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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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Default My 06 Front bumper marker LED Mod

Still work in progress, cracked opened JDM clears and put 6 Flux LED's on each side. Still debating on how to finish them up after i close them.

Option 1 i can leave them clear as is OR

Option 2 is blacking them out (but afraid might change the light output color)

The LED's are natural white and match OEM 4300k HID colors almost perfectly.

No offense to anyone but ppl should chose their LED colors correctly. Majority use cool blue which is almost blue and looks yucky!





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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 02:43 AM
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WTF seriously no offence but my unborn child can open up the side marker punch a hole and glue a stick of lights, I say re do properly and facing the front, it looks stupid unless your glass is matte and no see through
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 03:08 AM
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Dont leave them clear that would look terrible. mark off where the led is and just leave that part clear cus the led will melt the paint
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 07:19 AM
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WTF seriously no offence but my unborn child can open up the side marker punch a hole and glue a stick of lights, I say re do properly and facing the front, it looks stupid unless your glass is matte and no see through
No offense taken lol but WTF is your dysfunction? I never said this was hard or extensive...

Just posting my work in progress cuz I was bored dude...
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by duro78
Dont leave them clear that would look terrible. mark off where the led is and just leave that part clear cus the led will melt the paint
LEDs don't give off heat so it'll be kinda hard to melt anything.
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 09:08 AM
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lol @ led melting paint

and, they do give off heat. Just no where near the level of incandescents.
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 09:32 AM
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Aren't VHT niteshades paint meant for this type of application?

I'll probably end up tinting them. But the thing is i want to maintain the natural white color and if i tint them it might get a hue of the tint.
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 10:14 AM
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I believe niteshades will turn it purple some but maybe not. I have never tinted a pure white light with niteshades, I've only done stuff like tail lights or amber marker lights
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 10:55 PM
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Hey where'd you get the leds from?
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Originally Posted by o2sys
Is this picture how it looks from the back or the front? If this is the front and everyone will be able to see the LEDs, then we need to talk Mario.

Have the LEDs shine light from behind, like my CCFL setup. Or drill holes per LED individually.

Btw: Come out tonight for a bit.
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 08:03 AM
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Hey where'd you get the leds from?
www.superbrightleds.com

Is this picture how it looks from the back or the front? If this is the front and everyone will be able to see the LEDs, then we need to talk Mario.

Have the LEDs shine light from behind, like my CCFL setup. Or drill holes per LED individually.

Btw: Come out tonight for a bit.
This is how it looks as of right now. I'm going to tint them with black tint. Just hope the output color doesn't change.

Here is what it should look like once tinted/overlayed: (from another member here)



I'll try to make it out tonight, depends what time im back from class

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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by o2sys
www.superbrightleds.com



This is how it looks as of right now. I'm going to tint them with black tint. Just hope the output color doesn't change.

Here is what it should look like once tinted/overlayed: (from another member here)
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/o2sys/76acc33b.jpg[IMG]
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/o2sys/84f98760.jpg[IMG]

I'll try to make it out tonight, depends what time im back from class
Do those pictures have Brembo stickers on the stock brakes?
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Originally Posted by Roger V
Do those pictures have Brembo stickers on the stock brakes?
Yea i believe the owner of the car clarified that they have been removed since...
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Ahh, I see what you want to do now. But here's my suggestion, if you're worried about loss of color try to make a circular cut out in the tint where the LED bulb will be.
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Roger V
Do those pictures have Brembo stickers on the stock brakes?
Holy cow I didnt even notice that. Wow, just wow.
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M0aR LiGHtz FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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