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Rear Lights!

Postby Creamcracker » Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:43 pm

Would you believe 2 days in the making/fitting of the mounting blocks. Right now they are test mounted-- need to skin the baffle and wire before final mount. This is just the mounting block that I made on the passenger side.
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With the light loosely fixed and surround in place they look like this.
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I'm really getting excited about the way NAPSACK is turning out!
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Postby john » Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:52 pm

sweet :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Postby doug hodder » Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:30 pm

Philip...nice way of taking care of a little detail! Those are the little things that add up to a nice trailer. :thumbsup: Doug
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Postby mikeschn » Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:38 pm

Yep those adapters turned out real nice. Takes a lot of time to make em huh? How much would you sell them for? :?

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Postby madjack » Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:42 pm

...as is oft said...the devil is in the details...and that is one devil of a detail...very nicely done :thumbsup: ............. 8)
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Postby mechmagcn » Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:57 pm

Like Mike said, How Much?????
That looks like some great work.
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Postby DezPrado » Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:32 am

Nice work! You must have the patience of a saint.
What type of light is that you're using, LED?
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Postby Miriam C. » Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:13 am

mikeschn wrote:Yep those adapters turned out real nice. Takes a lot of time to make em huh? How much would you sell them for? :?

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Ditto! Or could you post a picture of how you made them? 8) REally nice detail.
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Postby looped » Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:43 pm

i really like the way those turned out. i might do something similar to mine that way i can put the plate higher up and out of the way of the lift handle.


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Postby prohandyman » Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:25 pm

Very nice work. I too had to make an adapter for my "teardrop tailight"

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Postby Creamcracker » Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:07 pm

Miriam C. wrote:
mikeschn wrote:Yep those adapters turned out real nice. Takes a lot of time to make em huh? How much would you sell them for? :?

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Ditto! Or could you post a picture of how you made them? 8) REally nice detail.


Not sure I'd want to sell them...but you're right they did take some patience. Those are LED lights as someone spotted. I think they're going to look good when lit up.
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After construction it was several coats of paint -- primer first then the top coat. The white rubber is designed for doors but it worked.

After glueing the piece together the trick then is to cut the curve at either end of the light. To do thisI placed a piece of scrap wood under the to crosspiece so that it sat level on the bandsaw table. You can temporarily fix it to the block with duct tape to make it easier.
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Re: Rear Lights!

Postby ArtMini » Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:24 pm

I love those lights....... I was thinking of making fins .... like on an old Cadillac. I thought it would look so cool sticking out from the curve of the hatch. But I was concerned about holding them on securely. I'm still haven't decided but there's still time.

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Creamcracker wrote:Would you believe 2 days in the making/fitting of the mounting blocks. Right now they are test mounted-- need to skin the baffle and wire before final mount. This is just the mounting block that I made on the passenger side.
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With the light loosely fixed and surround in place they look like this.
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I'm really getting excited about the way NAPSACK is turning out!
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Postby halfdome, Danny » Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:50 pm

I admire those who take the time to do the job right. You'll forget how long it took & you'll always get kudos on the visual effect. Nice job :thumbsup: Danny
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