interior neon help [Archive] - Saxperience

NICK2506

28th August 2008, 17:13

ive seen some footwell neons on ebay, i know they are chavy and tacky but i want some as they are cheap :) and can look ok.

ive seen these:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WHITE-Interior-Neon-Lights-Kit-footwell-boot-neons_W0QQitemZ150284825878QQcmdZViewItem?hash=ite m150284825878&_trkparms=72%3A1121%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C 240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

and they come with a metal shielded inverter..what does this do?
also i assume that once i have them i can cut the wires coming straight out of the neons and put a cigerette lighter plug on the end of the wires and plug it into the cigarette lighter socket?
is that right?

cheers
Nick

Predator_R32

28th August 2008, 17:37

they can look ok if fitted right ie soo you cant see the bulb and just the glow, still wouldnt have them in my car though

best to hard wire them in imo and fit an inline switch you hve a multimeter its pretty easy to do, id wire them into the switched live and with a switch as said

NICK2506

28th August 2008, 17:38

yeh, i was gunna put a switch in one of the blanks on the switch panel, next to the hazard lights.
and have white as it looks least tackiest, and i wud hide them tonnes so just a white glow. i want them to come on only when i open the doors, but think its too hard, someone had a thread on here about it but never finished it lol

Rawlinz

28th August 2008, 21:16

I have some, they look ok imo, but each to their own :)

NICK2506

28th August 2008, 22:34

do u have any pics at night with them on?? are they white?

Rawlinz

28th August 2008, 22:44

Blue mate, and no I dont :(

gazwhittle

28th August 2008, 23:12

i have them in mine read this http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=164977
just a little thread i put together

Predator_R32

29th August 2008, 01:27

thing is wires differ on cars sometimes, mine for one has different coloured wires to yours, multimeter is the only sure way to test the wires

Andy-Lee

29th August 2008, 01:47

I aint scared:boxing:
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll231/Andylee123/PB140023.jpg
Mine are connected via cig lighter, with a 3 socket transformer and flick switch box to select the lights you want located were the 2 little green LEDs are.
were bought as a early mod as yu try anything to make your car look good for cheap lol but they have remaind on as i still do have a soft spot for them:oops:
Go for it:y:
Andy

monster-saxo

29th August 2008, 07:28

I had some blue ones in my corsa c when I first started driving and I had them hard wired in with a switch. They look pretty neat as you couldn't see the bulb, just the glow.
Why don't you wire them up to your interior light then they should (technicaly) light up when the doors open.You can run the wires up the inside of the doors and along inside the roof lining straight to the interior light then you ave a nice subtle mod and no wires showing. Easy to wire up to as its only two wires to the interior light.

djrem

29th August 2008, 07:34

Go all out and make sure theres no green bits here and blue there.

Sticking to white is a good idea.

But all blue does look lush:
I aint scared:boxing:
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll231/Andylee123/PB140023.jpg
Mine are connected via cig lighter, with a 3 socket transformer and flick switch box to select the lights you want located were the 2 little green LEDs are.
were bought as a early mod as yu try anything to make your car look good for cheap lol but they have remaind on as i still do have a soft spot for them:oops:
Go for it:y:
Andy

Combined with:
Well i know im a n00b but i thought i would share my find with you.

I have read guides on here that say tap into the stork ect ect to turn them on, but ive found something easier.

behind the centre console you will feel the "cig" lighter and on the side of that is a little black box this is the bulb that illuminates the front of the "cig" lighter when your lights are turned on. Unplug the adaptor from the back of the little black box and it is just a single brown wire. This wire is a live activated by turning the switch on your stoke. So simple cut the adaptor off the end and attach your live to that. I can't tell you how much current draw this wire can handle but i am using ultra low current led Lights.

Not the best guide but i thought i would let you all know. :y:

Gaz

And im pretty sure there is a guide by Pred floating around on these.

NICK2506

29th August 2008, 09:09

Andy-Lee

29th August 2008, 09:26

hmm i may do it. where abouts did you mount the neon in the drivers foot well andy?
also my car is a black and white them. shall i get white neons?
andys blue ones look good because they match his dials, but i have standard dials so shall i get white?

In the drivers footwell i just stook them up undder the dash were i could relly think they stook on the bit of carpet up there.and in passenger they are just threaded throught the million and one wires up there lol
as for my dials they are just standerd aswell they just have 2 little blue LED's on them aswell (in my progress thread)
blue ftw id say white would just look to normal imo:y:
cheers for the good comments aswell,
Andy

NICK2506

29th August 2008, 09:29

Hmm, how do you fit the blue LED's in the dials?? Do you need to take the steering wheel off or anything stupid??
Well im now debating which colour neons to get :S

Andy-Lee

29th August 2008, 09:45

Hmm, how do you fit the blue LED's in the dials?? Do you need to take the steering wheel off or anything stupid??
Well im now debating which colour neons to get :S

No no they plug into the cig lighter aswell and you just run the wires up in the trim so you can see them and then pop them out just below the indicators and stick them were i have them peice of piss lol i leave the clock LEDs on all the time and just the footwell ones when im pulled up;)
Andy

NICK2506

29th August 2008, 09:48

No no they plug into the cig lighter aswell and you just run the wires up in the trim so you can see them and then pop them out just below the indicators and stick them were i have them peice of piss lol i leave the clock LEDs on all the time and just the footwell ones when im pulled up;)
Andy

So they are like little spot lights that light up the dials?? :S

Andy-Lee

29th August 2008, 10:00

So they are like little spot lights that light up the dials?? :S

yeah think they designed to go anywhere in your car but i just thought they would look good with the dials being white therefor showing the glow!!

NICK2506

29th August 2008, 10:02

Oh, are the like UV so only pick up white?

Not sure if I will do them if they need to be switched on in the cigarette lighter socket

Andy-Lee

29th August 2008, 10:07

Oh, are the like UV so only pick up white?

Not sure if I will do them if they need to be switched on in the cigarette lighter socket

no there just blue but all blue leds have a slight uv effect imo thats whey the react with the green on the dials and make they look good lol
well my 2 footwell neons and them LED's and connected up to a 3 socket flick switch therefore i just have 2 flick a switch to put them on when im driving, normally put them on when i put my headlights on:y:

NICK2506

29th August 2008, 10:09

Andy-Lee

29th August 2008, 10:22

Yeh, im planning on hard wiring in my neons to my interior light, so comes on when the doors open. You know the bulb that lights up the ring around the cigarette lighter when the headlights are on, I could take a feed from that for the dial LED's because then they would come on when I turn on the headlights :D

Yeah quiet good idea about wiring them up to the cig lighter, but if for some reson you dont want them on you screwed lol and as for them wired up for only coming on when the door is open. wouldnt you have to sit with you door open just in order to have them on when you wnat them on??
Andy

NICK2506

29th August 2008, 10:26

But I would only have neon to show mates, and mates would see them when getting in the car, and I wouldnt drive with them on.

And if you hard wired in the blue led's you could always put a small switch somewhere along the wire leading to them, so if you have the headlights on but dont want the LED's on just switch the switch.

Nick

Andy-Lee

29th August 2008, 10:33

spose yeah full of good ideas arnt you lol to early for my brain to work yet!:panic:
i put my footwell lights on if im parked up sometimes but its all down to what you want them to isnt it.
just dooooo it, you know you want to lol
Andy

NICK2506

29th August 2008, 10:54

Yehh, theoriticalley, I could have a wire coming from the interior light, and one from the cigarette lighter. they could both have a switch on them, so I can have the switch on from the cigarette lighter off and the other one on and they will come on when doors open, then i could have the one from the interior light off and the cigarette lighter switch would control when I have them on or off, or both off and then not at all ... if that makes any sense :S

NICK2506

29th August 2008, 10:55

turing into a nice complicated project for the next few days :) lol

NICK2506

29th August 2008, 10:56

blue or white neons?

Andy-Lee

29th August 2008, 10:58

blue ftw

NICK2506

29th August 2008, 11:07

Andy-Lee

29th August 2008, 11:27

This may sound stuuuupid, but I've only just worked out that the interior light is also a rocker switch. LOL so if I want them on while parked with doors shut, I can switch the switch so they stay on permanently. lol and I can always put a blue LED bulb in the interior light or take the bulb out.

ahhhhhhhhhh so you can i forgot that aswell well there you go then lol spot on! would look well with a blue LED in the interior light insted of the bulb! the only thing with those neons are they take a min or so to warm up and give off a bright light when the first come on the arnt the brightest but a spose you can still see then good in the darkwhen your gettin in and out!:y:
Andy