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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 08:59 PM
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Underbody Neons!

I installed these over the weekend with BigMonkey. Some ppl might say they are RICE, but I think they are cool.

- Blue LiteGlow Neons: $95
- 5 hours spend installing neons: owe BigMonkey dinner!
- Smile on my face when it is turn on: PRICELESS!



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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 09:15 PM
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if you dont want the actual neon tubes to show, put black electrical tape on the exposed parts...thereby, it will give off that "floating" look
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 09:40 PM
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i like it~
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 10:21 PM
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Looks good Charles. Now I know what my TL will look like with neons when I get it later on since my car is black too.
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 10:26 PM
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really nice. if i'm getting i might go with red.
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 10:35 PM
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Question what about rocks?

and other debris? are they tucked up under? hard to tell they look cool, i have the small 10" neon blues for footwells. is that all street legal? and if so , do the cops bother you guys with the neon anyway? kman
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 10:41 PM
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Coo!
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 10:42 PM
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I dont know to much about neons but I have been anticipating to install them for a long time. Look great. Where did you buy them?
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 11:03 PM
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yeah there called ground effects and i thought they were illegal for the longest time but i heard there not, i really want to put them on my car but i heard they were expensive but if you them for 95 bucks then thats cheap, but the only thing is i don't want it to show, so i wont get jacked. so where did u get them at? and does tim sell it?
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 11:09 PM
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Thumbs up jc whitney sells the full line of street glow!

plus some other cool stuff! kman
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 11:10 PM
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I think it looks good man!! Neons done right have always looked cool to me!! They were around long before rice!!!
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 11:40 PM
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if you dont want the actual neon tubes to show, put black electrical tape on the exposed parts...thereby, it will give off that "floating" look
If were to put tape over the exposed area, wouldn't it block out more light?
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Old Apr 2, 2002 | 12:00 AM
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Who care what other people say......it looks cool!
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Old Apr 2, 2002 | 01:04 AM
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sweet...those neons look dope at night....your gonna be turning alot of heads
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Old Apr 2, 2002 | 01:13 AM
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nice charles!

see i told u those CL are haters!
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Old Apr 2, 2002 | 01:43 AM
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well i went to jcwhitney.com and they were selling them for 159.00 for the street underbody kit and i couldn't find the 95.00 ones. does anyone know if they are illegal in california?
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Old Apr 2, 2002 | 01:47 AM
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Well most places the Blue & the Red are illegal, & the other colors are just fine. I think it's ridiculous because the lights on cop cars & other emergency vehicles are on the top & not the bottom of the cars or vehicles. They are just jerks & want to make money & mess with us anyway just cause they can.....
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Old Apr 2, 2002 | 02:08 AM
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so what is legall and what isn't, i would think they all are
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Old Apr 2, 2002 | 02:24 AM
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Originally posted by rayman009(2)


If were to put tape over the exposed area, wouldn't it block out more light?

kind of...it will focus the light to underneath the car but it wont affect the light output, if thats what you are wondering...
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Old Apr 2, 2002 | 09:00 AM
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These neons are definitely ILLEGAL. However, I just install it for show purposes. All the stereo shops sell these for like 200 bucks, but the best place to buy them is EBAY. They had a dutch buy for $85 with $10 shipping a while back.
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Old Apr 2, 2002 | 10:35 AM
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wow i wonder if they have an auction agian thanks Type S Dragon , i'll go check them out.
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Old Apr 3, 2002 | 09:21 AM
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Looking good Charles ....

We gotta drive with neon on and all light off on a totally dark road at night soon.
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Old Apr 3, 2002 | 09:37 AM
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Originally posted by Dvs rice
wow i wonder if they have an auction agian thanks Type S Dragon , i'll go check them out.
dude try groupbuycenter.com and search for neons. they usually have good prices on stuff like that
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Old Apr 3, 2002 | 01:11 PM
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ok, but the only thing i'm worried about is what colors are legal and what aren't.
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Old Apr 3, 2002 | 02:16 PM
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Originally posted by TypeSDragon
These neons are definitely ILLEGAL. However, I just install it for show purposes. All the stereo shops sell these for like 200 bucks, but the best place to buy them is EBAY. They had a dutch buy for $85 with $10 shipping a while back.
You b****** and you didn't tell me.
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Old Apr 3, 2002 | 02:17 PM
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Originally posted by Dvs rice
ok, but the only thing i'm worried about is what colors are legal and what aren't.
Like someone said before, blue and red are usually illegal because those are the colors that the cops, ambulance, etc... use.
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Old Apr 3, 2002 | 03:26 PM
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damn , but i like thos colors
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Old Apr 3, 2002 | 06:04 PM
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Originally posted by Dvs rice
damn , but i like thos colors
you would actually driving with your neons on?! that's like asking for a ticket. even if it was a color like yellow or green. I think you should just get any color you like and just put them on in parking lots, car shows, when you race, stuff like that
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Old Apr 3, 2002 | 06:30 PM
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yea i think they are all illegal...but its a risk u should take to have a find ride..!! looks great! can u post more pics of it from a distance? thanx...
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Old Apr 3, 2002 | 06:45 PM
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I wanted to put neons under my car forever. So, my friend and I decided to put them on this summer. I was worried about a couple of things. Wouldn't the neon tubes break if the car was put on the lift? Isn't there a good chance of the tubes cracking if they were hit by rocks when driving? And how long will they last for? Sorry if i posted any stupid questions... if anyone has answers to these questions please reply. I emailed www.liteglow.com a million times but never got a response.
-z0ne
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Old Apr 3, 2002 | 07:01 PM
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Those look awesome. Makes me think about getting them.
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Old Apr 3, 2002 | 10:03 PM
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thats the point to put them on when you drive, you want everyone to look at your ride. i've seen some cars that have them no many but since i got my car lowered i'm worried too about and cracks or breaks.
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Old Apr 4, 2002 | 08:56 AM
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you beat me to it..... mine is still sitting around the house... need to find some time to install it..
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Old Apr 4, 2002 | 12:12 PM
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Stop drinking and go do it already :p

Originally posted by ALFAV6
you beat me to it..... mine is still sitting around the house... need to find some time to install it..
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Old Apr 4, 2002 | 12:24 PM
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Looks cool to me!
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Old Apr 4, 2002 | 12:41 PM
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I have my car lowered. So far no cracks or breaks. If it breaks, who cares, only cost 95 bucks!



Originally posted by Dvs rice
thats the point to put them on when you drive, you want everyone to look at your ride. i've seen some cars that have them no many but since i got my car lowered i'm worried too about and cracks or breaks.
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Old Apr 4, 2002 | 02:28 PM
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Charles, yours barely a week old ....

The tube is pretty hard to break or crack. I have mine on for about 6 months now and still great. Yep mine is lower too.

Dang Charles ... add another 20 bucks you can get the streetglow . :p


Originally posted by TypeSDragon
I have my car lowered. So far no cracks or breaks. If it breaks, who cares, only cost 95 bucks!



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Old Apr 4, 2002 | 02:38 PM
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Originally posted by Bigmonkey70
Dang Charles ... add another 20 bucks you can get the streetglow . :p
Bigmonkey, are the Streetglows alot better?
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Old Apr 4, 2002 | 03:45 PM
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I don't really think it is any better. He has the blue streetglow neons and compared to mines, my neons are brighter.



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Bigmonkey, are the Streetglows alot better?
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Old Apr 4, 2002 | 03:56 PM
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I have the Streetglows in white and I thought they would be a little brighter. I need someone with neons to compare them to.
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