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Started by _j7723_ , Jan 22 2008 09:04 AM

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#1 _j7723_

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 09:04 AM

Was thinking last night about my tail lights and I dont like them and thought about making new ones same shape with clear lens and leds maybe even having the blinker say SLR5000 with clear reverse leds all around the outside what do you guys think ?????

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#2 _Herne_

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 09:12 AM

here you go Jeremy, food for thought lol

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Herne

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#3 _Big T_

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 10:29 AM

Nah dont do it. Just chuck some UC tail lights on man. Instant street cred !! :stirpot:

Seriuosly, I reckon it would be different for sure. Might be a bit exy though. Dunno how hard it would be to photoshop a dummy.

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#4 _j7723_

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 10:37 AM

Nah dont do it. Just chuck some UC tail lights on man. Instant street cred !!

Seriuosly, I reckon it would be different for sure. Might be a bit exy though. Dunno how hard it would be to photoshop a dummy.

UC

come big T wake up get a life dont be silly LOL :tease:

but photo shop mmmmmm wish I could use it bloody computer

I know I will make them and take a photo :rolleyes:

photoshoped hahaha

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#5 _Leakey_

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 10:40 AM

Yeah, know what you are saying. LEDs would look a treat,
and could be almost identical, but one of those things that
you do a double take of, not quite sure what the change is.

If you are not proficient in PhotoShop, I'd be happy to do some
ideas for you. Post some good pics day/night of the back of your
Torrie and I'll use them as the base.

Hah, if you got really tricky, you could use a scrolling LED message panel,
and when not driving, scroll all sorts of stuff across your lights!!!
How good would that look!! Scroling SLR 5000 from one across to the other.

Cheers, Leakey

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#6 FastEHHolden

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 10:59 AM

Yeah..that would be GR8....and when the cops pull you over...they could just write "DEFECTED"...instead of using the annoying yellow stickers.

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#7 _j7723_

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 11:07 AM

Yeah, know what you are saying. LEDs would look a treat,
and could be almost identical, but one of those things that
you do a double take of, not quite sure what the change is.

If you are not proficient in PhotoShop, I'd be happy to do some
ideas for you. Post some good pics day/night of the back of your
Torrie and I'll use them as the base.

Hah, if you got really tricky, you could use a scrolling LED message panel,
and when not driving, scroll all sorts of stuff across your lights!!!
How good would that look!! Scroling SLR 5000 from one across to the other.

Cheers, Leakey

Leakey that would be grate dont have any photos of the back of my car but I am sure herne will let you cut photos of his :rockon:

Dont like the Scroling thing will leave that one :rolleyes:

to a rice burner HEHE

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#8 _j7723_

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 11:12 AM

Yeah..that would be GR8....and when the cops pull you over...they could just write "DEFECTED"...instead of using the annoying yellow stickers.

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA you kill me

how about cops suck then I could get a bed for the night and the yellow pages :tease:

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#9 LX 0076

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Posted 24 January 2008 - 02:51 PM

would be interested in the clear lense theory. Ive been toying with this idea my self. I thought of getting a large clear truck reversing lense, using a hot box and moulding it to the existing lense shape. Cut out existing lense from surround leaving small ledge,paint this to suit surround ( black/ silver) Glue in new clear lense. What do you guys think? Easier ways to do it?
Thanks Jayson

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#10 orangeLJ

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Posted 24 January 2008 - 03:03 PM

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=K6sZg3iL5EY

haha, scrolling messages are only one step away from that!!

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#11 _Big T_

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Posted 24 January 2008 - 05:12 PM

Rice Rice Baby !!

The soundtrack to that was just freaking aweful.... Last time I heard that sort of music was dodgy 80's teen movies

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#12 _3point3_

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Posted 24 January 2008 - 05:20 PM

I've always thought simple square LED's behind clear lenses on the black LJ would look OK?

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#13 _Herne_

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Posted 24 January 2008 - 06:34 PM

[quote name='j7723' date='Jan 22 2008, 11:07 AM']

Cheers, Leakey[/QUOTE]
Leakey that would be grate dont have any photos of the back of my car but I am sure herne will let you cut photos of his :rockon:

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hell I dont mind anyone photoshopping my tail lights, there are plenty of pics around but if someone really needs shots I can provide them.

I hope someone can supply Jeremy with what he wants. I would do it myself but photoshop is not one of my skills.

Cheers
Herne

Edited by Herne, 24 January 2008 - 06:34 PM.

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#14 mitchg

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Posted 24 January 2008 - 06:59 PM

actually I am really interested in this. As I am building a 'Torailer' as my design and technology major project, I was thinking of including LED taillights as a design feature, as a well as the technology aspect. Interesting to see how this turns out.

Mitch

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#15 _j7723_

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Posted 25 January 2008 - 08:25 AM

Thanks herne thats grate

mitchg as soon as I have built them I will put up photos and if you come to canberra when Im finshed I will be more than happy to show you them I think I will start on them on sunday :rockon:

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#16 GML-31

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Posted 25 January 2008 - 08:48 AM

Yeah, know what you are saying. LEDs would look a treat,
and could be almost identical, but one of those things that
you do a double take of, not quite sure what the change is.

If you are not proficient in PhotoShop, I'd be happy to do some
ideas for you. Post some good pics day/night of the back of your
Torrie and I'll use them as the base.

Hah, if you got really tricky, you could use a scrolling LED message panel,
and when not driving, scroll all sorts of stuff across your lights!!!
How good would that look!! Scroling SLR 5000 from one across to the other.

Cheers, Leakey

oh no knight rider is coming back.....

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#17 _j7723_

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Posted 25 January 2008 - 04:33 PM

[oh no knight rider is coming back.....

COOL

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#18 _Leakey_

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Posted 25 January 2008 - 04:57 PM

Dont knock the Hoff...

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#19 Statler

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Posted 25 January 2008 - 08:49 PM

Keep us posted m8!

I think the idea has merit. + it will give us a use for all the faded tail lights we have been hoarding.

Back in the early 80's i looked at having a perspex screen fitted to the bobtail on the SLR. With a rolling scroll in LED & a keypad in the glove box.

The D.O.T. didn't like it! They said NO!

Strangely enough the police had the same thing a few years later?

I was living with a computer tech at the time, he also toyed with the idea of a mobile gps. If only we had the $ to match our enthusiasm!

Probably for the best though! I would hate to have to pick a color for my new Porsche GT-3! LOL

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#20 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 25 January 2008 - 08:58 PM

If you are not proficient in PhotoShop, I'd be happy to do some
ideas for you. Post some good pics day/night of the back of your
Torrie and I'll use them as the base.

You could start with that. Somebody started a thread about this quite some time ago. Skline R31 lights didn't look too bad. Weren't that good either...