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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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Has anybody put LEDs in their engine bay to actually try to light up accent the engine at night? We do quite a few cruise-ins and shows at night and it would be nice to be able to accentuate all my engine mods (the chrome) without going ricey...and ideas??
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 12:19 AM
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 12:21 AM
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I think it could look great if done tastefully (which you are obviously capable of achieving). I saw a Harley the other night with the engine lit in a similar fashion, and it actually looked pretty cool.

In addition to making the chrome pop, I would try to accent some of the cool shapes found in the engine bay - the header primaries and the intake manifold come to mind.
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 01:46 AM
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<in because I think the OP can pull this off to the point of EPIC WIN!
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 07:48 AM
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check out oznium they have some of those flexible strips like i used on my front bumper.

they would look killer on your frame rails shooting up at the engine and under your frc's shining agains your intake. i would go with white leds though
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Here's mine with UV LEDs. Which by the way is a real bitch to take pictures of!!






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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 10:43 PM
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That looks awesome.Great idea.Love how it glows.
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