Cleared side marker lights - pic's
#1
Lead Lap
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Cleared side marker lights - pic's
I had some plastic diffusion material left over from my tailight project, so I went ahead and tried it on the side markers. The results with the light on isn't stellar, but it's adequate. I used a 4 LED 194 bulb so that's it's clear when off, but amber when lit. I also painted the inside of the housing with touch up paint to match the color of my car
Taking them apart wasn't difficult, just time consuming. I used my trusty Dremel tool to cut the plastic lens off, then used the housing as a template for cutting the plastic. I used two layers of the diffusion plastic (with the dimples facing each other) to get a more even light from the LED. There's still a bright spot in the center, but at night the whole lens is pretty well lit. I'll try to post some night time pics soon.
Here's a pic of it all apart with the new lenses cut.
Taking them apart wasn't difficult, just time consuming. I used my trusty Dremel tool to cut the plastic lens off, then used the housing as a template for cutting the plastic. I used two layers of the diffusion plastic (with the dimples facing each other) to get a more even light from the LED. There's still a bright spot in the center, but at night the whole lens is pretty well lit. I'll try to post some night time pics soon.
Here's a pic of it all apart with the new lenses cut.
Last edited by wmulli; 03-28-03 at 11:08 PM.
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Lead Lap
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... and here's how it looks installed ... Also, I used an amber LED for the front turn signal to get rid of the yellow reflections up there
Last edited by wmulli; 03-28-03 at 11:09 PM.
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Lexus Champion
Excellent job. That's one of my DIY projects for next month. Gotta go buy a new dremel tool. Some guy stole it out of my office. Where can you pick up those LED lights?
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Originally posted by Suprast4R
how do we take the original sidemarkers out?
how do we take the original sidemarkers out?
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Originally posted by Batmanwcm
Looks very good, how about selling a pair?
Looks very good, how about selling a pair?