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Illuminated letters

Regards from Spain!!

I am sorry, this tutorial is in Spanish...

This tutorial isn't end.

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Bueno, la idea es dejarlo lo más parecido a esto:

http://s1.subirimagenes.com/otros/1494939dsc00194.jpg

Lo primero escogemos las letras y las invertimos con el Photoshop. Luego las imprimimos en papel pegatina con fondo negro (lo del negro es para que no traspase la luz donde no queremos iluminar) O no las invertimos y las imprimimos en una cartulina negra,

http://i41.tinypic.com/2rng8ap.jpg

Una vez impreso recortamos las letras con un cuter afilado con mucho cuidado.

http://i42.tinypic.com/xku0j4.jpg

Luego desmontamos la pieza y vamos creando un espacio con la dremel donde vamos a poner nuestras letras
http://i41.tinypic.com/2cnw0u0.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/oacd8z.jpg

Ya va cogiendo forma :)

http://i44.tinypic.com/a1sbya.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/33bipm0.jpg

Ahora vamos a crear el espacio de las letras. Finalmente he escogido una tapa de cuaderno para evitar totalmente que traspase la luz:

http://i44.tinypic.com/o0e335.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/iz73mw.jpg

:o :lol:

http://i41.tinypic.com/54g8jr.jpg

Cuando tenga más sigo.

the pictures were good. :p

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Well, the idea is to leave more like this:

First choose the letters and invest in Photoshop. Then print the paper sticker with black (black is what's not to pass the light to illuminate where we do not want) or not to invest in print and a black cardboard,

Once we cut the letters to form a cutter sharpening very carefully.

Dismantle the piece and then we create a space with the Dremel where we will put our letters

It is taking shape

Now we create the space for letters. Finally I chose a book cover to avoid completely transferred to the light:

: lol:

When I have more.

what do u use to iluminate the letters i mean what is your light source for the mazda simbol?

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Originally Posted by 70NYD (Post 183563)

what do u use to iluminate the letters i mean what is your light source for the mazda simbol?

http://www.fonthard.com.ar/images/po...rio%20rojo.jpg

Bingo - not a bad Idea

I can see many a BG and BA using it.

I know a few ford Probe guys lit up the GT section in the US of A

I was looking into a glowing mazda badge and it was contemplating my mind - this is starting to make me think.
None for my car but I now of a BJ2 SP20

Thats pretty sick, i was thinking about doing something like that once i find what i wanna write across

just paint the centre bit

looks better ;)

Can you wire it into the tail/break light system? or is that no legal here in Aus?

no thats fine did it with my car. just wire it with the number plate lights and it'll light up like xmas. :)

It's a tricky area, as you're not meant to add unnecessary lights and the such that can distract drivers (hence no neons). Which is also why all those dickheads that drive around in clear weather with their foglights on deserve to get fined. Legal-wise it's probably safer to hook it to your driving lights than to the brakes, but if anyone ever asked about it you might be able to convince them it's just a particular level of trim for the car.

i know in qld its ok to have red lights on the car as long as they face the rear as they just act as tail lights, or clearance lights if they are on the bottom of the car and can be only visible from the rear :) so this would act as a tail light.. nowhere does it say that tail lights have to extinguish for stop lights to operate ;)

Soooo gunna do this!

anyone have pics of this done to a BA?