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Old 07-20-2011 | 07:59 AM
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Spitvalve
 
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Default RE: Simulated lamps on models

On my HL KV-1, I removed the LED, hollowed out the headlight housing, ground off the tip of the LED and reinstalled it in the housing. There was now clearance to fit a headlight lens over it. Before doing that I gave the LED and inner headlight a coat of yellow acrylic followed by coats of silver acrylic until it was the muted yellowy-off white I wanted. Looks better than the hideous glowing nipple of the original HL design. Sorry no pics, image loader seems kaput on this board...

Mike.