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03-30-2018, 01:26 PM
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Power Member / trans break does not equal transbrake
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Light the way !
Carrying on my favorite past time of not concentrating on parts of the build and doing other little mods, i decided it was time for some lighting changes. In an effort to bring the 20 year old car into present day, it was time for some Projector headlights and LED switchback DRL/Turn Signals.
For the headlights i used DEPO housings, baked them apart and sprayed the entire housing satin black for the full black out look. Then retrofitted some projector lenses w. "Gatling gun" shrouds. Originally wanted to go with the full black out and spray the shrouds black, but decided to keep the theme of the car going in the lights. Stripped the chrome off the shrouds with oven cleaner, primed, and then layed down some red white and blue !
Results:
*sorry for the crap pics, its hard to get good pics with an iphone with the lighting.
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99 Z28 - SBE LS1/60e
Motor - 10.84 @ 128 - 1.47 60'
Nitrous - 10.16 @ 132 - 1.40 60"
Last edited by LS1ow; 03-31-2018 at 10:19 AM.
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03-30-2018, 01:26 PM
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Power Member / trans break does not equal transbrake
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Now for the turn signals, i wanted something more than just tinted lenses or clear corners. Ended up picking up some LED tube lighting from Oracle, ya know, the same stuff they use on the Stance'd Diesel trucks. Ive had them on my jeep for over a year now, and its been smashed threw woods, water, mud and snow and they have not even flickered. Was tossing around a few ideas of how to lay out the light, but decided plain jane straight was the best way to go about it. I wasnt really sure how it was going to look in the first place, so i opted for the most simple lay out.
I made my first set of these a while back, but was not happy with the quality of them. I used the bracket/clips that come with them to keep them in place in the housing, but that resulted it a very "notchy" and not quiet as flowing as id like.
Ended up spending a saturday at work redoing them with some tips from the lighting god(BLS) and they came out much better.
DRLs will be on whenever the key has power. They switch to amber when turn signals/hazards are applied. im sure they arent eveyones cup of tea. Actually, im not even sure if i like em that much. But hey, its something different!
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Amber for turn signal/Hazard
DRL only
DRL only light output
DRL + Headlights
special thanks to BLS for dealing with my dumb questions
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99 Z28 - SBE LS1/60e
Motor - 10.84 @ 128 - 1.47 60'
Nitrous - 10.16 @ 132 - 1.40 60"
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03-30-2018, 01:37 PM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
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So much Murica. You are missing a few pics ![Wink](http://www.njfboa.org/forums/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif) .
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03-30-2018, 01:41 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Can we get more details on the lift strap?
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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03-30-2018, 01:47 PM
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Power Member / trans break does not equal transbrake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
So much Murica. You are missing a few pics ![Wink](http://www.njfboa.org/forums/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif) .
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Ran out of time on break !
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Can we get more details on the lift strap?
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You expect this thing to never have to be dragged onto a flatbed?
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99 Z28 - SBE LS1/60e
Motor - 10.84 @ 128 - 1.47 60'
Nitrous - 10.16 @ 132 - 1.40 60"
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03-30-2018, 02:31 PM
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American Road Warrior
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I'm pretty lit right now.
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THE ONLY THING THAT SUCKS WORSE THEN IMPORTS ARE RICED OUT IMPORTS!!!
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03-30-2018, 02:39 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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I like it. Carry on.
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Originally Posted by LS1ow
and once i get PHB, what do i ajust it too?
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Originally Posted by Jersey Mike
Seven.
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03-30-2018, 03:24 PM
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Power Member / trans break does not equal transbrake
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Will update second post with pics of second part of project tmmr when I have time
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99 Z28 - SBE LS1/60e
Motor - 10.84 @ 128 - 1.47 60'
Nitrous - 10.16 @ 132 - 1.40 60"
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03-30-2018, 04:25 PM
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13 Second Club
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Looks good
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03-30-2018, 06:47 PM
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11 sec club
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Lookin good. DRs + 10 bolt = tow strap
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99 Z28 Trick Flow 215s milled to 61cc 228/232 Cam Fast 102 built 4l65e trans 4000 converter 12 bolt 410s Electric WP deleted PS/AC Dyno & Track tuned
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03-31-2018, 10:02 AM
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Power Member / trans break does not equal transbrake
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second post pics added
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99 Z28 - SBE LS1/60e
Motor - 10.84 @ 128 - 1.47 60'
Nitrous - 10.16 @ 132 - 1.40 60"
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03-31-2018, 12:59 PM
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^^^Lover of bad cars^^^ Meet Coordinator
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Like the LED strips. My wife's 2013 Benz c300 has them and I really like them.
Brian... Make one for us haha!
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04-01-2018, 10:08 AM
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Meet Coordinator
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Them suckers are bright as ****
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04-01-2018, 07:24 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Beggz, you are doing a solid job on all this.
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Originally Posted by KirkEvil
repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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04-02-2018, 02:16 PM
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Resident Camera Guy
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If you don't keep those directional lights, I'll gladly take them off your hands!
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04-02-2018, 03:08 PM
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Power Member / trans break does not equal transbrake
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Originally Posted by LTb1ow
Beggz, you are doing a solid job on all this.
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You've been to kind to me lately, something is up.
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Originally Posted by ar0ck
If you don't keep those directional lights, I'll gladly take them off your hands!
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If you really want some, i can always whip up another set.
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99 Z28 - SBE LS1/60e
Motor - 10.84 @ 128 - 1.47 60'
Nitrous - 10.16 @ 132 - 1.40 60"
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04-02-2018, 03:24 PM
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Sharp looking setup you have there.
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1998 Z-28 - SLP lid - Ported TB - LS6 Intake - Dynatech SS headers/Catted Y - Magnaflow Exh - 3.42 - Yank SS3600 - UMI weld-in subframe connectors, Adj LCA, Adj PHB, Q1A TA - Bolt-in Relocation Brackets - Strano springs - Koni shocks - 17" C6Z06 wheels - 326HP/335ft-lbs - 12.35 @ 110.41
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I can appreciate a dream but this person needed some real friends.
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04-02-2018, 03:54 PM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
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Originally Posted by ThoR294
Like the LED strips. My wife's 2013 Benz c300 has them and I really like them.
Brian... Make one for us haha!
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His came out really good so I'm considering it.... I will have to see how they look with the front end a couple feet in the air and the rear tires wrinkled.
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04-02-2018, 04:33 PM
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^^^Lover of bad cars^^^ Meet Coordinator
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Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
His came out really good so I'm considering it.... I will have to see how they look with the front end a couple feet in the air and the rear tires wrinkled. ![Razz](http://www.njfboa.org/forums/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
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much better than our doinkey lights
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04-03-2018, 07:26 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
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Is there a 'How To' coming for these marker lights? Or do we have to guess?
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1998 Z-28 - SLP lid - Ported TB - LS6 Intake - Dynatech SS headers/Catted Y - Magnaflow Exh - 3.42 - Yank SS3600 - UMI weld-in subframe connectors, Adj LCA, Adj PHB, Q1A TA - Bolt-in Relocation Brackets - Strano springs - Koni shocks - 17" C6Z06 wheels - 326HP/335ft-lbs - 12.35 @ 110.41
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I can appreciate a dream but this person needed some real friends.
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04-03-2018, 08:49 AM
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Meet Coordinator
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Originally Posted by ThoR294
Brian... Make one for us haha!
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Originally Posted by ThoR294
much better than our doinkey lights ![Mr. Green](http://www.njfboa.org/forums/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
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Wtf are you guys married or something?
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04-03-2018, 08:54 AM
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^^^Lover of bad cars^^^ Meet Coordinator
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Wtf are you guys married or something?
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don't be jelly
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1986 Honda VFR750 - 89.3HP to the wheel
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2018 Durango R/T - AFE Intake, JLT Catch Can, Stainless Works Catback, Vinyl Dodge Racing Stripes
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04-03-2018, 02:57 PM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
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I may or may not be purchasing a set of new corner housings for my car.
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Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
'24 Corvette Z06
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81 Turbo TA
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04-03-2018, 04:06 PM
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Power Member / trans break does not equal transbrake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Bishop
Is there a 'How To' coming for these marker lights? Or do we have to guess?
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Theyre super simple. Only hard part is getting the tube to sit in the housing nice.
-Baked the housings in the oven to pull them apart, i think i did 220 for 10 mins each? i dont really remember.
-Next you have to remove some plastic from the housing allowing a path for the tube to sit. Im not sure if every housing is like this, but the ones i picked up were(think they were $25 on amazon) I used a dremel tool. Heres a before and after pic
Before:
After:
-Now see how you want the light tube to run. I believe cut them to 11.5" each(tubes come in 24") I pulled the LEDs themselves out of the tubes and test fit with just the tubes. Then Cut to length. The LEDs are trim-able to, snip those in 3 LED increments for both white & amber. Slide the LEDs back in(pain in the ass) and then put the rubber cap back on the end of the tube.
-Now your ready to mount the lights. The pic below is from the original set i tried a few weeks ago. Mounted the light tubes using the plastic clips they came with. But i did not like it to well. It doesnt look that that bad in pics, but it looked on when it was lit(much like myself)
-Seal em up and let em sit. I used some silicon, theres a few ways to do it. I also cut some ABS plastic and secured with silicon to cover up the 2 factory bulb locations.
Wiring
The LEDs come with a control unit i guess you can call it. Has a black, red and yellow wire coming from it. Black ground, Red is the white LED power, yellow is the amber power. I completely cut out the stock turn signal bulb holder so i was left with a brown wire, black wire, and a blue wire. (light blue on DS, dark blue on PS)
Black to Black
Yellow to Blue
I wanted the DRLs to be on whenever the key has power, so instead of just while the car is on and headlights on, so i used a T tap to tap into a 12v key hot power wiring under the fuse box. And sent the power to each of the red power.
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99 Z28 - SBE LS1/60e
Motor - 10.84 @ 128 - 1.47 60'
Nitrous - 10.16 @ 132 - 1.40 60"
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04-03-2018, 04:27 PM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
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It's nice the Camaro lenses are totally clear. I think it will look muddy on the 93-97 Birds sadly(Brandon) as they have a prismatic molding in one area.
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Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
'24 Corvette Z06
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