neon underbodies

[ptrudel]

alrite, how does everybody keep the back tube from shattering?? my back tube has like 4 holes and a crack all along the edge of it because of rocks flying up and hitting it...is there any way i could protect it? i was thinkin of makin a plexiglass cover or sumthin in those lines...but i mean...it's kindof a piss off cuz i've only had these on for like a month and i gotta replace the tube...any help'll be appreciated
thanx

[johny_boy32]

get some mud guards....thats what i got and I havent had any problems. Theres not much else you can do.

[ptrudel]

<_< i do have mudguards

[johny_boy32]

humm....i dont know then man. I drive on gravel but not too much and from the pics in the other threads that you have posted you must live on gravel. I dont know what else to say man...maybe put some kind of shield in front of the tube towards the front of the car.

[Pimpalero03]

WTF i have had my underbodies on ... OPTX by streetglow since june 20th 2003 and have not had one problem yet. its almost a year. lol everyone told me that underbodies never last more then 3 months but they are fine. do u ahve a cheap brand??? or are u flying down dirt roads?

I have the Gold Series line from Street Glow on mine and I have had no problems yet. Blown fuse once but that was it...other than that, the tubes are fine. Where do you have it mounted?

[ptrudel]

there's really only one place to mount in the back...and i drive freakin slow on the gravel road...but yeah..they are a lil cheaper, but they have the same outer casing as the street glows...i'm probly gonna try makin a shield or sumthin...see how that goes...

[alero168]

just ask silent he can probably tell you something and i think if you get something good like streetglow gold (forget which one) or whatever whenever you get a broken tube they replace it for free.

[Silentalero]

Ok streetglow gold series does have the lifetime warranty but now they force you to use your dealer so that kinda sucks but it still holds the same.

As for your tube cracking in the rear from gravel, the best thing to do is try to mount it more inside your rear bumper so its away from the rocks and chips. Plus the tubes should be able to withstand the hits anyways.

I would recommend going with a better comapny if your cracking the tube from that.

Yeah, I doubt it's the same outer casing as the Streetglow. Acrylic and lexan seem pretty similar until you start hitting them with stuff. Acrylic will crack and shatter and lexan (Streetglow's casing) bends and gives quite a bit before anything happens. If anyone watches Mythbusters on the Discovery channel...they use lexan panels whenever they're making a blast chamber.

You could go to Home Depot and get a piece of 1/4" acrylic sheet for about $10 I think and cut a piece to make a shield for it. Then use the rest to put a shield between the road and the filter at the end of your CAI (if you have one) if you're worried about water. That will cut down on a lot of the water that *could* get to the filter.

[ptrudel]

seein as i need another tube anyways, would it be possible for me to just get one from street glow and connect it into the system i have now, or am i asking for trouble?

anythings possible :thumbsup: .... mudguards will help tremendously....

[Silentalero]

your probably askin for trouble because the streetglow gold series runs off a 9500v transformer and thats what they are made for.

[ptrudel]

what about just the cheaper streetglows?

[Silentalero]

blue series, they run off a diff type of wiring, they run parallel and gold series runs in series

better off just get a new kit

[ptrudel]

issed: issed: issed: if i do have to do this i'm gettin L.E.D's

[Pimpalero03]

OPTX by street glow. its not set up like christmas lights like gold series and i have never had a prob

[b-spot]

Originally posted by Pimpalero03@Apr 29 2004, 07:37 AM
WTF i have had my underbodies on ... OPTX by streetglow since june 20th 2003 and have not had one problem yet. its almost a year.

What are you two lovebirds doing for your anniversary?

[ptrudel]

^lol

[Pimpalero03]

Originally posted by b-spot+Apr 30 2004, 04:17 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (b-spot @ Apr 30 2004, 04:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Pimpalero03@Apr 29 2004, 07:37 AM
WTF i have had my underbodies on ... OPTX by streetglow since june 20th 2003 and have not had one problem yet. its almost a year.

What are you two lovebirds doing for your anniversary? [/b][/quote]
WE ARE WORKING. cuz thats what mine do. lol unlike some