I plan to buy them from Oz, and will install sometimes next week. I want some in airvents, door handles, glovebox, armest and back cupholders. THe cathodes will be in the engine bay, under the seats and back of the trunk. So here is my question :
- I have the factory blue LED footwell. Is it possible to have them ALL light up ( except for the armrest and glovebox ) when I press the unlock button and open the door ?
If you please, show me some pics :) Thanks guys
L8u8k8e8
11-07-2006, 02:28 AM
You can wire them to the dome light circut, so when you dome lights come on all the lights come on. So whichever lights you want to only come on with the dome lights you can hook to that circut...
There are pictures of it somewhere on here, ill find one and edit my post when I do.
And for lights that you want on only whent the car is on, you can hook it to one of the ignition wires.
Also, you can use On-Off-On switches for just setting the lights to come on with dome, or to come all the way on, as in at a car show or showing them off to your friends :)
Well how do you waterproof them? Sorry for asking but I am trying to learn how to do this so that I may do this one day lol :P .
I take it that you would first have to buy clear silicone from like Home Depot in the caulking tubes right or am I totally wrong on this one lol. And then what? How long does it take?
Neothin
11-07-2006, 04:34 PM
not caulking tubes @ hoem depot. autozone sells smaller tubes that are far easier to work with.
pretty much caulk every edge on the cathode, plus the ends.
for the transformer, i've seen people take heatshrink tubing to them, and then silicone the ends of the heatshrink to waterproof them
how long does it take to do what? install? a cou ple of hours
aznpimp
11-07-2006, 07:43 PM
what size of hte cathodes did u use under the seat and back of the trunk ?
Are they prewired leds in the back cupholders ?
In pix #4, did u turn on the high beam or u remodified ?
Nice pics Neothin. Did u order these lights from Oz ? how much and how many ? Thanks dude ..
Neothin
11-07-2006, 07:55 PM
under the dash and under the seat were 12"
back hatch are 4"
yes, prewired in the cupholders, door pockets, airvents, and door handles
picture 4 my umnitza demon eyes are on
yep, i ordered from onzium
how many... well
23 blue led flex strips
6 12" blue cathode sets
4 4" blue cathode sets
~40 individual prewired led's
7 color blaze underbody kit
4 90w whelen strobe kit
all from oznium :)
aznpimp
11-07-2006, 08:19 PM
got any switches ? how do u set them though ? On is for all leds and cathodes or what ?
Neothin
11-07-2006, 08:25 PM
engine bay lighting is 1 switch, interior cathodes are a switch, interior led's are a switch, strobes are 2 switches (on and pattern change), underbody is a switch
i can turn one whichever ones i please whenever i please :)
aznpimp
11-07-2006, 08:45 PM
haha cool .. ima order some today .. and oh, are u using 5mm or 3mm leds ? man, im so into this lol
Neothin
11-07-2006, 09:22 PM
i used 5mm's
polishstud
11-08-2006, 03:18 AM
Neothin
PostPosted: 11/7/06 11:34AM Post subject:
not caulking tubes @ hoem depot. autozone sells smaller tubes that are far easier to work with.
pretty much caulk every edge on the cathode, plus the ends.
for the transformer, i've seen people take heatshrink tubing to them, and then silicone the ends of the heatshrink to waterproof them
how long does it take to do what? install? a cou ple of hours
Ok well thank you very much I appreciate it. :bow: .
On the How long does it take..... I was just wanting to know how long it takes the silicon to dry?
Oh and one more thing whats the best way to keep the cathodes in the engine bay? Bolting them down, using some type of adhesive, zip ties? lol :P .
Sorry for all these questions but I am trying to learn this, and with learning come all the annoying questions so please forgive me . :pray:
Neothin
11-08-2006, 04:06 AM
I used zipties and double sided tape to hold my led strips in the engine bay. You can do the same thing w/ cathodes
etsnet
11-12-2006, 08:32 PM
Harrison, what switches are you using? I like the round rocker ones but don't see how they'd fit.
Neothin
11-12-2006, 09:38 PM
I have the oblong switches from autzone/advanced/napa that have a blue led that turns on when the switch is pressed.
I needed to drill a 1/2" hole into the blanks in teh switch panel to secure them. I also have a couple of them in the fuse box cover below the switch panel (don't worry, that panel was meant to house 3 switches... you look on the back, and there are indentations showing the 3 switch locations)
tcdrummer
11-13-2006, 06:52 PM
how many... well
23 blue led flex strips
6 12" blue cathode sets
4 4" blue cathode sets
~40 individual prewired led's
7 color blaze underbody kit
4 90w whelen strobe kit
all from oznium
Where did you use all of those things??? i (also from oznium :) ) am getting 4 12" cathodes, for under front dash and front seats (for real footwells) and then a bunch of LEDs for cupholders (front and rear) and the open spaces in the rear. How many leds did you use? and where??? also, ANY help with the install would be great, me and my friend are DIY and yes, i have searched, but its all so confusing... thanks, CAN"T WAIT!!
the front cupholders each have 2, the little covered phone holder thing has 1. for the rear there's 2 in the cupholder and 3 in the larger space. 1 in the door handle. couple in the airvents.
eLpReSiDeNtE
11-13-2006, 11:30 PM
my passenger side cathode went out.....wat the hell happened????do i have to buy a new one???
Neothin
11-14-2006, 04:55 AM
look at it. is the inside tube in bunches of little pieces?
check connections at the transformer.
check other wiring connections (maybe something came loose?)
just a few things to try
eLpReSiDeNtE
11-14-2006, 05:08 AM
THANX...will do maybe tomorrow....i already ordered anothe rset from oznium just to have......i have two cathodes wired to the same transformer and only one of them went out so im assuming is something wrong with the cathode itself otherwise both of them would have gone out.....who knows ill check tomorrow if i have time....these night shifts are a killer
aznpimp
11-21-2006, 06:44 AM
where u put the cathodes in the trunk ? bottom of the plastic or ??
Neothin
11-21-2006, 06:56 AM
yep, i have em zip tied to the plastic bits back in the hatch.