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<blockquote data-quote="flyboypuoi" data-source="post: 794902" data-attributes="member: 25768"><p>Part three!</p><p>This was looking quite good now. At the time, at least.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75968[/ATTACH]</p><p>One of the things that sucked about this prototype was the warning lights. They were just so messy from how I'd cut them. The design looked good though. But it wasn't lighting up very brightly. It was more like the stock setup, but this was with SMD T10s.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75969[/ATTACH]</p><p>Revisited at night. The light looks more evenly distributed than during the day, where it was patchy. But not bad in the dark.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75970[/ATTACH]</p><p>The warning lights looked a bit rough still.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75971[/ATTACH]</p><p>A slightly darker shot of the backlighting. Nice to see the dials lighting up in white, finally, with no blue filter.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75972[/ATTACH]</p><p>The heater controls actually looked better than the original. This was two layers, with inkjet varnish on the top paper layer, but I later added another.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75973[/ATTACH]</p><p>I like my design here, but I may change the corner marker bit to be smaller.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75974[/ATTACH]</p><p>This was ready to go in.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75975[/ATTACH]</p><p>I did a test fit, with the existing lighting. It looked great.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75976[/ATTACH]</p><p>With the knobs fitted, this was going to be great!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75977[/ATTACH]</p><p>I bought something for the new lighting. This reel is "RGB", that is, individual R G and B 5050 SMDs. Which looked rubbish. And was broken. This image was actually for the seller, when I returned them.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75978[/ATTACH]</p><p>My next project was to try and fit the new sunroof. I only took these two photos to reference how I wired in the extra interior lighting, but it was cool to see the big heatsink on the main bulb.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75979[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75980[/ATTACH]</p><p>Without too much hassle, the headliner came off.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75981[/ATTACH]</p><p>There it is! Probably one of the largest parts of the car!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75982[/ATTACH]</p><p>I noticed a problem. The sunroof surround left a hole exposed. So I needed to get a non-sunroof headliner.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75983[/ATTACH]</p><p>There's the inside of the roof. I was surprised to see dimple die holes in the back!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75984[/ATTACH]</p><p>Something I've been meaning to do for a long time. Get rid of the aerial. I never ever listen to the radio, so it's wasted.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75985[/ATTACH]</p><p>The sunroof was removed! Again, not too difficult.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75986[/ATTACH]</p><p>There were a lot of screws and brackets. Especially as the rear passenger handles are mounted on extension brackets to clear the sunroof.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75987[/ATTACH]</p><p>The roof was now empty!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75988[/ATTACH]</p><p>It was all so fresh in there!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75989[/ATTACH]</p><p>Here's a comparison between the two sunroofs. The tilt/slide is much longer and heavier.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75990[/ATTACH]</p><p>Something looked very strange when mounting it, though...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75991[/ATTACH]</p><p>Hang on a second... the frame of the new sunroof is the same size as just the glass of the old one! This doesn't look good.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75992[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sure enough, I lined up the glass on the car on one side and... well. It's a lot smaller.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75993[/ATTACH]</p><p>I decided not to put the old one back on, but use my car cover that the N13 was under while it was stored.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75994[/ATTACH]</p><p>It then started to rain. The cover looked like it was holding the water... but I did go inside the car, and there were damp seats and a puddle inside the arm rest. So obviously the cover isn't entirely waterproof.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75995[/ATTACH]</p><p>New backlighting bit arrived. And they were considerably better. So it was time to get creative!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75996[/ATTACH]</p><p>On went the light strips. Tactical placement to maximise the light in areas that needed it. Annoyingly these strips have huge gaps between lights, and the minimum length is huge. Some cuts were required in the clear diffuser to stop clipping issues.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]75997[/ATTACH]</p><p>And I'm out of photos, next post!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flyboypuoi, post: 794902, member: 25768"] Part three! This was looking quite good now. At the time, at least. [ATTACH type="full"]75968[/ATTACH] One of the things that sucked about this prototype was the warning lights. They were just so messy from how I'd cut them. The design looked good though. But it wasn't lighting up very brightly. It was more like the stock setup, but this was with SMD T10s. [ATTACH type="full"]75969[/ATTACH] Revisited at night. The light looks more evenly distributed than during the day, where it was patchy. But not bad in the dark. [ATTACH type="full"]75970[/ATTACH] The warning lights looked a bit rough still. [ATTACH type="full"]75971[/ATTACH] A slightly darker shot of the backlighting. Nice to see the dials lighting up in white, finally, with no blue filter. [ATTACH type="full"]75972[/ATTACH] The heater controls actually looked better than the original. This was two layers, with inkjet varnish on the top paper layer, but I later added another. [ATTACH type="full"]75973[/ATTACH] I like my design here, but I may change the corner marker bit to be smaller. [ATTACH type="full"]75974[/ATTACH] This was ready to go in. [ATTACH type="full"]75975[/ATTACH] I did a test fit, with the existing lighting. It looked great. [ATTACH type="full"]75976[/ATTACH] With the knobs fitted, this was going to be great! [ATTACH type="full"]75977[/ATTACH] I bought something for the new lighting. This reel is "RGB", that is, individual R G and B 5050 SMDs. Which looked rubbish. And was broken. This image was actually for the seller, when I returned them. [ATTACH type="full"]75978[/ATTACH] My next project was to try and fit the new sunroof. I only took these two photos to reference how I wired in the extra interior lighting, but it was cool to see the big heatsink on the main bulb. [ATTACH type="full"]75979[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]75980[/ATTACH] Without too much hassle, the headliner came off. [ATTACH type="full"]75981[/ATTACH] There it is! Probably one of the largest parts of the car! [ATTACH type="full"]75982[/ATTACH] I noticed a problem. The sunroof surround left a hole exposed. So I needed to get a non-sunroof headliner. [ATTACH type="full"]75983[/ATTACH] There's the inside of the roof. I was surprised to see dimple die holes in the back! [ATTACH type="full"]75984[/ATTACH] Something I've been meaning to do for a long time. Get rid of the aerial. I never ever listen to the radio, so it's wasted. [ATTACH type="full"]75985[/ATTACH] The sunroof was removed! Again, not too difficult. [ATTACH type="full"]75986[/ATTACH] There were a lot of screws and brackets. Especially as the rear passenger handles are mounted on extension brackets to clear the sunroof. [ATTACH type="full"]75987[/ATTACH] The roof was now empty! [ATTACH type="full"]75988[/ATTACH] It was all so fresh in there! [ATTACH type="full"]75989[/ATTACH] Here's a comparison between the two sunroofs. The tilt/slide is much longer and heavier. [ATTACH type="full"]75990[/ATTACH] Something looked very strange when mounting it, though... [ATTACH type="full"]75991[/ATTACH] Hang on a second... the frame of the new sunroof is the same size as just the glass of the old one! This doesn't look good. [ATTACH type="full"]75992[/ATTACH] Sure enough, I lined up the glass on the car on one side and... well. It's a lot smaller. [ATTACH type="full"]75993[/ATTACH] I decided not to put the old one back on, but use my car cover that the N13 was under while it was stored. [ATTACH type="full"]75994[/ATTACH] It then started to rain. The cover looked like it was holding the water... but I did go inside the car, and there were damp seats and a puddle inside the arm rest. So obviously the cover isn't entirely waterproof. [ATTACH type="full"]75995[/ATTACH] New backlighting bit arrived. And they were considerably better. So it was time to get creative! [ATTACH type="full"]75996[/ATTACH] On went the light strips. Tactical placement to maximise the light in areas that needed it. Annoyingly these strips have huge gaps between lights, and the minimum length is huge. Some cuts were required in the clear diffuser to stop clipping issues. [ATTACH type="full"]75997[/ATTACH] And I'm out of photos, next post! [/QUOTE]
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