Triumph TR3 LED brake light modification with 3D printer
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Here is one of my many projects. I thought our UA-cam subscribers might get a kick out of this one. Some of you might know that I'm into old British cars, and have been my entire life. They are stylish and sexy. They are quirky and failure prone. Early ones have such serious safety issues I'm surprised any of us ever survived driving them all these years.
The stock Triumph TR3 has only one center brake light and if it fails, people run into you. That is why most early cars have been tagged in the rear. The right and left tail lights are only used as runner lights and turn signals. I wanted a quick and easy way to add brake lighting before making a bunch of wiring changes to the car. In the near future I will be adding relays in the tail to convert the function of the bright element of the 1157 dual element bulb to be not only turn signals but also brake lights. I have already designed and printed the 3D parts needed to mount the relays and will do another video if people are interested.
In this video I show how I added simple LED panel lights to serve as brake indicators in the existing tail lights with no other modifications. It takes a 3D printer to make the parts, and I'm sure several people will be interested in how the parts are made as well.
Our usual channel subscribers may not be interested in this, but if you are like me and like to know how things are made you might get a kick out of this. I expect there will be some new people who will find this video of extreme interest.
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+1 for designing the part keeping in mind the tools for installation. Even *professional* engineers often forget to do this!
I was an engineer for 14 years before starting Epicenter ;)
Nice work and great explanation of the SketchUp process
My neighbor has a 3D printer and I'm just learning about all of the cool things that can be made right in someone's own home! I loved this video and the rest of your UA-cam videos! Thanks!
It's gonna take off now. So many folks with great design ideas, but no clue how to machine them. Now they can.
You should patent and sell that part! That is EPIC! I want to get a TR3 for a resto project of my own. I would LOVE to have two of those for my own TR3. Absolutely incredible! That is SLICK!
Great job Brian! Nice to see it in action after I watched it print this.
Couldn't help but notice the Lotus Esprit in the background. NOICE. Thanks so much for the video and going to the trouble of explaining things.
That printer sounds like a hyper active Star Wars droid. Nice car by the way.
Thanks! Yes, that printer is something. I think I built that 5 years ago. I use it all the time. I'm constantly amazed it actually works.
Very Cool! Thank you for sharing the process...
Very cool vid! Love the idea of making your own parts and making new parts that never existed solving a problem is even better. Way cool. Henry Ford is turning in his grave I bet.
Excellent solution, excellent video.
Nice job! Great upgrade!
Nice Job!
Brilliant !
Wow...who needs expensive 3d printers. Good job!!!
cool video ... would like to see more if possible
I have a few more applications I'll post when I have a bit more time.
That is a great idea. I have a 1961 TR3A so I am not sure it would work for it but I would like to try something like that. Having just been gifted a 3D printer and attempting to learn to model in CAD I am not sure my CAD skills are up to that level of design. Do you sell or share the STL files to that part?
Why not use the red blinker portion and combine it with the brake light? That way the break light interrupts when the blinker is on instead of overriding or outshining it. 🤔
Thanks Brian for a very informative presentation. This is the first problem to printed solution I have seen. What printer do you use? Best regards, Jerome
I survied 8 years of Obama. Thats a miracle in itself.
Can we 3D print that Lucas Lens which was on back of your car centre? I have a 1968 Triumph T100S which has the same shaped Len.
is there a location to the file that he used? I have a 68 Triumph GT6 with these lamps (they looked nicer, complementing the rear curves and the lenses were cheaper).
WOW!!!!!
wow! but what if i want to modify the glass? that red glass, is there any material in 3D Printing that's as durable as the light lamp? i mean how would it react to heat? :)
I'd be about concerned about the heat of the bulb cooking the LED, glue and plastic (PLA ?)
Also, why not adding the "spare" light in the center housing with a simpler wiring?
what's the software you are using to control the printer? looks easy and user friendly
where was the led panel purchased?
I'm looking to do this exact thing with a 1957 Pontiac, also would like to know where to buy the little round LED panel?
Do you still make these or are willing to share the file.
Hi Bryan, is the file for this modification available anywhere for download? I would like to make a pair of these for my car. Thanks, Mark
mgamgc Hi Mark, E-mail me an I'm happy to send you the file. There have been several people who don't have access to a 3D printer who have wanted to buy brackets - if anyone is interested (USA only) drop me a line from the webmaster E-mail address at the bottom of any page on our site.
@@EpicenterBryan I cant seem to access you website to get your email. Is the model still available? Regards, George.