LED "LS" behind reflector

Alax7

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I got this idea by looking at bullschmidt's headlight with the 2 LED bulbs behind his clear reflector showing. This was just to get an idea the work involved and how it woul turn out, it's a fast/crappy job on a school night. :rolleyes: I dropped a few LED's and i guess over cooked a few others so the letters aren't completely filled like I would've liked. I'll get extras next time and fill them up so they look even and nice.

I ordered a 24'' LED strip light from v-leds and took off the little LED bulbs to use. If anybody knows where to find the little bulb by themselves, please share. I had an extra clear reflector laying around so I drew "LS" in a size that would fit inside the reflectors edges. I then layed the LED's over the line and super glued them on the piece of paper. I used speaker wire to connect them, which was easy once they were glued on the paper. I rushed so I didn't take the paper off the S. Also, to make the lights work, I wired a resistor in series to the LED bulbs, which are wired in parallel. I'll snap some pics in the sun because these are on the bright side and my camera can't get a good shot of them. I'm thinking that these will also look better on the amber reflector, but still look good on the clear like shown.

I'll need to buy a smaller soldier gun to make the next one nicer, mine is too thick from the tip and it's hard to work with it and these small LED "bulbs".

I think it has potential, but wont know until they are installed.I thought it would look cool if I got LED turn signal bulbs and when they are off, the "LS" would be on instead of the 2 stock led bulbs,Got that idea form andrizzle in his video. I'll be receiving my last set of headlight for this year to do the angel eyes in and clear reflectors, so I'll snap some pics with the LED "LS" behind the reflector to get an idea of the finished product.It might look better in an amber reflector so there isn't too much light coming though, we'll see.

And yes, it's ugly but got the job done for now :D



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Pretty good for a quick job. I think you're right about looking better behind an amber reflector. Although it may look neat with colored LED's behind the clear cover.
 
thanks.

oh and next set I'll buy 6k LED's so it looks more white. Well I'm off to bed, finally :(
 
I have been thinking of trying to light the Lincoln star on the grille.
 
Perhaps it would look cooler with most of the reflector blacked out or covered, then the silohette of the LS with LEDs behind it. This would make it cleaner. Just find something to make the LS in a cutout or something.
 
I have been thinking of trying to light the Lincoln star on the grille.

you and me both brother, im just too afraid of f'ing up the logo and then having to buy a whole grill just to get another, and right now i cant find the grill i took off of the car to put the LSE on it.
 
So buy one of the LSK ones to make the new emblem. Then the star part is already clear, right?
 
i was thinking about sand blasting the whole emblem (to get all of the silver out) then painting the black part black again (or maybe autumn red to match the body) and then getting a small piece of a EL(electroluminescent) sticker to light up the star, but then im afraid of the star part(which would now be clear) looking like crap when its not lit up
 
Alax, i give you a lot of credit. You're not afraid to take on projects. Keep it up man.
 
Thanks joe. I've been searching but couldn't find a place like this.
 
I have been thinking of trying to light the Lincoln star on the grille.


Soopa tried that, but it it around the emblem instead of just the star.

I was thinking of trying that too since I have a few extra emblems.


Perhaps it would look cooler with most of the reflector blacked out or covered, then the silohette of the LS with LEDs behind it. This would make it cleaner. Just find something to make the LS in a cutout or something.

Yeah, good idea. I'll play with this later on. That website joe posted is great. I'll be ordering some led's later on to try and make it nicer, need to save up first.



Alax, i give you a lot of credit. You're not afraid to take on projects. Keep it up man.


Thanks man
 
I tinted the clear reflector so less light would go through it. It looks better than without the tint. I am now tinting a smooth piece of plastic to see how the "LS" looks on that.

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Better, but I still think something with an "LS" cutout, backlit by LEDs would look cleaner than actual LEDs being seen.
 
Yeah, this seemed easier to do since it's just tint, the cut out would look cleaner, it's just a little more time consuming to make, I'll make it thought. If it doesn't look good enough for me I'll just tint the reflector or just paint it black..
 
Yeah I like that idea +100 on it man you do great work, keep it up !
 
I like it......can you do one that says "move over" in reverse so the guy your about to pass can read it in his mirror?
 

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