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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 10:18 AM
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Question Front LED's... nice or rice!?!

So, I wanted to ask you all that question during the meet last week, but as it goes i messed up the wiring on the night of the meet and it was not working.

Now that i fixed it over the weekend i would like groups opinion on this. I'm going for the unique look but not trashy. I have tried to hide LED out of view as much as it was possible. Here are the picks.

Lights on Daytime:







Lights Off Daytime:








Lights On Night:









So there it is. I just want to know if i went overboard?
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 10:25 AM
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I think so. It's too much.
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 10:29 AM
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I think so. It's too much.
What should i remove?
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 10:31 AM
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If I see lights in the front center grill, definitely remove those, and definitely remove the E-Class look-alike LED's around the fogs.
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 10:34 AM
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Man those are some bright ass LEDs. Maybe get rid of the ones around the fogs. and yeah the ones in the grille too like princelybug said. He beat me to it.

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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 10:42 AM
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FYI i was not going for E-Class look a like. Just traced the outline of the bumper around the Fog, just came out that way
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 10:43 AM
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 11:08 AM
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I'm sorry but I personally think all of it looks disgusting and extremely cheap. I say take all of it off.
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 11:11 AM
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Definitely rice. Take it all off like ASASN said, looks extremely cheap. I have yet to see any LED's look some what attractive or flow with the car.
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 11:12 AM
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terrible!
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 11:13 AM
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I'm sorry but I personally think all of it looks disgusting and extremely cheap. I say take all of it off.
this. I concur
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 11:20 AM
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this. I concur
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 11:22 AM
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def rice......not my style
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 11:24 AM
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I rather put it beneath the headlamp. Those area that you put are out of place. Doesnt flow well and overly done. Don't do too much.
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 11:33 AM
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**MOD EDIT** NSFW image removed.

Jus wanted to lighten the mood a little. Personally I would take the LEDs off and maybe use them as interior lighting or in the trunk. You have an extremely clean NBP TL and sometimes I wish I would have went with the same color. Hope this helps!

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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 11:44 AM
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^Ha Ha
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 12:04 PM
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I don't like it.
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 12:05 PM
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are you trying to contact some aliens?? lol jk

honestly though i think its too much going on, makes the TL look cheap
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 12:24 PM
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Rice
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 04:38 PM
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Rice, yes. No LED's belong on the exterior of a TL imo.
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 04:43 PM
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only ones i have ever seen look good were the ones put on the inside of the headlams themselves otherwise it looks very strange you would be better off clearing your corners getting some swithback blinkers and new higher K daytimes that would make it look clean
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 04:53 PM
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Christmas time comes to mind when I see those.

Less bright LEDs around the fogs might be acceptable somehow but idk.
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 05:06 PM
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sorry, i love leds, but i have to put this in the rice category.

its seem like a overkill with all those leds. i think our tl have enough lights in the front of it and there shouldnt be any more added. if you do want to keep it and make it look a bit better i recommend taking off the one around the fog and center grill. just keep the one on the top of the lower grill.
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 05:10 PM
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Don't like them at all.....
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 06:59 PM
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Not a fan. They look out of place on a TL. To each his own though. If you like it, rock on then.
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 07:05 PM
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not a fan leave that stuff to the audi guys
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 09:37 PM
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Screen, I admire your creativity, but I'm not a fan-sorry. If you want to leave something in tact, leave the grill LED's and take off the ones around the fogs.




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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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wow rip it all off and good thing it didnt work at the meet .... so no one got pix of it yuckk
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 06:24 AM
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Ok, Here is the test with fog outlines only:





I know that most of you said that i should remove them and i do agree that it looked busy, but my thinking is through it first, then work on removing or changing what does not fit.
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 07:09 AM
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Still not feeling them man. It's you're car though. Don't base your mods off what other people like or don't like, do what suites your uniqueness.
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 12:42 PM
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the grill looks decent, but the fog is a little too rice.
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 12:48 PM
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Nice rice. The e-class approach is not bad as long as they are not as bright and fogs are off, may look nice...

The grille = no The long strip in the bumper = no.
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 12:50 PM
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its just too much light, maybe if you turned the LEDs off when you turned on your lights?
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 02:08 PM
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rice
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 02:36 PM
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get rid of the lights in the center grille, they look As far as the other lights, they are okay. The lights at the bottom of the fog light are fine, however the ones that run up the side of the fogs are a bit to long. Cut that in half so it's like an L and it'll look a whole lot better.
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 02:43 PM
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Take em all off. The LEDs around the fogs just don't flow with anything. Looks bad. RICE.

I can appreciate thinking outside the box, but this just doesn't work.
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 02:44 PM
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Agree with AJ 100%.

They will look a lot better if they weren't so bright.. they should arouse curiosity, not overpower your oem light output.. I say get 6000K headlights and foggies and call it a day.... use the leds to provide some ambient "puddle" lighting..and it will look sweet.
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 03:19 PM
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Having just the LEDs around the fogs looks much better. But the lights in the grille should go.
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 04:40 PM
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it's like something out of E.T.
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 04:44 PM
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get rid of all of it, and maybe just do the lower grilles 1 strip in the middle or headlight leds
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