FS: RF.net Special 06+ Fender Badge Led Plate Mod (ky)

You heard about it here FIRST.

What the heck is this you ask?!

Well, I've seen a few "luxury" vehicles around with these little lights on the fenders that blink with the turn signals & I've seen a few people add led strips to their side mirrors or add the thunderbolt mirrors to add turn signal functions & it got me thinking... why can't I make something cool that's specifically made for us Ranger guys?!?!?

So, I did.

After several months of planning, testing, re-designing & cursing, I came up with a design that I think will work pretty well.

Unfortunately, I don't even have any pics of one to post yet :thumbdown: BUT as soon as I have the next set completed, I'll get pics added.

If you're familiar with my "Lord of the LED Ford Oval Rings" you'll know what I'm talking about.

As far as I know, all the 06+ style fender badges; plain, xlt, etc. are the same dimension so it shouldn't matter which style you have.

These will ONLY work for the 06+ style badges like these:



What is it & what does it do you ask? It's a 1/4" (+/-) thick plate that goes between your fender badge & the truck. It connects to your turn signal wiring and it blinks with your turn signals. The entire area around your fender badges will illuminate 360* with light when your turn signals blink.

Each kit will include 2 (two) led plates & 2 (two) power supplies along with quick connectors to make the install easy.

Each plate is designed to fit perfectly behind the 06+ style fender badge with no overlap (although I'm already working on a design with a small overlap, but that's for another day). The plates will come with heavy duty outdoor foam double sided adhesive applied to BOTH sides.

You will need to carefully remove your old badges & clean off any remaining tape residue from the back of the badges as well as from the truck before installing them.
Carefully align the led plate behind your fender badge & peel the protective layer from the foam tape, gently press the badge onto the led plate making sure all the edges remain flush. Once installed on the badge, carefully feed the wires through the fender alignment pin holes to inside the engine compartment (away from moving or hot parts) and peel away the protective layer from the foam & gently press onto the fender ensuring proper alignment.
Connect the led plate wiring to the power supply & connect the power supply power & ground wires to your turn signal wiring using the supplied connectors. Check your manuals for proper wire color coding or use a test light/voltmeter to determine Pos & Neg turn signal wires. Once everything is connected, carefully tie all the wiring out of the way & secure the power supply to a secure location. Repeat for the other side.

The wiring from the led plate should easily pass through one of the alignment pin holes already in the fender, although you may need to cut off one of the alignment pins from the badge.

As of now, I'm only making them in YELLOW, as I believe any other color lights on the side of vehicles may be in violation of some state regulations. Check your local codes & regulations if you have any concerns.
I may make them in other colors, but I accept NO responsibility if you get pulled over and/or get a ticket for improper lighting.

Pricing is TBD at this time, but I want to keep them as reasonably priced as possible. They require almost twice as much material as the small led oval rings, twice the number of led's & twice the power supply parts too.
If you have suggestions as to what you'd give for a set, feel free to send me a PM & I'll certainly take it into consideration when I set a price.

Also, for those of us with the Classic Fender badges like these:



I haven't forgot about you... but the way the older badges are designed makes it nearly impossible to make a plate for them. I'm not giving up yet, but I need to do some more testing & prototyping.

I should note that the fender badges are NOT included.

 

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hmmm.... interesting. I look forward to prototype pics and/or first production pics installed.

 

Great idea Terry, Might have to get 06 badges..

 

I like it! I definitly am gonna consider buyin some when the price is disclosed!

 

Cool idea

 

UPDATE with a few pics & a VIDEO

Aside from my poor photography & videography skills, here goes:

During the testing process before the foam tape applied...




I don't have any of the newer fender badges, so I had to make my own cover using some 1/4" plywood painted gray.



The pics all came out almost 100% black & I had to adjust the brightness/contrast to get them to show up better, but the color in the video looks better.

The kit (doesn't show the connectors, etc... I didn't have everything together when I took the pics).

VIDEO LINK



The video looks like the led's are shorting out, but it's just me trying to connect the power to make them flash... in the dark. When connected to your turn signals, they'll blink according to the speed of your turn signals.

These aren't going to be as blindingly bright as the ohc led panels, dome lights or even the 3rd brake lights, just a nice amount of light to glow around your fender badges when your blinkers are on

I have one set almost finished, just need to burn them in for a few hours. I hope to have another set finished this weekend... as long as Santa doesn't need any help installing LED's in Rudolph's nose. :jester:

 

lol looks great man have you figured up how much they are going to cost? what else are you going to come up with now......

 

looks promising Terry

 

Video clicky is not working lol I'm probably gonna go get some 06 badges now lol

 

damn terry you keep that mind of yours going dont you

 

Fixed the vid link... the big black image under it is a link to the vid too.

I've always got something up my sleeve :yes:

 

after i get some other stuff out of the way i need to hit you up on some inside cluster mods i talked to over on FRF bout them like wat you have in your rig the blue

 

Update

Tentative pricing: $50 per pair + sh/ins.

I've also been doing some more work on the led placement & I've been able to add a few more to each plate to make them even brighter. :thumbup:

Also, today I've been working on V2.0 that will be 1/8" larger in all dimensions. I didn't have time to get the holes drilled for led's yet, but if it works the way I'm thinking it should, it will be even cooler than the original.

 

good lord buggman what are you going to come up with next?

 

Hmmm...

How about this:



Version 2.0

 

Yup, spent the last couple days working on v2.0





























And last but not least... another crappy video

VIDEO CLICKY OR CLICK IMAGE BELOW



As you can tell, I even updated my homemade 06 fender badge :thumbup:

This is my first prototype & so far it came out even better than I hoped for.
It looks almost like neon around the badge!!

It's still in the prototype stages & I'd really like to find an old/used/scratched 06 fender badge to make sure my homemade badge is on the mark... if anyone has one they'd like to donate to the project, I'd be glad to discount a set of either style led badge plates for you.

The v2.0 led plate is about 1/8" larger on all sides so it shouldn't have any issues fitting on the fenders.

Now that I think about it, I think I've seen a few trucks with an 06 fender badge on the tailgate... I could certainly make one of these in RED so you could connect it into your tail lights for a little "rear end" color accent too :thumbup:

I'm also looking for ORANGE led's for those of you who'd prefer a little darker/richer color than the yellow.

 

Can you retrofit 06 badges onto an older model? I mean easily cause I dont have a way to paint over filler haha

 

Yes, you can swap them direct dude

 

Bummer... Looks like I'm spending more money hahaha

 

Clinton if you happen to spot any in a jy could you grab them for me please?