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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 09:51 AM
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Wow, thanks for all of the compliments!

Originally Posted by BETTER THAN YOU
i think that looks pretty good, is that glass or plastic and where did you get it from.
I used plexiglass that I got from a local shop that had some extra..I think you can get some at Lowe's or Home Depot though

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video of them lit up and working?
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Looks good, get some pics from a distance.
Originally Posted by 99'CajunFirehawk157
I hear those fog lights come apart with some heat, their plastic lens, older were glass, kudos, lets see some night shots, I just went w/clear leds, no more amber. Looks more modern, IMHO.
My car is currently sitting up on my lift right now without a transmission and another car underneath it but I will update this whenever I get a chance

Originally Posted by Ls1CamaroGuy87
Look good, but I would have used something more reflective for the housing.
Yea I thought about that but figured I would give it a try..and it is actually a lot more reflective in person as well

Originally Posted by my bandit
how did you get the original lense off? and what did you use as that trim piece?
I just went around the whole housing with a flathead screwdriver and pried the lense off, it came off pretty easy and didn't damage the housing...I taped off the inside of the lense and scuffed up the outer lip and then used a matte black paint so you couldn't see the silicon holding it together

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looks like poo.... jk. getting out of the box payed off man. sick!
you say that until you have me do it to your gf's car
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 11:56 AM
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You should have some clear bra material applied while they are still fresh. It'll make them more scratch/chip resistant. I still have a template for my lenses so I'll just cut out another set if/when I need them. If it's plexiglass (and not Lexan) it won't have too much impact resistance against flying rocks. Using LEDs also helps since they run cooler.
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 01:07 PM
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looks like does have LEDs
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Old Jan 20, 2011 | 01:55 PM
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i like it! nice job!
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 10:35 AM
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prob the gayest thing ive ever seen in my life ... who would do this ... and you have short stubby fingers
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 12:36 PM
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They look great man. What leds are those?
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 01:09 PM
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Looks good!
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 02:13 PM
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Looks awesome. I'm going to be doing this too but doing all LEDs on a board to fill in the whole signal housing.

I'd definitely VHT it too.
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It looks really great.
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 86MCSS
prob the gayest thing ive ever seen in my life ... who would do this ... and you have short stubby fingers
haha Austin I am going to kill you

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They look great man. What leds are those?
Thanks a lot! I don't recall the brand but I had them laying around at our ATV shop lol
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 10:38 PM
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car has to get off the lift for you to be able to get to me hahaha
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Cant see the Pic either..
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Originally Posted by Daywee3d
The photos are no longer on photbucket so itd be great if I could see the pics of your work! Thanks!
Haven't checked this thread it years, but they are fixed now.
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Old May 12, 2016 | 01:53 PM
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I did this a couple years ago on my Cadillac CTS fogs and turn signals using Lexan. Car has well over 60k miles put on it since then, including 2 harsh Canadian winters, and they're holding up perfectly. No coating, and no cracks, chips, haze, whatever. They look brand new. Car has 310,000km on it and it's still mint.
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Cant seem to get any decent led switchback bulbs to work for longer than a few months, they all seem to f'up after a while?
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Originally Posted by 99'CajunFirehawk157
Cant seem to get any decent led switchback bulbs to work for longer than a few months, they all seem to f'up after a while?
I burnt up a set of switchbacks after a couple hours a few years ago, but my regular LED lights have been going strong. I haven't wanted to try again since they were so expensive.
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Originally Posted by 99'CajunFirehawk157
Cant seem to get any decent led switchback bulbs to work for longer than a few months, they all seem to f'up after a while?
I'm using the current Morimoto switchbacks, and one is already cracked and pulls apart from the heat sink. It still works so I'll just run it until it dies. I want a brighter option though. I have a set of TRS' "ACME" switchbacks and they are brighter than the Morimotos, but too large to fit the top opening on Camaros. They have a small projector on the top LEDs, so if only the Camaro had rear entry bulbs...

I actually put them in my rear turn signals, since the turn signal function of the switchbacks will still work without the DRL. They are insanely bright from the rear.
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Originally Posted by WS6_101
I burnt up a set of switchbacks after a couple hours a few years ago, but my regular LED lights have been going strong. I haven't wanted to try again since they were so expensive.
Just curious, which regular led bulbs are you using?
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Originally Posted by Double-aught_Z/28
Just curious, which regular led bulbs are you using?
x2 and what relay? This is been discussed plenty of times over the years, but nobody seems to recommend a good LED relay.
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