LED front indicators / running lights.

[makeitfit]

I have been smashing front indicators for a while now and have now binned them in favour of some nice LED ones
Eventually I'll be doing an exo cage but in the mean time cast your eyes over this little mod
Here's the damage I started with, both wings cuffed, both indicators trashed

The other side's just the same and you'll also note that the grill is broken after some extreme snow bashing last month.
So time to get it sorted and glass fibre it for some local repair strength.
Cleaned up the mud and cracks then clamped and tied it all ready for GRP

Looks heath robinson but worked a treat . You'll see here I've also glassed up the old indicator holes ready for the LED conversion.
I just taped a bit of card board to the hole and slapped on the glass.

Here's the other side after a quick clean up, ready for a 1st fill. I'm using glass fibre filler for extra strength.

Now you get the feel of the final shape now it's filled a bit more.It will end up being flush with the rest of the grill shape.

Here's the LED units I'm fitting. They're side and indicator ones. Water proof too.

Next a quick template out of the box they came in and the wife's chopping board. I got a rollocking last time for using the table

Part 2 coming up, photo restrictions apply

[threedogs]

I just brought them to put on my roofrack as clearance lights, lol go figure

[makeitfit]

I marked out the position I wanted and cut 2 holes to start the cuts from.

Then got a decent fine blade in the Jig saw and cut the rest out to the size of the template

Then a little filing and a trial fit

Next some ordinary filler to smooooooth things out and get ready for paint.

A quick spray up of any old porsche metalic , just to see where else needs filling and sanding.

Yep, still fits

Got the final filler and sanding done , mainly .
Primed it with a couple of good coats and so ready for a flat back and then paint it all black mmmm

Then got a top coat of black and got this

I've got to get the grill on the truck when it eventually stops raining but you get the drift

I'll get some wired up shots next day or two

[makeitfit]

I just brought them to put on my roofrack as clearance lights, lol go figure

Ha no room for roof racks where I end up:/ Trees tend to chew them up a bit lol

[threedogs]

To me they looked like the biggest brightest led, DRL leds on fleaay and for the price cheap as chips.
Haven't fired mine up yet ,but interested in what you think of them, Can you do any mods over there?
no British motor approval etc
Cost $10 AU free post a pair

looks like a good mod if into DRL leds more so GQ than GU

Gee are you a chippie plenty of drill holes on your work horses

[makeitfit]

Yep easy regs compared to Aus by the sound of it I can't believe you can't even put gauges on your dash ?!
They cost £24 over here for a pair .

[threedogs]

Yeah all line of sight BS, but would be unlucky to be pinged for it .
If using those lights for DRL i would use the pattern of nissan grill one \ that way other / this way.

[rusty_nail]

what are you doing about indicators?

[BigRAWesty]

Looks good. Are they split indicator/ side lights?

[Petit caillou]

Looks good. Are they split indicator/ side lights?

shout out the window, I will soon turn right