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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 09:43 AM
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What reflections? If you looked closer or at my earlier pics, you'll see my turn signal reflectors are blacked out.
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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by nomis_nehc
Too late to make those changes. Besides, it's only in pictures because of their brightness. Each fin is very well defined.
lol ill see it this weekend haha
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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by nomis_nehc

Ok this looked better then the ones afterwards. I didn't see this one.
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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by jasperxli
lol ill see it this weekend haha
Ahh well we'll have to see if I manage to finish this. I may end up missing Spocom if I can't finish everything I have in mind.
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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 02:33 PM
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Hey here's a twist, make the fins flash with the turn signal? Although, it may be illegal in some states.
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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 02:38 PM
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It's possible but I will not be doing it to mine. The company actually sells the part for $15 to make it easier and less wiring work, but I decided against it since my turn signals are already extremely bright and white.

My train of thought is that having it constantly on will look better and not as Audi or VW-esque.
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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 04:27 PM
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Looks amazing man!!! How does the color of your fins compare to your Orions? Would it be possible to wire the fins thru the night controller as well?
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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 04:43 PM
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Unfortunately it was slightly (maybe noticeably is more proper) off. The fins are whiter, while Orions have a bit of purple tinge to it.

I have gone ahead to fix this, haha. Was hesitant because I really didn't want to have to do more work, plus certain parts would have to be repainted, etc. But at the end of the day, since I really really doubt I will be reopening these again, I might as well spend an extra day or two and just have it right. (I might re-open if Umnitza wants to send me a NFR set of Orions v4 - nudge nudge wink wink)

As for night controller, in theory, yes. However, I have only seen the night controller only once and even then, the customer didn't end up wanting to use it, so I am not exactly sure how it would function and the load it can handle.

But for LCI cars, if the wiring is piggy-backing off of AE, and dimming isn't coded out, it would automatically dim anyway with low beam on. Although on second thought, it probably will have to be adjusted via coding because default drops it to somewhere around 5v, which would not be sufficient to light these babies up correctly.

However, if it is tapped into the unused connection on Orion's control box, in theory that should work.
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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 04:47 PM
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Here's me in the process of fixing and matching Orions to my fins

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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 05:07 PM
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Simon, you light whore! This is amazing work man.
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