I wanted to make another custom part for my car. I decided on a license plate delete, a simple cosmetic mod that is placed on the front of the car where the license plate would go. Subaru's have a place for them molded into the front bumper so I matched its size and shape.

I wanted to pay homage to Subaru by designing it to be a boxer engine. In a boxer style engine, the cylinders lay flat, unlike a V or an inline engine.

I was originally just going to do a single piece to show the shape of the engine. After printing it out and placing it on the car, I liked the design... but I thought I could take it another step further by adding lights to it to mimic the cylinders firing.

Watch the video to see how I accomplished it!

About the wiring as Ive gotten several comments here and on reddit about it. There is really no other way I could route it. Firstly, I really do not want to drill more holes into the bumper. Even if I did, it wouldnt be much use as the bumper structure is right behind it. This includes a thick steel brace that is an enclosed structure several inches wide. Also, the rectangular holes (what I originally hoped to use) are blocked also by the bumper structure. There really isnt any options. I would have loved to hide the wires but it just isnt all that possible without a lot of extra drilling.

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Link to basic model on thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1240527
Link to electronics enclosure on thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1240567
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