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"Audi-style" LED mod + night photos
I've finally installed LED strips to my Forte. I would've written a DIY for interested people, but I had a shop do the installation, since I have no garage, and as you can see from the picture, our weather is a bitch right now. The LEDs cost me about US$4 (shipped). from ebay:
2 Car Strip White Flexible Grill 24 LED Bulb Light 24cm on eBay.ca (item 370332928678 end time 11-Mar-10 00:49:34 EST)
The installation was a hour's labour, which in my case was C$65+tx.
The strips are wired into the parking lamps. They are on whenever the parking lamps are on (with or without headlights). They are wedged between the bumper and the headlight assembly. It's as if they were designed for this car. The assembly holds them securely in place.
This could've been a $10 project if done in the summer. I think it's much better than the $150 custom LED eyeline from SK or SG, or wherever. Even that mod requires wiring, so I don't see the benefits. LEDs are cheap and that eyeline cannot cost the company more than $15 to manufacture. I'm not paying a 1000% markup + shipping for such a mod.
I've taken more pics, but my phone camera sucks. The lights are way too bright for the camera to handle well. I'll take more pics at my parents' place this weekend. The LEDs are obviously strong, and you can see them well even with the HIDs (though not in the picture).
I've finally installed LED strips to my Forte. I would've written a DIY for interested people, but I had a shop do the installation, since I have no garage, and as you can see from the picture, our weather is a bitch right now. The LEDs cost me about US$4 (shipped). from ebay:
The installation was a hour's labour, which in my case was C$65+tx.
The strips are wired into the parking lamps. They are on whenever the parking lamps are on (with or without headlights). They are wedged between the bumper and the headlight assembly. It's as if they were designed for this car. The assembly holds them securely in place.
This could've been a $10 project if done in the summer. I think it's much better than the $150 custom LED eyeline from SK or SG, or wherever. Even that mod requires wiring, so I don't see the benefits. LEDs are cheap and that eyeline cannot cost the company more than $15 to manufacture. I'm not paying a 1000% markup + shipping for such a mod.
I've taken more pics, but my phone camera sucks. The lights are way too bright for the camera to handle well. I'll take more pics at my parents' place this weekend. The LEDs are obviously strong, and you can see them well even with the HIDs (though not in the picture).
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