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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 09:41 PM
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added some lights to my interior





i just finished it couple hours ago. i think it looks kind of cool.
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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 11:00 PM
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looks good...
what exact lights did you use and where did you get them? i was thinking of doing the same...
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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 11:03 PM
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i, too was thinking of doing this ... whered you get your lights, and how'd you do it?
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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 11:55 PM
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got them at http://www.dav-electronics.com/leds.htm. i got the ultra bright blue lights. there $4 each and they are super bright!! i tapped into the VSA and Heated Seat buttons in the car. wires are red/black for power and black for ground. the wire colors are the same for every button that's lit in the car. be creative and have fun...
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Old Apr 24, 2005 | 11:59 PM
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Some of you may wish to wire these up to your "door" lights. This way when you have the lights at the "door" position. The footwell lighting will light up with the door lights. Also when you have the door lights to "on" it'll light up the footwell lights too.
I had those on my 4runner that i had to install. Just run the wires up there, and solder the leads to each end of the light bulb contacts.
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 06:55 AM
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bngu1,

Looks pretty cool....IMO it looks more subtle than the neon tubes many people put in. Close to the new RL mood light.

How many LEDs do you have in each side?
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 09:25 AM
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bngu1,

Looks pretty cool....IMO it looks more subtle than the neon tubes many people put in. Close to the new RL mood light.

How many LEDs do you have in each side?
just one for each side; four total. order some extra just in case you burn one; i did.
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Old Apr 28, 2005 | 09:56 PM
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Looks great. So did you just mount each one up under the dash/seat with the beam pattern directed down at the floor space?
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Old Apr 28, 2005 | 10:00 PM
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that looks cool. it matches well with the tsx interior light scheme.

good job.
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Old Apr 28, 2005 | 11:13 PM
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Looks great. So did you just mount each one up under the dash/seat with the beam pattern directed down at the floor space?
that's what i did with the front. you have to be a little creative and find a spot that you think is best for the light. that's a personally preference i think. the back is kind of tricky. oh another thing i forgot to mention is you have to shave the tip off the LED so the light will scatter around. grind the round tip off the LED otherwise it will just shine like a spotlight.
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Old Apr 28, 2005 | 11:32 PM
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can you link to the exact bulbs you used, and clarify this grinding business IE what did u use and what should it look like afterwards?

also, howd you attach em, and where are they hooked up to? got a switch or something?

sorry, i'm curious. haha. it looks so nice and i really want to do it too.
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Old Apr 29, 2005 | 08:07 AM
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yes, please include more info on the grinding.....i thought an LED would be a spot light type of application, so you must be doing something pretty important to get it to shine like that

Thanks....i would like to order these today.
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Old Apr 29, 2005 | 08:19 PM
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i'm gonna do a DIY for this. i got it written already but haven't have time to take pictures yet. i'll take pictures tomorrow and will post the a DIY for those interested.
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Old Apr 29, 2005 | 08:23 PM
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nice! thanks bngu1!
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Old Apr 29, 2005 | 09:43 PM
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OK people, for those who are interested in doing this i got the DIY up for you. it's dark outside so the pictures are not that great. you get a better idea when you are actually doing it. have fun......

http://www.geocities.com/bngu1/tsx
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 11:53 AM
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sweet! thanks bngui. so when do the footwell lights turn on exactlY? only when you turn on your parking light and seat heater?
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 12:25 PM
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looks hot! I did the same with led interior lights and some neon tubes heres a pic.

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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 06:04 PM
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the lights are on when your lights are on; parking or headlight. it will stay on as long as your lights are on; all of them.
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by xxx
looks hot! I did the same with led interior lights and some neon tubes heres a pic.


hehe.. looks like an alien abduction in a tsx
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 07:12 PM
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hehe.. looks like an alien abduction in a tsx
TSX?
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 08:51 PM
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That's a 6th gen Accord EX (V6?)
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Old May 1, 2005 | 12:25 PM
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oops.. wasn't paying attention to the actual car.. just the pretty hypnotic green lights
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Old May 22, 2006 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by xxx
looks hot! I did the same with led interior lights and some neon tubes heres a pic.

i didnt know the green goblin rides a tsx...
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Old May 22, 2006 | 04:36 PM
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Awesome DIY bngu1 don't know why xxx was trying to thread jack. Ugly ass green goblin ride
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Old May 23, 2006 | 12:13 AM
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Unique!
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Old May 23, 2006 | 01:44 AM
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i didnt know the green goblin rides a tsx...
holy crap!!! read the respond right above yours man!! its not tsx....
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Old May 23, 2006 | 02:38 PM
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I like that. Gives a nice ambience to the interior.
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Old May 24, 2006 | 10:16 PM
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Awesome man but your link doesnt work, do you have like the html of it that you could e-mail?
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Old May 27, 2006 | 10:01 AM
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could you try updating ur geocities, i think its down
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Old May 28, 2006 | 10:38 AM
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ok, up and running.......
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 02:19 PM
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ok, up and running.......
umm, re-up possibly? doesnt seem to work again~
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 11:34 AM
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the link seems to be not working...the lighting looks good and im getting within a couple days
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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 09:13 AM
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The link still isn't working...........
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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 09:50 AM
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you guys put on an off switch?
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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 10:51 PM
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I think i will try and do this myself with the leds i have lying around.

What do you think? like 2-4 leds per area?
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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 11:05 PM
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I think i will try and do this myself with the leds i have lying around.

What do you think? like 2-4 leds per area?

I'm pretty sure 1 per area will be fine. More than that, it'll be too bright + distracting to drive at night..
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Old Jul 4, 2007 | 02:06 PM
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I don't think i will have them on all the time, I will hook them up to my dome lights so they turn on when doors open and dime out after a while.
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