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Old Jun 20, 2008, 12:42 AM
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Old Jun 21, 2008, 06:43 PM
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I love it! Nice work
Old Jun 22, 2008, 01:14 AM
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What someone (maybe me when I get my MR in...) needs to do is get their hands on some of these bad boys.

http://www.luxeon.com/pdfs/DS21.PDF

Run hrm, double strips of these and you'll probably get a viable foglight replacement. That'd be 12 x 2, 1W Luxeon LEDs. 20 Lumens a pop x 24? 480 Lumens per side. Hrm, maybe not enough light...If only they had 3W or 5W Luxeon LED strips, or K2's in a strip. That'd do it, underdrive the K2's at 100Lumens/piece. A strip of 12 would be 1200 Lumens...definately beginning to be bright enough for fog light replacement.

Oh the joys of being an electrical engineer...

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Old Jun 22, 2008, 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by verkion
What someone (maybe me when I get my MR in...) needs to do is get their hands on some of these bad boys.

http://www.luxeon.com/pdfs/DS21.PDF

Run hrm, double strips of these and you'll probably get a viable foglight replacement. That'd be 12 x 2, 1W Luxeon LEDs. 20 Lumens a pop x 24? 480 Lumens per side. Hrm, maybe not enough light...If only they had 3W or 5W Luxeon LED strips, or K2's in a strip. That'd do it, underdrive the K2's at 100Lumens/piece. A strip of 12 would be 1200 Lumens...definately beginning to be bright enough for fog light replacement.

Oh the joys of being an electrical engineer...

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You gota make these and sell me a pair
Old Jun 22, 2008, 07:05 AM
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yea, i swear if someone started making these as kits for our cars (lancers or evos) they could make some big money. I know I would buy a set and looking at how big this thread has got, im sure a ton of others would be seriously interested.
Old Jun 22, 2008, 08:42 AM
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Only problem is...KA-CHING!!!! It wouldn't be cheap. Those Luxeon LEDs do get quite pricey...I'll look into it though. I also gotta find a "good" housing for it. Maybe I'll have to get something molded in plastic...ehhh, let me think about it a bit and well, actually GET my car first. (Oh where are you EVO X!!!)

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Old Jun 22, 2008, 08:52 AM
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build it and they will come... it doesnt even have to be a functional replacement amount of light for the fogs. I would get it as an aesthetic add on to my current fog lights
Old Jun 22, 2008, 08:58 AM
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Old Jun 24, 2008, 11:18 PM
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agreed the night pic looks alot better with the HIDs on

the fog like looks soooooooooooo good man hahaha
Old Jun 25, 2008, 07:34 PM
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Test fitting some Oznium LEDs. Ignore the visible wiring, trying to gauge the best way to do this. I have included some pics with different combinations, angles, and lighting conditions so you can see what they look like.

Single Row Horizontal


Double Row Horizontal


Double Row Vertical
Old Jun 25, 2008, 07:44 PM
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^^ sweet!

Id go with one or two rows horizontal, lets see more pics too, maybe a shot from the distance, or a shot with the fogs on too
Old Jun 25, 2008, 07:54 PM
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^ too small. lose the fogs like the OP and put a longer set of LED's
Old Jun 25, 2008, 08:13 PM
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I have a set of longer ones. This smaller set were destined for interior accent lighting. They were a lot easier to handle for temp placement. Not interested in losing ther fogs. Not until a full assembly is produced that eats up some of that space. LEDs without a clear reflector are not going to be appealing on any vehicle. I may try using ABS and drilling holes out for the LEDs to stick through. This fitment test is for size and position.
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Here's the small ones again mounted on a make shift plate to blend a bit better with aesthetics. This is a rough cut to see if its wort the attempt. If I decide to proceed, I will mount a similar plate from the back so there is no evidence of a cutout piece of plastic. This is just to show the LEDs against a backing. May also try chrome trim or mirrored plexi as a reflective background.

Please ignore the less than straight holes!!!





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