Cyberpunk Miata Build: Custom LED Tail Light Bar.

In this video we take a break from the Stagea and get back to the Cyberpunk Miata build by making a custom LED lightbar for the rear end.
Now that we're on to V3.0 of this build, I plan to continue evolving it over time. The goal is to transform this into a fully customized cyberpunk road racer.
Enjoy the video.
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There is no music in this video, so feel free to listen to just the video on it's own, or play your own music in the background.
Timestamps in this video:
00:00 - Intro
00:10 - Door seals version 1
05:46 - Door seals version 2
06:20 - Disassembly and repairs
09:07 - Making blanking plates
11:45 - Starting the taillight bar
15:24 - Welding the light bar and test fitting
20:07 - Fabricating the mounting brackets
25:11 - Painting the light bar
26:40 - Adding the polycarbonate louvers
29:20 - Painting the fastback
31:56 - Finishing the rear panel
33:23 - Weathering
34:13 - Fitting LED strip
35:57 - Cutting the polycarbonate
39:49 - Fitting the polycarbonate
42:25 - Reinstalling the roof
43:25 - End result
44:26 - Outro

[@laikagarage]

Definitely my favorite Miata build, this thing is sick!

[@-mako-6018]

he's the first person to actually make a unique miata

[@ddssrr1614]

Miata a US way of saying Mazda ?.. We don't call any car's here Miata is all..

[@ricardosch1]

​​@@ddssrr1614 Miata is the American Name for the Mazda MX-5, is like Fairlady Z for the Datsun 240z

[@ddssrr1614]

@@ricardosch1 Many thanks..

[@bustjanzupan1074]

Not so sick 😎

[@derekreed4910]

I have absolutely no clue how I ended up here. But I watched the whole video in its entirety. Watching someone with talent and a vision fabricate it from scratch is compelling. Well done with the editing as well 👏

[@GingKo-ui7qr]

Watched the whole video with no idea what you're looking at? 🤣😂😂

[@kristofs8893]

You have watched Cyberpunk content or typed it in the search bar, or someone in your household/any friends

[@miatagod80]

Love this video there needs to be love button and favorite button that KZbin pays more to filter.

[@miatagod80]

Remind me to tell you about my fastback idea.

[@stanhunnid2323]

same XD great work here

[@AZahran87]

Super nice work! This should be in a movie. You did a tremendous job! Please do a motorcycle as your next project

[@xxCMosxx]

I think it would look better if the edge of the lighting on the left and right would have the same curve as the backend of the car itself (just the outside corner, not the glued part) Other than that it looks really cool!

[@AZcraftsandshow]

If you're planning to add turning signals, it would look great if you put them vertically at the bending place of the taillight glass. By the way, another awesome thing about your videos is that you don't put music on the background 👍🏽.

[@roborovsky6950]

Would be nicer to get adressable LED strips, and make the portion of the strip from the bends to act as a turning signal, even better make them dynamic.

[@edwinsantander506]

@@roborovsky6950 it would be possible, they need some arduinos and wled app

[@BrianEvans766]

@@edwinsantander506 ez

[@AZcraftsandshow]

@@edwinsantander506 I don't think it's a problem

[@CoercedJab]

@@BrianEvans766explain like I’m 5 how to do it then

[@floydparsons2009]

I have so much respect for not only the best Driftworks build thread going but these incredible ASMR videos, hats off!

[@studio_mahal]

im sleep

[@bewhitey]

Truly an artist. Love the craftsmanship. Love the straight to build with no filler and no played out youtubisms, "what's goin on guys! I'm super excited blah blah blah" let me smack the camera for a cut. Original and straight to the point. Can't wait to see more. Keep going, this channel will have millions of subscribers in no time

[@gambo-ree2734]

Holy crap this is amazing, I've never seen a car build that I've liked more. This Miata is now my dream project car, instantly subscribed after watching this video.

[@TofuAutoWorks]

VIDEO FAQS BELOW: "Will you add turn signals?" So unlike the Stagea that I'm also building on this channel, this Mx5 isn't road legal. Think of it more like a large model kit and so everything on it is primarily based on cosmetics. I'll be leaving this light bar hooked up to just the brake lights for my own safety so people don't crash into me when taking it to events. "You should add more strips to make it look like the Quadra from Cyberpunk 2077." One thing that I want to avoid with this car is actually drawing too much inspiration from the same sources. I don't want my car to just be an imitation of something already popular, I want it to be unique. With the design I'm going for with this car, I want it to have a stripped down minimalist look in the rear and you will see more of this as we carry on with V3.0 of this build. "What brand _____ do you use? / Do you have a link to buy ______ ?" Since I'm from New Zealand and most of my audience isn't, providing brands or links to items is only going help around 0.5% of my viewers. Because of this, rather than put links to NZ's fantastically overpriced products which are usually impossible to ship anyway, I try and give a good description of the item within the video so you can search for it locally. The LED strip in this video is not suitable for road use and I wont provide a link for it because I don't want to imply that this is something you should do. Remember this is an un-registered show car so it does not meet road safety standards. "Have you considered making it more curved to match the body of the car / make it out of a single piece?" As I mentioned briefly, we are in Version 3 of this build. My focus for this stage of the build is going to be on adding a lot of sharp, angular design elements to the car to cover up it's softer original bodylines. The reason I didn't make it out of a single piece was because when I ordered the materials for this, I still wasn't sure on the final design. As you saw in the video I wasn't happy with having to glue it and so if I get a chance I'd like to have this final shape cut from a single piece of acrylic, not polycarbonate as this will also reduce how many scratches it picks up.

[@plageran]

Keep up the awesome content and thanks again for the upload

[@KwaZii5Boi]

😂🎉❤ never notice you did both until now couldn't let you slide workout the Sub it's been nearly a year for me great inspirational content🙏💯

[@CaalvaVoladora]

Did you think on use a translucid acrylic? Like in rgb keyboards, I think it can add a bit more "power" to the light

[@user-cu2ix2cs5b]

너도 아래냐

[@josephkelly4893]

Absolutely amazing bro, your ability to create this stuff from thin air is nothing short of genius. Thanks for sharing the journey. Peace

[@marcodhaene]

It looks absolutely stunning and the attention to detail on this whole project, as well as your other ones, is next level. Very nicely done!

[@grippyda2851]

Let's not neglect this builders' imagination. That's something you either have or don't have. Hats off to you.

[@AutoRevLife]

One of the most legit car builds ever!

[@muddygold6955]

The begining with the door seal. I felt that

[@themchannel853]

A true inspiration to the car culture, none of the annoying showmanship of other creators/"builders" that love showing themselves more than the cars (the whole point we watch in the first place). Awesome video man, keep up the good work.

[@thornboroughhomes7953]

I appreciate that so much actually. Gonna sub just because of that. I cant stand trying to find the :30 second part of the video I actually want to watch through the 15 minutes of a youtuber talking about a bunch of irrelevant shit.

[@ArthurBolbos]

One of the best craftsmanship I've seen. Keep up the good work.

[@nigelcarren]

Always GREAT to see plans make it from the kitchen table to the bench mate! Best wishes from an Englishman making armour in a French forest. RESPECT 👍⚒️🇬🇧

[@SMURFF707]

So I’m guessing when he presses the brakes nothing happens to the brake light lol

[@mohamedageed4376]

I’m guessing it goes from dim to max brightness

[@user-ll3uf6dc6c]

ช

[@TysyTube]

👏👏👏awesome work! subscribed to see more👍

[@TofuAutoWorks]

Thanks mate!

[@michaelzimmer4850]

SAME!! 🧡

[@liamleech4748]

That thing is sick. Imagine walking out seeing that every day

[@ramamain223]

I've been trying to find a real life example of a cyberpunk build for a while, absolutely amazing.

[@betterlyfe1619]

The attention to detail in this build is incredible! Keep up the awesome work and creativity!

[@christianwilson5287]

Your attention to detail is just insane!!!! Love seeing it all come together man

[@c00t_doggo]

A straight up beautiful build. Would be hilarious if someone made the car street legal in the end.

[@pillarofdawn]

That is the sickest looking Miata in existence

[@falcon0351]

The Cyberpunk look is one of my favourite looks for sure! This guy can make anything💪 Awesome work!

[@robertsothmann8110]

The final result is simply wondrous! I hope you get even more recognition for your vision and skills.

[@bojan6]

this is how legends like Nakai san are born keep it up

[@pohtech]

You don't need to thank us for watching the video. We all should thank you, for all your hard work and giving us to chance to watch your videos. Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮

[@marklucas3025]

Loving the creative ways around problems to create this project car. Brilliant work 👏🏼

[@JD10]

This is such an awesome car, love the style and attention to detail. This is why I love modifying cars ❤❤❤❤❤❤ a one off!

[@harrazmasri2805]

you have one of the most aggressive car design modification. Respect

[@ItsGormey]

This is one of the coolest cars I have ever seen in my life

[@ChuckUnderFire]

Man… I really wanted to see how the turn signals looked on that new setup. It’s very well done. Not that I expected anything less.

[@VeyronBD]

This looks amazing in the end, gives it a really futuristic look. I actually quite like the way the visible joins look since it suits the shape anyway. I guess the only way around that would be to cut out the whole thing from one big sheet. Im sure thats super expensive though lol

[@TofuAutoWorks]

With this tail light I was still changing the design up until the last moment which is why you saw me make it out of multiple pieces. Now that I've settled on it, I may ask a local company to cut it from a single piece of acrylic since that will help get rid of the seams and the scratches.

[@rosalyschijf2157]

@@TofuAutoWorksI don’t think this would be to expensive as long as you can find someone local with a laser cutter or equivalent locally. Also, if you do this consider etching a pattern on the top to catch some of the light, kinda like the polestar precept or Bugatti Chiron has. Keep up the good work!

[@john_sm5665]

@@TofuAutoWorks To be honest, after what I saw, I would like to give advice on the design of the rear optics. In my personal opinion, it is worth adding several levels of such "sections" for, say, fog lights, reversing lights, and finally turn signals and maybe for anything else. BUT, I can't say that it will coincide with the style of "hi-tech - low of life". I will only try to give advice and maybe it will make your design work easier: try adding one smaller section (or two) of the same shape as in the middle, but place it above and below (if there are two sections), or below (if one). PS: I decided to write this because the car should not only be a show stopper, but also a functional thing in all its manifestations :)

[@cloudsmith7803]

Heck yeah, cut a few sheets of different designs and lengths different stacking etc. somebody got autocad? lol

[@WorldzMo5t3pic]

I thought it looked good and then you grabbed what I thought was a bonnet or something and then _BOOM._ Holy hell, this car looks sick!

[@dragongod666sevagoth3]

as someone who has similar plans for a mazda rx-7, this scratches a personal itch. welcome to the future, this is how we should all modify our cars now.

[@paulsimonsson]

Wow, love the overall creativity with this build, it's more like an art piece than a vehicle! Very inspiring

[@KutsugeMindUrmoks]

Oo so excited for this! I loved the Miata build a lot

[@DaninhoXk]

This is easily the coolest car ive ever seen.

[@envisagefilmshouston]

BROOOOOOOOOOO!!! IM NOT EVEN INTO CARS BUT THIS???🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Ramellosugahill]

The details and work you put into this build is incredible

[@clementdesormeaux8557]

Nice, je vais me détendre avec un petit caf’ et je n’en doute pas une superbe réalisation 👍👌💪

[@baoquoc3710]

Never know the day I'll drooling over a Miata😂😂😂😂

[@Xanderoby]

Is this where you can find heroes? You are my hero!

[@TheZetaPaladin]

Looks amazing and really loving the content you are putting out! I think you could make the joins in the plastic a feature by making multiple cuts and joins along the angled part of the tailight, possibly also adding indicators in that section.

[@The_Vas]

Was thinking the same thing the whole time... indicators in the side sections would've made so much sense.

[@Rukkn]

Wow! Amazing build! But I have to say as a autobody technician, the methods you are using are very... creative some might call, but I love the way you are solving problems so quickly and efficiently!

[@Kangaroo1210]

its my dream to be able to just have a garage to work on cars like this. Can't wait.

[@-jolt31v39]

MX-5のカスタムビルドでこれほど驚いた事はありません！ あなたの飛びぬけたセンスと忍耐に心からの敬意と賛辞を送ります！ 本当に鳥肌が立ちました！おめでとう！

[@AhmedFrazKhan]

I love your work! Love your attention to detail and your approach to problem soliving. And I also love your sense of design. Hats off! These lights look oh so amazing on the Miata! I'm just a bit curious though... why not do the polycarbonate in one piece? And what if you extended the corners of your poly carbonate to run around the edges a bit (a little like the spoiler, but much shorter) and then turned that part into indicators? Whether you do it or not, I still love the light!!

[@TofuAutoWorks]

Cheers mate! I've just pinned a comment going through some of the common questions I've been getting where I talk about the polycarbonate and the turn signals.

[@TrustorTV]

The amount of detail in your work is amazing and the creativity aswell! Would be cool if it were possible to make the indicators integrated in it. Already looking forward to the next vid!

[@TofuAutoWorks]

Cheers dude. Adding turn signals would definitely be super easy to do for anyone watching this that wants to make their own (As long as it's legal in your country). But this car hasn't been road legal for 5 years so things like turn signals and park lights don't serve any purpose.

[@TrustorTV]

@@TofuAutoWorks Totally not legal here in Sweden for sure. But i would assume someone in the states would be able to do that. (depending on state) Found your channel through the Stagea R35 project and im hooked. Love the scenery and when the rain pours down in the background! Keep it up!

[@SylaDeth]

the coolest miata ever

[@03confident]

Nice Akira's reference 👌

[@kietakas]

Are you going to add more strips kinda like in quadra?

[@TofuAutoWorks]

Just the one strip. I think adding more would clutter it and I want a more stripped down look for this car that will make sense in future videos.

[@kietakas]

@@TofuAutoWorks thx for answer. I thought that strip kinda looked lonely there but looking forward to see whats next.

[@CoercedJab]

I think it already pays homage to the Quadra enough tbh it’s actually pretty cool how unique this single tripe makes it . Reminds me of the lux Porsche from the cyberpunk year of our lord 2020

[@dannyrocket77]

Stubbled upon this video and was blown away with the talent and skill. The attention to detail is great too. I need more of this in my life. Very inspirational. Thanks Tofu Autoworks.

[@drewstotts7087]

I am very happy to see you have hired two professionals that know what they're doing here. 🐕🐈

[@profile8568]

This is the fucking coolest miata build if not car build i've seen so far.

[@keeganmcgraw1394]

i must say your attention to detail and process are just stunning to watch

[@MuhammadFaizan191]

sickest miata ever

[@theimmortals3772]

Probably my favourite project in many years. Stunning work

[@QbertTehKiller]

This is the sickest looking car i wish it was in the game

[@obscure.mystic]

I just found this channel and I have to say the ASMR-like audio in place of background noise/music/talking makes watching something like this MORE interesting imo. Not to mention, if I wanted to see this while playing a game with story dialogue, or listen to my own music, etc. I won't be left feeling like I'm missing out on something. The amount of detail I saw that went into this is inspiring and I can't wait to see more.

[@jaehongjun842]

This is impressinve considering how oversaturated a "Miata Build" is. This is definently next level and can compete with ANY build. Insane stuff guys

[@vex3603]

1 of the best miatas out there

[@ronca_]

I had never seen anything as beautiful in a work of art as that miata 😮

[@lFaTaLl-oo7mn]

watched the whole build. watching your work truly is magnificent

[@kenneth3714]

one of the best miata build I’ve ever seen

[@BrianEvans766]

that motorcycle exhaust is just beautiful omg

[@roncurtis8174]

The futuristic dystopian vibe is amazing. So sick

[@Donmarcopotvin]

You should start your own modification company, you're build is awesome!!

[@CAfakmykak]

If only actual car companies would make cars that look like this.

[@Edd-s]

I wouldn’t be surprised if hellawood knocked at your door renting your CP MIATA for a future movie

[@cyliemyrus]

I'm so meticulous about tiny details that I waste money just to fix it even if it's very minute, it would bother me that there's a seam you can clearly see. I would order another piece that's big enough to cut one whole piece out just to give it that flawless look. Excellent work! It makes me want to start a DIY of my own on a beat up car.

[@vickydadicky69jk]

its crazy bc as a fashion designer, working w fabric, cutting it, measuring it, & making it functionable is so relatable. (also the cardboard part reminds me of pattern making !! its like b4 the big deal)ik they r very diff, its just that this is so inspiring 4 my projects. thank u 4 sharing this brutha! 🙏

[@memomii2475]

well i never woulda thought i would like a miata, but this is so fricken sick

[@booogs]

very cool. reminds me of the old days in the 90s where bmw halo lights used to be powered by light bulbs in a metal box and transferred to the halo via a fiber optic tube. old school ingenuity used in a modern/futuristic theme build.

[@DynamicEricLife]

Wow, I never knew I needed car build ASMR and now I know I needed it.

[@Chutte_Mi]

Probably THE coolest looking car ive seen besides the DeLorian from BTTF

[@overciy9thquadrant992]

DEFINITELY NEEDS A DIFFUSER 👀🔥🔥🔥

[@Fratters_]

Watching the video in it's entirety can be enjoyed with a serving of food, a little too easily.. ;)

[@Pix3lated1987]

Dude that is a SICK miata!!!

[@kirama5435]

this guy is on another level.

[@johnb7212]

This thing is frickin sick! You gotta get some nightime rolling shots

[@claudebaron9334]

Just goes to show that if you’re passionated about something and put yourself into it ……. The sky’s the limits ! 👍👍👍😍

[@5point4LSX]

completely enthralled with the ingenuity of this build! Great job, Now I have a new sense of using of what I have to build, not just go and buy it.

[@Tdfries]

I'm usually not one for these types of builds but man... it looks amazing. I love the Akira decals too.

[@NeverwillProductions]

I sent the ending to a friend and he told me that the new DLC for Cyberpunk looks so real lol I guess you did one helluva job, keep it up! 👌

[@grqfes]

this is the coolest thing ever but i also almost fell asleep and had to come back later

[@jaydub5515]

This is such a sweet ass Mx5. Good job, builder! ✌️😎👍

[@AcaYT]

This is the coolest thing that i ever got in recommended

[@dimitros1981]

Dude, you’re an amazing builder. Thank you for sharing this video with us.

[@rjnnc]

Car looks like a movie car

[@yoloesad76]

cyberpunk style cars need to be a reality thing already, i love that villefort alvarado oh man rides like a dream.

[@enuma8161]

this looks deserve an electric engine and a nice electric engine soundtrack

[@user-dx8ql4mk8f]

The details and work you put into this build is incredible. awesome work! subscribed to see more.

[@KJs_Garage]

I'm going to straight up copy this for our Celica racecar. Your build is an inspiration 🤟

[@lava12.23]

Cyberpunk era is starting.

[@alteredstateskustom]

Wow dude! Another great build!! From one car guy to another! Your work is an inspiration!

[@ivgarage]

Absolutely love this! You should make turn signals that go just under that light bar on each side as well to go along with the theme!

[@punkr0cker22]

Some dope projects happening in that barn.

[@jota7000]

This is one of the greatest things i've ever seen. Great job!