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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 11:45 PM
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Does anybody know where I can find replacement tubing for underglow neon? I found one site, but they wanted $75 for 1 side tube. That's rediculous. I can almost buy a whole new neon set for that price. I only need to replace one tube on the side of my car.
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Old Oct 3, 2007 | 02:15 AM
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check into oznium.com or autolumination.com
Old Oct 3, 2007 | 11:29 PM
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autozone sells the 48" tubes seperately
Old Oct 4, 2007 | 04:15 AM
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Ok when I say tubing, I'm just talking about the hollow acrylic tube that the neon bulb fits into. Not a single neon tube. Sorry for the confusion.
Old Oct 9, 2007 | 01:29 AM
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I'd just buy another whole set for many future replacement part. Don't think you can buy just the clear acrylic tubing. If it can be had you might want to check with sign places.
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I wanna switch to led's anyway, so I'm not even gonna bother now. I don't like the way you can see the neon tube based on how thick it is. Atleast with led's, the tubing isn't so big.
Old Oct 9, 2007 | 05:19 AM
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Have you thought about using cold cathods instead? I just did the white ones on mine and they are brighter than my LEDs ever were. I used one pair per side and front and rear. 4 12" sets did the whole xB. Under 60 bucks total upgrade.
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Under $60?!?!? What site are these at?
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www.Oznium.com
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hit me up on our forum tyler. we can get neons real cheap for ya.
Old Oct 11, 2007 | 02:12 AM
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neons? or cold cathodes?? if i can't get cold cathodes, then i'd prefer led's.
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Leds have thier pros but it's hard to find the ones that are really bright.
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I've got white neon, and they're pretty bright.
Old Oct 17, 2007 | 05:20 AM
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Originally Posted by shortbusxb
I wanna switch to led's anyway, so I'm not even gonna bother now. I don't like the way you can see the neon tube based on how thick it is. Atleast with led's, the tubing isn't so big.
There's more than enough room on the xB to hide tubes under there.

See install pics: http://www.oznium.com/articles/16

You can find the perfect underbody kit right here: http://www.oznium.com/underbody-kits
Old Oct 17, 2007 | 11:05 PM
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The way you have your side tubes set up looks nice. I have mine drilled underneath the side skirt. I didn't think about drilling into the metal and hiding it behind that. Not a bad idea. That WOULD hide it alot better!
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