02+ LED DRL option

siksyn · 4 June 2013

Did this a few weeks ago....yay or nay? the lights are bright during the day and run off a converter box that regulates power and dim down when the light switch is turned on inside the car. They are mercedes 2011 compatible drl's turned upside down and flip flopped sides...

its a little different...but I THINK it flows okay....comments? questions? concerns?

myw · 4 June 2013

it doesnt flow imo.

eyecandy · 4 June 2013

I dont think they look bad, but I also dont think they flow with anything... even on a MB

racer9x · 4 June 2013

l think they look nice.

davidf · 4 June 2013

They look nice. If they are OEM Mercedes, you've got the best quality on the market. Did you buy these new as I'm curious the cost.

Nefarious · 4 June 2013

The location doesn't flow well.

TURBO2GO · 4 June 2013

I think for a DRL on an NSX, its the best I have seen. Can you post better pics? On/off, wider angles, better resolution?

K1ng124 · 28 June 2013

^+1!!

AdvansCPAP · 28 June 2013

I thought of doing that same set up, but went with this instead. Looks more OEM..and JDM yo!

britlude · 28 June 2013

the mercedes ones look the best i've seen on a facelift. at least they follow the line of the vent, and add a little flair, rather than the dodgy line of LEDs usually slapped in the hole!

looking good, well done for looking outside the box!

KKND · 30 June 2013

I like

goa360 · 30 June 2013

DRLs seems played on any car now a days...

britlude · 30 June 2013

goa360 said:
DRLs seems played on any car now a days...

stuck with them the other side of the atlantic, we have to have them by law on all new cars!

siksyn · 1 July 2013

thought I would try something different. obviously to the untrained eye people don't know any better. Its completely reversible. Not that I'm trying to sell anyone on accepting the look but if i posted a video of it rolling down the road with the sun about to go down I think it would peak more interest. I'll take better pics maybe even video when I have some time.

bonhamsurf · 1 July 2013

I shoulld have something to showoff by the end of next month. I had a new set of 02 headlights sent to some friends in Cali, instead of painting, they're doing carbon fiber interiors, and then doing angel eyes/halos LED DRLS along with a newer bi-xenon bulb.

K1ng124 · 3 July 2013

siksyn said:
thought I would try something different. obviously to the untrained eye people don't know any better. Its completely reversible. Not that I'm trying to sell anyone on accepting the look but if i posted a video of it rolling down the road with the sun about to go down I think it would peak more interest. I'll take better pics maybe even video when I have some time.

Please post!

bonhamsurf · 13 July 2013

Update - we finally completed the engine swap and turbo kit. I swapped all of the console lights for the white LED's, and just doing this has made a significant difference in the color of the dash without any other changes. There is a much less orange color, and the numbers/letters are all considerably whiter when lit up. Unfortunately, some of the LED's are not working, so I am going to have to pull everything out and determine if they need to be put in upside down, or they are bad. I will post photos once I get them all working. In the meantime, I like the improvement thus far.

riddl3r · 13 July 2013

Photos now and again later! Thanks!

TURBO2GO · 13 July 2013

bohnamsurf photos or I will have you banned.

ChrisK · 14 July 2013

I have to see this in person

ss04 · 14 July 2013

TURBO2GO said:
bohnamsurf photos or I will have you banned.

^this

Pictures now!

OP: Like others in this thread, I think they look a lot nicer than most DRL setups I've seen on NSXprime.

bonhamsurf · 20 July 2013

TURBO2GO said:
bohnamsurf photos or I will have you banned.

Do you want photos even though half of the bulbs aren't working?
I'll take some now, but I had planned on taking them when I pull dash apart and flip the bulbs that aren't working upside down to see if they're working.

TURBO2GO · 20 July 2013

Yes even half working is good with me.

bonhamsurf · 20 July 2013

TURBO2GO said:
Yes even half working is good with me.

Ok, I'll get some tonight after it gets dark and you can see the lights.

bonhamsurf · 25 July 2013

Sorry for the delay, had my car tuned and the alternator failed, so I had to get a new shipped to Hawaii before I could run it again and take photos at night. I'm super stoked, I made 581.91 rwhp!!!

Anyways, here's the photos of my dash. I still haven't pulled it back out to change the left hand bulbs' positions so that they work, but you can see my speedo. Again, I did nothing but put in a pure white LED to acheive this effect. These photos were taken with my Iphone, so they're not best quality. In person, there's still a slight amber color, but overall it's a nice change. They're not too bright, and I like how it updates the overall look. I plan on making all the bulbs work ASAP. And yes, they are dimmable.

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Oh DUH! I should have posted that in my other DIY thread.

My new headlights with carbon fiber inserts and Halo DRL's haven't come in yet. I will post those pics ASAP

02+ LED DRL option

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