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cherrington17

11-07-2010, 06:12 PM

This time, a-la clutch style.

Had nothing to do this weekend, so I decided to add this little mod. I've wanted to for a while, so.... it was that time.

btw... this took WAY longer than I expected it to.

hok666

11-07-2010, 06:13 PM

how-to?

cherrington17

11-07-2010, 06:17 PM

nope. its just 3 leds. 2 red 1 blue. epoxied into the front of the panel about 3" down from the top.

spliced into my leads to the vents (up in the front) and wha-la. done.

but it took an unnecessarily long time to do. fishing the line took FOREVER

hok666

11-07-2010, 06:41 PM

I can imagine, couldn't you have just taken the panels off? instead of fishing through..

cherrington17

11-07-2010, 06:48 PM

no, i mean fishing the line from the center of the backseats, up to the center console...

I didn't want to remove all that, so I fished. And it sucked.

hok666

11-07-2010, 07:36 PM

wish I could go fishing, I dont have any special place to go I just bought fishing license this summer and dont have a place to go. my bad alittle off topic, or is it?

cherrington17

11-07-2010, 07:52 PM

lolwut?

Afugy

11-07-2010, 08:11 PM

That is epic... :haha:

Alerojester

11-07-2010, 09:04 PM

Looks good Cherry

jhubbz

11-07-2010, 09:34 PM

wow, if only i could do worth-while stuff like this in my spare time. do you just do this stuff when your bored??

sleepyalero

11-07-2010, 09:59 PM

i like that alot, never seen it done before!!

clutch1

11-07-2010, 11:38 PM

Nice :)

That was one of the favorite spots in my car, I always thought it looks like fire with the red.

Sigh nobody else glows anymore it seems like :(

cherrington17

11-08-2010, 06:25 AM

wow, if only i could do worth-while stuff like this in my spare time. do you just do this stuff when your bored??

when i'm bored and have the time. School has been brutally busy lately. I had a weekend to myself (between exams) so yeah... just kinda started doing something.

I have another idea in the works, but I gotta figure out how to do it first.

Nice :)
Sigh nobody else glows anymore it seems like :(

We're certainly a dying breed... thats for sure. (at least those of us who post evidence)

scott192

11-08-2010, 09:46 AM

heres my leds progress still havnt got any installed :( but im still waiting for my color controler but i got 100 RGB led's created and ready to install so im guessing next weekend i will start the install!!!

any good ideas where to put them?? i like this its sweet i was thinking under the speaker grill on the front door too and the normal vents cups doors floors headlights and some in a peice of plexi on the sub box

any other good places?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/scott192/CIMG1562.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/scott192/CIMG1564.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/scott192/CIMG1565.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/scott192/CIMG1563.jpg

cherrington17

11-08-2010, 10:30 AM

those multicolor ones... I can see being chaotic to install... just to prevent the leads from touching... :No: thank you.

as for where? anywhere that you think needs light. :lol:

scott192

11-08-2010, 10:39 AM

my 3rd pic lol heat shrinks!!! they work wonders!! no leads touching!! lol easy to install setting up my switch panel is what im worried about its gonna be a bitch!! gonna have 6 zones to wire up lol

cherrington17

11-08-2010, 10:42 AM

those holders are going to KILL your glow. its way to directional with those.

..and that much heat shrink... :lol: (just the quantity is funny... it looks like you did a good job with it)

it looks clean, but i can almost guarantee your going to have issues sometime. I hope you don't... but I can almost guarantee you will.

kwhauck

11-08-2010, 11:17 AM

I have LED christmas lights. Does that count?

cherrington17

11-08-2010, 11:22 AM

only if they are IN your car.

kwhauck

11-08-2010, 11:23 AM

I sautered Blue LEDs into the gauge board, that was more than enough for me.

cherrington17

11-08-2010, 11:36 AM

I sautered Blue LEDs into the gauge board, that was more than enough for me.
you sautee'd them!?!?

you mean soldered. :lol:

why? just get replacements and make it easy on yourself...

unless your replaced the warning lights and stuff, with leds?

kwhauck

11-08-2010, 11:40 AM

you sautee'd them!?!?

you mean soldered. :lol:

why? just get replacements and make it easy on yourself...

unless your replaced the warning lights and stuff, with leds?

I replaced theme and soldered them, a LONG time ago, and yes all the dummy light and everything else is blue, I have Speedhut gauges....

scott192

11-08-2010, 11:41 AM

those holders are going to KILL your glow. its way to directional with those.

i put hot glue in the tips to diffuse the light and make all the colors blend if i dont theres 3 rings of color lol and those tips work great actualy there crome inside aswell with the hotglue they put off the nicest glow!!

scott192

11-08-2010, 11:44 AM

I replaced theme and soldered them, a LONG time ago, and yes all the dummy light and everything else is blue, I have Speedhut gauges....

i was thinkin about getting the guages from speethut and doing that whats it look like got some pics??

radomirthegreat

11-08-2010, 02:37 PM

That's a great idea! Thanks for showing us the glowing seat belt slot concept.

kwhauck

11-08-2010, 07:57 PM

i was thinkin about getting the guages from speethut and doing that whats it look like got some pics??

yep, posted here..... http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29498&page=4

cherrington17

11-08-2010, 08:15 PM

That's a great idea! Thanks for showing us the glowing seat belt slot concept.

it was clutch's idea. he did it in his car a while back, and posted it in the showcase (with his buick, iirc) I just liked it, and used it in my car.

Back in the good 'ol days us glow guys used to feed ideas off each other, and nearly compete for "best in show" in the showcase. :lol:

JoshGentry

11-09-2010, 09:41 PM

Looks pretty sick. And a real unique place to light up. A first?

cherrington17

11-09-2010, 10:05 PM

Looks pretty sick. And a real unique place to light up. A first?

clearly reading isn't a high priority for our members.... :lol:

I said in the FIRST POST, that I got the idea from clutch.

colonel6632

11-09-2010, 10:11 PM

nice cherry, i might have to steal this idea from you (and clutch)

JoshGentry

11-09-2010, 10:13 PM

clearly reading isn't a high priority for our members.... :lol:

I said in the FIRST POST, that I got the idea from clutch.

Lolol you're right. I just look at pictures and type man! Lol still looks good. Two colors would give me seizures. I'd stick with one, but I like it.

clutch1

11-10-2010, 05:03 AM

Hehe, funny stuff.

Here's a pic w/ my seatbelt holes glowin.. I just had the red though.. worst pic ever.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b340/clutch1234/9.jpg

cherrington17

11-10-2010, 06:24 AM

Lolol you're right. I just look at pictures and type man! Lol still looks good. Two colors would give me seizures. I'd stick with one, but I like it.

I have a 6 position rotary switch, that changes the "scheme" in my car. 2 colors, 3 settings.

gauge red
gauges blue
gauges/vents/seatbelts red
gauges/vents/seatbelts blue
gauges/vents/seatbelts/floors red
gauges/vents/seatbelts/floors blue

its not like they strobe or anything. I originally had blue, and it looks dumb with a red car, but the color is still nice. So i like to change once in a while. It makes any lighting project ungodly more difficult... but its just what I do. :lol:

Alerojester

11-10-2010, 09:00 AM

cherrington17

11-10-2010, 11:24 AM

well damn cherry i think you could probably make some extra cash doing that on the side couldn't you cause yes ik you stole the idea from clutch and yes his looks good too but your damn near an LED god imho if i had the money i would pay you to do something like that for me :) but that's just cause i know i not good with soldering anything together.....

I've had offers, and even was doing work for a little bit...but never finished it. I kept him up to date, with all the trouble I was having keeping the thing working... and before it was done, he killed his car. So the project fell through (no money was exchanged, so no harm no foul)

But I normally have zero free time to do this stuff... And the money I'd have to charge to make it worth my time, would make it not worth it to you guys. I'd like to do my work as cheap as possible... I'd be getting screwed price wise.. then if I charged enough to make it worth it, I'd never be making anything. :glare: Its a no-go. If I did it for a job, then maybe... but being a student, no way.

clutch1

11-10-2010, 12:22 PM

The rotary switch is a badass idea for sure.

I feel your pain dong things for people. I get that quite a bit, people wanting junk done. Pretty sure I charge peanuts... I've put decks in for like $10, subs in for $30... I damn near did it for free this summer for a bunch of random people I didn't really even know lol.

It would be a really cool job, but the market's just not there. You'd have to be a full on installation shop that also carries lighting accessories...sigh if only.

Alerojester

11-11-2010, 09:30 AM

ok it was just a thought

cherrington17

11-11-2010, 10:51 AM

ok it was just a thought

...and not a bad one... I wish it was possible.

Atmosphere

11-21-2010, 01:20 PM

Nice work!

jturkey69

01-05-2011, 12:35 AM

lol..Cherry..your such a brainiac, and a perfectionist...i got nothing but props for ya bro..lol

cherrington17

01-05-2011, 09:28 AM

Thanks man!

lonnie

01-05-2011, 11:13 AM

Im parking your car in my house for christmas next year...lol! We can stuff the gifts in your trunk and on the back seat!!

Looking good!!

jhubbz

04-19-2011, 07:54 PM

Wasn't sure where to ask this, but since I'm doing a major LED upgrade I had a quick question, mainly for Dr. Cherry. Has anyone used Scotchlok's to tap into wires? I've heard they are hit and miss but I really don't wan't to splice anything for this.

cherrington17

04-19-2011, 08:02 PM

Scotchloks??? Never heard of them.

The best (and only preferred way) is to cut/solder. IMHO.

RisenequinoX

04-19-2011, 09:27 PM

these are scotchloks http://www.mcmelectronics.com/content/productimages/s4/108-010.jpg
and i use them for most of my small gauge wiring i do. they are pretty good for tapping into power or ground

also WTF is google

jhubbz

04-19-2011, 09:36 PM

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=scotchloks

LOL, anyways glad to hear they are ok. thanks

cherrington17

04-19-2011, 09:49 PM

Ehh... I don't like 'em. I prefer a solid melted metal on metal connection. I know it'll never break then.

I've seen them used, and they seem to work fine. I'll never use them though.