Neon interiors hooked up
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Originally Posted by libertine1015
I like the way yours turned out, can you see the red light from outside the car? (the glow)
. I think it looks good, but just a little bright for my taste. I assume because it's actual neon lights. I did the same thing in the footwells, under the seats and in the speaker grills with Cold Cathode Tube from Oznium.com and it gives
a more subdued eerie looking glow, not so intense. Available in a bunch of colors and VERY inexpensive.
Bryan
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a more subdued eerie looking glow, not so intense. Available in a bunch of colors and VERY inexpensive.
Bryan
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Originally Posted by parbreak
I think it looks good, but just a little bright for my taste. I assume because it's actual neon lights. I did the same thing in the footwells, under the seats and in the speaker grills with Cold Cathode Tube from Oznium.com and it gives
a more subdued eerie looking glow, not so intense.
a more subdued eerie looking glow, not so intense.
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From: Jersey
Originally Posted by fa18007
Exactly right. I don't think any mod is rice on these cars cause they are american. We put stickers on too, we just call them overlays. We hand paint our cars, and we call it a berger or CE panel.
Anyway, what do you guys think of putting the same red neon light coming out of the nostrils in the hood?
Anyway, what do you guys think of putting the same red neon light coming out of the nostrils in the hood?
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Post up how you did that with the hood please. It looks mean as ****. I wanna do the lower openings too. check this site for a guy that did it in blue: http://home.ptd.net/~chrispav/transam6lightsmods.html
I think it would be cool if you could wire it up to the courtesy lights, so like when you open a door the lights light up and then when you close it they will go out. Im not sure if they can fade out, but that would be nice too. when I arm my alarm all the interior lights light up and then go out, it might be a cool effect.
Originally Posted by fa18007
Exactly right. I don't think any mod is rice on these cars cause they are american. We put stickers on too, we just call them overlays. We hand paint our cars, and we call it a berger or CE panel.
Anyway, what do you guys think of putting the same red neon light coming out of the nostrils in the hood?
Anyway, what do you guys think of putting the same red neon light coming out of the nostrils in the hood?
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I guess if the lighting you use is for exterior use, it should be fine. I have a Mecham hood and i've been wanting to put a red one in the hood under the heat extractors. I've been able to find the right length one, just not for exterior use. I haven't put too much effort into it yet though so i'm sure i could find one. I imagine ebay would be my best bet.
The only legal color for nostril lights where I live would be Amber like the courtesy lights, if we use red in the front you can get a ticket or arrested for impersonating a police vehical. We cant even use plate covers around here, Ive been hit twice for that one so I gave up
they make these neon lights that have a bunch of individual bulbs in them and they have doublesided stickytape on the bottom, and they should work just fine without any problems rain, snow or anything else.
I did that in my car except I put them under the seats, I dont like them there cuz they are not bright enough but I am going to move them. I put a switch in the ashtray (since i dont smoke and wont let anyone smoke in my car) I used an SPDT (or something like that) switch so that I can switch between the lights being on solid all the time, flashing with my sub , or just off, I like them alot but like i said need to move it. And as for those of you that say "rice" i say "bite me"
Very nice. I really like that red. Now you got me wanting to do it. I may have to head over to auotzone tomorrow. Does it come with directions to install or should i jsut try and do what you did as you sort of stated on first page? Well once you figure out how to do the nostrils and what to use, id like to know also so get ahold of me or post up here again. Is it illegal to have the interior lights on while driving at night? I have 30% tint so its not real dark tint but a little. Thanks and looks great
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Originally Posted by Superman09
Very nice. I really like that red. Now you got me wanting to do it. I may have to head over to auotzone tomorrow. Does it come with directions to install or should i jsut try and do what you did as you sort of stated on first page? Well once you figure out how to do the nostrils and what to use, id like to know also so get ahold of me or post up here again. Is it illegal to have the interior lights on while driving at night? I have 30% tint so its not real dark tint but a little. Thanks and looks great
Ok cool, what is the switch in your car (all TA's) on the farthest left of your dash right under where you turn your lights on and dim/domelights thing. Its a little horizontal switch right udner those 2 things? Everytime i turn it on, i cant figure out what it does. Can i just hook my neons up to that considering it does nothing and i wont have to drill a hole for a new switch? Thanks
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Also jsut for me to clarify how you installed this..... You cut off the entire wire for the cig lighter? Than you twined together the +'s and -'s from each 9" tube so u have now jsut 1 + and 1 - wire from each tubes? Than you ran that "wire" to the traction control spot and hooked up a switch and soldered it to the + wire? than you spliced off a little of the + and - wires from the traction control switch and twined the + neon to the + traction control wire and same with the -? Than you flip the switch and the neons are on? Is this correct? Also does this need a fuse or anything to prevent fire or blowing up. Cuz a friend of mine was installing interior neons and the lit o nfire in his car and burnt his carpet. Is this only with the cig lighter or do i need to do something? thanks again
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Originally Posted by BBADWS6
not to hate, but that is kind of ricey. I did that to my car when i was 16.
"hi my name is
and i use the word rice all the time so people on here will think im cool" -bbadws6get a new danm word...lights look awesome!
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From: Jax, FL
see what i mean...
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/353332-thoughts-underbody-lights.html
apparently undercar lighting is rice now too. Even though hot rods, imports, domestics, and motorcycles have been using them for years. geesh...
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https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/353332-thoughts-underbody-lights.html
apparently undercar lighting is rice now too. Even though hot rods, imports, domestics, and motorcycles have been using them for years. geesh...
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Originally Posted by Superman09
Also jsut for me to clarify how you installed this..... You cut off the entire wire for the cig lighter? Than you twined together the +'s and -'s from each 9" tube so u have now jsut 1 + and 1 - wire from each tubes? Than you ran that "wire" to the traction control spot and hooked up a switch and soldered it to the + wire? than you spliced off a little of the + and - wires from the traction control switch and twined the + neon to the + traction control wire and same with the -? Than you flip the switch and the neons are on? Is this correct?
Second, the way you said to wire it is correct. You do not need a fuse. These lights come with a little box wired in about 2/3 of the way down to the cigarette adapter. Leave that on, just cut off the cigarette adapter. The wires on these lights are also not marked + or neg
. I figured out that when you pull then apart at the end, the wire with the white stripe on it is the + one. Also, before you hook it up, make sure to have the switch inline with the + wire of your lights and you leave enough wire to play with. On the switch there should be a + in wire, + out wire, and a - wire. The + out wire (red) should go to the + on traction control. The + in wire (white) should go to the lights. The black wire can be wired to any negative wire. I also should say I didn't have to solder anything. Just twisted the wires together and used some electrical tape.
