Glow Pony Grille Mod
11-05-2013, 02:51 PM
#30
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: NC
Posts: 44
Nice Job
Here is the finished result, not too bright, just a subtle accent. Not very noticeable during the day but adds a nice glow at dusk. When it's off you wouldn't even notice that anything has been done. I know mods like this aren't for everyone. Even I was a bit leery as I was working on it. I was inspired by the new Mercedes Benz commercial. In it they show a quick shot of the Mercedes star lighting up. I was like, “I gotta have that!” Turns out it's an actual option you can have installed on certain Benz models. Mine cost far less than what they charge!
I purchased a couple of illuminated ponys back in the 1999 - 2000 time frame. One glowed a neon blue and was a favorite but had a high failure rate due to the power inverter and delamination - thinking I bought it from Summit? Very pleasing to look at when it worked.
J.C. Whitney had a white acrylic pony loaded with LEDs that was trouble free - both units wired into the parking light circuit on the driver's side. Both units were major attention getters - wishing something similar was still available.