GhettoNinja06

iTrader: (1)

Thanks brah!
I'll try it this weekend.
Auto parts store right?

NACIREMA_DREAM

never heard of that.....its sounds perfect
I used high heat spray paint, and mine came out amazing, even though u cant seen them with my full face rims, but whatever.

CLpwner

Yea, I have the same questions as all these guys... What is the process you did?...
I'm prollly gonna do this soon... red aswell +plus my new slotted/drilled rotors from Klepto... SCORE!

Oh and a random question to everyone else -ZeroCL:
How do you get your car on jack stands when its only 6 inches off the ground? Like I can't fit my jack under my car... :-(

ZeroCL

thanks assholeeeeee, haha. which jack? the one in your car..or a real one? haha. and maybe this is completely off or maybe its the alcohol talking but didnt someone say before to roll up on phone books or something? maybe its the alcohol..bedtime.

GhettoNinja06

iTrader: (1)

d0000d! Tha speedometer goes all the way up to 230! That's insane! I know it's kph but it's still strange to see. Ohh, and where did you get that shifter?!?

02type-s

Good start bro. The engine cover doesn't look bad to me. Do the calipers the same color. Scrap the gold emlems tho. Gonna drop it soon?

Germ

bro your car looks sweet and it DOES look like chris's....

you got a pic of your inside? with the lights?

thefunk

ya im gonna do the capilers blue and drop it as soon as i get the money.

Right now i only have 1 12" neon inside I also just ordered 4 12" blue Cathodes for interior and today i wired some strobes in my clear corners.

XxAtTheGatesxX

Haha a real one. Never heard of the phonebook theory, but you'd have to make sure your E-brake is on for sure.

And wtf, someone deleted my post? BlackAck was that you?

GhettoNinja06

iTrader: (1)

Picccccsssssssssssss!

thefunk

When i get the cathodes i will put more pics and a video

GhettoNinja06

iTrader: (1)

Yay!

ZeroCL

whered you buy the strobes at and how much? did you drill into the corners by the bulb or howd you put the strobe in there?

XxAtTheGatesxX

Damnit, someone deleted my post. It was really long too.

Anyways, basically I used a caliper paint kit, pulled my wheels off, sanded my calipers a bunch, used a toothbrush to clean them, disconnected (but not fully) the calipers and set them on cardboard boxes underneath/next to the whole brake assembly. The calipers were still connected to the rotor by some line that I didn't want to mess with, so I just did it this way and was able to reach all the places I needed. I wish I would've taken pictures when I did it, but you'll be fine. The paint still looks good and it's been through one summer and a winter. It sucks to phyiscally have to lift up your car to fit a jack underneath of it.

Good luck!

thefunk

i had a neon tube that had 2 small strobes on it. i took off the neon and extended the strobe wiring. i used a really thin wire near the strobe so i could just stick it in where the bulb is and put the bulb back in.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-15-...spagenameZWDVW

its better than $100 for 2 bulbs and a controller.

ZeroCL

so you took off that plastic tubing and everything? then just kept the strobe part? take some pics, thatll make it easier.

thefunk

here is a diagram of what i did. i will take a video of the strobes as soon as i install my cathodes.

ZeroCL

oh alright. and those extension wires reached both corners? i was asking for pictures of where you installed everything, not of the actual strobes. those are sometimes a pain in the ass to get a pic of.

thefunk

ya i will take some pix later.

thefunk

ok here are more pix

This is the clear corner from the outside u can barely see the red wire.



I put the strobe in the same hole as the light and just put the light back in.



Here is where i put the controls.



This switch will control the power to strobes, cathodes and other lights i put in.



im gonna make a video of the strobes when it gets dark hear.

ZeroCL

hmm..alright. so where did you place the circuit board and all that? did you extend the wires so long that they reach both sides? picture of the circuit board and where thats at? hah. and nice spot for the controls. i would wire 2 sets, one for strobe only and one for cathodes only. cause you can get pulled over for strobes.

thefunk

the circuit board is under the hood, and the wires reach both sides. The silver switch gives total power on/off and the blue controller has a strobe on/off button, so the cathodes can be on when the strobes are off.

thefunk

Video of the strobes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8GUBxYvxqQ

ZeroCL

well like, do you have the circuit board wrapped in something or covered? and where in the engine bay did you hide it? looks like a good idea. so they flash through the actual turn signal..hmm.. what method did you use to extend the wires. I dont know much about wiring stuff.

thefunk

the circuit board is wrapped in like 10ft of electrical tape so it will be fine if it gets wet and its placed on the wall right of the intake under the hood, u can see it if u look for it, but its good for now.

too extend the strobes u have to unmount them off the circuit board (hardest part of the whole thing) then solder extension wires connecting them back to the circuit board.

ZeroCL

how'd you unmount them? just for a cheap gimmick im gonna go to autozone cause i saw on another you tube video someone got some there so im gonna look there just for something stupid to have. unnecessary mods FTW.

yours look good though, i like it

thefunk

to unmount them u got to heat up the solder then just pull it off, but its hard because the strobes are connected to board at 3 points.

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

And the point of strobes are?

thefunk

none just was bored today.

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Just wondering, never been a fan of strobes, cops hate that stuff

ZeroCL

cops hate a lot of things, and its not like one would be driving around with them on. I think they're interesting for the hell of it.

thefunk

just got done installing 2 cathodes. the website i ordered them off only sent 2 instead of 4 but here is how it looks so far.

footwell lighting


under seat lighting


so far


i also got a pic of the strobes



i also plan on changing the dome light to blue leds

GianJ30a

got damn u guys love ur neon lights

CLpwner

That looks sick... Could you explain to me, as you would to a 7 year old, what cathodes are, how you installed them, where you ordered them from, how you wired it, and most importantly if I can get that look with just a little less brightness... I like it, just I would like just a smidgen little bit of accent lighting.

Oh, and FYI, I did take chemistry and I know what a cathode is... But the one we demonstrated with was huge.

thefunk

Cathodes are like neon but alot cheaper and made for the insides of computers. i installed them with Zip ties. Wiring is really hard to explain, but i ran wire into the center console from the battery and connected it to a switch, then just hooked the cathodes to the switch.

I ordered them from xoxide.com but i would recommend getting them from oznium.com

I can make a tutorial on how to do it all when i get the rest of my cathodes.

more info on cathodes

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

where did you mount the bar to under the steering column?

thefunk

ya, there is kinda a lip on the plastic and i stuck it there.

hOnU

got some pics of my interior that i just did over the weekend..couldn't get any good pics of my strobes where the feet are, those are hooked up to wenever i start the car. also changed the license plate bulbs to White LEDs. here's the others..

door 4-LED 31mm


trunk 6-LED 31mm


dome 9-LED 39mm


LEDs for the corners


HIDs


sorry if the pics don't come out that great, took them reallie quick, gotta get back to studying for my last final tomorrow.

GhettoNinja06

iTrader: (1)

Looks great dude! I tried that but it felt really weird for a while with colored interior LED light so I just put the originals back in.
Warm white ftw for me.

XxAtTheGatesxX

Lol at thread hijack.

Looks good, both of you.