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| July 21, 2004:
For the lamps, there was nothing in my parts box that would be suitable for the RS. So playing around, I came across my LED stock which immediately lit a light that I could use them and make them operate too. So I began from the rear, by covering the rear lamp recesses with styrene. |
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| I drilled carefully in 6 steps, holes with 5 mm diameters for the LEDs. |
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| A test fit with the LEDs, for the drilled holes. |
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| The headlamps should have their share too, with the white LEDs. I cut and drilled the back side of the headlamp reflectors. |
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| Inserting a LED, and installing temporarily in the front fender, I saw that the back of the LED was too long and it would show from the wheel arch. |
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| The remedy was trimming the LED down close to the anode and cathode. I performed the job with a cutting disc of Dremel. The cut section of the LED was dull, and I applied Humbrol Clear Cote to make it crystal clear again. |
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| July 27, 2004:
For the boot lid hinge, I formed a paper clips wire to shown at the right. |
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| I prepared the bed for the hinge from styrene sheets. |
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| The hinge assembly. |
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| .July 31,
2004:
For the front signal lamps, I trimmed two rectangular LEDs and bent the legs to ease the wiring layout under the fender. |
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| I marked the area that the signal lamps would pop out of the fender and drilled the area out. |
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| After finishing the hole with filing, I checked for lamp fits. |
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| Both front signal lamp holes are ready. |
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| The rear lamp cluster had to be grouped together. I decided to use a plastic glue gun and to prevent sticking to the fender at this moment, I applied Humbrol Maskol to the insides. |
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| I applied molten plastic over the LEDs after installation in their holes. Before the plastic got hard, I adjusted the final positions of the LEDs. |
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| A general look showed no misalignments in positioning. |
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| I soldered the common (-) legs and bent them right upwards. Then I completed the plastic over the cluster to isolate the legs from each other. |
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| I bent the legs to suit the fender inner surface. Wiring will follow during final installation. |
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