what those LEDS would look like in the 85-90 ta tails?

 

I think the ones on BigBadLou's page are Stephen's GTA taillights. Is BigBadLou selling the same ones that Stephen used to sell, since Stephen is Banned & can't now?

http://www.austinthirdgen.org/sts.html

 

aka digi-tail, which has already been mentioned.

 

These are the ones that Stephen was selling. I read many of the threads on here about them and somewher it was said that BigBadLou was making them for Stephen to do the marketing and sales.
I purchased two units from this batch even though I am not quite ready for them. I had actually put a request for these in a parts wanted thread.
I still have a big thanks to Lou for making these. I do not believe I was a member the last time that they were offered. So this is makes me much more grateful to him.

 

How does this look Lou?

Note: This is based on GTA tail lights.

Before:
STSdiagrams.jpg?t=1303347474

Where to make your cuts:
STSdiagrams3.jpg?t=1303347474

Finished product:
STSdiagrams2.jpg?t=1303348237

Final product image does not show the ground for the STS unit or the OPTIONAL brake light over ride.

 

The brown wire is for park lamps, not bake lights.
Brake lights are integrate with the turn signals so there are no extra wires for them.

 

Well if thats the only thing you can find wrong with the diagrams then I would say I'm good to go.

 

 

Here is where I installed mine at. I'm also satisfied with the speed they are flashing. My product review gets

Firebird001-12.jpg?t=1303426127

 

Wow, that is an awesome picture, if I may say. I like the neat wiring and all.
Very good job!

Btw, you don't have the side pocket in your left fenderwell or you removed it for installation?

Lou