Now that's an update on the front lights, time to move onto the rear lights
I was browsing on eBay one day, when I came across a set of smoked Lexus style lights, thinking I'd continue with the white/black theme I'm having with the front lights, wheels & window tints etc)
Obligatory Photoshop of the lights on the car)
However, not being content with leaving it standard, I started having evil thoughts, so the day after they arrived, I stuck them in the oven to pull them apart!
And found (to my horror) they were actually lexus-style chrome lights with a smoked cover, which I found actually reflected back quite a bit of light, and didn't look that good IMO.
Knowing I wanted to do something with them, but unsure of what exactly, I left them as they are for a good month or so, but kept getting them out to see if I'd have any good ideas, but none came.
I then went to the Honda Revolutions annual social meet at Gaydon, and whilst walking around, saw
exboyracer's car (who I'd already shamelessly stolen an idea from for my headlights), and I then saw his rear lights. It then struck me that, unfortunately, I again wanted to steal another of his ideas!
So, an evil plan was born, and I started to acquire the bits I required - LEDs, stripboard etc.
I cut the stripboard down to the right sizes, and started laying LEDs down to try to figure out a shape/pattern:
Once I was happy with the layout I sprayed the stripboard black, and started to solder the LEDs on.
I then started trying to figure out how bright the LEDs needed to be:
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