98 Eclipse HID and LED lighting strobe effects

[marchingeagle1028]

I'm glad I'm not in front of that car...

[slickraft]

@marchingeagle1028

Well with all of my awesome HP you'll only be seeing the taillights. Ha-ha! Thanks for the reply.

[yousuxalot]

Awesome dude

[MrBeto2020]

oh shit! haha

that made my day xD

[alfsentra]

i love the leds tail lights. you have pics of the mod?

[slickraft]

@alfsentra

I have a build thread on HIDPlanet in the LED forum. Search for "azdave Eclipse LED" and you'll find it.

[codysd1]

Im buying hids but how can i make them flash like that?

[slickraft]

@codysd1

You can't do this mod with cheap PNP HID bulb kits. You need to install real bi-xenon projectors to get this effect.

[98JCCOBRA]

DO I HAVE TO HAVE PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS TO GET THE SHUTTER EFFECT??? I HID'S ON MY 98 STANG BUT THEY ARE ONLY SINGLE BEAM LIGHTS.. IF U HAVE ANY INFO GET BACK AT ME PLZ.. THANKS

[slickraft]

@98JCCOBRA

Yes, you must have a bi-xenon shutter in order to make this trick work.

[stebo331]

dude you car is sick man i wanna hook my eclpse up with those lights do you mind telling me how to get them? those lights are fire man

[yvesbau]

hey, I know it's the the purpose of the video, but what have you done to the front bumper? and is that an intercooler?

[slickraft]

@yvesbau

That's a Hahn Racecraft FMIC (charge cooler) installed when I added a 16G turbo to the NT-420A engine.

[srt4isit]

@slickraft ... what k hid are your foglights!!??

[slickraft]

@srt4isit

6000K from The Retrofit Source installed in old Blazer brand clear projector foglight housings I found on HIDPlanet .

[LOKUS11]

where did you get thoes headlights? they look amazing!!! it has the stock look which i really like

[slickraft]

@LOKUS11

They are the standard "ebay" headlights. I gutted and trashed the projectors that came inside and then completely customized them. More info is on HIDPlanet for many of these conversions.

[JBlade007]

makes me wanna buy another 2g gst

[7194690]

1:00

YOU SEE HOW LOW THAT EXHAUST SYSTEM IS!!

NOW IN ORDER TO DROP IT...

YOUR GUNNA HAVE TO FIX THAT BUDDY BOI!

I LIKE THAT "OH SHIT"! THO!

[slickraft]

@7194690

Thanks. Nothing needs fixed. The exhaust looks lower than it really is. The car is already lowered and the Greddy 3" Evo under-axle exhaust is installled perfectly.

[xxjr963xx]

Man thats BRIGHT!!

[AWDSMified]

amazing absolutely awesome all of your stuff is cool as hell you ever wanna make some extra cash i have a 2nd gen gsx identical to your 2nd gen i got halo projectors and standard hids that it that could use some badass custom lighting . . .hit me up some time

[jdawg9508]

how and where do you get those and hook them up i have a 2001 eclipse gt

[slickraft]

@jdawg9508

You build them yourself like I did. This is all custom, one-off stuff.

[zerosix1786]

lol i remember seeing your taillight build a few years ago, you have come along way my young padowan... those lights are bright as F**K

[slickraft]

@zerosix1786

Young? I wish. I'll be 51 this year.

[Mr2002MustangGT]

Awesome. 

[bestamerica]

'

a nice car,,,

if a cop see this car illegal lights on while drive on the street,,,

a driver get a ticket,,,

how come this green car do not have 2 amber yellow lights on the taillights

[slickraft]

@bestamerica Thanks. No ticket for me because I am smart not to use them on public roads. Show use only for the special effects. Amber rear turn signals are not required in United States.

[bestamerica]

slickraft,

'

okay good

[jjalexandrino88]

Nice job with the bi-xenon.. What type of bulb you are using in the headlight? 

[slickraft]

@jjalexandrino88 They are the normal D2S bulbs that came from factory with any Hella E55 projectors.

[mizlude92]

Nice man. I really want the back up bulbs for my prelude. I made some tail lights and those are all I'm missing. Where did you get the leds at?

[slickraft]

@mizlude92 LEDs are Lumiled's brand from various ebay sellers.

[DudeWithaPage]

cool undercover cruiser!

[DANATRINGWOOD]

very cool

[reverseperstalsis]

thats bosss

you the bossss

[DALE97DSM]

I'd like to do this to my black 98rs someday.

[theonetruewizard]

Dude this is the best vid that i'v seen in a long time!

I like the music to.:)

[theonetruewizard]

Dude this is the best vid that i'v seen in a long time!

I like the music to.:)

[theonetruewizard]

Dude this is the best vid that i'v seen in a long time!

I like the music to.:)

[04smallmj]

I like your license plate, lol

[calistofox]

1.34 and 1.35 what kind of leds are that?~

thanks

[slickraft]

Those are various PNP bulbs I build for my cars. The first LEDs you see after the credits are Luxeon Rebels that are mounted to Asian Signals boards. I rewire the boards to give me a 3-series LED circuit. The next LEDs are some basic 4-chip LEDs from ebay. Nothing special there. I mounted them in several arrangements for dome or cargo lights in my van.

[calistofox]

thanks!

if can ask you, if not boring off course, and the tail lights (red) are the same thing, im very ecxited to make this to my legnum, wihout the elctronix part.

thanks~

again!

[slickraft]

The LED tail lights in the Eclipse are completely different than the small LED lamps you asked about first. See HIDplanet in the LEDs forum for ideas or see more details in my other videos.

[calistofox]

ok thanks

hid, registed !

[EmpirioN1]

Wow, this is awesome. =)

[slickraft]

Thanks!

[300AKBozz]

Just have a question:

Are strobes legal in Canada Ontario specifically in Toronto. Main use is for car alarm. I have googled this but no one has a definite answer. Please help.

[slickraft]

I live in Phoenix AZ. I wouldn't have any idea what is legal in Canada.

[oniondeluxe]

2:30 LMAO!

[Jafromobile]

Beautiful shot at 4:31.

Why not use the Evo 8 swap in the NA car?

[slickraft]

Shot at 4:31 was at Mitsubishi Owners Day in California 2008. Evo swap? You're kidding right.? It's far from a drop-in job. I have a GSX and that's good enough.

[esewey89]

tell me why ur exhaust is hanging??!!?? lol

[slickraft]

...didn't know it bothered everyone so much to comment but that is the way Greddy designed the system. I run a full 3" exhaust from the turbo back. You can't fit a 3' exhaust over the rear suspension so it goes under it. The pipe doesn't drag and it's been on there for over 4 years.

[mylaser91]

um ev have any trouble with the exhaust gettin yanked off on that first eclipse...LMaO

[slickraft]

No, actually I haven't. After 45,000 miles it works quite well. You can't fit a 3" exhaust over the suspension so it goes under just like any AWD 2G Eclipse or Talon.

[habbousa01]

Its like a camra flash. OMFG lol

[tazzyg]

amazing man...thats alot of effort for sure...wish i knew how to do it...

[iRepDSP]

hey im lovin how the lights came out. very unique. not much ppl take the time to do things like tht.. crazy how the little details make the biggest difference.. i was lookin to get ahold of u. im from az too. i looked into the az2gnt as well.. but lookin for new ideas and doin meets and all..

[slickraft]

I'm up at the Scottsdale Pavilions car show about every other week. I'm involved with az2gnt, 2gnt, HIDPlanet and several Corvair sites too.

[iRepDSP]

oh. do u do other rides.. like u got a shop or anythin or just self projects?...ya i was lookin into it but the registration is closed it says.. i was into the desertdiamondsaz but never heard from them really and the site wasn't organized.. but i wanna get more out there see whats up.. u gonna do hin nightshift this year?

[slickraft]

No shop. I rarely work on other rides now. I'm too busy doing my own mods. AZ2GNT is closed reg. due to spam. Send an email to admin to get in.

[impleasen]

i just wanna know how to put hid's

in those projector headlight housing?

you must have a background in electronics

[slickraft]

I was not formally trained in electronics. I learned by doing lots of reading and experimenting with circuits. The E55 projectors were are tight fit into those aftermarket housings.

[Gl0wR4C3R]

I WANT AN OH SHIT LIGHT! LOL

[Burnout01134]

dude if i had this id be pullin folks over then like taking off haha

[wolfFrEaK1]

License plate is LEDS Nice.

[brian0010]

Thats bad ass. I like it

[BlackedOutAccord]

damn dude that is sick. i wish you could do that for mine. i have a total of 4 sets of hids on my car and wish they could all do that!

[morgansniper]

dude nice lookin and very clean car... that shit you do is a gift man... not many people can do strobes the right way... just gettin ready to set mine up tomorrow... i can only hope for it to be as clean as yours. only difference is that mine is goin onto an 86 jeep for EMS and VFD purposes. morons dont move with your 4 ways on like they do with strobes!!!

[slickraft]

Good luck with the project and thanks for the comments.

[somwk]

man, why don u open your own customization shop or something since ur really good at this? u eclipse is just too cool:)

[slickraft]

I think that would ruin a perfectly good hobby that I really enjoy.

[morris47418]

good luck with the cops.... thats jail time lol

[slickraft]

Actually they think it's pretty cool but I'm also not dumb enough to use it improperly on public streets.

[gstboost30]

what are you using for your fog lights?

[slickraft]

Pilot Automotive PL-2720C or Blazer brand projectors work well too but I mod them internally to accept H3 HID and to have a flat clean cut-off line.

[dupac09]

exhaust hangs REALLL low.

[slickraft]

Had no choice. I run a full 3" exhaust from the turbo oulet all the way back. There is not enough room to take a 3" over the rear suspension and it is up tight against the frame where it dips down. Luckily, I have never had an issue with it.

[hondafreak93]

How did you get that "OH SHIT" button on your dash?? and how did you change the the gauges to blue? I have a 96 eclipse and i really want to change the nasty orange color lol

[slickraft]

The button was a joke for a friend's car but you can print clear address labels on a laser printer to do the same. The full LED gauge color change project is documented on dsmtuners and hidplanet

[ilovechristaylor]

Wow thats amazing i would love my eclipse to have something cool like that but i dont think i have the guts to attempt it! Wut a great DSM!

[butch93105]

I'm impressed, if that doesn't make those bogus kit users think about retrofitting...nothing will

[chrisfromjerzy]

ALL THIS MUSTA TAKEN YEARZ...

[collinxxsk8]

where did you get your bi-xenon projectors

[slickraft]

They are Hella E55s that I retro fitted into some aftermarket Eclipse headlamp housings. I got them on ebay a few years ago.

[blisito]

listen I'm from puerto rico and Ive tow trucks and all of them have hid kit on them how do I do that to my trucks that stuff is cool I tried to put strobe lights on the front end of them but the hid light don't let see the flashing of the strobe light but with that I dont need to do anathing else please write back an tell me how to do that or were I can find the instruction to do it thanks

[slickraft]

You must have true OEM bi-xenon projectors that use a movable shutter for the high beams. If you have that then you make an electronic circuit that makes the shutters move rapidly up and down. There are no instructions. I did this all as custom for my own use.

[lacysara]

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[slickraft]

Your systems are over-priced and have a high rate of failures. I would never recommend your mass produced junk to anyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[butch93105]

go away, you're annoying all the serious retrofitters

[doomatrix]

Awesome to find another DSM lover! I live in NM and there's almost ZERO places to meet up with fellow DSMers. In Germany, I had a 1g and the DSM community was huge between the military bases. Excellent work, I've seen all your vids and your website! I work on my car to relax me as well, sometimes I get more frustrated, but that's the price of loving a DSM! The AMERICAN RICER! Best wishes my friend, DSM for life!

[kingnosa27]

nice setup. i have a question. i have the same eclipse with factory foglight and projector headlight with bulb size H3. can anyone tell me what site to buy H3 hid kit and how to install the h3 to my foglight

[slickraft]

HIDPLANET has tons of such info. That is where I learned a few tricks about HID systems.

[MaSt3rM4InD88]

LED MANIAC XDXDXD

[TH3Omaster]

your work is amazing!!!

[ImportOwner]

You do awesome work, man! I've never been huge on insane lighting but you do it right! Major props and keep up the good work.

[Piktalele]

how much for the led flashing sistem, and how much did you payed for instalation ?:)

[slickraft]

It is all custom-built by me and I installed it. It is one-of-a-kind.

[Davidle141]

ok my second comment to you..But how did you learn how to do this stuff? i've never been mechanically inclined but maybe after seeing your vids ill give it a try? If it doesn't work out I guess ill sell my car.

[CamaroSS2236]

Looks good. I hate ricers, but this isnt riced out. Riced out is when the alien space shit chrome lights are placed all the way across the back.

[dezzy0]

does shuttering the hid lights like that damage them at all?

[slickraft]

It's just the shutter going up and down just like it was designed. I assume if you left the switch on for long periods you could wear out the pivot point. I recently had the projectors out to upgrade the lenses and the shutters looked fine after 2 years of use.

[dezzy0]

ok i thought it was a serge of voltage making them brighter and dimmer, and going so fast like that i assume that it could have damaged them as any electronic device could be.. but that looks really cool anyways

[chumpy75]

dude i love eclipses already and u made me like want to go right 2 a mishubishi dealer and say give me a eclips even though im only like 14

[dcpballer77]

dude where did u get the device to make ur lights strobe like that?

[slickraft]

I made it. It is a modified DC motor speed control (PWM). It triggers the bi-xenen shutter rapidy.

[740turbobrick]

azdave from 2GNT right? Im on there with the same SN as here. Your car is amazingly clean man.

Just one question, whats the oh shit! light for? lol.

[slickraft]

The warning light was a joke relating to when a guys GF drove his car around with the low oil light on for several hours!

[luigi2999]

dude, the police should hire you to create thier taillights.

[dsmeclipsegsx]

dsm fan :)

you should do the high rise spoiler with led brake lights on them :)

[slickraft]

That is already planned for the GSX I am rebuilding. I hate the 3rd brake light in the window.

[Shrike2415]

What song was that?

[slickraft]

Roll me away. Bob Seger

[highroller4010]

oh nice, thanks man!

[highroller4010]

damn dude, nice eclipse. i got a 97 gst spyder. i really want to the the led tailights, but i cant figure out how or where to get the lights and stuff, can you help?

[slickraft]

You can't buy the lights. I get a lot of good info at hidplanetdotcom in the LED forum.

[mitsudawid]

that is owsome nice eclipse these lights are damn hot

[thematt89]

Man I would love to have you as a neighbor. Love the work you have done to your Eclipse, looks real slick!

[RubberDuckieXcore]

your car looks soo fun!!!

your headlights look perfect and you fmic looks real clean!! how did you keep the fogs with that huge fmic??short route piping??

5/5 nice vid!=]

[slickraft]

This car is the RS model that never came factory with a turbo (Chrysler 420A engine). I installed a Hahn turbo kit and their FMIC. With projector-style(non-OEM) fog lights there was just enough room around the pipes to fit it all in.

[RubberDuckieXcore]

ya i own a 95 gsx, im doing a 97-99 conversion and i have little gaps in between my headlights and hood, bumper ect...

it looks retarded!

ya but mad props i love your car, and i love what youve done to it!!=] best of luck to your future projects.

[RubberDuckieXcore]

ya i have a 95 gsx green like yours.

not as amasing ofcourse...

i showed this vid to my dad, he is a super electronics nerd!!! i want him to do the same kind of things but im sure its super illigal to do some of the light mods that you did!=]

but what kind of HIDs are those? and where can i buy those fogs at if you dont mind me asking...

thanks=]

[slickraft]

Yes, many features are for show use only. The fog lights are Pilot Automotive PL-720C housings that I converted for HID use.Good luck with your project.

[henloy]

man i wanna do that to my gsx

[slickraft]

It's a whole lot of work. I spent over 1 year perfecting the tail lights. The HID lights have evolved after several so-so versions into what is in the video. This winter a few more tricks are planned.

[slickraft]

Yes. I custom built all the lighting tricks front and rear.

[matthewchan]

ooooo looks nice... give me a headache lol did you make the kits yourself?