G'day everyone,

Thought I might just pop a few pics up on here of my bodged up Audi rip off Led's haha. let us know whatcha think! :woot:
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/362/img04713.jpg

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2836/img04723.jpg

Cheers,
Mikey

more like the HSV E2 idea... where by the LEDs are in the bottom section of the front bar rather than part of the headlights.... its alright, looks evil at nights... i'd be tripping out wonder what the heck is coming up behind me

Looks REALLY cool!

I always loved the look of the LED running lights on Audis, then Mercs and everyone else started doing it.

Very classy :)

I was thinking about this on the way home - after being followed by a New Merc E Class (i think?) Coupè - it had these lights.
How legal are they to be fitted to these sorta cars? (380 / magna / verada)
Being that the magna / verada / 380, never left factory with them?

Being that they are white lights facing forwards, that should help keep them legal right?

EDIT - you need LED park lights in your headlights now - they look orange in comparison to the LED park lights you fitted!

Needs paras!

Well not quite, it needs "zenon white" LED parker globes. T10 wedge, plenty on Fleabay, I have a set in mine. Go for the bigger more powerful ones with multiple LED 'panels' (whatever the glowing bits are called!).

Whoops, beaten to it by doddski, gotta learn to type faster.

KJ.

hahaha rice rice. doesnt look too bad though.

Looks REALLY cool!

I always loved the look of the LED running lights on Audis, then Mercs and everyone else started doing it.

Very classy :)

I was thinking about this on the way home - after being followed by a New Merc E Class (i think?) Coupè - it had these lights.
How legal are they to be fitted to these sorta cars? (380 / magna / verada)
Being that the magna / verada / 380, never left factory with them?

Being that they are white lights facing forwards, that should help keep them legal right?

EDIT - you need LED park lights in your headlights now - they look orange in comparison to the LED park lights you fitted!


Needs paras!

Well not quite, it needs "zenon white" LED parker globes. T10 wedge, plenty on Fleabay, I have a set in mine. Go for the bigger more powerful ones with multiple LED 'panels' (whatever the glowing bits are called!).

Whoops, beaten to it by doddski, gotta learn to type faster.

KJ.

Yeah fellas thats next on the list, might have a look on Ebay later on

mmmmmmmmmmmmm............got a few led strips lying around at home........mmmm....got somer led parkers coming too.......mmmmmm

looks pretty cool. what does it look like during the day??

looks pretty cool. what does it look like during the day??

I shall get a picture tomorrow for you mate

Are they that bright IRL? I'd like to see pics fury the day as well.

How are they wired, seperate switch or just on with the head lights?

Nice work man. Tried doing the same a while ago on my car... just didnt really work how i wanted it. looks good on the 380's

mikey these are the parkers you need

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310061970158&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

or these ones 2pcs T10 5 Power SMD LED (White) Wedge Bulb (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220535460281&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT)

The ones that Mecha has linked to are IMHO a bit weak, but they will fit.

The ones that maggie has linked to are much more powerful but they are 12mm across and might not fit through the housing.

I've got something 'in between', will post up the eBay page a bit later.

KJ.

i got a friend that put a LED strip along the top of his headlights ( VE SSV Wagon), he said he would do it to mine one day, cant wait

Looks good by the way

The ones that Mecha has linked to are IMHO a bit weak, but they will fit.

The ones that maggie has linked to are much more powerful but they are 12mm across and might not fit through the housing.I've got something 'in between', will post up the eBay page a bit later.

KJ.

mmmmmmmmmmm bummer..........where is that drill....lol

howd you put it in? id like to see day pics

The ones that Mecha has linked to are IMHO a bit weak, but they will fit.

The ones that maggie has linked to are much more powerful but they are 12mm across and might not fit through the housing.

I've got something 'in between', will post up the eBay page a bit later.

KJ.


They may be weak but are focused and the best looking by far LED parkers

I have over 10 different styles of T10 LEDs in a box ATM for all sorts of different areas of my cars

There is a whole thread just on the parkers here

http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70576&page=2

Are they that bright IRL? I'd like to see pics fury the day as well.

How are they wired, seperate switch or just on with the head lights?

They are wired to a switch at the moment, although eventually I might wire it to accessories so it comes on with the ignition


looks pretty cool. what does it look like during the day??

Heres a pic fellas. Looks pretty dodgey at the moment, blame that on like 10 seconds to place it before the glue set (and my general dodgeness :facejump:), ill be redoing it soon to get it perfect.

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/9862/img04872.jpg

Looks REALLY cool!

I always loved the look of the LED running lights on Audis, then Mercs and everyone else started doing it.

Very classy :)

I was thinking about this on the way home - after being followed by a New Merc E Class (i think?) Coupè - it had these lights.
How legal are they to be fitted to these sorta cars? (380 / magna / verada)
Being that the magna / verada / 380, never left factory with them?

Being that they are white lights facing forwards, that should help keep them legal right?

EDIT - you need LED park lights in your headlights now - they look orange in comparison to the LED park lights you fitted!

Those fitted to the AUDIs, Mercs and HSVs are DRLs and are lower wattage (equivalent to 35W) and not standard headlights. You cannot have more than one set of headlights on at a time.

They are wired to a switch at the moment, although eventually I might wire it to accessories so it comes on with the ignition



Heres a pic fellas. Looks pretty dodgey at the moment, blame that on like 10 seconds to place it before the glue set (and my general dodgeness :facejump:), ill be redoing it soon to get it perfect.

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/9862/img04872.jpg

What type of LEDs are they? Are they the ones from dickies where you can trim them to size?

What type of LEDs are they? Are they the ones from dickies where you can trim them to size?

Nah mate got em off ebay

Nah mate got em off ebay
What about their size? Did you buy the exact length or had to cut them. Please PM the Ebay link. Ta.

What about their size? Did you buy the exact length or had to cut them. Please PM the Ebay link. Ta.

The ones I bought are 30cm which fitted perfectly, the guy I bought them off doesnt have any on ebay at the moment but there are quite a few other listings on there

So how are these attached??

and why don you just wire them to the parkers???

I think they look all wrong...sorry....

I think they look all wrong...sorry....


Still you have to give him points for being different and blazing a trail

So how are these attached??

and why don you just wire them to the parkers???

To be honest because I rushed it and dont know anything about wiring haha. They are attached with locktight (cant remember exact type) but this isnt heat proof apparently so I have to get sikaflex 295 I think it is and redo it

i like it. what are the leds enclosed in? what makes them water proof? whered you put the wires? drilled holes?

I think they look all wrong...sorry....

Id have to agree..

IMHO They look awesome at night but the whole fairy lightesqe look during the day is iffy.

Id have to agree..

IMHO They look awesome at night but the whole fairy lightesqe look during the day is iffy.

I do agree, i only use them at night for that reason

i like it. what are the leds enclosed in? what makes them water proof? whered you put the wires? drilled holes?

They are a complete plastic strip with the leds enclosed in so theres no way the water can get in. The wires actually slid in very easily between the black foglight surround and the bumper which is all hidden by the light so from the front and even the side you cannot see any wires.

I think they look all wrong...sorry....

everyones entiled to their opinion mate. I can't afford an Audi or a E2 HSV so this is the next best thing lol

How legal are they to be fitted to these sorta cars? (380 / magna / verada)
Being that the magna / verada / 380, never left factory with them?


Well I was RBT'd twice last night and not a question was ever raised. Passed a heap of coppers afterwards also and never had a problem

well when the supplier I get some of my LED stuff has some more in stock I may be joining you mikey but I will be doing it under or over the headlamp assy rather than down low

well when the supplier I get some of my LED stuff has some more in stock I may be joining you mikey but I will be doing it under or over the headlamp assy rather than down low

That should look shmick Mecha. I was going to do it in the bottom of the headlights by taking the headlights apart but after reading whites experience I don't think I could bother to go to that extent lol.

I wont open my headlights up either

there is a type of SMD LED that emits the light sideways so I will run it between the bar and the head light as i am going to be pulling the front end apart to fit my globes

I've been thinking of sticking one of those on the upper curve of the headlight between the bonnet for some time now. Only worry is if the heat from the headlight will damage the LEDs.

I've been thinking of sticking one of those on the upper curve of the headlight between the bonnet for some time now. Only worry is if the heat from the headlight will damage the LEDs.

very true that is why many LED DRL are under on the lower side of headlight assy

have tryed putting your hand or temp probe there after a night time drive with the lights on??

With all the talk of fitting led to the front of our cars,here is some that i fitted a while ago,they are quite bright,but,really,when i was driving around with them on during the day,it felt a bit wankerish and then at night,the straightness of the led didnt match the circular lights of the paras...

...and the reason why the fog lights look "funny " is because in this shot,they actually have led's in them as well...:woot:

doesnt matter much now as i have h.i.d's in all the lights now..and despite the poo poo about hid,i love em.....


http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x112/micpea/sunny%20morning/Image0131.jpg

With all the talk of fitting led to the front of our cars,here is some that i fitted a while ago,they are quite bright,but,really,when i was driving around with them on during the day,it felt a bit wankerish and then at night,the straightness of the led didnt match the circular lights of the paras...

...and the reason why the fog lights look "funny " is because in this shot,they actually have led's in them as well...:woot:

doesnt matter much now as i have h.i.d's in all the lights now..and despite the poo poo about hid,i love em.....


http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x112/micpea/sunny%20morning/Image0131.jpg

That is so freaking cool lol

Damn Maggie that is Bright

did you want people to see you from Dubai or something

I wont open my headlights up either

there is a type of SMD LED that emits the light sideways so I will run it between the bar and the head light as i am going to be pulling the front end apart to fit my globes

Yeah ok I am interested to see how that goes. The led's that I purchased were advertised to emit light in any direction, who is your supplier of LED's? Ebay yeah?

no it is Oznium in the US

Damn Maggie that is Bright

did you want people to see you from Dubai or something

LOL.....its really not that bad,you know what it is like trying to take a picture of lights...its either too dark ,too light,wrong angle...blah blah,

well,was mucking around ,as you do,and i thought,mmmm,might give those led's i had on the Magna a shot on the 380....

..only fitted them to one side atm,hence,the one sided shot and partially closed bonnet,but,meh,you get the drift.

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x112/micpea/Maggie%20at%20the%20Port/Image0016.jpg

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x112/micpea/Maggie%20at%20the%20Port/Image0019.jpg

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x112/micpea/Maggie%20at%20the%20Port/Image0017.jpg

very nice

the ones I am waiting for will fit between the bar and light

also one of the NSW guys saw this


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b129/Ogier/Magna/201001281814_032.jpg

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x112/micpea/Maggie%20at%20the%20Port/Image0017.jpg

looks very shmick when turned on, but when its off, it looks so bodgy... I wouldnt mind looking around to see if there's a "twinkle controller" kitset or board you guys can use so the light isnt just switched on, but also slightly flickering depending on music, or maybe just a random pattern. when I saw twinkle, i dont mean strobe, I mean like the twinkling of the stars. something that'll weird people out when they see the LED's from a distance

Just ordered mine as new stock had arrived

got it from here http://www.oznium.com/side-emitting-led-strip

looks like a good product Mecha. heaps excited to see photos

looks very shmick when turned on, but when its off, it looks so bodgy... I wouldnt mind looking around to see if there's a "twinkle controller" kitset or board you guys can use so the light isnt just switched on, but also slightly flickering depending on music, or maybe just a random pattern. when I saw twinkle, i dont mean strobe, I mean like the twinkling of the stars. something that'll weird people out when they see the LED's from a distance

that or a bass sensor would be cool. you could have people believe a UFO with 'FULLY SICCKKK SUBWOOFAAAS' was after them.

hey hey just thought the strips from this sight could fix the rear indicator visibility problem on the vrx/gt

Just ordered mine as new stock had arrived

got it from here http://www.oznium.com/side-emitting-led-strip

between the rear lights and the rear bar.

HID's = good

LED's = bad

HID's = good

LED's = bad


HID in a 380 is HORRIBLE unless you fit projectors and well that is a pain in the butt this will be easy

This things are tacky as ****. They are expensive car imitating, distracting, and are so close to the idiots that put truck running lights on their utes it's not funny.

But hey, that's just my opinion.

HID in a 380 is HORRIBLE unless you fit projectors and well that is a pain in the butt this will be easy

I have HID's in mine, yep they are a bit bright towards oncoming traffic - but look awesome and give a great light spread :)

well,was mucking around ,as you do,and i thought,mmmm,might give those led's i had on the Magna a shot on the 380....

..only fitted them to one side atm,hence,the one sided shot and partially closed bonnet,but,meh,you get the drift.

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x112/micpea/Maggie%20at%20the%20Port/Image0016.jpg

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x112/micpea/Maggie%20at%20the%20Port/Image0019.jpg

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x112/micpea/Maggie%20at%20the%20Port/Image0017.jpg


Ok so you going to keep it maggie???

I did mine

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg164/Mechawombat/DSC03321.jpg

I did mine

Looks good mecha! Is that just above or inside the headlight? I can't quite tell from the photo

and i finished mine off as well....


http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x112/micpea/380%20on%2018s/Image0075.jpg
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x112/micpea/380%20on%2018s/Image0074.jpg
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x112/micpea/380%20on%2018s/Image0076.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg164/Mechawombat/380/DSC03310.jpg



a bit of both

mmmmmmmmm.....given yours run down the top like that,might try it on mine,,,,,,,,,,,

they sit in the area wher the rubber strip was along the top pull out the rubber stip and you can see

I had a Audi guy tell me they look good today to bad one is trucked and 5 LEDs are not working on it

EDIT: Oznium (the supplier) is sending me a new set WOOOHOOO

they sit in the area wher the rubber strip was along the top pull out the rubber stip and you can see

I had a Audi guy tell me they look good today to bad one is trucked and 5 LEDs are not working on it

EDIT: Oznium (the supplier) is sending me a new set WOOOHOOO

I always get embarrassed and turn mine off when an audi goes past with them on...must think "what a wanker" LOL

How did you wire yours up mecha? to the parkers or?

Mine are currently off as water got in em somehow and they started flickering....will be getting me next set from the suppliers you use me thinks

I always get embarrassed and turn mine off when an audi goes past with them on...must think "what a wanker" LOL

How did you wire yours up mecha? to the parkers or?

Mine are currently off as water got in em somehow and they started flickering....will be getting me next set from the suppliers you use me thinks

I actually have them wired to a T10 globe base and then just plugged them into the parker globe socket :happy:


one side it rucked and having standard low beams is horrid but that will be fixed lkaeter today when I lower the car and drop the bar to get to the light s

well the old ones kicked the bucket so here is what she looks like now :happy:

http://img820.imageshack.us/f/leds.jpg/