BRONCO grille lettering LED back lighting

[LSTLAF]

Two things you might want to consider:

1) Liability
2) Regulations (FMVSS, NHTSA, DOT, State & Local)

Best of luck in your endeavor!

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[Mustang Mike]

2015-2017 GT/EcoBoost/V6 Mustang Ford Pony Emblem Front Grille Light Up Installation - YouTube

 

[Altitude]

2015-2017 GT/EcoBoost/V6 Mustang Ford Pony Emblem Front Grille Light Up Installation - YouTube

There's a 'kid' that runs around where I live with a Mustang that has an obnoxious sounding exhaust and every emblem lit up. Not my cup of tea, but I admittedly kinda like the subtle white light on some of the Mercedes grill emblems.

 

[Bad_Bronco]

Already planning on doing this on my Wildtrak. I am a fabricator/painter at a sign shop so my plan is to make new pop through letters on the CNC to replace originals, and use RGB LED's with remote, wired to my daytime module. I will be able to change to what ever color you can think of under the rainbow for every occasion. When I get it done, I will post pics.....

 

[Daktari]

Already planning on doing this on my Wildtrak. I am a fabricator/painter at a sign shop so my plan is to make new pop through letters on the CNC to replace originals, and use RGB LED's with remote, wired to my daytime module. I will be able to change to what ever color you can think of under the rainbow for every occasion. When I get it done, I will post pics.....

as mentioned before, I'm pretty sure red and blue are illegal on private cars in every state, you might want to check into that first. Also can't be flickering or changing colors all the time. Don't want to look like an unmarked cop car on a mission...

 

[Bad_Bronco]

as mentioned before, I'm pretty sure red and blue are illegal on private cars in every state, you might want to check into that first. Also can't be flickering or changing colors all the time. Don't want to look like an unmarked cop car on a mission...

Yep, I know that..... mostly use the "colors" for show as the actual LED's only cost me cents over white ones. I'll be running white and amber while on the street. May incorporate the DRL's into the letters. Not sure yet..... but legal.

 

[BrentC]

Perhaps getting the OEM Bronco emblem and mounting it on the front (cut into the grill) with backlighting would be an original and more subtle touch?

 

[Bad_Bronco]

Perhaps getting the OEM Bronco emblem and mounting it on the front (cut into the grill) with backlighting would be an original and more subtle touch?

Playing with that idea also.... just have to proportion it right for it to look good. Trying the original lettering like on the fender, and the bucking Bronco. My main problem is that I have the LUX package which has the camera dead center. Possibly do "(horse) Bronco (horse)" which may look good if sized right. If I do that, I could wire the Horses to flash with the hazards......

 

[Gavin39]

Hello all, I'm a new member happy to have found the site. I may be developing a business plan over the next year and I'm looking to guage interest and gain insight to the more mainstream Bronco fan. I plan on getting mine in 2022.

Anyways, I'm an electrician and got this idea recently as I turned an old hospital sign into a piece of pop art.

What do you think of a semi-transparent replacement of the BRONCO grille lettering that was back lit with a customizable LED color scheme?

Here are some pictures and videos of the sign I made and the possibilities. With LEDs these days, you can program each three LED section. Meaning, if you wanted a red/white/blue for the 4th of July, I could program it so that the B and R are red, the O and N are white, and the blue is C and O. Green for Saint Patrick's Day, orange for Halloween...red and green for Christmas...of course solid colors to match your car, or just a regular white, with brightness to your taste. The possibilities are pretty much endless but you get the idea.

I've looked into a few state laws including Texas and it seems that as long as "grille color lighting" isn't flashing or alternating colors, it is legal. Of course I'd use weather rated wiring and LEDs and may tie it in with the running lights or fog lights though I'd have to figure out what is best and what couldn't potentially interfere with anything else on the car. I'm not experienced with wiring cars and DC but I'm sure I'll figure it out and I'd test it for a period of time.

I'm not a photoshop guy so you'll just have to imagine what it would look like, but it would be the same font and size as the stock lettering on the grill and be similar in nature to the pictures I've attached.

Also, if you're an experienced 3D printer and would have interest in supplying the Bronco lettering, that may be a possibility too instead of me having to buy a machine and learn that skill.

Thanks in advance for any input.

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[Julz670]

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...ting-universal-illuminated-led-letters.26168/

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