Animated Raptor "FORD" Letter Grille Lights

[Telemachus]

I used an ESP32 to add a little animation sequence to my raptor lights.

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[Andrewbens]

Dope mod!

 

[MountainAlive]

It would be really hilarious if the letters slowly spelled out
FYOU

 

[MachLightning]

I love it! I'd love to do something like this. I really wish Ford would have included animated lights. Even if they were simple like the Mach E. I've had my eye on the Putco animated light-up Ford emblem for the front grille, but they want waaaay too much for it.

 

[MaintGrl]

Slick, I like it...

 

[Ted23Lightning]

I used an ESP32 to add a little animation sequence to my raptor lights.

Love it! Any issues with the front SVC?

 

[Telemachus]

Love it! Any issues with the front SVC?

Yes one big problem.

I don't know what SVC is.

 

[Ted23Lightning]

Surround view camera. The 360 degree view that shows up in the infotainment center. The camera for it is part of the front Ford emblem, at the bottom of it.

 

[Telemachus]

I can see a tiny bit of the R in the upper left. But other than that, it lines up perfectly.

 

[LSUT1GER]

Can you send more information? Where you got the parts and how much? Did you do it all yourself?

 

[Telemachus]

Grille: ( I got off eBay, but same thing)

https://a.aliexpress.com/_msjswPR

You see my photo above of the letters that come with it.

Letter Lights:

https://a.aliexpress.com/_msHF8qN

Code and circuit for animation:

https://wokwi.com/projects/435976606565505025

12v to 3.3V stepdown:

https://a.co/d/iME5ZBV

ESP32C3

https://a.co/d/g00qXeU

Solid State relay board

https://a.co/d/cg9nMiE

Then a waterproof enclosure and a some wiring... And a good amount of fiddling.

 

[Ted23Lightning]

Grille: ( I got off eBay, but same thing)

https://a.aliexpress.com/_msjswPR

You see my photo above of the letters that come with it.

Letter Lights:

https://a.aliexpress.com/_msHF8qN

Code and circuit for animation:

https://wokwi.com/projects/435976606565505025

12v to 3.3V stepdown:

https://a.co/d/iME5ZBV

ESP32C3

https://a.co/d/g00qXeU

Solid State relay board

https://a.co/d/cg9nMiE

Then a waterproof enclosure and a some wiring... And a good amount of fiddling.

Sweet! Thank u for the parts list. Might have to give this a try if I don’t go the illuminated Ford emblem route.

 

[Telemachus]

Sweet! Thank u for the parts list. Might have to give this a try if I don’t go the illuminated Ford emblem route.

Putco Emblem is a much easier route, for sure.

In my case my OEM grill got smashed up, so this was cheaper than buying a new one.

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