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Old Sep 17, 2011 | 04:38 PM
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i put mine along the inside corner closer to the top grill but the wire got destroyed when i was messing around in the engine bay so for now it looks kind of strange ( had to cut and re-solder the strip so its 3 leds shorter then before) then along the remainder i added amber smd side emitting leds for turn signal looks really good ill upload pics when i get a chance or a vid, had to pull of the bumper to get it all hidden nicely then just tapped into the corner parking lights and the turn signals heat shrank everything and no issues with rain had it on for 2 1/2 weeks now
Old Sep 22, 2011 | 05:13 AM
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Updated my tC with new DRL LED strips...

Old Sep 22, 2011 | 01:20 PM
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Those look amazing! Can you post up a link to the exact strips you are using? I would appreciate it.
Old Sep 22, 2011 | 02:34 PM
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damn that looks amazing! yeah, what strips are you using?
Old Sep 22, 2011 | 05:17 PM
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I got a friend that sells LED stuff on eBay.. he just got these higher quality strips in recently... haven't listed them yet...

I'll push him to list them ASAP and link you guys up with it.
Old Sep 22, 2011 | 05:22 PM
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looks good! day pictures please
Old Sep 22, 2011 | 05:23 PM
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I didn't do a good job on the install... gonna grab a few more strips from my friend to redo it.. this time by removing the bumper... LOL
Old Sep 22, 2011 | 09:29 PM
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Going up in the corners like that, looks really good. Just like the Lexus I drove by on my way home today....
Old Sep 22, 2011 | 09:45 PM
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that corner hook is what causing most of the strip failures... unless you get good quality strips... most strips can't handle that kind of bend.. and you have to pick the bend point too.. can't be on the section cut line nor can it be on the tiny controller chip line... it was painful... I still have to fix mine...
Old Sep 22, 2011 | 09:47 PM
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Ah good to know. Mine are not good quality at ALL.....
Old Sep 22, 2011 | 11:36 PM
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 03:41 AM
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Hey that's cool!
Old Sep 23, 2011 | 05:47 AM
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Too busy for me but points for being innovative. :-)
Old Sep 23, 2011 | 07:13 AM
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pixelated license plate...nice
Old Sep 23, 2011 | 03:35 PM
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I haven't had a chance to get day-time pictures yet... I'll try to do that today...

On my way to work this morning, a coworker of mine asked me about the LEDs... he said he noticed the LEDs in his rear-view mirror (he was driving in front of me most of the time) and couldn't keep his eyes off of it... it was that bright and noticeable...
Old Sep 23, 2011 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Errikos
having trouble uploading video i took on my cell

but i changed out the corner bulbs to LED's to match the strips and HID's and where the White led's end there is an amber strip that is tied into the blinkers

have some plasti dip left over from the rims (had it on for over 2months now no peeling looks great) gonna spray the front logo
Old Sep 23, 2011 | 05:18 PM
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the strips that vaxc3 did look really good makes me want to redo my setup
Old Sep 24, 2011 | 12:27 AM
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ok... tc w/ LED strip during daytime...

Old Sep 24, 2011 | 05:17 AM
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hey vaxc3, how much did you spend on both led stripes? and are those cool white, can tell if theres any blue tint in pics.
Old Sep 24, 2011 | 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by whitetc06
hey vaxc3, how much did you spend on both led stripes? and are those cool white, can tell if theres any blue tint in pics.
I didnt spend any since I got these from a friend who sells this stuff... but this link here is as close as it gets... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Audi-...item2a14377508

As far as color goes.... I can tell that some LEDs are more blue tinted than others on the same strip... but the overall strip is closer to a 7000k temp (between natural white & cool white) from far away...

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