i had the fake cf taillights and wasnt really happy with them, so i took them apart to paint them. while it was apart i got some other ideas... i repainted it black, and added a piece in front of the bottom part so it wasnt so bright, AND did a full LED swap into the light! they are friggin bright as hell, especially under braking...i am really happy with them, if anyone is interested, i also took pics for a write-up, but i dont want to do it unless someone else needs it...
marsh
Originally posted by marshdoggg did a full LED swap into the light!
Tell us about this. I'd like to put in clear LEDs that light up red after I clear my 5th gen tail flashers. Did you just use the prefab led bulb units, or did you create your own led panel. If so, what leds and transistors did you use?
Originally posted by MidNKight-lude they sell LED bulb dont' they, is that wat u used, looks nice marsh
i actually use an LED brake light made for 18 wheel trucks.. it has 56 LEDs. I had to hack the top red part off though to make it fit and make it brighter...and man is it bright!
marsh
Originally posted by MidNKight-lude o yea, where did u get the SI badge, i am lookin for one, but dont' want the red civic SI one, cause ppl will be like u biter, or key me
i made the Si badge from an SiR badge from ebay, its like from the accord or something. i just shaved the "R" and that was that. I was gonna use the one from the civic too, but its just lame. gotta represent for the H23!
marsh
Originally posted by triumph that looks real nice. very creative. did you have the LED brake light from an 18 wheeler just laying around teh house?
NO i had to hunt them down! i had the lights apart and i was thinking of a way to get the LED thing going, and the only place i remember seeing them was on buses and trucks...so i called around but didnt find anything. then about a month later i had my gf ask her trucker dad if he knew anything about them, he provided the hook up at a local shop, and they work great! also they were under 50 bucks for the pair
marsh
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Originally posted by marshdoggg
i made the Si badge from an SiR badge from ebay, its like from the accord or something. i just shaved the "R" and that was that. I was gonna use the one from the civic too, but its just lame. gotta represent for the H23!
marsh
It's probably from the Canadian Civic SiR, which is the Civic Si in the US...could have just got one from BC....
i have the pics for the write-up, here: http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291445021
i have to do the actual write-up still...will be done shortly, but you can check out the basics from the pics. thanks for all the compliments too guys,they are apprecieated
marsh
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they are friggin bright as hell, especially under braking...i am really happy with them, if anyone is interested, i also took pics for a write-up, but i dont want to do it unless someone else needs it...
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