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| dangrouche |
  Dec 28 2013, 07:59 PM
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dangrouche  Group: Members Posts: 550 Joined: 1-May 04 From: San Francisco Bay Area Member No.: 2,012 Region Association: None  |
Okay, in my continuing quest to update the incandescent bulbs in our teeners, I changed out the 35 watt bulbs to SMDs in each housing. the cost was minimal of course. I also augmented the light fog grills with "3W White LED Eagle Eye Daytime Running DRL Light Tail Backup Lamp, Stock number# 2XSKU40521" from my my favorite China vendor, Bang good.com. Cost was $5.99 for four of these eagle eyes units; I installed the other pair as daytime running lights on my other car.
. I cut out some styrofoam discs (from a take out container) and placed the assembly into the fog light lenses, added some wiring, all WITHOUT cutting any of the OEM wiring. . check it out, one of the pics shows the driver's side bulb with the 35 watt incandescent, compared to the passenger side with the four SMDs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) the pics are misleading. I had the camera flash off and it looks like a blaze, but in person, you see eight bright dots, of the same color as DRLs that you see on current Audis. I will try to add a better pic later. Attached thumbnail(s)      
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| Mike Bellis |
Dec 29 2013, 01:53 AM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,346 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None 
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Not sure how I feel about this. Hard to tell how bright it is, so it may just piss off oncoming traffic since there is no optics directing the light. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) |
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| dangrouche |
Dec 29 2013, 11:25 AM
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dangrouche Group: Members Posts: 550 Joined: 1-May 04 From: San Francisco Bay Area Member No.: 2,012 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Mike Bellis @ Dec 29 2013, 12:53 AM)  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Not sure how I feel about this. Hard to tell how bright it is, so it may just piss off oncoming traffic since there is no optics directing the light. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) no, they are not "piss me off bright" in the daytime and really look no more intense than any other cars with DRLs. In the nightime, they are not as bright as current new cars that have that white harshness. my goal was to be noticed for safety, not "look at me" I'm cool. I think its a pretty good way to outfit the car with DRLs without hanging pendants. Actually the first set of DRLs I had on this teener were pendants and I installed them on my Corrado, and they look OEM when on at nite. |
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Posts in this topic
dangrouche SMDs in the fog light housing Dec 28 2013, 07:59 PM
mikesmith Holy DX ripoff, batman.
Assuming they're the ... Dec 29 2013, 02:10 AM Porschef Interesting. While you're in there, would you ... Dec 29 2013, 08:01 AM
dangrouche
Interesting. While you're in there, would you... Dec 29 2013, 11:29 PM tscrihfield The only concern I have is the styrofoam that they... Dec 29 2013, 11:50 AM euro911 Nice mod.
I agree, you may want to mount them to ... Dec 30 2013, 01:31 AM dangrouche
Nice mod.
I agree, you may want to mount them to... Dec 31 2013, 12:15 PM r_towle post a link to these eagle eyes?
I need to add so... Dec 31 2013, 04:15 PM dangrouche
post a link to these eagle eyes?
I need to add s... Dec 31 2013, 09:13 PM Cap'n Krusty Something seldom mentioned in discussions of HID a... Dec 31 2013, 04:52 PM euro911 So, would it be better to group a denser array mor... Dec 31 2013, 05:05 PM mikesmith Not really, no.
The old assembly is designed for ... Dec 31 2013, 05:46 PM dangrouche I appreciate your comments. I don't think the... Dec 31 2013, 09:24 PM mikesmith In case it wasn't clear, my point was that a ... Jan 1 2014, 01:58 AM dangrouche
In case it wasn't clear, my point was that a ... Jan 1 2014, 10:22 AM dangrouche final iteration for DRLs, using the fog light hous... Feb 1 2014, 08:35 PM euro911 Hey, those look really cool. Who's the ebay se... Feb 2 2014, 03:04 AM Harpo This looks to be the same thing
http://www.ebay.c... Feb 2 2014, 06:43 AM dangrouche
This looks to be the same thing
http://www.ebay.... Feb 16 2014, 02:22 AM dangrouche White 2x 90mm 24Led Bright SMD 5050 3Chip Car Led ... Feb 2 2014, 05:30 PM euro911 I wonder what would happen if you mounted them on ... Feb 2 2014, 11:45 PM dangrouche great idea; give me a couple of weeks to do that o... Feb 2 2014, 11:49 PM |
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