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Offline Jaywoo-GTI

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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #60 on: February 01, 2012, 10:50:40 am »
Look very similar to be honest and you wouldn't notice it wasn't OE if you didn't know.
Only slight criticism is it lets a little light out of the ring into the actual cluster but that really is just me being picky,
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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #61 on: February 01, 2012, 10:51:40 am »
Nice, put me down for a set.

Let me know when they are ready and I'll come and get them!!!   :signLOL:
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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #62 on: February 01, 2012, 10:57:14 am »
What he said /\ /\



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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #63 on: February 01, 2012, 10:59:15 am »
Looking good.

Did mine last week (not on yet) but not overly happy with how bright the bulbs are to look at, as opposed to the more ambient output of neighbouring bulbs, if you know what I mean?

Got some red coated bulbs coming to try. Also experimented with W3W bulbs but they get fairly warm too.
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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #64 on: February 01, 2012, 11:16:01 am »
Quote from: daboy3000 on February 01, 2012, 10:51:40 am
Nice, put me down for a set.

Let me know when they are ready and I'll come and get them!!!   :signLOL:

Already been asked to make some for a mate, but its not a job i want to be doing again. lol
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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #65 on: February 01, 2012, 11:18:58 am »
Quote from: skard on February 01, 2012, 10:59:15 am
Looking good.

Did mine last week (not on yet) but not overly happy with how bright the bulbs are to look at, as opposed to the more ambient output of neighbouring bulbs, if you know what I mean?

Got some red coated bulbs coming to try. Also experimented with W3W bulbs but they get fairly warm too.

try pulling the bulbs a couple or mm out of the housing make the bright light more of a ambient or even a dot of black or red paint on the end of the bulb?
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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #66 on: February 01, 2012, 12:22:10 pm »
Is there a step by step guide on how to do this?
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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #67 on: February 01, 2012, 12:36:20 pm »
Quote from: njdudsbury on February 01, 2012, 12:22:10 pm
Is there a step by step guide on how to do this?

+1 :happy2:
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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #68 on: February 01, 2012, 01:33:27 pm »
Quote from: Jaywoo-GTI on February 01, 2012, 11:18:58 am
try pulling the bulbs a couple or mm out of the housing make the bright light more of a ambient or even a dot of black or red paint on the end of the bulb?

The bulbs just came (10 off one guy same as 2 off most others  :stupid:).
The red has a very subtle change in tone (you'd really have to be looking to notice it compared to a clear one). What I like most is the red doesn't give that white reflection around the fog/reverse housing.

Will probably get them on next week, got some red high temp silicone as the glue I put on to try just melts after 5 minutes.

And like you, I am in no rush to do this again!!
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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #69 on: February 01, 2012, 02:51:01 pm »
liking that alot mate
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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #70 on: February 01, 2012, 03:11:39 pm »
Quote from: skard on February 01, 2012, 01:33:27 pm
10 off one guy same as 2 off most others  :stupid:

Just ordered some myself.  :happy2:
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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #71 on: February 03, 2012, 10:56:47 am »
Nice one, you'll see the subtle change and the lack of white spray is a bonus.

I'm not overly happy with the delicate way the wires are soldered on, one of my lights flickers with slight wiggling of the wires. I've bought some shallow T10 bulb holders (eBay 380351290510) in the hope that these provide a more reliable connection, plus I think using them means they won't protrude so much at the back.
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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #72 on: February 06, 2012, 09:55:14 am »
They are for the smaller bash light bulb arnt they rather than 501's?
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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #73 on: February 06, 2012, 10:15:43 am »
If they are I'll expect a refund as advertised as T10.

Not here yet though.

Do you mean the 286 bulbs, normally found in Vauxhall dash's?
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Re: inner tail light mod
« Reply #74 on: February 08, 2012, 09:01:10 pm »
Sockets came, not had time to do anything with them yet, but I think it's promising.

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