Results 1 to 13 of 13

Thread: Case Lights In A Car

  1. #1
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Manchester
    Posts
    515
    Thanks
    4
    Thanked
    3 times in 3 posts
    • wilsonian's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus X570 TUF
      • CPU:
      • Ryzen R7 3700X
      • Memory:
      • Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB 3600MHz
      • Storage:
      • Samsung1TB 970 EVO M.2
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Radeon RX570 Nitro+
      • PSU:
      • EVGA 850W Gold
      • Case:
      • Lian Li PC-B25F

    Case Lights In A Car

    Well i've just finished my latest add on to my car.

    blue cold cathodes - 4 in fact, two on the parcel shelf and one in each front foot well.

    it looks so sweet!!!!

    i'll post some pics when i get home!

    I'm over the moon, just want it to be dark all the time now!!

  2. #2
    HEXUS.Metal Knoxville's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Down In A Hole
    Posts
    9,388
    Thanks
    484
    Thanked
    442 times in 255 posts
    • Knoxville's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Intel X58
      • CPU:
      • Intel i7 920
      • Memory:
      • 2GB DDR3
      • Storage:
      • 1TB
      • Graphics card(s):
      • ATi HD3450
      • PSU:
      • Generic
      • Case:
      • Cheap and nasty
      • Operating System:
      • Vista 64
      • Monitor(s):
      • 24" LG LCD
      • Internet:
      • Virgin Media 20mb
    sounds cool

    /awaits pics

  3. #3
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Manchester
    Posts
    515
    Thanks
    4
    Thanked
    3 times in 3 posts
    • wilsonian's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus X570 TUF
      • CPU:
      • Ryzen R7 3700X
      • Memory:
      • Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB 3600MHz
      • Storage:
      • Samsung1TB 970 EVO M.2
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Radeon RX570 Nitro+
      • PSU:
      • EVGA 850W Gold
      • Case:
      • Lian Li PC-B25F
    it'll be around 10ish (time of darkness) before all the pics will be up, but i got the lights from aria (where i work at).

    if ur after green there on deal of the day now. just under £8 each. very nice kits

  4. #4
    Banned Jimmy Little's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Southampton
    Posts
    2,517
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    pics!!

    plus how easy is it to fit? i want one in my KA!

  5. #5
    Hexus.Jet TeePee's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Gallup, NM
    Posts
    5,367
    Thanks
    131
    Thanked
    748 times in 443 posts
    Hehe, better than that, I removed all the little peanut bulbs from my dashboard lighting and soldered in bl000 LEDs and resistors... All the controls now light up blue rather than manky-green... Now thats a bl00 LED mod!

  6. #6
    Banned Jimmy Little's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Southampton
    Posts
    2,517
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    Originally posted by TeePee
    Hehe, better than that, I removed all the little peanut bulbs from my dashboard lighting and soldered in bl000 LEDs and resistors... All the controls now light up blue rather than manky-green... Now thats a bl00 LED mod!
    that also sounds good! again pics!

  7. #7
    Hexus.Jet TeePee's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Gallup, NM
    Posts
    5,367
    Thanks
    131
    Thanked
    748 times in 443 posts
    This is the worst pic ever....

    http://www.sheol.org.uk/car/Dash1.JPG

    I'm still waiting for some reverse indiglos to finish off the guages, and the fag lighter loghts up now... plus in reality my dashboard isn't nearly as blurry.... Looks better when its fully dark too....

  8. #8
    Member Trash Man's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Oxfordshire
    Posts
    3,771
    Thanks
    103
    Thanked
    46 times in 41 posts
    • Trash Man's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus P8Z77-V LE Z77
      • CPU:
      • i5 2550k
      • Memory:
      • 8GB 1600 DDR3
      • Storage:
      • 1 x 128GB Crucial SSD 1 x 1TB Seagate
      • Graphics card(s):
      • 1.5GB 580 GTX
      • PSU:
      • Be Quiet 680W E9
      • Case:
      • CM 830 Stacker
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 7
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell 2407 x 2
      • Internet:
      • 20mb IDNet ADSL
    Even with that quality pic mate it looks sweet.

    Living and dying laughing and crying
    Once you have seen it you will never be the same
    Life in the fast lane is just how it seems
    Hard and it is heavy dirty and mean

  9. #9
    Banned Jimmy Little's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Southampton
    Posts
    2,517
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    sweet.... my little KA could do with that... what did you wire to?

  10. #10
    ^-- I'm with stupid --^
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Under Your Bed
    Posts
    1,354
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    That looks sweet, what car do you have?
    tom@meangasoline.co.uk | RIP Zoltan

    Canon 350d | 50 F/1.8 Mk II | 70-200 F/4 L | 1Gb Sandisk Ultra III

  11. #11
    Banned Jimmy Little's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Southampton
    Posts
    2,517
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    Originally posted by TomWilko
    That looks sweet, what car do you have?
    i can see a 'H' on the wheel - if that helps!

  12. #12
    Hexus.Jet TeePee's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Gallup, NM
    Posts
    5,367
    Thanks
    131
    Thanked
    748 times in 443 posts
    It's a Honda Accord, but it can surely be done to any car...

    The bulbs are in little holders in most cars, you take them off, replace them with an LED and solder a SMD resistor on the back... like this:



    Of course, it helps to have a guide specifically for your car Guide: http://www.igd4u.com/modules.php?op=...=article&sid=2

  13. #13
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Manchester
    Posts
    515
    Thanks
    4
    Thanked
    3 times in 3 posts
    • wilsonian's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus X570 TUF
      • CPU:
      • Ryzen R7 3700X
      • Memory:
      • Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB 3600MHz
      • Storage:
      • Samsung1TB 970 EVO M.2
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Radeon RX570 Nitro+
      • PSU:
      • EVGA 850W Gold
      • Case:
      • Lian Li PC-B25F
    right sorry for the delayed reply, but i've been to the JAE car show with my motor.

    the lights were standard cold cathodes, i hard wired them into the 12V rail (nicked off the fag lighter) then i got another heated rear window switch, found out witch pins to the switching and got two spade connectors onto them, then run power cable from the front to the back shelf and to the foot wells. once there i cut the molex connectors off the inverter cables so i was left with the connector. the inverter can take two tubes so so i only had to wire up two inverters.

    Bobs ur uncle, you have lights in your car!

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •