Looks great ! how many hours have you got into this project so far ?

 

You should fill in the spot next to the taillights to get rid of the rows of LEDs.. And just paint the housings black..

 

this thread is so awesome SUBSCRIBING

 

About 12 hours of design and machining.

Project is on hold for now. Got a lot of sh*t going on right now. Prob wrap it up in a few months when the car is parked for winter in the heated garage.

 

Noo, I wanted to see it done NAO

 

I soooooo want my own CNC mill. Doesn't that machine automatically after making the design? Hit start and wait for it to finish?

 

To run the machine yes... but you still have to design the parts. That can take hours or days even. Plus theres fixture setup and machining. The part just isnt gonna sit on its own when an endmill plunges into it at 5000-7000 RPM.

For the bezel insert I had to machine a custom fixture for it to fit into while it was being machined.

 

Software is the easy part (yay for torrents).
It's good you can make use of scrap material, that saves a lot of $$.
Any idea what the machine costs?

 

anywhere from $25,000 to $100,000+ for VMCs

ANother thing my boss is looking at is a 3D printer. Basically I could have taken my Solidworks file and sent it right to the printer, wouldnt have to deal with 2 setups and fixtures. But the one we're looking at is $32,000

 

wow nice work bro . Finally someone on my level ! If you need any of my pwms or sequential boards let me know .Id be glad to help out . Dont just lay the leds in there like that . Keep it professional and etch out some pcbs .Why did you crack the tail lense though ?

 

cant wait until it's done!

 

The tail light was smashed when my car slid down my parents driveway this past winter and hit a tree. I upgraded to 06+ tails

 

3D printers are nice because you can put objects inside of objects (think like putting a smaller ball inside a larger ball). I'm not sure of the durability of most 3D printer parts for car use as most of them just glue layers of plastic to each other. Not sure how durable the glue is.

 

I'm officially jealous.

 

in for pics!