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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 05:54 AM
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Default L.E.D. Foglights.....*FINISHED!!*

Not much to the story....I thought something like this would look cool... but i'll let you other scion lovers decide.









I'm still waiting for the rest of the LEDs... there's sixty on each plastic vent piece.
They're wired in series/parallel with about 15 ...15ohm resistors.
I still need to use the glue gun to seal them up so water doesnt short'em out.
When im finished with the second I'll post pics with them on my tC.
Let me know what you think.
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 05:57 AM
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very nice...cant wait to see on car pics
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 06:02 AM
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great idea.
Just seal um up good
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 06:19 AM
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wow this is really original never seen anyone did this before.
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 06:32 AM
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damn thats the coolest thing ive ever seen. looks blindingly bright too
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 07:25 AM
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Awesome Mod. Very original.

What size/type leds did you use? Where did you get them?
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 07:34 AM
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There 5mm 10,000MCD
I got them off ebay ...something like 100 for 25 bucks! You cant go wrong when you buy in bulk
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 07:36 AM
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wow... that's a lot of freakin led's!

Thanks for the info!
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 09:24 AM
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do they light up the road better than the stock fogs?
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 10:36 AM
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do they light up the road better than the stock fogs?
prolly not...they do not have the reflective housing to direct the light where you need it...

still a very cool mod....


moved to ice..
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by dgHotLava
Originally Posted by 604toaster
do they light up the road better than the stock fogs?
prolly not...they do not have the reflective housing to direct the light where you need it...

still a very cool mod....


moved to ice..
Yep I believe your right....I did this mod mostly for looks..but we'll see...maybe they do?!
I will have the other one done in a week I just need the rest of the LEDs i had to order another hundred more
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by dgHotLava
they do not have the reflective housing to direct the light where you need it...
That's what I was thinking... Looks like a road glare hazzard.

The bulbs need to be covered somehow.

-THE DON
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 03:59 PM
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very cool idea. i might do the same. i buy my LEDs from 'cwithk' from ebay and they're cheap and shipped free.
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 04:20 PM
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damn, this is freaking awesome idea, niceeee mod
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 04:56 PM
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How well does it light up a room? If you direct it to a wall a few feet away in a dark room, is it like a beam of light? Can you take pics of it?

I don't mean to thread/idea crap, but fog lights are suppose to light up the road through fog. Seems ricey to me, sorry
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 05:05 PM
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cool mod.....now you gotta make a housing for the fogs so it prevents it from getting the LEDS and resistors getting wet or broken.

Old Aug 16, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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Nice mod!
Just like the other questions how does the beam look?
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 05:41 PM
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Cool modification, but it's not likely to give you any significant amount of extra light. LEDs have nothing on incandescents and halogens when it comes to brightness.
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 10:30 PM
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how does that black piece come out by the way? do you need to remove the bumper to get it out?
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 10:42 PM
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cool idea but i would never put that in my car.



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