Audi R8 style lights in front of my 240Z

[TomoHawk]

SMD is for Surface Mount(ed) Device, which is what all the little resistor & capacitor (and L.E.D.) 'chips' and ICs are on circuit boards lately, instead of being soldered the usual way.

for reference: http://led.linear1.org/surface-mount-leds/

[cygnusx1]

Thanks Tomohawk. Those things are tiny. Would be cool to cover the entire exterior of the car with those! You'd be able to see it from space.

[TomoHawk]

That's how billboards are built. You could change the design or the colour at will, or maybe to blend in with the surroundings? Maybe even make the car look like a different car?

[Zs-ondabrain]

And I used to be ISO 9000 Certified for soldering SMT (Surface Mount Technology)

ANYWAYS........

I wanted to see how the white LED's would look where they are, as I now know that I will be doing something similar on the 260Z project. I'll be using 5mm white LED's similar to the LED's I use on all my other LED upgrades. Probably go with a 5000mcd 5mm round 40 degree veiwing angle. same color as the Audi (white with a blue tint)

Dave

[Oiluj]

Dave,

Those should work very well. Who makes the 40 degree angle LED's? Most I've seen in hi-power is 25 degree.

P.S. - I'm an ME, so my soldering skills are marginal on a good day!