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Old May 4, 2006 | 08:18 PM
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Default Bird is finally lit

It was lit with 50 some 90k leds Now I have 150 leds and 2 cold cathodes its bright


now if I can seal the plate to the bumper to stop the lite from sneaking out.
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Old May 4, 2006 | 08:43 PM
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Thats crazy. Your going to get alot of questions about how you did that. Looks awsome BTW.
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Old May 4, 2006 | 08:45 PM
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that is f'in badass!
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Old May 4, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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That looks awesome!
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Old May 4, 2006 | 08:49 PM
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Hell that is awesome...have you though about putting a rubber seal around the plate to keep light out?
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Old May 4, 2006 | 08:53 PM
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yeah maybe like the rolls of weatherstripping from home depot for your house you could just put that on the outside edge and then slowly put it back on
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Old May 4, 2006 | 08:57 PM
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What an awesome idea!! That white looks pretty good. I have a red theme going on, but I only needed 7 LEDs and it's still too bright. Did you use the clear cover from Afterthoughts? Try to fashion some sort of gasket for it, like cork or rubber, or even Mr. Gasket. Good job!

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Old May 4, 2006 | 08:59 PM
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I'll bite...how did you do it?
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Looks great! Really stands out.
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Looks great, nice job.
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Old May 4, 2006 | 11:07 PM
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looks pretty freakin trick, nice work
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Old May 4, 2006 | 11:11 PM
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Looks really good. I wondered what that would look like on a camaro with the rear letters lit up?
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Originally Posted by zo6vette037
Looks really good. I wondered what that would look like on a camaro with the rear letters lit up?
Hmmm....



The bird looks great BTW.
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Old May 5, 2006 | 12:32 AM
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wanna make one for me?...please
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Old May 5, 2006 | 01:01 AM
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Love those!
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That looks badass, nice work. Now the only bad thing is cops will definetly see no front plate if there dicks.
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Originally Posted by blown 346
That looks badass, nice work. Now the only bad thing is cops will definetly see no front plate if there dicks.
It's white, they can't do anything about it. I don't think it's bright enough to blind someone.
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Old May 5, 2006 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by blown 346
That looks badass, nice work. Now the only bad thing is cops will definetly see no front plate if there dicks.
Fortunately, front plates are not required in all states
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Old May 5, 2006 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by zo6vette037
Looks really good. I wondered what that would look like on a camaro with the rear letters lit up?

damn it that was my idea!
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Old May 5, 2006 | 08:34 PM
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Thanks for the compliments. yes it is the clear one from afterthoughts. i just masked it sanded it primed and painted. Then I layed the bird decal over the clear bird mold and lit it. You would never know by day that its not the original plate. I can post up a write up if anyone likes?

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