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Sebastian Grant
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soarer TT

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 09:20 pm, by:  Sebastian Grant (Saabg) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Great job George. Would you be interested in doing another set for cash?
Ali Saeed
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WA
UZZ31

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 10:41 pm, by:  Ali Saeed (Ali) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

looks insane :-) love that colour
Walter Gillmore
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 11:57 pm, by:  Walter Gillmore (Cl33pa) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

very nice :-) good job
Daniel Blackham
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 07:41 am, by:  Daniel Blackham (Daniel24) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Wow. Cant believe that I like it, but I do!
Jonathan Guido
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 08:56 am, by:  Jonathan Guido (Jono1989) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Walter...any update on your mirror indicators mate??? i think we're all interested to know whether they fitted well or not??
Walter Gillmore
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 05:25 pm, by:  Walter Gillmore (Cl33pa) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hahah hold your horses! still about a weeks wait for them to arrive
George Lu
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 06:16 pm, by:  George Lu (Lux) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Sebastian Grant wrote on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 09:20 pm:



Great job George. Would you be interested in doing another set for cash?





Sorry mate, I would love to make a few $$$ but this baby took me 8 weekends to finish. It just takes too much time. and the blinker + original factor mirrors is not cheap too. Just those items cost me over $200.00

It's just too much work.... Sorry mate..
David Grima
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 06:48 pm, by:  David Grima (Maltezr) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Looks great George, thanks for posting up pics.... I'm really thinking of getting a set now!....... are the blinkers easy to set up?
Sebastian Grant
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 08:08 pm, by:  Sebastian Grant (Saabg) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

No problems George. May I ask where you purchased the LEDs from?
George Lu
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Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 08:31 am, by:  George Lu (Lux) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I got it from Yahoo Japan...
(not cheap) like $165 for the LEDs!
I had to go through some third party importer.
Rowan McMahon
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Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 12:27 pm, by:  Rowan McMahon (Mr_eps) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

guys - just so you know.. my car has these.. and yes they do fit well BUT they ARE a cover and it does make your mirror go a LITTLE bit bigger...

if you're okay with that being the case, then feel free to buy up..

mind you - mine came like that fitted from japan, however - they are not wired up.. :-(

and im not a bit enough elecs geek to faff around with the wiring haha
Sebastian Grant
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Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 08:27 pm, by:  Sebastian Grant (Saabg) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Any chance of posting some photos Rowan?
Matthew Sharpe
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JZZ31

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Friday, October 29, 2010 - 05:48 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

What, so they are just stuck on the car and aren't wired up? Have to wonder about the mentality of the owner in Japan who fitted them!
Rowan McMahon
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Friday, October 29, 2010 - 01:21 pm, by:  Rowan McMahon (Mr_eps) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

well the wiring wouldn't be an east feat i imagine.. the japanese owners (Guten Bein - a retrimming shop in Kobe) did a lot of electionics work on the car - maybe they ARE wired up just disconnected - i don't know!

will have to investigate shortly.. i'll upload a pic in about an hour for you guys - seeing as i have yet to upload pics since i got it last monday =P

FYI - main specs are:
T's project bodykit
tein superstreets
work schwert SC1
lexus IS F exhausts
Guten Bein blood red leather retrim =)

will upload pics shortly to show off mirrors. fitment is on-point.. just need to wire them up..
Matthew Sharpe
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Saturday, October 30, 2010 - 03:38 pm, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Nah, wiring would be pretty easy, just locate the sender source under the dash and run a couple of wires out through the door wiring. Wouldn't take more than a couple of hours for me, and I am hopeless with electrics.
Robert Faggian
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Victoria
V8

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Saturday, October 30, 2010 - 08:24 pm, by:  Robert Faggian (Tanooki_suit) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Great job there George, looks factory. Although, I'm not a fan of these...heard them described as 'girlie car ear-rings' on Top Gear and I tend to agree with that description.
Walter Gillmore
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Saturday, October 30, 2010 - 10:27 pm, by:  Walter Gillmore (Cl33pa) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/45853/293041.html?1288439757

at the very bottom of the page :-)
George Lu
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vic
v8

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Monday, November 01, 2010 - 10:29 am, by:  George Lu (Lux) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I got a chance to take a few good photos of the case.
My is not a LED cover on, I cut the OEM case and inserted the LED so it looks 100% factory and kept the original OEM shape.




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Matt Petersen
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Monday, November 01, 2010 - 10:40 am, by:  Matt Petersen (Mattmannz) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

looks good George.

Matt
Walter Gillmore
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Monday, November 01, 2010 - 03:37 pm, by:  Walter Gillmore (Cl33pa) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

aha! here i am thinking you found a nicely curved led assembly and did all that. that clarifies things up a bit. would have been good to know it was just a cover that slips over. kinda disappointed in this, but its motivation to do the exact same thing you have done :-)
Mohamad Zeed
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Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 05:50 pm, by:  Mohamad Zeed (Nd4sp) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi George.
Bit of an old question, but which model merc did this lights come from? I'm thinking of doing the same thing and I like the way these look.
David Grima
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Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 07:43 pm, by:  David Grima (Maltezr) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Mohamad they are not off a Merc, they are a Merc styled mirror cover made for the Lexus Sc300/400/Soarer... I seen them on ebay ages ago but can seem to find them anymore....anyone got a link?
Dan McColl
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Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 07:50 pm, by:  Dan McColl (Hoon) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


George Lu wrote on Monday, November 01, 2010 - 10:29 am:

My is not a LED cover on, I cut the OEM case and inserted the LED so it looks 100% factory and kept the original OEM shape.


Lloyd Roberts
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JZZ31

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Friday, June 17, 2011 - 06:38 pm, by:  Lloyd Roberts (Lloydulation) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I really like the finish on these George. I certainly don't have anywhere near the practical ability to pull that off.

Do you think it's possible to make a mirror that looks more like the new lexus IS ones?

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In some ways I think it's more in keeping with the whole organic/shaped by hand soarer styling. The soarer deserves more than mercedes style mirror indicators. Mercedes haven't been worth copying since the early 90's!
Ali Saeed
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WA
UZZ31

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Friday, June 17, 2011 - 07:48 pm, by:  Ali Saeed (Ali) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

surely thats worth a bit of a copy??

http://www.thetorquereport.com/mb_sl_65_amg_black_series.jpg
George Lu
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Monday, September 05, 2011 - 11:09 am, by:  George Lu (Lux) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi all, I been away overseas for a long time hence haven't been on the forum for a few month.
I don't think the new IS LED is do-able as our mirror case cover is more round. I can't remember what LED is used but my LED was from a Merc (I think 2005 E or C class).

I hate to say but My Love and Joy for the last 10 years will be up for sale after the 13/Nov when I return to Melbourne. it's been in my Garage collecting dust for the last 2 years.
It's in tip top condition with factory black leather and wood grain everything (including a 100% factor looking wood grain steering) and custom super advan wheels and the sexy clear front lights and LED mirror. Everything looks 100% factory without any modes.
But as it's been so long, I have no idea how much would a collectors baby like this would go for these days. If you are interested, let me know.

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