Scrolling LED Signs

[Awesys 4]

I hope this doesn't lead to more road rage, with people possibly programming in some choice messages...

[mattdaddy 0]

All I need to say is already on my license plate

[IMSMRT 0]

Have you seen the scrolling LED plate frames on sale at Canadian Tire right now? Hold 5 programs and can be switched up with a remote control. I can see a whole new level of road rage coming...S

[Duck 16]

OMG (runs and grabs flyer)

The display is HUGE!!!! AND DOT MATRIX, not crappy 7-segment!!!!!

I'm getting one. I'm getting one. I'm gettingoneimgettingoneimgettingone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Iain

[Duck 16]

Well that sucks:

• A scrolling LED license plate is easily wired to car brake lights

[*]LED board illuminates when brake lights activate

[*]Message starts scrolling after two seconds

Have to figure out a way to make it always-on.

-Iain

[Guest kwaldron]

Could it not just as easily be wired to something that is always on?Not that I'm trying to encourage you or anything.

[Duck 16]

Who knows. Maybe it's clever enough that it knows if you give it a constant voltage it times out after 5 minutes or something.$40 though... gonna check 'em out after SPS Race 1 tomorrow.-Iain

[Duck 16]

I am now in possession of said sign! -Iain

[darren 192]

I bet if you wired it to the license plate lights instead of the brake lights for power, it would stay on all the time. But that's probably not legal.

[Duck 16]

The instructions show both ways! You can wire it however, to be always-on, or only when the brakes come on. You can even program it so the whole display flashes red when you push your brakes (essentially giving you a fourth brake light), for 2 seconds, before going back to the message.Message can be lower and upper case, you can even change the scroll speed!!The module that is the display is pressed into a plastic chrome frame, and it pops right out. I will likely be mounting it on its own (not in the frame), maybe in the back window! This is going to be awesome!!! -Iain

[darren 192]

Sounds like it has great mischief potential!I like it!

[Duck 16]

I just quickly hooked it up to a power supply - man is it ever smooth. Really vibrant, too.For $40 I totally expected a piece of junk, but this thing is awesome! Might just hook it up to a switched fuse on the e-box instead of the licence plate lights (since they only come on when the lights are on, right?).-Iain

[plaincorgi 0]

ooooh, me want to see

[Speedie 4]

Now we need to see if we can tie it into the Scangauge or MDC computer and display the real time fuel consumption out the back window - hee hee.Cheers,Cameron

[darren 192]

Now THAT would be a fun mod!

[Duck 16]

All done

-Iain

[Guest monster_skater]

OMG! where do you get those things?! i want one like super bad.i drink monsters as it is now all i gotta do is poor some in there! thats crazy XD one more question..what all colors do they come in?

[Duck 16]

I think I'm gonna take it off my rack, so if you're interested send me a PM!-Iain

[Awesys 4]

I have one of those license plate LED frames still-in-package too.

[briand 0]

I found two that seem nice.

Of course the previously mentioned drivemocion is for sale at ThinkGeek for US$29.95:

Drivemocion LED Sign

And ThinkGeek sells another scrolling sign for US$39.95. You can program its display to say anything:

Scrolling LED sign

Edited August 9, 2010 by briand