#5178 - 11/24/08 01:35 PM
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When you cut your rods to length, cut slits every like 1/4" and only about 1/16" deep. Then after that use white reflective tape (with the glue on the reflective side) and wrap the back, bottom, and sides, that will push the light forward. Ater you drill your holes for your LEDS, use CLEAR NAIL POLISH!!! Also called "Top Coat". That will make the plastic crystal clear again.
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#5179 - 11/24/08 08:31 PM
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wow you know alot about nail polish dont ya StreetShaker? LOL
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#5180 - 11/24/08 08:40 PM
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Leave the man alone, he works hard for his money...
To be honest, never even thought about the clear nail polish, despite my exposure to my sister and wife getting primped and preened. Good catch.
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#5181 - 11/24/08 09:15 PM
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Make sure to take lots of pictures during the process!! Cool Idea
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#5182 - 11/24/08 10:03 PM
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Thats a good tip with the nail polish, but I think I'm just going to rough sand them until the top and front it opaque. Then ill mount the LEDs facing forward. I am going to go a step further and mount two reverse LEDs that face into the headlight capsul to take advantage of the reflective material when the headlight isnt on. They will make a nice green glow behind the white LEDs. This will match my foglights with their green center The rear facing LEDs will be painted black on the tops to keep the green from bleeding through... I already got the green LEDs, I'm still waiting on the white ones to ship. I may do away with the orange turn signals and replace them with an orange LED bar if this ends up looking ok.
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#5183 - 11/24/08 10:37 PM
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What a project!!! Seems like some fun tinkering around. Good luck
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#5187 - 11/28/08 11:15 PM
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Originally posted by HercMan: That would look cool on a green car. Well it matches my foglights and ground fx. my favorite color is actually red but I had some trouble with LEOs when I went with that color scheme.
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#5188 - 11/29/08 04:13 PM
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yeah, I imagine that you would...you're right though, it does hold quite a bit of potential.
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#5189 - 11/29/08 11:10 PM
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So should I ditch the green or load it up with more?
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#5190 - 11/29/08 11:17 PM
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i would load it up i think the brighter the better but eh.
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#5191 - 11/29/08 11:39 PM
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I personally say ditch green. As with all other aesthetically-oriented projects, it's your money, use it to please yourself, no one else.
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#5192 - 11/30/08 01:28 AM
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IMO, the ones you have run together too much. The Audi ones have space in between and look like separate LED's, yours look like they are one bar of full light.
If that makes sense
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