***LS430 DIY Blacked out conversion w/ projector & leds**
10-22-09, 07:30 PM
#17
omfG!...that is incredible!!! when I read "preheat the oven to 350deg" I thought it was a joke and you were going to show sugar cookies in the shape of an LS or something..lolol! either way, the result was sweeeeet! 
Being the conservative I am, I personally would have used white LEDS.
Question...did you TEST each LED before assembling them splicing them and wirenutting them all together? Even though LED's are extremely reliable and have a very long life, sometimes from the factory they are defective (out of box failure), or the leads (wires) could be flipflopped (positive vs. negative wires).
Also, I think the disassembly of your custom work (to replace a burned out LED, etc) will be more involved than the disassembly of the original/stock assembly?
Being the conservative I am, I personally would have used white LEDS.
Question...did you TEST each LED before assembling them splicing them and wirenutting them all together? Even though LED's are extremely reliable and have a very long life, sometimes from the factory they are defective (out of box failure), or the leads (wires) could be flipflopped (positive vs. negative wires).
Also, I think the disassembly of your custom work (to replace a burned out LED, etc) will be more involved than the disassembly of the original/stock assembly?
Last edited by LS430inDE.; 10-22-09 at 07:52 PM.
10-23-09, 10:11 AM
#20
Being the conservative I am, I personally would have used white LEDS.
Question...did you TEST each LED before assembling them splicing them and wirenutting them all together? Even though LED's are extremely reliable and have a very long life, sometimes from the factory they are defective (out of box failure), or the leads (wires) could be flipflopped (positive vs. negative wires).
if I go back to pure white one day...I plan on running all white leds and a strip of yellow/gold at the bottom.
but for now I love the look it gives....something about a blk car rollin illuminating the road in violet...insane!
10-23-09, 10:52 AM
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that is sick... you are definitely on my radar for peoples doin it big for the u.s. i always see these jp vip mags and wonder why we can't do some of that stuff.. great work.
now how much would you charge for a set with a slightly different color?? if i sent you mines could you paint the inside flint mica to match and do some led's as well?
now how much would you charge for a set with a slightly different color?? if i sent you mines could you paint the inside flint mica to match and do some led's as well?
