Lexus 2nd gen GS with LED fogs.
So I've been toying with this idea for awhile and finally decided to do this. I had sourced some LED's like the ones on the E class which I thought would flow on the 2nd gen GS. Most of the ones that I found were of a plastic housing with chrome reflectors. These were made out of metal, sealed and were completely black. I'm not sure if I'm completely happy with it so everyone's input is appreciated.
Had to make a mounting bracket of sorts so I used Lexan. It should hold up to debris etc and mainly cause I had some lying around. Heating the Lexan I mimicked the angles of the stock fog lights and cut it out to how it sits in the bumper.
After I got the basic shape down had to smooth out the edges and after a little modification it fit. So the fog lights that I used to mock the mounting bracket had a broken tab at the bottom and I failed to realize it till I went to put it on the car. :pat: so instead of starting over I tried to make it look like an F for Flawless Fitment :shrug:
Was trying to figure out where to place the LED's so was playing around with location before I drilled the holes on the brackets to mount them. I thought this would be the best location for it.
I wrapped the Lexan with some semi gloss vinyl and mounted the LED's.
Used some 9006 female connectors, all soldered and heat-shrinked andready to go.
How it sits in the bumper.
These are pretty bright, was a little surprised at how bright they really were.
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[SIZE="2"][FONT="Arial"]So I've been toying with this idea for awhile and finally decided to do this. I had sourced some LED's like the ones on the E class which I thought would flow on the 2nd gen GS. Most of the ones that I found were of a plastic housing with chrome reflectors. These were made out of metal, sealed and were completely black. I'm not sure if I'm completely happy with it so everyone's input is appreciated.
Had to make a mounting bracket of sorts so I used Lexan. It should hold up to debris etc and mainly cause I had some lying around. Heating the Lexan I mimicked the angles of the stock fog lights and cut it out to how it sits in the bumper.
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After I got the basic shape down had to smooth out the edges and after a little modification it fit. So the fog lights that I used to mock the mounting bracket had a broken tab at the bottom and I failed to realize it till I went to put it on the car. :pat: so instead of starting over I tried to make it look like an F for Flawless Fitment :shrug:
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Was trying to figure out where to place the LED's so was playing around with location before I drilled the holes on the brackets to mount them. I thought this would be the best location for it.
[IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D47toJeVyRY/TzsnelVdZlI/AAAAAAAAAbk/nTN8YHDDzvY/s800/20120211_175803.jpg[/IMG]
I wrapped the Lexan with some semi gloss vinyl and mounted the LED's.
[IMG]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0Z3-mb727f0/TzsgU2WVnxI/AAAAAAAAAZs/dwI49bp_TgY/s800/IMG_0984.JPG[/IMG]
Used some 9006 female connectors, all soldered and heat-shrinked andready to go.
[IMG]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ADqKlEmNv9g/TzsgVM9VmKI/AAAAAAAAAZg/EQxAqbrFF2U/s800/IMG_0983.JPG[/IMG]
How it sits in the bumper.
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These are pretty bright, was a little surprised at how bright they really were.
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wow thats an awesome idea! nvr even thought of doing this. might have to try myself.
thought, instead of mounting the led directly on the lexan, could you cut out the shape of the led housing and mount it so it'll be flush with the lexan?
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wow thats an awesome idea! nvr even thought of doing this. might have to try myself.
thought, instead of mounting the led directly on the lexan, could you cut out the shape of the led housing and mount it so it'll be flush with the lexan?
looks great. take some daytime shots to get the full effect. these are meant for DRLs rather than fogs eh? i could be wrong. they light up the foreground nicely though!
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looks great. take some daytime shots to get the full effect. these are meant for DRLs rather than fogs eh? i could be wrong. they light up the foreground nicely though!
Thanks guys.. and its made more for DRL's but was surprised at the output myself..
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Thanks guys.. and its made more for DRL's but was surprised at the output myself..
These are bright!! I love the idea too!
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These are bright!! I love the idea too!
oh wow..thats very bright!
looks sick man
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oh wow..thats very bright!
looks sick man
Simple n looks legit. I wonder how it would look if you maybe tinted the lenses or hid the leds sumhow? But nice diy :biggthumpup:
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Simple n looks legit. I wonder how it would look if you maybe tinted the lenses or hid the leds sumhow? But nice diy :biggthumpup:
Do you have a link to get the same leds? That is amazing! Good work man!
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Do you have a link to get the same leds? That is amazing! Good work man!
Def a very creative idea! Me and my friend toyed with the idea and the cheaper ones from autozone, but there was just no way we could figure out a way to make these look good! The rear bumper turned out great but man I'm sorry those LEDs do not flow at all. But great job on the work! Maybe if they were flipped upside down like the regular Benz?
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Def a very creative idea! Me and my friend toyed with the idea and the cheaper ones from autozone, but there was just no way we could figure out a way to make these look good! The rear bumper turned out great but man I'm sorry those LEDs do not flow at all. But great job on the work! Maybe if they were flipped upside down like the regular Benz?
xxjustimajinxx;438181 wrote:Def a very creative idea! Me and my friend toyed with the idea and the cheaper ones from autozone, but there was just no way we could figure out a way to make these look good! The rear bumper turned out great but man I'm sorry those LEDs do not flow at all. But great job on the work! Maybe if they were flipped upside down like the regular Benz?
appreciate it man.. have to agree with you.. I don't think it flows either. During the day it looks good but at night, you can really tell it doesn't flow. Actually I might try flipping it like on the Merc but still doubtful. Although I think maybe if I retrofit some M45 projectors they might not look out of place. Just a thought, it might work it might not, we'll see I guess.
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[QUOTE=xxjustimajinxx;438181]Def a very creative idea! Me and my friend toyed with the idea and the cheaper ones from autozone, but there was just no way we could figure out a way to make these look good! The rear bumper turned out great but man I'm sorry those LEDs do not flow at all. But great job on the work! Maybe if they were flipped upside down like the regular Benz?[/QUOTE]
appreciate it man.. have to agree with you.. I don't think it flows either. During the day it looks good but at night, you can really tell it doesn't flow. Actually I might try flipping it like on the Merc but still doubtful. Although I think maybe if I retrofit some M45 projectors they might not look out of place. Just a thought, it might work it might not, we'll see I guess.
If you turned them upside down it would flow better. If you look at the shape of the light when it bends upward it almost curves the same as the bumper opening does going down..so by flipping them you would be combining the like cures together not opposing,
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If you turned them upside down it would flow better. If you look at the shape of the light when it bends upward it almost curves the same as the bumper opening does going down..so by flipping them you would be combining the like cures together not opposing,
kuWuPt;438265 wrote:appreciate it man.. have to agree with you.. I don't think it flows either. During the day it looks good but at night, you can really tell it doesn't flow. Actually I might try flipping it like on the Merc but still doubtful. Although I think maybe if I retrofit some M45 projectors they might not look out of place. Just a thought, it might work it might not, we'll see I guess.
I have m45 retro! It's a very nice look and upgrade :) do it! Luxury mods has a bracket to do.
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[QUOTE=kuWuPt;438265]appreciate it man.. have to agree with you.. I don't think it flows either. During the day it looks good but at night, you can really tell it doesn't flow. Actually I might try flipping it like on the Merc but still doubtful. Although I think maybe if I retrofit some M45 projectors they might not look out of place. Just a thought, it might work it might not, we'll see I guess.[/QUOTE]
I have m45 retro! It's a very nice look and upgrade :) do it! Luxury mods has a bracket to do.
