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Old Mar 15th, 2007, 08:47 PM
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Lightbulb R56 LED exterior door handle lighting + external puddle lights

Not an easy job but managed to fit LED door handle lighting to Lordy's R56 today
The fade in when you unlock the car.
Also fitted a down facing external puddle light
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Old Mar 15th, 2007, 09:00 PM
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Old Mar 15th, 2007, 09:25 PM
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That looks very very very GOOOOOOD
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Old Mar 15th, 2007, 10:06 PM
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how much mikey????

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One question, WHY.
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Old Mar 15th, 2007, 10:31 PM
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One question, WHY.

Cos I can
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Old Mar 15th, 2007, 10:34 PM
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Cos I can

That plus
Looks great
Minis are personal and customisable
Someone wants it
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It's business
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Old Mar 15th, 2007, 10:58 PM
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The car will be on the World record Mini convoy in Blackpool at the end of the month - take a look
http://www.mini2.com/forum/uk-irelan...ni-convoy.html
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Old Mar 15th, 2007, 11:26 PM
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Got a video of it
YouTube - LED's in door handle - how cool
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Old Mar 16th, 2007, 12:05 AM
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When you video LEDs like they they always seem to "pulse" more than they do to the naked eye. Strange that, guess it relates to the frames per second and the frequency of the light.
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Old Mar 16th, 2007, 06:57 AM
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Nice !!

how do you do that
Cost - £££ Those R56 doors are not designed with me in mind
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