opinions needed on audi-look idea

[oaklandopen]

im really liking the new audi's LED running lights accross the headlight housing, and i've been thinking about it for a while and was wondering how it would look around the fogs. i think that would be the easiest place to put them, seeing how there's a plain unpainted plastic piece around the fogs.

im not a total cosmetic goru, but im pretty good with electrical work. if there are some LED savvy ppl on here that know exactly what type of diode they would have to be it would help, cuz i know radio shack doesn't have any near bright enough.

i was thinking this



or this



if i dont' get a chance to do the real thing first, i'd love to see someone else do it and post up

 

[Rotus8]

Check out Ledtronics as a source for the LEDs. They have a wide range of different packaging, all the way to bare LEDs. One thing to think about is the brightness - if you want the visible in the daytime, you probably need to make them dim down when the parking lights are on for night use.

 

[60181]

meh....personally....I like the eyelid style I've seen some with. I could live with that style.

 

[Hank3]

Well I know the new Acura MDX has the daytime lights in the fog housing. I'd be interested to see the results if someone did this. It has the potential to look pretty cool IMO.

 

[oaklandopen]

Check out Ledtronics as a source for the LEDs. They have a wide range of different packaging, all the way to bare LEDs. One thing to think about is the brightness - if you want the visible in the daytime, you probably need to make them dim down when the parking lights are on for night use.

good point...the audi i pass every morning has them on and their brightness is comparable to regular xenons, but i don't know how they work at night, or if they're on at all. i guess some kind of dimmer switch would work best for that, like the one for our instrument cluster

or maybe i could use them along with the headlights, and just keep the foglights off seeing how they do NOTHING anyway

 

[240ka]

GAY. leave it for audi's

 

[zim]

my opinion? that would be retarded

 

[PCspeed3]

make them smaller than your paintshop look. they look like disco outline lights from the 80's

 

[mckraut]

It looks like you have candy buttons on your MS3.

 

[opt_ms3]

I think it would look sick. Despite the new A4 being underpowered and rather plain looking, the LED's around the headlights look hot. I say go for it.

 

[NCZ13]

theres a guy with a cx7 that did this with his fogs i believe.

 

[GoFast]

i love the idea. i have thought about how this can be done as well. however im not sure of the placement you have.

 

[oaklandopen]

theres a guy with a cx7 that did this with his fogs i believe.

is he part of these forums? if so i'll check it out

and sorry for the terrible paintshop rendition

 

[NCZ13]

yeah. just do a search it should come up

 

[oaklandopen]

yeah. just do a search it should come up

found it, he also linked an awesome write-up that had a link within it that creates wiring diagrams for LEDs after putting in certain parameters...just what i was looking for

 

[STRICK-]

there is a guy over on www.s****tunit.com that is working on this for our cars

 

[SuperStretch18]

found it, he also linked an awesome write-up that had a link within it that creates wiring diagrams for LEDs after putting in certain parameters...just what i was looking for

Thanks for sharing... (ugh)

Here's the link for anyone interested...

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123723308

To the OP; if you do this, my opinion is the first picture looks better than the second...

 

[UHATEIT]

i was thinking about the SAME thing as well, around the fog lights.


on the OTHER forum they sell an LED eyelid kit for $36 shipped, but it looks very rice and goes in the gap at the top of the headlights and the hood.

here is the youtube link since i cant post pics from the other lame ass forum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDaoZdS_aOQ&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLaPsQmtl5c&feature=related

 

[STRICK-]

i was thinking about the SAME thing as well, around the fog lights.


on the OTHER forum they sell an LED eyelid kit for $36 shipped, but it looks very rice and goes in the gap at the top of the headlights and the hood.

here is the youtube link since i cant post pics from the other lame ass forum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDaoZdS_aOQ&feature=channel_page

i dont think were talking about the same forum. The guy im talking about just started this project like 3 weeks ago...

heres a pic of the first trial piece.

 

[Moultese]

I like the first picture the best. I think it'd look badass.