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HUGE update: full interior lighting, sound system, heads/cam, etc...

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Old 04-10-2014, 12:36 AM
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Yeah I'm a moron and broke it the other day--put my hood up before putting the wipers down after washing the car. I mean really?

Nope, Speedhut gauges...very quality product for way less than Autometer.
I did the same fn thing when I brought my car out for spring detailing a few weeks ago At least it didn't chip your windshield like mine... Didn't make even the faintest mark on the hood paint some how.

Your interior mods are spot on btw. Great job!
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What did you do for the DRLs?
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Love EVERYTHING you've done with it! Very creative on the stripe...
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ive seen this fantastic car before
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Originally Posted by toslow5o
What did you do for the DRLs?
Replaced with 6k LED...PMed (non sponsor).
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Info on that LED turn signal? More pictures and what bulb?
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Info on that LED turn signal? More pictures and what bulb?
PMed.
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I really like the Camaro black buttons on the steering wheel. How do they come out? Do they just pop out?
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Everything looks great. I prefer the red lit gauges but that's me.
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Originally Posted by StealthWeaponLS1
I really like the Camaro black buttons on the steering wheel. How do they come out? Do they just pop out?
Yep. Just a small screwdriver.
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Originally Posted by contraststriker
Yeah the only way to do it is buying a new one--that's a McNord overlay.
Not attempting to highjack the thread!

You can also take a Camaro overlay and swap the overlay out for the T/A one then replace the bulbs and it will come through whatever color the bulbs are. I had red in my Camaro Z28 and loved it! Here's a video I made of how to switch out these overlays.

Awesome work man! I love the black Camaro pieces and intend to do the same with mine. I am also going to change my cluster lights to blue and the Odometer light to blue. Then when I have time I'm going to change the other interior lights, HVAC and headlights, to blue. I'm thinking about take the lights out of the steering wheel though but I'm not sure. It will depend on how bright the blue is. I love the tone of the cool white but they are too bright for my taste. I do a lot of night time driving so I don't like my interior lights to blind me. The red was great for night time and looked awesome. I haven't seen blue yet so I'm waiting to see how bright that will be. I hope not too bright. I love the hood stripe too! I've never seen it like that. Overall awesome and beautiful car man!
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Originally Posted by KissMyTushZ28
It will depend on how bright the blue is. I love the tone of the cool white but they are too bright for my taste. I do a lot of night time driving so I don't like my interior lights to blind me. The red was great for night time and looked awesome. I haven't seen blue yet so I'm waiting to see how bright that will be. I hope not too bright. I love the hood stripe too! I've never seen it like that. Overall awesome and beautiful car man!
Yeah keep in mind taking photos of these lights is a real crapshoot even with my DSLR--without a tripod the exposure is never quite right. The lights are not as crazy bright as they appear in the photos. I mean look at the deck's screen for example--it appears fully white.

And thank you!
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excellent work, tons going on yet it all fits well and flows together. beautiful car.
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Originally Posted by contraststriker
Yeah keep in mind taking photos of these lights is a real crapshoot even with my DSLR--without a tripod the exposure is never quite right. The lights are not as crazy bright as they appear in the photos. I mean look at the deck's screen for example--it appears fully white.

And thank you!

I love the ways ur gauges are where did u get all the stuff from and what did u have to get to make it like that...I wanna go shopping right now
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Originally Posted by contraststriker
Yeah keep in mind taking photos of these lights is a real crapshoot even with my DSLR--without a tripod the exposure is never quite right. The lights are not as crazy bright as they appear in the photos. I mean look at the deck's screen for example--it appears fully white.

And thank you!
Oh yeah I see that now. Thank you for bringing that to my attention. Then it most likely won't be too bright at all! I do really like what you did though. I can't wait to get my cluster that I'm working on finished, get the bulbs bought, and get it done! I love doing this stuff, the little things can make such a huge and unique difference! Eventually I want to get a McNord custom gauge but I don't have the money right now.
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Okay do my 02 T/A next ofc ill keep my 3 10s and 2 hifonics amps ill pay you do all the work
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Originally Posted by xenergyx
Okay do my 02 T/A next ofc ill keep my 3 10s and 2 hifonics amps ill pay you do all the work
Haha if I could make a living doing this kind of stuff I'd quit my day job in a minute.
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Looks good
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I have a 2000 camaro, are the steering whel radio controls supose to light up? Mine don't, and how would i fix the bulb for the headlight ****, it to dose not light either. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by FAD2BLK93
I have a 2000 camaro, are the steering whel radio controls supose to light up? Mine don't, and how would i fix the bulb for the headlight ****, it to dose not light either. Thanks.
Yeah they're both supposed to--sounds like your bulbs are burned out if the rest of the interior lights work properly. Replacing either location with LEDs requires soldering and resistors, as factory uses incandescent bulbs with much higher resistance.


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