8th Generation Honda Civic Forum - View Single Post - DIY: How to paint and dress up your INTAKE COVER PROPERLY

***portabuddy*** · 10-07-2007, 05:13 AM

Sooo. i decided that the plate needed some accenting. and i just happen to have 1500 4mm square acrylic rods and 1000 3mm rods and a butt load of led's...(i have tons of weird stuff...),
as seen here...

After a day of messing around with this i made up a jig and bent up some stuff and decided to cut faccets into the inside to bounce light, well that was another 2-3 hours down the drain...

so i exparimented and the best result was a heavly scuffed inside, it bounced the most light. V1 on top V2 on the bottom

here is a shot of my bro working on the jig

and a light test.

well the engine puts out alot of heat so i decided that it needs more internal braceing

And a test with 4 leds

here it is assembled...

those are chromes stainless huk-bolts(not reallybolts, more like rivets)

ISNT THAT FREAKING SEXY????#@$@#$?>

Light out... Freaky

On the car...

and this isnt the final resting place for it anyway...

What do you guys think???? about 20 hours of work?, funny dont look it does it? thats what you get for proto typing.

10-07-2007, 05:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
*portabuddy* VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mississauga Ontario, Eh Age: 26 Posts: 13,072 Thats Mr.Bart to you!	Sooo. i decided that the plate needed some accenting. and i just happen to have 1500 4mm square acrylic rods and 1000 3mm rods and a butt load of led's...(i have tons of weird stuff...), as seen here... After a day of messing around with this i made up a jig and bent up some stuff and decided to cut faccets into the inside to bounce light, well that was another 2-3 hours down the drain... so i exparimented and the best result was a heavly scuffed inside, it bounced the most light. V1 on top V2 on the bottom here is a shot of my bro working on the jig and a light test. well the engine puts out alot of heat so i decided that it needs more internal braceing And a test with 4 leds here it is assembled... those are chromes stainless huk-bolts(not reallybolts, more like rivets) ISNT THAT FREAKING SEXY????#@$@#$?> Light out... Freaky On the car... and this isnt the final resting place for it anyway... What do you guys think???? about 20 hours of work?, funny dont look it does it? thats what you get for proto typing.