Back lit grill emblem

[bigtigga84]

led's i bought to light it
LED CAR LIOGHTS PANEL BOARD 12-SMD BLUE DOME 194 BA9S - eBay (item 120598640592 end time Feb-15-11 18:48:08 PST)

 

[matt99]

IMO you should sand the plexi, to make a frosted look. It would also help diffuse the LED light across the whole thing.

Remember that LEDs are directional. One thing you can do to diffuse this is to lightly sand the end of each LED bulb. It will make more of a glow than a spotting. Just drill a hole in the grill for the wires.

I would get two little nuts/bolts and drill holes in the plexi where the old mounting tab holes were. Put the head of the bolt on the outside. Epoxy the ram head to the plexi, then run the bolts through the old mounting tab holes, and put the nuts on the other side (engine side) It would be a great mounting solution

 

[bigtigga84]

gonna sand the plexi. thanks for the idea about sanding the leds. and yeah my dad was suggesting the same idea to mount it. just waiting on the led's now to finish it up. was thinking of spraying the plexi with nightshads too so it will look more stock when it's not lit up.

 

[bigtigga84]

something like this to a switch in the truck. can't have it on all the time, damn light laws.
FOG/SPOT/LED LIGHT WIRING KIT - 40A RELAY, FUSE & WIRE - eBay (item 190290526076 end time Feb-19-11 19:03:42 PST)

 

[matt99]

that thing is 15 for shipping?

anyway, I was thinking about painting it, but I just have a feeling it will really interfere with the glow of the plexi

You have some extra plexi, huh? when you get your materials in, light it up behind some plexi with the VHT and see how it looks. Might end up being alright. Also, VHT has a tendency to look purple if not thick.

 

[bigtigga84]

didn't even look at the shipping on the relay,it was that or blinker relays. yeah have half a sheet left. got a small one for 4 bucks at lowes. not as bad now that i've already done it once so we'll see. wonder if tint film would work better. just don't wanna block out too much light.

 

[bigtigga84]

no wonder it's more to ship that the part, comin from australia. 13-22 days screw that.

 

[OklaHemi]

go to radio shack

 

[Marx]

don't really need a relay for a few leds, a 12v toggle switch should handle the amps

 

[Deviate]

was thinking of spraying the plexi with nightshads too so it will look more stock when it's not lit up.

You could do that or tint the plexi if you have a small scrap of tint. Maybe a tint shop would be willing to give you a piece of waste that small. I did that to my computer case. It looks solid, reflective black until I turn on the cathodes and then you can see through it and see the glow.

 

[bigtigga84]

You could do that or tint the plexi if you have a small scrap of tint. Maybe a tint shop would be willing to give you a piece of waste that small. I did that to my computer case. It looks solid, reflective black until I turn on the cathodes and then you can see through it and see the glow.

What percent tint did you use?

 

[Deviate]

I'll have to go back and see if I can find it in the project log I created for that case build. That was like 6 years ago. I do remember that I bought my tint from Walmart and I think it was the second darkest one they had.

 

[bigtigga84]

that's probably what i'll end up doing. just buying some. wanna attempt to do my own window tint to so gonna need it.

 

[bigtigga84]

these should work right?

10 ROUND 12 VOLT ROCKER BLUE LED CAR SPST TOGGLE SWITCH - eBay (item 370356005657 end time Feb-19-11 12:28:10 PST)

 

[matt99]

yea but i like the all black with a tiny LED so its not gaudy looking

 

[bigtigga84]

gonna do the footwell led's eventually so it won't be seen anyway. gonna try to mount as far under the dash as i can

 

[bigtigga84]

woo hoo, switches are at the post office here, and the led's are in philly.

 

[OklaHemi]

sweetness

 

[bigtigga84]

Yep. And hopefully there will be time this week to get er done

 

[bigtigga84]

haven't put it all together yet, had my girl hold the emblem up in front of the led.