LED Floor lighting, few bucks no skill

[AleroDrime]

hey im looking for any recommendations on a led floor kit, like should i use strips or bulbs?
Has anyone done it this way, please post pics and results.

I'm figuring a kit is best for me, being i have no knowledge of resistors.

If someone like Cherrington wanted to prewire a kit with resistors and what not and sell it to me id be willing to work with them. By prewire i mean like a simple plug and play set up, one that would use the cigarette lighter source(i have hidden ones) and a wire i can put an on and off switch.

[clutch1]

Oznium.com

LED strips.. take your pick... it's not hard brah.

[AleroDrime]

just wanted to see how the strips look in someones car

this looks good, if someones got a pic of them looking good
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-Strips-Set-30cm-Blue-12V-Flexible-Car-LED-Light_W0QQitemZ170358159758QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMoto rs_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item27aa23398e &_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=65%3A15%7C39%3A1

[clutch1]

Every product on Oz has a section called "Action Shots", they show pics of the prduct in action, look them up.

[AleroDrime]

thats pretty cool so i shouldnt have any real spotting or light distribution issues?

[clutch1]

Noooo

[Fi-Alero]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-Str...A15%7C39%3 A1
This looks like a cheap set. I wonder how good they actually work?

A comparable oznium set is $18+ shipping just for one strip

[Psyfox]

I did it, check my pictures on the link in my siggy. I got mine from Oznium (the piranha bars + a 4.7inch flex strip) and it looks amazing. I tapped into my cig lighter accessory on my console to power it all and I have a switch to control them.

What exterior color car you got? I HIGHLY recommend doing it. Let me know if you need any help/guidance.

[Redog]

Kiddo, you really need to stay away from eBay.

There was quality stuff on it around 8 years ago, but since then, unless it's a name brand, it's usually crap that people use to rip off stupid kids.

Go to a web site that has the stuff you want.

Spend more up front, trust me, you'll spend less ;)

[dhurst765]

just get pre wired leds for $7 shipped its easy to install red positive black negative

[AleroDrime]

just get pre wired leds for $7 shipped its easy to install red positive black negative

which ones do you mean

this is hard and i realize the majority of ebay is crap but were talking all 4 for the price of one, 80's is just a lot for lights

i have no exterior colors, they're illegal in this county, so im planning to do them last, id rather get the interior really nice

i was going with a green theme in my car because those lights are overlooked usually but lack of a market of green things such as floormatts made me say screw it and go with blue

[AbHeLlRaZoR]

take a trip to wal mart or an auto prts store they normally have stuff like that... $15 latter and you won't hace to pay for shipping but your also getting ones that plug in.

[AleroDrime]

ive wondered if i could cut those together to plug in with one

[PappaSmurf]

Quote:
Originally Posted by dhurst765
just get pre wired leds for $7 shipped its easy to install red positive black negative


which ones do you mean

this is hard and i realize the majority of ebay is crap but were talking all 4 for the price of one, 80's is just a lot for lights

You pay for what you get! Go ahead and buy the cheap ones, when you are replacing them 2 months down the road then you are going to be kicking yourself in the butt saying, "maybe I should have listened to them."

i have no exterior colors, they're illegal in this county, so im planning to do them last, id rather get the interior really nice

He was talking about the color of the outside of your car, WHICH IS WHITE!

i was going with a green theme in my car because those lights are overlooked usually but lack of a market of green things such as floormatts made me say screw it and go with blue

ive wondered if i could cut those together to plug in with one

Yes, you can! Go to autozone and get the 9" LED strips and then wire them in parallel and then plug them into your cigarette lighter. It REALLY is that easy!

Take a look at my pics, I have the footwells, lit up with Blue LED's. I have spent over probably 300 dollars in LED's and other non-essential lights.
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p29/PappaSmurf25/Photo0141.jpg
-Smurf-

[wrestlingandrunning]

^^^^^^^^^^ looks a lot like the inside of my car at night..... i went with streetglow and had all the tubes hook up to a control unit wired in my center console and worked great for me then only 3 nesecary wires to hook up for it to work, but i also have it wired into my alarm so i can turn it on with the keypad

[Atmosphere]

^^ Nice, any pictures of the controller/lights?

[Psyfox]

80's is just a lot for lights

i was going with a green theme in my car because those lights are overlooked usually but lack of a market of green things such as floormatts made me say screw it and go with blue

Oznium's bars costed me $10 a piece + shipping = $20-$30 with tap ins and extra wire.

And I went green and it looks awesome...doing a black exterior car color with green lights everywhere (check siggy link, they're like the last photos I added so far). Look at smurf's if you wanna see what blue looks like.

Oh, and I meant what color is your car? I base lights off of my car's paint color.

[dhurst765]

http://cgi.ebay.com/20x-Blue-5mm-12V-DC-25cm-Pre-Wired-LED-Free-Shipping_W0QQitemZ160349604142QQcmdZViewItemQQptZL H_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item255594c92e&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A2127%7C 293%3A1%7C294%3A50

[AleroDrime]

i admire those of you with lots of money invested, im trying to conserve b4 school starts, maybe after i get some refund money from college ill invest more into these things, btw smurf your interior is looking effing awesome, psyfox i do think green looks good on your car, my car is white on the outside,

and i think ill go with dhurts suggestion if those wont need resistors
if they dont need resistors, we can close this ho, and ill handle anyother ?'s through PM

[whiterider00]

i admire those of you with lots of money invested, im trying to conserve b4 school starts...

then why spend money on cheap lights that you dont need that most likely will crap out on you? then youll have to buy, and spend more money. id say just wait til you have the money to get quality materials then go for it. just my opinion tho.

[lonnie]

buy the quality lights or make your own lighting arrangements. Oznium sells some decent stuff and the quality is good. Haven't had an issue with the the ones I bought.

[dhurst765]

ive had mine a while and no problem only thing is that u have to sand down the tips to prevent spotting but they dont need resistors

[Psyfox]

With a white exterior you could really go with any color...or EVERY color, get Oznium's million color for everything, lol. I highly suggest going with Oznium, they're relatively cheap and their stuff's GREAT quality (durable and lasting).

I'd personally go with a million or a red color scheme with a white exterior. I think blue would also work.

[wrestlingandrunning]

^^ Nice, any pictures of the controller/lights?

let me clean my car up sometime and I'll post pictures on here for everyone to see with lights and everything else.

[dhurst765]

ive also got to clean my car and i'll get some pics cas my old lady needs my car next week for work

[AleroDrime]

ill go with ozonium later, unfortunatly while my mind was "influenced" the other night i hit buy now on the ebay stuff, oh well ill see how they r and right a reveiw, if theyre horrible ill use them in the backseat or the trunk
FML

[lonnie]

The BACKSEAT? Explain!

[cherrington17]

he'll use then with/in his backseat... how else do you want that explained. :lol:

:vomit:

[lonnie]

he'll use then with/in his backseat... how else do you want that explained. :lol:

:vomit:Like where in the backseat? Why? How? :Vomit with chunks::lol:

[cherrington17]

stop asking questions you don't want answers to....

[AleroDrime]

the floor of the backseat area

[Psyfox]

the floor of the backseat area

I might be doing that later on as well. I still have a stringlight that I'm going to install lining the sides and top of the rear windshield. ;)

[AleroDrime]

im talking putting them along the bottom of the seats so the floor there is lit, lights along the top of the windshield would make it hard to see out the rear at night wouldnt it?

[wrestlingandrunning]

im talking putting them along the bottom of the seats so the floor there is lit, lights along the top of the windshield would make it hard to see out the rear at night wouldnt it?

Yes it would I already have a problem with just the lights reflecting off the window but now I just usually leave them off except for show.

[Psyfox]

lights along the top of the windshield would make it hard to see out the rear at night wouldnt it?

That's why I have a switch for all my interior lights. :D

[AleroDrime]

ok swag how u swag pimp lol

[Psyfox]

ok swag how u swag pimp lol

Hahaha, thanks bud ;). Hopefully my ho will be done before I have to go back to college on August 7th (gotta be down early since I'm going to be an RA, have to go for training...ugh).

[AleroDrime]

Hahaha, thanks bud ;). Hopefully my ho will be done before I have to go back to college on August 7th (gotta be down early since I'm going to be an RA, have to go for training...ugh).

awesome for you though, your own room and no dorm fees

[Psyfox]

awesome for you though, your own room and no dorm fees

And they cover meal plan too :D. But anyway, back on topic...I think I might be pulling my console apart again tomorrow to put in the last 2 interior lights I have left to do...for now at least. I also just got new pedal covers for like $18, and they look pretty cool, especially at night with the footwell lights.

[AleroDrime]

ok theyre here, you wouldnt believe how bright they are, not spoting too, but the wire is so thin and crappy its not funny


but anyways if i cut into the wires for the cubby light, using one as a positive and one as a negative will it work, i figure thatd be best since it has a dimmer

so far ive tested them with a radioshack cigarette lighter adapter thign

[AleroDrime]

bump i wanna start this this morning

[AleroDrime]

please, i dont wanna cut that peice for the light off, and mess something else up

[cherrington17]

yes, you can use the wiring to the center cubby, as the power for floor lighting.

its how most of us have done it.

[AleroDrime]

yes, you can use the wiring to the center cubby, as the power for floor lighting.

its how most of us have done it.

thanks cherry, i figured you would know, is there a way to make the dimmer come on during the day so i can position the leds or do i need to wait till night to position them

[cherrington17]

push the dimmer all the way up, it'll kick on.

just remember to push it back down

[AleroDrime]

ok i just drove home from my grandmas dark garage in her car to ask and i thimk pop might have figured it out,

both wires going to the cubby light are positive??????????

so i need to use a wire like the black on the cigarette thing

[AleroDrime]

got it, its amazing, the glow that is, dont get these lights though the wires are crap, ill post back if any quit