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Originally Posted by FlightSoftware
Does underglow ever animate? Just driving around with LEDs shining on the ground does seem lame. But if you had, say, a bunch of orange underneath that were off until you accelerated, and then ramped up in intensity along with engine RPM (looking like engine fire), and then dimmed when not accelerating... Didn't they used to have spark effects for that?
To me, LED lighting looks lame because, as Eric SS points out, there's no performance value. It's not a side effect of anything, and it doesn't help the pilot out at all.
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Underglow is definitely lame and generally found equipped on cars (usually an Asian 4 banger) with sh***y, obnoxious aftermarket exhausts. However, I think the glowtie is tasteful and I'll definitely be adding one when the black version is released. I also plan to add the performance intake when it finally drops just because I'm a heathen who thinks performance and aesthetic only mods can coexist in harmony on a car.
Underglow bashing aside though, I was actually searching the other day to see if some LEDs that had the effect like you described existed. I thought an orange LED exhaust kit that outlined the tips and increased in glow brightness with acceleration would be pretty cool - making it look like jet afterburners. Unfortunately there's nothing close to that in existence that I could find. I'm guessing the heat from the exhaust makes something like this a challenge?