I give it a big and very easy on the difficulty scale.

 

 

hell yeah man, easy install- as long as you get a good set of the CCFLs cause the ones I got on ebay had a bad inverter

 

Cool story lol

Any pictures??

 

I did end up throwing these up even though they aren't great pics.
https://acurazine.com/forums/members/stvtec-299275-albums-ccfl-7452/

 

From what i understand, you just take out the stock lights and put those.

any problems with water? The pics i've seen just leave big holes in the truck lid where the old lights used to go..

^worst description ever..but hopefully you all get what i mean, haha

 

I think you're supposed to put in a little silicone and plexi to keep the water out of it.

 

Yeah I just used the plastic box that the lights came in, cut out two appropriate shapes, and used them to cover the holes. I used hot glue to hold them in place and seal around the edges.

 

Results look PERFECT.

Nice job =)

 

Much better than LED's and last longer.

 

where is the water coming in from ?_? im confused

 

I think they are talking about the clear plastic covers over the lights.

 

did you post a link where you got these?

 

+1

I read that these don't work that well in cold climates. Anyone know anything about that? I don't wanna take my trunk apart, do this, and then 3 days later on -30C, the lights stop working and I have to take my trunk apart again.

 

These are the ones I bought.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Regarding the water, the stock bulbs are behind two plastic lenses with a weather seal. You can't use them (unless you mod them) with the CCFL bulbs so you have to find a different way to seal up those holes, while letting the light out.

Myron, I'm not sure about the cold weather. It gets cold here, but not THAT cold.

 

I guess I have to look for them locally. Shipping charges are triple the price of the lights, or they don't ship to Canada. If I find them for cheap I will install them and test them in the cold

 

^ I bought LEDs to do the license plate. I didn't find out about the CCFL until after I bought them of course. I still have yet to install them but I probably won't be doing it for a month or so. LEDs better hold up during our weather otherwise it's going to be a big pita

 

I haven't had any problems with cold weather with my CCFL. I live in Northern MN and they've worked with temps as low as -40 (F), even last night it being -10F. (-23C.) didn't have a problem. They do take a few seconds to fully warm up so don't be upset if they're not very bright when they first come on like I was.

 

I got LEDs already, pretty simple job, Didn't have to take off the while trunk liner, just did the top, pulled it down and done it by feel. Looked good but not as bright, and in year now that I had them, they got dimmer it seems.

 

Yea like any light, takes some time to warm up. Cool thanks, I guess I will do this then

 

 

I like that look over stock (not as yellow), I just want something that isn't so bright.

 

use one tube. Or don't wrap it with reflective tape

 

Exactly. It will work fine with just one light plugged in. If that one burns out, you'll have a spare ready to go.

 

the brighter the better...I'm itching to get that Lexus CCFL look. Just ordered a couple of them and will attempt this install in the next week or two.

J.

 

the link for it is expired. I tried looking it up myself but I couldn't find it. Could you post the link again. Thank you

 

My own DIY is in the making for this mod if anyone's interested.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/380401847045...#ht_1557wt_786

 

DAAAAAAAAAAAMN those things are BRRRRRRRRRRIGHT!!!!! i thought leds looked good... now they just seem so inadequate... GREAT IDEA!!

 

I keep thinking CCFL lights are like Angel Eyes. I was like Angel eyes for License Plate lights no way!

 

they are...just not round!

 

LOL

I'm halfway done my DIY!!

 

Guys, you can buy white CCFL's from almost any computer site.
www.xoxide.com
www.newegg.com
www.svc.com
www.frozencpu.com
www.performance-pcs.com

You get the idea... I used a kit from Xoxide and it turned out great.

 

I looked at newegg.com and they don't carry WHITE cold cathodes.

I checked out frozenCPU and it costs $10.
On top of that, standard shipping costs 22 dollars to Canada, and it would take more than 2 weeks!
That's $32...

I paid $15 for mine, including shipping. Something like 10 dollars for the product and 5 to ship.
It arrived after a week, too.

If you're in the states, it's $10 for the product, and shipping is free.

Can't be beat by all_city!

 

^^^truth

 

what is that??????????

 

What is what?

 

he's a compulsive liar...
he isn't sure what the "truth" is.

I was saying that buying from All City is the way to go.

 

Is there a DIY for these light things? I've never heard of or seen these before. How do they fit into the original bulb housing?

 

They don't, brother...google it or wait on Gp's diy thread.

they are long fluo tubes that you wire up to your stock wiring and use double sided tape to stick on place.