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Halo's or No?
Doing a Retro with Mini H1s to my heads and Matchboxes to my fogs. I broke one of the CCFL for the Matchboxes and haven't decided on ordering a new one or not yet.
What's the feeling on halos? Like this for the heads https://www.f150online.com/forums/me...d-out-well.jpg and this for the fogs (no halo around the turn signal) https://www.automotivelightstore.com...13FogLight.jpg |
If done right and not tacky they can look really good. Also depends color.
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If doing the fogs don't use CCFL, use LED's. So just use LED's for heads and fogs to match. I had the RetroFitSource CCFL break in both fogs in only a couple of months. Mind you my CCFL was inside the projector shrouds. I then went with RetroSolutions CCFL because they are encased in a plastic (way stronger). Anyway those went out as well, but I never looked at why and it might just be the transformer. The only thing I can think of is there is to much vibration in the fogs that crack the CCFL or at least if they are mounted inside the shroud like mine were.
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Gotcha. I may just do the heads for now. It's dark going to work and dark going home now, I miss my extra lights
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^^^^^ YEAH! I wish they had shrouds like that when I did my retrofit!^^^^^
2nd time around I would also get the amber halos. |
Well, ol' Bubba sorta answered this long ago thus:
"Do ah git Hey-Lo's An' look like a fahg Er add lotsa Led strips Like ricer doochbags?" Excerpted from the Retrofit Blues series of prose: https://www.f150online.com/forums/4970640-post68.html Hence, Voted accordingly. FWIW - they need to be done right - with some modicum of restraint and taste - - two hidden rings, well, okay. Four to six with kaleidoscopic light shows? Patently ghey. Go with xbALeds Tiny Led strips are silly as well - places you firmly in Ricerville, USA. Good luck with the Retro. Cheers |
Originally Posted by MGDfan
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Well, ol' Bubba sorta answered this long ago thus:
"Do ah git Hey-Lo's An' look like a fahg Er add lotsa Led strips Like ricer doochbags?" Excerpted from the Retrofit Blues series of prose: https://www.f150online.com/forums/4970640-post68.html Hence, Voted accordingly. FWIW - they need to be done right - with some modicum of restraint and taste - - two hidden rings, well, okay. Four to six with kaleidoscopic light shows? Patently ghey. Go with xbALeds Tiny Led strips are silly as well - places you firmly in Ricerville, USA. Good luck with the Retro. Cheers Also good to see ya again. |
Got the matchboxes done last night. No Halos. I'll wire up the headlights, if it looks bad I'll just unplug them.
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