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Old 11-28-09, 05:27 PM
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Default weekend 97+ led tail light project
got this far today..

take apart new tail light
outer red edge -> flat black
orange turn signal -> red

tomorrow ill be wetsanding the turn signal and then making the panels on which the leds will mount. im using the led ribbon from oznium. i plan on doing 2 rows up top, 5 rows on the bottom, 3 columns for the reverse.







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Old 11-28-09, 05:29 PM
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good work so far!
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wooo man, you got guts! looks great, diggin the flat black
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Sweet DIY... Keep us posted on the progress.
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Nice! How much does LED ribbon cost?
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LOVE it, dude!

Hope I can see these in person one day
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Originally Posted by SCboy
Nice! How much does LED ribbon cost?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=oznium+led+ribbon


thx for the compliments guys, hopefully it turns out how i imagine it will
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I like how these turned out! How were you able to take apart the passenger side taillight with the trunk key hole plastic piece coming thru the back?
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Originally Posted by Kohinoor
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=oznium+led+ribbon
thx for the compliments guys, hopefully it turns out how i imagine it will
Dude...I think you just solved an LED problem for a project of mine at work.
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Nice, can't wait to see the finished product.
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Old 11-29-09, 09:26 AM
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make us proud buddy

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lookin good, keep it coming
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Nice! If I could only get up the nerve to split open some 97+ tails, soon.............
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Can't wait to see how it turns out!
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looks great! cant wait to see finished product.. and.. props to you for splitting apart a set of 97 tails.. ahha
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