Engine Bay LEDs
07-04-2010, 07:18 AM
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Engine Bay LEDs I will be installing LEDs in my engine bay to enhance the LS4 at cruise nights
Do any of you guys have any experience in this matter if so any advice would be appreciated.
Oh yea I will be installing orange LED's if you didn't already know LOL
Do any of you guys have any experience in this matter if so any advice would be appreciated.
Oh yea I will be installing orange LED's if you didn't already know LOL
07-05-2010, 11:42 PM
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I installed LED strips under my headlights. They have an adhesive backing so you just peal and stick them in place. Then you connect the positive & negative wires to a power & ground source and you're in business. I connected them to the ignition fuse with a fuse tap so they are on all the time, or you can also put a switch inline to turn them off or on anytime.
I also put some above my license plate because it had a dark area in the middle.
I also put some above my license plate because it had a dark area in the middle.
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07-06-2010, 11:04 AM
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Most of us strive for our modifications to appear factory. So if they look factory, usually not rice.
That being said, Mel does have a show car, so I guess it's a completely different world than I'm living in. Just the other day the SS got stuck in a mud hole. lmao
That being said, Mel does have a show car, so I guess it's a completely different world than I'm living in. Just the other day the SS got stuck in a mud hole. lmao
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07-06-2010, 07:20 PM
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well i dont know about you guys, but appearance wise both on the outside and under the hood, i'm more about deleting stuff than i am adding stick on parts. i guess if you could call a street car a "bob," then i am looking to bob the monte. less is more, keep it simple, you know the old rule.
i have no badges, no front emblem, no gm chicklets, no grill trim...etc on the outside. im going more for the clean look than adding things to add attention to my car. those lights didn't come from the factory or it wouldn't be a chevrolet, it would be an audi. i have to agree with haulin, if you want it to look like an audi then buy an audi, no sense in convoluting design cues between cars. leave the led strip to the audis, thats their "thing" on all of their cars nowadays already.
as far as under the hood, i deleted the ghey factory engine cover, that black hood retainer and all the white factory designations on the fluid caps have been shaved. all the underhood stickers and decals are gone too. i dont want to draw anymore attention to my engine bay than necessary.
but as in mel's case, he has a show car and i could understand why he wants to do the underhood lights for summer night meets. i guess if you could "hide" them really, really well along with the wiring it wouldn't be a mess. as far as the lights and plate, you guys already the school of thought i come from when it comes to appearance mods.
i have no badges, no front emblem, no gm chicklets, no grill trim...etc on the outside. im going more for the clean look than adding things to add attention to my car. those lights didn't come from the factory or it wouldn't be a chevrolet, it would be an audi. i have to agree with haulin, if you want it to look like an audi then buy an audi, no sense in convoluting design cues between cars. leave the led strip to the audis, thats their "thing" on all of their cars nowadays already.
as far as under the hood, i deleted the ghey factory engine cover, that black hood retainer and all the white factory designations on the fluid caps have been shaved. all the underhood stickers and decals are gone too. i dont want to draw anymore attention to my engine bay than necessary.
but as in mel's case, he has a show car and i could understand why he wants to do the underhood lights for summer night meets. i guess if you could "hide" them really, really well along with the wiring it wouldn't be a mess. as far as the lights and plate, you guys already the school of thought i come from when it comes to appearance mods.
07-06-2010, 08:04 PM
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The LED will be under the radiator support where you can't see them at all just to enhance the chrome at night. I will post pics when finished and tell me if you can see them.