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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 99'CajunFirehawk157
RedHotG8-only thing I will say about your leds is for your headlights, you should change your amber side markers to cool white leds to match, the clear led trend is the way most modern new cars are going. IMHO
I like the yellow lights, I see them as DRL's on the 2004 up Grand Prix and other GM cars, and they look good in the daytime. I use them as DRL's since my low beams are DRL's and I pulled the fuse because I have HID's and don't want to fry the ballasts.
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by RedHotG8
This is the reason I put them over my license plate, there was a dark area in the middle after I installed LED bulbs in the factory sockets. And you can't see the LED's, I just used them to light up the plate better.



Well thats where Jesus went!!! LMAO!!

(INSERT CHOIR)AAAAAHHHHHHHHWWWWWW

either that or old honest Abe there on your IL plate is having a disco partaaay!!!

really looks good though...i cant hate!!
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 09:12 PM
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Jesus isn't from Illinois, lol!

Here's a better pic of honest Abe:

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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by RedHotG8
Jesus isn't from Illinois, lol!

LMAO!! that is funny shoit man!!!
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 09:31 PM
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Reading for Mel:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...t-weekend.html
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 09:43 PM
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Now that Firebird with neon underglow lights is rice bigtime.
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 09:50 PM
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Now that Firebird with neon underglow lights is rice bigtime.
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So I VERY VERY carefully placed white LEDs (they do look blue but they are about 6000K in color) under my car to illuminate the suspension so the judges and specators could see it. The pics were VERY over exposed to really increase the effect. VERY VERY little light actually shines on to the ground and what does is shining off of the chrome under the car. Those of you that saw it at the G14 and other places can attest to it being nothing like under car neons and is very classy and clean. I get compliment after compliment on them. But enough stressing over what the uneducated haters might say...let me just say I have won every night show I have been to since adding the lights.
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 11:00 PM
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As for the LED strips, they look okay but they'd be so much better if they were integrated into the headlamp - rather than stuck on with 3M tape.

They'd also be better if a lot of people didn't have 'em. I don't live in a heavily populated area, and I see the LED strips almost every day.
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 11:32 PM
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ANY lights under the car is rice, I don't care what kind they are.
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 09:35 AM
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You're not listening, the LED's will accent the engine bay, not under the car. It'll be an eye catching accent. You must not attend any car shows. One of the World of Wheels top winners had a couple of LED's in his engine bay- I guess you'd think a '72 Ford Torino GT was rice also!!! And if your not noticed you don't win.
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 09:46 AM
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Mel I was referring to the Firebird with the lights under the car in the link above, not what you are doing. If the car is customized right, you don't need any lights to attract attention. I'm attracted to a car by the way it looks, not by some lights it has underneath it.

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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by RedHotG8
Mel I was referring to the Firebird with the lights under the car in the link above, not what you are doing. If the car is customized right, you don't need any lights to attract attention. I'm attracted to a car by the way it looks, not by some lights it has underneath it.
Cool!!! But even with the car looking hot there are 100's of other cars looking the same way so the more attention you get the better chance you have to be in the running.
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 03:29 PM
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I think it will look good as long as you hide them well, and dont have wires running everywhere, you got pics yet?
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 05:38 PM
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I will take pics tonight
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Mels SS
I will take pics tonight
Cool man cant wait to see.
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 08:58 PM
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This is tonight in total darkness in side my garage I think it will look better with a little moonlight and street lights

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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 09:22 PM
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mel looks great
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Mels SS
This is tonight in total darkness in side my garage I think it will look better with a little moonlight and street lights

You could also add a couple more, in the back and on the intake side i think would be best, but it looks good.
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Old Jul 24, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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Its a beginning. It will evolve.
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 06:38 AM
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Yeah it will...you put one neon on.....they are addicting...lol
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