My 48 LED Kanji Mirrors

[thepushercg]

just helping out a little but if someones intrested in doing this thereselves. here is a web page that will help you design the leds,

http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz

 

[03BUSABOY]

THAT SITE HAS PRETTY COOL STUFF ON IT GREAT POST +1

 

[InfiniteReality]

Great site and great customer care too. Can't beat it!

 

[frisbee]

Very Nice!!

 

[empty_pockets]

hotness

 

[omslaw]

Nice job!

You used a heat gun??? I can see how that would make it a PITA to put back in!

IIRC, (stupid me didn't save the original how-to) the recommended method is to put the entire mirror ass'y in the oven @ 350 for about 6 mins? This will soften the plastic to make removal / installation of the mirror glass easier.

 

[1BadAssBusa]

Sweeeet! I noticed that your bike is in the house. If I brought my bike in the house, I'd get this from my wife.

 

[rubber2burn]

Those Look PIMP

 

[InfiniteReality]

Very cool at night....or day! Never forget to turn your signal off again.

 

[InfiniteReality]

Yeah heat gun was a PITA to use, but worked. I almost stuck mine in my oven but wasn't sure what to set it at and how long so before I melted stuff in my new oven, figured I'd just go the heatgun route.

Yep, bike's in the house... Oh so nice to work on it in the A/C! Plus I have a no wife to fuss.

 

[spikedoutbusa]

That is Awesome!!!

 

[spikedoutbusa]

Think you can put some in my mirrors?

 

[Hayabusa4life]

Now that's pretty cool !!!

 

[thepushercg]

AAA

 

[InfiniteReality]

(thepushercg @ Apr. 21 2007,20:49) InfiniteReality i went ahead today and tried this, i found it to be easy just time consuming.
i used a small oven set the temp at 325 put the mirror in for about 4/5 minutes, took a couple of thin flex knifes, poped the mirrors out. installed the leds, wiring placed back in the oven for about 4 minutes the glass poped back in.
sandblasting the kanjis was easy with your ideal. thanks for the post on this,now i can say i know how to do this mod..

Glad it worked out. I wished I'd used the oven method, just wasn't sure what to set the temp at and for how long. What color did you go with? Got any pics??

 

[thepushercg]

blue, heres one, not too clear

 

[InfiniteReality]

LED Calculator a friend of mine & I put together (I initally wrote a VB program but that won't work on here without someone to host it... So I gave him the formulas and he wrote the web-based program)... =)

http://24.143.29.254/led/

 

[InfiniteReality]

LED Calculator a friend of mine & I put together (I initally wrote a VB program but that won't work on here without someone to host it... So I gave him the formulas and he wrote the web-based program)... =)

http://24.143.29.254/led/

 

[javie]

Did you actually cut through the mirror with the x-acto knife?

 

[omslaw]

No, the xacto is to cut the vinyl sticker. Trace the Kanji onto the sticker and then cut it out. Apply the sticker to the back of the mirror - it will mask the entire 'mirror plating' except the kanji. Then sandblast the kanji cutout - the sticker is protecting the rest of the 'mirror plating' from getting blasted.