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Old 09-07-2004, 01:05 PM
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LED tails finished

These were A LOT of work...Took me most of the summer working on and off. I bought an extra set off ebay and just worked on those.


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Old 09-07-2004, 01:06 PM
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More pics

Daytime pics:

Brake Lights are simply another sold circle:

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Look allright

I think the top part looks good but I don't like the turn signal arrows.. But you did a nice job.
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that was a nice job. but yes, the turn signals is kinda off. but who cares of what others think. you did the job yourself and i give you props for the creativity.
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Old 09-07-2004, 01:38 PM
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X million creativity points

Very nice.

Some may not like the arrows ( i do) but that is what sets your lights apart from everyone elses. You are the originator.
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i like your style haha. the turn signal is funny, but makes sense and is original.

good creativity and job at getting them to work!
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Old 09-07-2004, 01:43 PM
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lol, those arrows are out of place, your maxima is not a mack truck. But i gotta give u props for doing that on your own. I like the dots.....wooo
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Old 09-07-2004, 02:26 PM
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You should have the arrows pointing in to confuse people... now that would be awesome! Ne who... nice job..
 
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sweet, are the circles just a bunch of leds? How much did it end up costing you?
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make the arrows red, looks like a school bus but kudos for an original design
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"A" for effort

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sorry man,

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Interesting.....
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Old 09-07-2004, 04:34 PM
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Thanks for the input guys.

It ended up costing me more (in both time and $$) than I planned but it was worth it.

Tyrexx: The circles are clusters of LEDs.
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lol, those are funny with the arrows and all... but i think i like them. nice job on them too!
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LOL, but that was a great idea you had there.
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Great idea, original, funny to look at. Looks great!!
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That's awesome! Nice job!
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Old 09-07-2004, 05:38 PM
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have a few LEDS left? Then fix your third braking light dude, a few don't light up
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I like it.. i really do
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Originally Posted by Max97Thump
Thanks for the input guys.

It ended up costing me more (in both time and $$) than I planned but it was worth it.

Tyrexx: The circles are clusters of LEDs.
How much!?!?
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have a few LEDS left? Then fix your third braking light dude, a few don't light up


Nice work, very original.
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i like it.. makes u original.
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i like them alot. personally i would have made like a wide angle lessthan/greaterthan signs for them instead of arrows like a < > that stretch out a bit, but thats me.

looks badass
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I like the top part, but the arrows make it look like a toy, out of place. Props for the hard work though, that must have been very strenuous.
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ahaha im lovin those turn signals... not my style but very nice, great job
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Old 09-07-2004, 06:46 PM
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Looks good and good job on making those. I think the arrows throws it off a lil bit but hey to each their own.
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i like it, especially the turn signals.
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nice job but im sorry i dont like the turn signals... but really creative
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Old 09-07-2004, 06:51 PM
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v6maximus: Yea, I would like to fix it. I saw a write up on how to do it, but I can't find it anymore. Do you know how to get the bar out? Thanks.

Tyrexx: The LEDs (302 of them) were $.60 each.
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Old 09-07-2004, 06:55 PM
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The turn arrows look like poop but that's probably cause you made just an outline. You have too many shapes and it just clashes badly. You also overpaid for the LEDs. Nice idea though, original.
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Old 09-07-2004, 07:12 PM
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i like the top part but the arrows would have to go on the bottom i say put 3 rows of leds like you did up top. But in all they look pretty cool. I would pay you to make me a set.
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Old 09-07-2004, 08:18 PM
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Props to you.

I have a working spoiler LED layin around if you want to shoot me an offer. I got a clear one off http://www.electrodyne.cc/Merchant2/merchant.mvc? maybe you want to look into one.
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Is that one LED circle on all the time? If so won't that make people think you'e braking all the time?
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Old 09-07-2004, 09:19 PM
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wow, nice job, major props on that work, love the originality
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I like what you did with the turn signals .. very creative. . . I think you should have made the parking lights and brake lights mathing though; instead of the lines and then the circle/cluster.
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i agree w/everyone else. I love the time put into it..looks nice..EXCEPT...for the turn signals...but then again, you got retarded drivers out there that NEED those turn signals..
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Originally Posted by Nismotic
i agree w/everyone else. I love the time put into it..looks nice..EXCEPT...for the turn signals...but then again, you got retarded drivers out there that NEED those turn signals..


ROFL So true dude, so true!

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Not sure on the turn signals, i think their cool and make perfect sense.
(now if only you had 3 small ones, and made them go inside to out as they go on.)
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I actually like the turn signal idea a lot, but don't like the circle for brake lights. That could get a little confusing. Congrats for doing something new.
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302 of them???? omg u spent over $150 on LEDS??? wow but props cause that is FAWKIN original...just image what the ppl behind u are thinking!!
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hey if MB's and Lincoln's can have directional turn signals in their mirrors... i really see nothing wrong with him putting it in the tails. Great enginuity.. great result also
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