Interior: How To: Install LEDs In CupHolders (Tons of Pics 56K warning)
03-10-2006, 05:21 PM
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Installed.
Theres a piece under the center console I had to cut off for the switch to be able to stay inside the console when you snap it back into place. Should've gotten a pic.
Anyways, here it is (in daylight) after I just finished putting them in. (wired it to +/- on cig lighter).
Will take night shots tonite.
Theres a piece under the center console I had to cut off for the switch to be able to stay inside the console when you snap it back into place. Should've gotten a pic.
Anyways, here it is (in daylight) after I just finished putting them in. (wired it to +/- on cig lighter).
Will take night shots tonite.
03-10-2006, 07:43 PM
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darkness:
Only thing you can REALLY see is the LEDs lol mikes pics are better, but this is them blue.
In person, they're not extreamly birte, and give an awesome classy low-profile glow. Won't interfear with vision while driving, and just looks spectacular.
Only thing you can REALLY see is the LEDs lol mikes pics are better, but this is them blue.
In person, they're not extreamly birte, and give an awesome classy low-profile glow. Won't interfear with vision while driving, and just looks spectacular.
03-21-2006, 12:14 PM
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Thats some pretty cool stuff. The kits you are selling, are just for the cupholders, yes? How much for a kit that covers the entire car like you have in a few of your pictures?
03-21-2006, 12:30 PM
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looks nice i had that in my old car and around the speakers too. did u use like thoses street glow neons or LED pods under your seats and footwell? just wondering bc urs look pretty nice and bright and thats wat i want just dunno wat color would b nice in a yellow ss/sc bc yellow is hard to find.
03-21-2006, 02:16 PM
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I'm also curious as to how you did under your seats and under the dash. Did you use tubes or just place them individually around the perimeter of the area or what? I'd like to build whatever you did myself, just would like some pointers as to what materials to use and such.
I want this but in red minus the cup holders.
Also I'd like to order a big batch of LEDS and resistors once you show me what you did!
I want this but in red minus the cup holders.
Also I'd like to order a big batch of LEDS and resistors once you show me what you did!
04-04-2006, 12:11 AM
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if u dont mind me asking is there an way to get LEDs for myself like these ones? like from a store? because i think it would be a pain in the ass for u to ship me lights wouldnt it?
04-11-2006, 06:21 PM
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I don't know how good this would work, but you could try it if you haven't already. Take a very fine belt sander (or any sander) and shave down the tip of the LEDs so they're somewhat flat and rough (but dont shave through the covering down to the diode!!). The flat rough surface will scatter the light better throughout the cupholder.
Other than that, I LOVE the interior of your car!!! If mine wasn't a lease I'd do the same thing
Other than that, I LOVE the interior of your car!!! If mine wasn't a lease I'd do the same thing
04-13-2006, 12:39 PM
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Not sure how he did his, but if it was me, I would run a wire over to the fuse box located on the passenger side, and hook it to come on when the headlights do, or perhaps when you push the fog light button.
04-13-2006, 12:49 PM
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i was thinking of getting an LED light set off ebay, but i'm not sure about instillation... was it easy? also i couldnt chose b/e blue, or white light for my silver cobalt... which link, im thinking the first one
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/20-BL...spagenameZWD1V
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/7-COL...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/20-BL...spagenameZWD1V
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/7-COL...QQcmdZViewItem