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Beyond clear corners (LIGHTS FINISHED, NEW PICS POST #20)...

Clear corners are getting a bit too common and ricy. I wanted to do something different with my front lights, so I decided to take clear corners to the next level :D

I didn't take step-by-step pics as once I start working on something I don't dare stop to take pics or the project never gets finished (remember my LED tail light project?).

First thing I did, though, was split open a perfectly good pair of corner lights. The amber reflectors were tossed, and since the chrome reflectors were starting to tarnish, and since I'll no longer be needing reflectors, and since the car is white, I decided to paint the reflectors white. I then made a couple of small circuit boards up, put some LED's on them, and hot glued them into the side opening. After hot gluing them I made a "wall" out of tape and poured some clear resin tinted white into the cavity to make the side lights:


I then made up a larger circuit board with about 100 amber LED's and a dozen super bright whites. I made the circuits so that the ambers light up at about 75% brightness when only the park lights are lit, and 100% when the turn signals are lit. The whites only light up when the turn signals are lit:

OFF:


Park lights on:


Turn lights on (note: The LED's look dimmer in this pic, but that's my digital camera and my lack of knowledge on how to use it - it saw the bright light so dimmed the whole pic, hence the darker background - it is for this reason that I didn't take any "head on" shots, the LED's blind the camera):


A closeup (I know the lens needs polishing, I didn't want to waste time polishing it before taking it apart, else I break it and waste my time):


This light is still not finished, as I have to "pot" the main light with the white resin to waterproof everything. I just had to take pics and show you guys :D
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Beyond clear corners (LIGHTS FINISHED, NEW PICS POST #20)...

Reply #1 –
That looks awesome! I'm going for the ricey clear corners though. :D
2005 Subaru WRX STi|daily driver

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Reply #3 –
that had to take awhile
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

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Reply #4 –
Awesome!

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Reply #5 –
Looks good, mighty good!
Any plans to maybe sell finished lenses?
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

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Reply #6 –
Looks awesome Carm!

But technically this should be in the 'Body/Appearance' section... ;)

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Reply #7 –
Quote from: EricCoolCats;135160
Looks awesome Carm!

But technically this should be in the 'Body/Appearance' section... ;)

If this thread should be a sticky, give me an "OH HELL YEAH!" :D
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

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Reply #8 –
yeah, you should think about selling em!

i would love a pair.

LOOKS AWESOME BTW
1987 Cougar XR7 5.0 SOLD
1992 Ranger 4.0
2018 Hyundai Elantra
2019 Ram Rebel

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Reply #9 –
I've considered making them to sell, but given the time and effort required (you would not believe how much time went into getting the clear lens off the housing alone) they would not be cheap, so people probably wouldn't want to buy 'em anyway (we're talking at least $300-400 a pair here, depending on how cheap I could get "cores").

I am also doing the inner lights (the ones closest to the grille, if my TC clip had a grille that is) the same way. They will be MUCH easier, as there are no side-firing lights to go in, so they'll only need one circuit board. They're a lot easier to get the lens off, too (hell, leave 'em long enough and they'll fall off on their own).

Now, y'all think these are cool wait 'till you see the tail lights, which after three years in the works, are finally almost kind of becoming "front-burner" again. Almost three hundred super bright red LED's. PER SIDE :D

I've just got too much to do right now (rear end freshening and swap, install subframe connectors, finish bodywork/paint, finish the interior swap, finish customized stock TC cluster, and now the LED lights) to get any one thing done now. My friends think I'm crazy for starting so many projects on one car. I know better. I'm not crazy, I'm stupid :hick:

*Edit* And Eric, you're probably right - it should have been posted in Body/Appearance. Movin' on over...
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Beyond clear corners (LIGHTS FINISHED, NEW PICS POST #20)...

Reply #10 –
Very cool, I wish I new how to work with LEDS, I have some ideas of my own I would like to toy around with.

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Reply #11 –
Quote from: 1WLD BRD;135182
Very cool, I wish I new how to work with LEDS, I have some ideas of my own I would like to toy around with.

Once I'm finished I might do a tech article on how to do it, since like I said I don't have much interest in producing them. LED's are actually quite easy to work with...
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #12 –
Cool :D
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #13 –
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;135192
Once I'm finished I might do a tech article on how to do it, since like I said I don't have much interest in producing them. LED's are actually quite easy to work with...



That would be AWESOME!  I would be greatly intrested in that.:bowdown:

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Reply #14 –
 man.  Sounds like you have a lot on your plate.  Bettter start chewing :D.  Haha.  Those are really cool though.  I like the idea of a different color for turning.