Nautical Blue Cult
06-25-2006, 06:03 AM
#201
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well ther eis a shop around here that has these fancy LED "rope"
not like the cheapy clear flexy-tube/christmas lights
they are a flat and rectangular, similar in shape like the 3M foam tape but bigger with leds in them that you can section off into the size you need and can easily be hidden.
one of the xBs around here has them in the engine bay and they light up the whole thing very nicely and you can't see them at all, only the light they emit. they are very bright too.
i have no idea what they are called or anything but what I said above and that a shop near me has them, thats all I was told about them, that is all i needed.
i will ask for more details if you want.
not like the cheapy clear flexy-tube/christmas lights
they are a flat and rectangular, similar in shape like the 3M foam tape but bigger with leds in them that you can section off into the size you need and can easily be hidden.
one of the xBs around here has them in the engine bay and they light up the whole thing very nicely and you can't see them at all, only the light they emit. they are very bright too.
i have no idea what they are called or anything but what I said above and that a shop near me has them, thats all I was told about them, that is all i needed.
i will ask for more details if you want.
06-25-2006, 03:18 PM
#203
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Originally Posted by rfx_
Originally Posted by MonkeyBoi
Let's see if this works...
07-02-2006, 03:05 PM
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alrighty, 2/3 of my interior lighting is done.
blue dome lights, blue cubby light, blue light in the hatch, hyperwhite map lights (all LED, thanks garage1217!)
1 12" white cold cathode tube mounted under the dash on each side to light up the front footwells
2 12" white cold cathode tubes mounted under the front driver and passenger seats to light up the rear footwells
what's left is wiring in 32 blue led's and a blue 4" cathode on each side of the hatch. So far i've spliced in the power wire for the blue cathodes and run them to the back. the wires for the led's are almost done. i've brought power for them to the passenger door, the rear passenger cupholders, the front passenger airvents, the front driver airvents, and the rear driver cupholders. I still have to do some more splicing to bring power to the center console cupholders and the drivers door.
so much wiring, so little time
blue dome lights, blue cubby light, blue light in the hatch, hyperwhite map lights (all LED, thanks garage1217!)
1 12" white cold cathode tube mounted under the dash on each side to light up the front footwells
2 12" white cold cathode tubes mounted under the front driver and passenger seats to light up the rear footwells
what's left is wiring in 32 blue led's and a blue 4" cathode on each side of the hatch. So far i've spliced in the power wire for the blue cathodes and run them to the back. the wires for the led's are almost done. i've brought power for them to the passenger door, the rear passenger cupholders, the front passenger airvents, the front driver airvents, and the rear driver cupholders. I still have to do some more splicing to bring power to the center console cupholders and the drivers door.
so much wiring, so little time
08-02-2006, 03:57 AM
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got some updated pictures of my car-
ordered a few things today-
-Figure LLC grilles powdercoated gloss black
-Gorilla Guard II wheel locks (5x sets of 4)
-silver overlay for the "16 valve" on the engine cover
-silver overlay for the airbag warning stickers on the visors that has an outline of a tC in blue on them
-15mm wheel spacers for the front, 20mm wheel spacers for the rear
-12" blue cathodes for the footwells (white just isn't looking right)
-4" blue cathodes for the rear hatch area (I'm gonna mount them underneith the little plastic pieces that stick on on the side)
bye bye $500
ordered a few things today-
-Figure LLC grilles powdercoated gloss black
-Gorilla Guard II wheel locks (5x sets of 4)
-silver overlay for the "16 valve" on the engine cover
-silver overlay for the airbag warning stickers on the visors that has an outline of a tC in blue on them
-15mm wheel spacers for the front, 20mm wheel spacers for the rear
-12" blue cathodes for the footwells (white just isn't looking right)
-4" blue cathodes for the rear hatch area (I'm gonna mount them underneith the little plastic pieces that stick on on the side)
bye bye $500
08-02-2006, 08:43 PM
#214
Originally Posted by Neothin
got some updated pictures of my car-
ordered a few things today-
-Figure LLC grilles powdercoated gloss black
-Gorilla Guard II wheel locks (5x sets of 4)
-silver overlay for the "16 valve" on the engine cover
-silver overlay for the airbag warning stickers on the visors that has an outline of a tC in blue on them
-15mm wheel spacers for the front, 20mm wheel spacers for the rear
-12" blue cathodes for the footwells (white just isn't looking right)
-4" blue cathodes for the rear hatch area (I'm gonna mount them underneith the little plastic pieces that stick on on the side)
bye bye $500
ordered a few things today-
-Figure LLC grilles powdercoated gloss black
-Gorilla Guard II wheel locks (5x sets of 4)
-silver overlay for the "16 valve" on the engine cover
-silver overlay for the airbag warning stickers on the visors that has an outline of a tC in blue on them
-15mm wheel spacers for the front, 20mm wheel spacers for the rear
-12" blue cathodes for the footwells (white just isn't looking right)
-4" blue cathodes for the rear hatch area (I'm gonna mount them underneith the little plastic pieces that stick on on the side)
bye bye $500
08-03-2006, 12:44 AM
#215
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Originally Posted by Neothin
got some updated pictures of my car-
ordered a few things today-
-Figure LLC grilles powdercoated gloss black
-Gorilla Guard II wheel locks (5x sets of 4)
-silver overlay for the "16 valve" on the engine cover
-silver overlay for the airbag warning stickers on the visors that has an outline of a tC in blue on them
-15mm wheel spacers for the front, 20mm wheel spacers for the rear
-12" blue cathodes for the footwells (white just isn't looking right)
-4" blue cathodes for the rear hatch area (I'm gonna mount them underneith the little plastic pieces that stick on on the side)
bye bye $500
ordered a few things today-
-Figure LLC grilles powdercoated gloss black
-Gorilla Guard II wheel locks (5x sets of 4)
-silver overlay for the "16 valve" on the engine cover
-silver overlay for the airbag warning stickers on the visors that has an outline of a tC in blue on them
-15mm wheel spacers for the front, 20mm wheel spacers for the rear
-12" blue cathodes for the footwells (white just isn't looking right)
-4" blue cathodes for the rear hatch area (I'm gonna mount them underneith the little plastic pieces that stick on on the side)
bye bye $500
Looks very nice.. where are the locations of all the lights already in there?
and actually.. I think the white footwells are a nice contrast between the blue on the rest of the inside..
And what did you do to the sidemarker inside the headlights?
and on the topic of grilles.. does anyone know if you can get the RS1.0 black grilles and replace them for the stock ones?
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08-03-2006, 01:30 AM
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lets see here... 1 light in the covered phone holder piece in the center console, 4 leds in the center console cupholders, 5 leds in each of the rear cupholder areas, 1 led in each of the door handles, and 3 in each of the door pockets.
the sidemarker is a clear piece that i bought off of someone and siliconed in place of the amber sidemarker. they're stock headlights with just the sidemarker changed.
the grille can be found every once in a while over in teh classifieds section, but they rarely go for under say.... $400?
i lied, there's also an led in each of the center console airvents
the sidemarker is a clear piece that i bought off of someone and siliconed in place of the amber sidemarker. they're stock headlights with just the sidemarker changed.
the grille can be found every once in a while over in teh classifieds section, but they rarely go for under say.... $400?
i lied, there's also an led in each of the center console airvents
08-03-2006, 03:08 AM
#217
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Originally Posted by Neothin
lets see here... 1 light in the covered phone holder piece in the center console, 4 leds in the center console cupholders, 5 leds in each of the rear cupholder areas, 1 led in each of the door handles, and 3 in each of the door pockets.
the sidemarker is a clear piece that i bought off of someone and siliconed in place of the amber sidemarker. they're stock headlights with just the sidemarker changed.
the grille can be found every once in a while over in teh classifieds section, but they rarely go for under say.... $400?
i lied, there's also an led in each of the center console airvents
the sidemarker is a clear piece that i bought off of someone and siliconed in place of the amber sidemarker. they're stock headlights with just the sidemarker changed.
the grille can be found every once in a while over in teh classifieds section, but they rarely go for under say.... $400?
i lied, there's also an led in each of the center console airvents
1+4+5+5+1+1+3+3+1+1= 25 leds?!
plus how many cathode tubes for the footwells?
and were those a couple kits or did you buy leds and cable and started soldering and stuff?..
on Q. #2.. so I guess you did the headlight bake thing?..
on Q.#3.. damm!.. $400 for that.. how much are they from the dealer?.. I guess I'll have two search for a suitable lookalike
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08-03-2006, 03:27 AM
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yeah, 25 led's.... so far. I still have to put an led in each of the airvents nearest to the door. I also want to put one in the circular defroster vents above those airvents. I may even double up on teh airvents because they way it is now with only 1, it isnt that bright. The speaker grilles in the doors and in the rear seat panels might also be on the list in the future.
As for the cathodes, I ziptied 1 tube up under the dash in front of each footwell to light up the fronts, to do the rears, i ziptied 2 tubes on top of each other. With only 1, the cloth at the back of the seat was blocking most of the light. With 2 on top of each other, the bottom tube could shine underneith the cloth.
yep. I baked the headlights. I installed DDE's at the same time.
from the dealer is like $1,000 and you have to supply an RS1 VIN.
I bought 4 of these for the footwells-
http://www.oznium.com/cathode-kit
2 of these for the rear trunk area-
http://www.oznium.com/cathode-kit-4
35 of these-
http://www.oznium.com/prewired-leds
1 of these (16 gauge version)-
http://www.oznium.com/atc-fuse-holder
1 100ft roll of black 16awg wire from autozone
1 100ft roll of red 16awg wire from autozone
2 blue led rocker switches from autozone
1 package of ATC fuses (I used the 5 amp fuse) from autozone
1 package of butt connectors for 16 awg wire from home depot
1 package of ring terminals for 16 awg wire from home depot
1 package of multi-sized zip ties from home depot
I think that's it.
As for the cathodes, I ziptied 1 tube up under the dash in front of each footwell to light up the fronts, to do the rears, i ziptied 2 tubes on top of each other. With only 1, the cloth at the back of the seat was blocking most of the light. With 2 on top of each other, the bottom tube could shine underneith the cloth.
yep. I baked the headlights. I installed DDE's at the same time.
from the dealer is like $1,000 and you have to supply an RS1 VIN.
I bought 4 of these for the footwells-
http://www.oznium.com/cathode-kit
2 of these for the rear trunk area-
http://www.oznium.com/cathode-kit-4
35 of these-
http://www.oznium.com/prewired-leds
1 of these (16 gauge version)-
http://www.oznium.com/atc-fuse-holder
1 100ft roll of black 16awg wire from autozone
1 100ft roll of red 16awg wire from autozone
2 blue led rocker switches from autozone
1 package of ATC fuses (I used the 5 amp fuse) from autozone
1 package of butt connectors for 16 awg wire from home depot
1 package of ring terminals for 16 awg wire from home depot
1 package of multi-sized zip ties from home depot
I think that's it.
08-03-2006, 04:24 AM
#219
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Nice..
about how much for all the suplies?..
and those butt connectors where the "heat shrink" type?..
on a scale of 5 stars.. five being "For Pros Only".. how hard ist it?..
it's just that at times I see these awesome displays of creativity and think of going out and doing something similar.. but I have my gripes about soldering and splicing into factory wires.. so I dunno..
And DAAAmm! that RS1.0 grille!..
I'll gues I'll have to settle for them "Figure" ones.. but haven't seen them in "flat black".. so I'll have to check..
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about how much for all the suplies?..
and those butt connectors where the "heat shrink" type?..
on a scale of 5 stars.. five being "For Pros Only".. how hard ist it?..
it's just that at times I see these awesome displays of creativity and think of going out and doing something similar.. but I have my gripes about soldering and splicing into factory wires.. so I dunno..
And DAAAmm! that RS1.0 grille!..
I'll gues I'll have to settle for them "Figure" ones.. but haven't seen them in "flat black".. so I'll have to check..
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08-03-2006, 05:19 AM
#220
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supplies would be 130 i guess, but i never added it up.
the butt connectors were just regular ones that came in a package of 100. they're blue if htat helps.
2/5, basic wiring is needed, how to splice, how to make a ground, red is +, black is -, etc etc
the only problem w/ install is the time needed. It took me 1.5 whole days to do. I could get it done in less than a day now that i have the experience though.
figure has a flat black powder coat option available in their ebay listings.
the butt connectors were just regular ones that came in a package of 100. they're blue if htat helps.
2/5, basic wiring is needed, how to splice, how to make a ground, red is +, black is -, etc etc
the only problem w/ install is the time needed. It took me 1.5 whole days to do. I could get it done in less than a day now that i have the experience though.
figure has a flat black powder coat option available in their ebay listings.