Well, I finally got around to getting some comparson pics of the new style LED taillights I made from scratch.
You can view them in my locker
http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/user.php?mohrds|27419
A couple of points.
Each of the four Stop/Tail light panels contains 78 LEDs
Yes I know there are three dead LEDs on the Driver's side iner and outer light panels. They will be fixed.
Each turn signal contains 20 LEDs
The Center LED panel was completly rebuilt using 56 new high-flux LEDs, new resistors and new diodes.
The side markers (which I forgot to take photos of) contain 3 LEDs.
Cost of components (minus circuit boards) is $262 plus shipping.
Building the panels using stock Radio shack perforated breadboard was a total pain in the butt. I designed a new dual sided style to be custom fabricated, but it adds about $150 onto the cost.
Attached are the parts list and board schematic in Acrobat format.
Doug