The new Hyundai Tucson - The size of the LED lights was a challenge

When the new Hyundai Tucson is started, the ten LED elements integrated in the grille light up. The size of the individual lights was a particular challenge for the engineers when it came to integrating the daytime running lights inconspicuously into their surroundings. With smaller LED elements, chrome layers are used between the LED and the light glass for this camouflage effect. The chrome layer is applied to the LEDs in different thicknesses and spacings using a laser etching process. The light looks like a chrome-plated decorative element, but is still translucent. This method can also be used with larger LED elements, but the luminaires and the parts surrounding them would no longer form a unit when the light is switched off