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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 10:40 PM
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Sneak peak, my new LED taillights.

What do you think?

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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 10:43 PM
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night time pics of them working plz
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 10:50 PM
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 11:28 PM
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thats ******* bad *** how much did that cost ya to do, i've been wanting to do something just like that, nice job man
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 12:13 AM
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lookin good, better then mine. did you make the circuit boards yourself or cheat like me? i see u also did the reverse lights.

i did led strips in the license plates
http://i29.tinypic.com/2rzci6v.jpg
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 12:22 AM
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pretty innovative stuff man. keep the thread updated.
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 12:25 AM
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I wonder if it were possible to make something do dispurse the light in an contained circle, to create the look you guys have, but smoothed out, without actualy seeing the individual LEDs.

Riz.
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 12:32 AM
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^

just cut it in shape of the circle and slap it in there, or keep the diffuser lenses in there instead of removing it *aka modernizing*

you can do anything with S5 tails if your willing to get creative, cutting plastic inside, glueing etc.. make some bricks etc
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 01:13 AM
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Looking very good man!
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 03:29 AM
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I like it, would be interested in a write-up!
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 05:01 AM
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Thanks for the comments guys, I had always wanted to make a set of these, but 2 months ago these lights came up on yahoo auctions..

The main lights themselves look fairly simple, they guy took a bunch of led's with little chrome reflectors around them and mounted them to disks he made from raw carbon. After that he wired it all up and they come out the stock plug hole. My only peeve with these lights is that he didn't mount them so the circles are 100% matched up a few of them are off.

Hypertek, I didn't know you finally painted your car. Looks good man!
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 06:29 AM
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Wow!!!

good work!!

now about that write up... get on it!!
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 10:17 AM
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That stuff looks pretty damn good!
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 12:53 PM
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the easy way




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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 12:53 PM
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 01:44 PM
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you can buy them on yahoo japan auctions for oh...500 bucks :x
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 01:54 PM
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^thats a good price if they come with the tail light housing and all labor is done. i had a few people pm me to do theirs and i wouldnt do it for less then $200 cuz of the cost of materials + my time *which i wouldnt be profiting* and people where not interested. lol
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by DC 91 fc3s
Wow!!!

good work!!

now about that write up... get on it!!
In the post right above yours I just explained how I bought them already done. I won't be doing a write up. You can follow Hypertek's though.
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 03:55 PM
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Those look GREAT!!!
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 05:03 PM
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I've been wondering, does the stock oscillation dim the lights if you just wire to the stock plug?

looks good.

tofuman:there's all kinds of ways to do that. google PC case modding, those guys do all sorts of tricks with LED lighting.
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Old Sep 12, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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Hyper: Do you think that would difuse it enough? I was thinking of maybe milk glas kind of plastic, you know the white stuff. It's just that some LEDs are extremly bright, that maybe nothing works...

Jesse: Thanks man, I'll keep that in minds if I ever do it.

Riz.
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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 10:48 AM
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ebay LED / no diffuser looks like this

shitty pic i know

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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 12:31 PM
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thats pretty hawt.

i wonder what s4 led lights would be like.
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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 01:17 PM
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thats pretty hawt.

i wonder what s4 led lights would be like.

ive always wanted to do s4 leds... but sold my fc to get an fc..
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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by zerox7
ive always wanted to do s4 leds... but sold my fc to get an fc..
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