New Mod - Audi R8 style parkers

[BlackLS]

I just thought I'd fill you in on my next mod.

On Saturday morning I went down to my local Jaycar and got some 10mm white LEDs.

I spent the next few hours hacking the back of the headlights with tin-snips and managed to *just* squeeze the headlight reflector out!!!! (scratching the hell out of the headlight cowling surround in the process :( )

I spaced 6 LEDs 5 cm apart in the headlights (4 LEDs soldered in series, and 2 LEDs with a resistor on each.

At the moment they are in the headlight held in place by little double sided tape squares. Problem is the springyness on the LED legs pulls them up off the double sided tape, so 1 or 2 LEDs on each side is a bit crooked. I tried epoxy but the LED's didnt like sticking to it? I may have had to sand the bottom of the LED so it would have something to grip.

Result: Looks a bit ghetto during the day with the cabling showing and whatnot, but at night it looks sweet.

Pics to come tonight as it is at the moment, I don't like how I've mounted it with double sided tape, will probably sand/file the bottom side of the LED and try epoxy again or silicone

Also I'll probably paint the insides of the headlight to Zetec spec to get rid of the scratches.