One thing that has been driving me nuts is the poor interior lighting on my Z. So maybe with a little too much time on my hands, I added a couple 12inch blue Cathode tubes under the trunk lid. Take a look:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48...runk050528.jpg

Next, I need some more light under the hood...

 

Cool!

 

Nice car too B-)

 

Shooter,

I see what you mean... You've got a nice car, too!

 

Thats bad ***!

 

I like. You want to post instructions for the rest of us who are not handy with figuring out that sort of thing?

 

Do you have pictures at night?

 

Great idea! Looks good!

 

OK, you asked for it...

I tried to take some pictures of it at night, but they didn't turn out well. It seems that taking pictures of neon-like lights is really tough. I can't really describe it, but they give off a lot of soft blue light. Here's a bad night picture:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48...e/P1000515.jpg

Here's a night picture of the glow from the 4" cathode tubes under the dash:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48...e/P1000514.jpg

This is a picture showing some of the parts and wire locations:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48...ble/Wiring.jpg

The Cathode kit was $7 plus shipping and handling from Oznium:
http://www.oznium.com/cathode-kit Kit included; transformer, 2 - 12" tubes, & velcro. (The neat little round switch is extra). Shipping was $3 UPS, but as I recall, there was an extra $5 charge for less than $25 orders. The tubes are available in other colors.
I also used 4 wire ties and an in-line fuse ($3?) So, my total out-of-pocket cost was about $20

All the wires are hidden. I snaked them thru the fiberglass trunk lid. I ran the power lines from the trunk lid to the body thru that existing "corragated" tube with the brake light wires. I ran them across the trunk, following some of the convertible top plumbing. I snaked them over the fender to the courtesy light at the left rear passenger seat. (That's were I had a previous tap for the dash lights.) It would probably be a lot easier to go to the light in the trunk.

There are 2 plastic wire ties (zip ties?) holding each tube; one at each end. Hold the tube in postion as in the picture and mark the 2 tie locations & 1 wire hole. Drill 2 holes for each tie, drill one for the wire, repeat for the other tube for a total of 10 small holes.

The transformer is held on with velcro, and there are 2 holes for the wires.

The wires from the tubes needed to be lengthened a little to reach the transformer, 4-6 inches. (The circuitry is very sensitive to resistance; keep it short.)

Drilling fiberglass sucks big time... wear gloves and cover your trunk and fender with a drop cloth. You might want to wear a mask.

Do not cross the power leads to the transformer. If you do, you'll blow a small fuse inside the transformer circuit board... ask me how I know.

I was very tempted to try and hide the transformer inside the trunk lid. You could cut a hole under the latch plate and/or remove the transformer from its pretty blue box. But weakening the area around the latch made me nervous.

I took me about 4 hours, but I could do it again in a couple hours. If someone is serious about trying it, I can send some more detail pictures and advice.

 

Aw, don't go 'sending' stuff... if you do more pictures/advice, post it up here so everyone can see it for future reference

 

Fair enough. Ask away.
I'll also try to get some better night pictures.

 

Cool That blue looks great.

 

This picture might give you a better idea on the amount of light coming from the trunk. You can compare it to the amount of light coming from the back seat lights.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48...e/P1010062.jpg