Retrofit Showoff!
05-19-14, 09:26 PM
#168
Lovin' the dual LS600 style you got there. I thought about doing this myself. I know I can get 'em for about $75 a pair. But designing the bracket and making sure they all aim proper would have really been a *****. Also I would have to pull them all apart again if any of the bulbs went out. It just seemed like a headache for myself to try and pull it off.
I'll be adding my headlights on here shortly. I'm currently experimenting with a lot of materials. Very time consuming but will be well worth it in the end
but I will say I'll be the first on the board to do it 
I'll be adding my headlights on here shortly. I'm currently experimenting with a lot of materials. Very time consuming but will be well worth it in the end
but I will say I'll be the first on the board to do it 
06-08-14, 11:07 PM
#171
I picked up the LuxuryMods Q45 brackets (I know, I know, its been done a million times before, but I still love how they look But I'm gonna put a slight twist on it and best believe I'll be the first here to do it 
. BTW the LuxuryMods DIY sucks ***. They left out the hardest part which is where to trim the housing to make he Q45 projector fit.
Since the brackets aren't stainless steel I had then painted to prevent them from rusting (there was already surface rust when I got them in the mail).
I was experimenting with these LED tubes that work as a switch back for amber too like the new Audis. Since they wrap around the sides I thought it would be great as a turn signal. My only problem was that the LED strip comes in a thick white silicone tube which helps diffuse the light evenly but because its thick its not as bright as I would want it to be. In the photo below they look really bright, but not so much in person.
I ended up taking the LED strip out of the white silicone tube and pulled it through a clear one. Unfortunately you can now see the individual LEDs but the light output was now close to double maybe triple which is what I really wanted. I also had the housing painted black chrome to match the smoked side markers and all the black chrome emblems and trunk garnish.
Here's the final product
But I'm gonna put a slight twist on it and best believe I'll be the first here to do it . BTW the LuxuryMods DIY sucks ***. They left out the hardest part which is where to trim the housing to make he Q45 projector fit.Since the brackets aren't stainless steel I had then painted to prevent them from rusting (there was already surface rust when I got them in the mail).
I was experimenting with these LED tubes that work as a switch back for amber too like the new Audis. Since they wrap around the sides I thought it would be great as a turn signal. My only problem was that the LED strip comes in a thick white silicone tube which helps diffuse the light evenly but because its thick its not as bright as I would want it to be. In the photo below they look really bright, but not so much in person.
I ended up taking the LED strip out of the white silicone tube and pulled it through a clear one. Unfortunately you can now see the individual LEDs but the light output was now close to double maybe triple which is what I really wanted. I also had the housing painted black chrome to match the smoked side markers and all the black chrome emblems and trunk garnish.
Here's the final product
Last edited by Sonic_RC; 06-08-14 at 11:13 PM.
06-09-14, 12:04 PM
#179
I picked up the LuxuryMods Q45 brackets (I know, I know, its been done a million times before, but I still love how they look But I'm gonna put a slight twist on it and best believe I'll be the first here to do it . BTW the LuxuryMods DIY sucks ***. They left out the hardest part which is where to trim the housing to make he Q45 projector fit.
Since the brackets aren't stainless steel I had then painted to prevent them from rusting (there was already surface rust when I got them in the mail).
I was experimenting with these LED tubes that work as a switch back for amber too like the new Audis. Since they wrap around the sides I thought it would be great as a turn signal. My only problem was that the LED strip comes in a thick white silicone tube which helps diffuse the light evenly but because its thick its not as bright as I would want it to be. In the photo below they look really bright, but not so much in person.
I ended up taking the LED strip out of the white silicone tube and pulled it through a clear one. Unfortunately you can now see the individual LEDs but the light output was now close to double maybe triple which is what I really wanted. I also had the housing painted black chrome to match the smoked side markers and all the black chrome emblems and trunk garnish.
Here's the final product
But I'm gonna put a slight twist on it and best believe I'll be the first here to do it . BTW the LuxuryMods DIY sucks ***. They left out the hardest part which is where to trim the housing to make he Q45 projector fit.Since the brackets aren't stainless steel I had then painted to prevent them from rusting (there was already surface rust when I got them in the mail).
I was experimenting with these LED tubes that work as a switch back for amber too like the new Audis. Since they wrap around the sides I thought it would be great as a turn signal. My only problem was that the LED strip comes in a thick white silicone tube which helps diffuse the light evenly but because its thick its not as bright as I would want it to be. In the photo below they look really bright, but not so much in person.
I ended up taking the LED strip out of the white silicone tube and pulled it through a clear one. Unfortunately you can now see the individual LEDs but the light output was now close to double maybe triple which is what I really wanted. I also had the housing painted black chrome to match the smoked side markers and all the black chrome emblems and trunk garnish.
Here's the final product
Did you by chance make a nifty DIY? The luxurymod DIY really does leave out the hardest part of shaving the housing.
