Funkysi

Just get the rear tracking done then and wait until you get the adjustable camber arms. How long do you think it'll be before you get them?

Begs the question, has that place ever done work on a Z32?...also, an alignment check really should be free.

Camber bolts are probably his phrase for shim kits. You bought the Powertrix adjustable tension rods and camber arms didn't you? If yes, this is all you'll need for them to adjust the camber.

Few more pics for comparison.

Oh right, I see. Wondering what they'd be like with the original diffusers left in....ie, in place of the reflector.

I guess you mean the film is too reflective that the reflection cancels out the brightness emitted by the lights? I was wondering the same thing too, but if you have the original diffuser still in situ, it should be no more reflective than the stock backing?

Yeah, needs to be mirrored enough to give the effect of having a chrome coating like the original reflector.

It's more of the fact that, SMD LEDs on a PCB are dark, the reflector is mirrored, so the lenses from the outside view will look old and dirty.

That's cool. It's something I still want doing. I fitted LEDs to a V6 converted Astra I built about 6 years ago and loved the look. Makes it much more crips and modern. Need to get a set of UK clocks though really before I do that.

Oh right cool. I'll have a chat with a few guys at work over the course of the week and see if there's anyone I could use. I also need to get a set of spare clustors and rip them apart. One last thing. When fitting an LED array in the rear lense, you loose the chrome reflector, if it's possible, would the LEDs be bright enough to penetrate chrome coated film? Visually, without the lights working, I want them to look as near-stock as possible. Don't want any dulling/darkening of the appearance of the lense.

Oh right, yes of course. Is there a way of overcoming that bit fitting additional resistors to fool the ECU to think otherwise? Will the indicator flash really quickly as if a bulb has blown?

If you have very densly populated PCBs with very small micro LEDs, spaced far enough behind the diffuser, should the light distribution be an issue?

Oh right, I understand completely. So I wouldn't be able to have the indicator check light in the dash? Did you get the desired brightness level with that method you used when doing your lights? Do you have a video clip?

So, it's doable then. Main contraints are 'getting someone to fabricate it', which I should be able to do. Then there's fitting it in the stock light surrounds. If it can be fitted behind the stock defuser with sufficient space. Also, main constraint for me, would the lights appear duller without the stock innerds behind the deffuser? How can that be overcome?

Ignore what I just wrote...lol

Oh right I see, so you can have one circut in series? Rather than 2 seperate circuits?

I'd rather smear faeces all over my interior! lol Oh right I see. I guess by gutting the tail lights, you'd remove the rear reflector and something like that, it would give the appearance of having darker/dulled lenses. Unless there was some chrome effect film that I could cover the array with?....if that makes sense. Regarding the resistor, does that mean you can't populate the board as densely as you could without them?

....here are the ones I'm interested in.

....also, what are the restraints with getting the look of dual stage LEDs? BMW and Mercedes managed to get it work with regular sized LEDs. No additional population within the lense.

Thanks Graham. Fortunately, I supply PCB hardware to electronics companies, and I could probably get some specials made as my colleagues have a wealth of good contacts if I really wanted to go that route. I've not taken apart the rear lenses, so can't quite understand why I'd need to cut anything forward of the diffuser, I' need to get a spare set to pull apart! LOL...also, shouldn't the stock diffuser be sufficient to evenly spread out the light of densely populated SMD LEDs? Regarding the side light/brakelight issue, can you not get SMD LEDS with dual functions in them to save on space so that you could still populate the PCB enough to give the desired light emission? Is that the same as dual stage?

I think the propper name for them are 'miniature SMD LEDs', they are tiny. About 2mm x 2mm They have been in cell phones for some time now.

....no-one suggest clear-corners as it's those that I don't want to replicate.... lol

Similar to the right hand picture. ....this sort of thing, but high powered with curvatures that match the Z32 light bezels.

*****cks! Wrong thread!

I have had a look on ebay and not seen one since I started looking.