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soundman98 09-29-2013 07:27 PM

you're already bixenon so you can cover up all of the high beam if needed right?

retrosmiths 09-29-2013 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by indesign (Post 1240820)
would a plastic housing for the LED strip be a viable solution? That is, illuminating an 'eyebrow' housing.

It is, but molding one would be a pain. I am giving another thought to the 2-strip style, which would take the place of the eyebrow. See my next post in a minute..

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundman98 (Post 1240921)
you're already bixenon so you can cover up all of the high beam if needed right?

Yeah, I can black out the high beam reflectors too, but I didn't because I want to keep the sharp look. See my next post..

retrosmiths 09-29-2013 08:12 PM

UPDATED: Prototype, Mark I

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...929_155942.jpg

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...929_155950.jpg

This is a prototype I created today, something to test if this is a good idea.

I painted the bottom half of the chrome assembly satin black. I did not paint the high beams because I want to keep the shape of the remaining chrome part, like a sharp, sideways teardrop. I will also be replacing the projectors with better ones, but for now this will do.

Now that I can see where the LED strips will be, I think there is enough space to put in two LED strips, one white and one amber, and utilize a switchback circuit so that the amber will blink in tandem with the signal lights (the white strips turned off while the amber strips are on).

Thoughts? :D

soundman98 09-29-2013 11:18 PM

looks pretty good. that first version, the strip looked a little short..

retrosmiths 09-29-2013 11:18 PM

...and boom!

Photos of the headllights installed!

retrosmiths 09-29-2013 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundman98 (Post 1241241)
looks pretty good. that first version, the strip looked a little short..

Yeah, reason is there is a slight curve where the strip is mounted (near the sharp edge). If I try and bend the LED strip that way, it might break the connectors.

soundman98 09-29-2013 11:21 PM

the area still looks thin where the light is coming out of, so that hurts the visual effect to some degree imo..

soundman98 09-29-2013 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by retrosmiths (Post 1241246)
Yeah, reason is there is a slight curve where the strip is mounted (near the sharp edge). If I try and bend the LED strip that way, it might break the connectors.

nah, the strips are pretty resilient with slight curves. the glue tends to let go over time on medium/sharp curves...

retrosmiths 09-29-2013 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundman98 (Post 1241248)
the area still looks thin where the light is coming out of, so that hurts the visual effect to some degree imo..

Planning to fix this on the new version by having the white strip below the amber one so that it shows more.

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundman98 (Post 1241251)
nah, the strips are pretty resilient with slight curves. the glue tends to let go over time on medium/sharp curves...

I was talking about bending the strips "sideways", see 3rd diagram:

http://d114hh0cykhyb0.cloudfront.net...s/FLS_bend.jpg

DaJo 09-29-2013 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by retrosmiths (Post 1239029)

This actually looks pretty good now that it's on the car. Not bad! Still wish they were bigger LED's though!

soundman98 09-29-2013 11:33 PM

yes, but the bend on the housings is less than 1/3 of what they're saying not to do..

retrosmiths 09-29-2013 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaJo (Post 1241261)
This actually looks pretty good now that it's on the car. Not bad! Still wish they were bigger LED's though!

Thanks! For bigger LEDs though I would have to actually solder individual LED modules together, but I've given it some thought.

retrosmiths 09-29-2013 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundman98 (Post 1241264)
yes, but the bend on the housings is less than 1/3 of what they're saying not to do..

I guess so. I'll give it a shot on my next version, I'll just run these first for a couple weeks and see how they will hold up. :thumbup:

FiRStsc10n 09-30-2013 12:12 AM

Final product looks really good. My only suggestion would be do the standard DRL delete for the Amber turn-signals and let the LEDs play the role of DRL :) unless of course you need it to power the LEDs


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