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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 01:29 AM
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Default I laser engraved a custom ECU cover.

EDIT: Added a MF Doom cover too, haha.

I made this for fun. I used a random pic I found on HT.

It's laser engraved into the clear acrylic.

Maybe I should start making these...









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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 01:34 AM
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for that laser.

looks great!
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 01:43 AM
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Sick !! You should start making em cus i want one with a Ek4 on it hahaha
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 01:52 AM
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Sick !! You should start making em cus i want one with a Ek4 on it hahaha
LOL, I'm on it: http://www.hondamarketplace.com/show....php?t=2451500
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 07:37 AM
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pretty sick
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 07:45 AM
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When I saw the thread title I was like this...

When I saw the finished product I was like this...

That turned out really well.
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by EVOR_DC4
Sick !! You should start making em cus i want one with a Ek4 on it hahaha

Hell ya I will take one of these for an EK4, that looks hella nice.
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 08:53 AM
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That looks damn good.
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 08:54 AM
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nice job, I like it!
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 11:01 AM
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looks great
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 11:23 AM
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I love lasers, and I love that ecu cover
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 12:26 PM
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pretty cool man
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 12:27 PM
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 12:33 PM
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I think that it looks good.
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 04:35 PM
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That is sweet
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 04:44 PM
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looks nice man, i'd buy a custom one for sure so it's burned onto the backside? pretty cool... how about if someone gave you a 2-color image, could another be done? not tryin to bite, but i'd say you could sell a few of those
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 05:57 PM
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Thanks man. I can take any image, convert it to 300 grayscale, and go from there. The output will always look black/white. Or in this case with the acrylic, white/clear.
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 06:02 PM
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looks ill dude.
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 06:10 PM
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Turned out pretty nice
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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ill take one.
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 09:07 PM
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looks nice
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 09:11 PM
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that **** looks dope..
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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I take it your gonna bolt it down so it can been right?
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ejLday
I take it your gonna bolt it down so it can been right?
Nah, I made it from a junk ecu I got from a junk yard. I made it for the SEMA 2008 show, the company I work for had a booth there.

I'll probably throw it away later.
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Old Dec 14, 2008 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by CARMA_626
Nah, I made it from a junk ecu I got from a junk yard. I made it for the SEMA 2008 show, the company I work for had a booth there.

I'll probably throw it away later.
oh..... well that's all good, nice work
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