Kevin Bacon 5 Posted December 24, 2003 Instead of getting into the festive spirit and drinking merrily, Haywire is messing with his Corrado......sad boy :lol: High level brake light in progress...... The panel you see is the upper tailgate trim. I've fudged in a Hella LED unit which is VERY bright and should keep the arse sniffers away from my rump..... As usual, pics on the car to follow.... K Have a good Xmas y'all..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris CORRADO 0 Posted December 24, 2003 cool also oils slicks would be a great mod too! LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris VR6nos 0 Posted December 25, 2003 interesting, we await the installed article Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W3RKD 0 Posted December 25, 2003 kev > looking good mate :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted December 25, 2003 And the finished product ready to go on the car......I'm just hoping my alignment calculations were correct, otherwise it'll point at the sky!! K Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted December 25, 2003 ooooh, that looks neat... 8) Let's see where it points when fitted to the car.... :wink: 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W3RKD 0 Posted December 25, 2003 nice work kev ! now how about doing a wideband for me for xmas !! :lol: :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted December 25, 2003 Here's a few more pics. I couldn't get the lighting right to a rear on view of the car as the reflection of the sky on the glass overpowered the LEDs! I'll try again when it's a bit darker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil K 0 Posted December 25, 2003 Looks good and like stock - nice one :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ka` 0 Posted December 25, 2003 kevhaywire, How much? :D Starting a production line yet? Rica Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazzaVR 0 Posted December 25, 2003 Good stuff, Kev! 8) How about a step by step guide? :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6corrado 0 Posted December 25, 2003 Looks great Kev I want one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted December 25, 2003 As promised here is the night shot. Sorry for the pic quality, the camera wobbled cause I haven't got a tripod! But it gives you an idea at least. It's not quite as bright as the picture suggests, so I will be playing about with resistor values in the New Year to fine tune it. K Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted December 25, 2003 Whoa! Wash your car Kev!!! :D :D ;) Looks like a good mod though.. nice work! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazzaVR 0 Posted December 26, 2003 Yeh, get your priorities right- what a state! :wink: :lol: Brilliant job though 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubster82 0 Posted December 26, 2003 That is VERY VERY VERY VERY smart. I want one. Nice work kev :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted December 26, 2003 As much as I love the car, I hate cleaning it, although as it's Christmas, I did treat it to a clean. Next one will be in June sometime :wink: OK, to make one of those brake lights, you just need to go to Halfords and get a Hella universal brake light (LED type), bin it's plastic housing and then slot the LED array and diffuser into the upper tailgate trim. The LED array has an offboard voltage reducer, so at a later date you can play about with resistor values to alter the brightness - without touching the finished light. Top tip: By a dremel! You'll need it. The wires simply plug into the light cluster's towbar outputs, so no need to chop the VW loom. Neat! Excellent new forum look by the way, well done Andi. Quick work. Kev Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted December 26, 2003 Its kinda funny actually, but I always hated to see my Corrado get even slightly dirty. One wash a week, regardless of the weather outside!! I even wash my Saxo about once every two weeks even though I hate it.. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted December 27, 2003 Its kinda funny actually, but I always hated to see my Corrado get even slightly dirty. One wash a week, regardless of the weather outside!! I even wash my Saxo about once every two weeks even though I hate it.. :) I'm the other way. I've always hated cleaning my cars! It's the chamois leathering bit afterwards....I get bored after 2 minutes! I'd rather make things for the Corrado than clean it :lol: Having said that, when I *do* clean it, it gets the works. Bumper care, instant tyre dressing, hoovering, door, bonnet and tailgate sills polished etc etc. Just need to do it more often! K Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris VR6nos 0 Posted December 27, 2003 Kev, again, another skilled job! Neat. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted December 28, 2003 Kev, you're getting too clever with these mods... :wink: What with your rear wiper lupo thingy, AF gauge, and then this, what are us poor mortals supposed to do to impress?!? :wink: :lol: 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluxie 0 Posted December 28, 2003 Real nice one, i was looking for A 3rd brake light mod like that, but i couldn't find a 3rd brake light that would be small enough to fit... Does it say a type? only hella 3rd brake light i've seen out here is real big and nasty looking :? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stormseeker 0 Posted December 28, 2003 Looking good Kev - as ever !!! :-) What resistor values are you playing with - the standard ones in the Hella unit? I fitted a Hella one to my C about 6 months back (just stuck to the inside of the taligate glass - not as neat as yours!) but the middle third has stopped working :-( - your mod might give me the incentive to rip it out, fix it and put it back in a bit neater ;-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluxie 0 Posted December 28, 2003 @stormseeker: http://metku.net/index.html?sect=view&n ... /index_eng Usefull page to calculate what resistor you need to use Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted December 29, 2003 Kev, you're getting too clever with these mods... :wink: What with your rear wiper lupo thingy, AF gauge, and then this, what are us poor mortals supposed to do to impress?!? :wink: :lol: 8) Cheers! I'm running out of things to do now! K Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
