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Old 05-06-2006, 04:07 PM
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Turn signals on mirrors?

I thought it might be cool to do a turn signal on the mirrors of my car, similar to the Corvette below, but following the contour of the mirror. I thought it'd look cool and it'd be different. I know I need a diamond dust drill bit to drill the glass without cracking it, but what do I need do make the wiring water proof and safe and do I need anything to make the LEDs work with the 12v from the car (I don't really know how all that works with LEDs)?


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They always look awesome, but I've never figured out: What's the point?
Best I can assume it's to tell people who are beside you that you're moving into their lane.. But then again, that wouldn't be very smart, would it?
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Supposedly that is the point is so that people beside you can see you're coming over on them if you can't see them. I think it'll look real good, especially because of the way the 3rd gen mirrors are shaped.
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someone on this board had done that with his 3rd gen mirrors several years back. i can't remember who it was, but a search might turn it up. It was a pretty long thread from what I remember
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what about a bulb behind the mirror so it glowed that color around the mirror in the space. (i.e. Red led)
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Originally Posted by JeremyNYR
someone on this board had done that with his 3rd gen mirrors several years back. i can't remember who it was, but a search might turn it up. It was a pretty long thread from what I remember
Thanks for letting me know about that thread, his look really good. The title wasn't what I expected to be so if I hadn't been going through every thread since there were only 15 or so I'd have never found it. I got his AIM screen name so I'm going to try and talk to him.

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what about a bulb behind the mirror so it glowed that color around the mirror in the space. (i.e. Red led)
I thought about that, but that wouldn't give me the same effect I wanted.
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