My son would like to apply lights to the front of his car to light up the YO in the TOYOTA on the grill of our FJ Cruiser. He has spent a lot of time pulling the letters apart and recasting the Y and O in a translucent material. We drilled holes in the back of the letters and we purchased individual LEDs to insert and power. Unfortunately, the resulting effect a bunch of pinpoint lights in the letters and a mess of wires to navigate. What we were looking for is a consistent light applied across the letters and not the individual pinpoints of light. It seems like we may have taken the hard path with less than ideal results. In a perfect scenario, we could apply a mini-led rope type light, but I'm not finding a good source. I've seen them used for wall-art and etc. where it looks like a constant strip of white light (not a run of individual LEDs).

Any recommendation to put us on the right path would be greatly appreciated.