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Post by JimW on Jun 19, 2004 14:15:14 GMT -6
So, I have been having this debate with myself, I want to add 2-42" underbody white neon tubes to my car.
I think with the chrome rims, tint and the uncoming KYB lowering kit the lights would add a neato look to it.
She'll be the perfect combination of show and HELLA GO!
Anyone else done that or thought about it?
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Post by omegaic on Jun 19, 2004 16:07:44 GMT -6
Be careful...once you start it's hard to stop. Soon you'll have a wing the size of the St. Louis arch and fart canons. Neon is a gateway drug!  |
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Post by JimW on Jun 19, 2004 17:01:22 GMT -6
haha! Well I wil try and stay away from the wing...i promise ;D BUT, no worries on the fart cannon, for I already sport a full Magnaflow cat back exhaust...an exhaust so smooth it makes the ladies melt...  And I havent seen white on any car...so..meh..why not?! |
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Post by Amanda on Jun 19, 2004 18:27:19 GMT -6
I have actually had the same thought as you Jim with the white neon, although I also wanted to do some VERY subtle neon accents to the bottoms of the seats inside the car...you know like mood lighting... LoL
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Post by JimW on Jun 19, 2004 19:36:58 GMT -6
Mood lighting for all that road rage eh Amanda  I like the way you think! but any interior light mods inside the car will be to change all the bulbs to red! |
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Post by omegaic on Jun 19, 2004 19:50:39 GMT -6
If you change the courtesy lights, you have to change every other light too or it'll look weird. It's a pain to get to the cluster lights. As well as all the backlight buttons on the doors. Not to mention the DIC and radio is all blue. If anything, make the interior lights blue so everything matches!  |
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Post by JimW on Jun 19, 2004 20:08:59 GMT -6
I would leave the cluster lights that green colour for now, but yes I agree, I would have to do all the lights.
In my 89 Bonneville, I used red tint film on the inside of each lens, it worked way better then swapping all the lights.
But thats not really a priority right now
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Post by Aurora40 on Jun 20, 2004 9:59:01 GMT -6
Man are we ever on different pages... Neon lights?? To me that's just more load on the amp and extra weight on the car. Not to mention tacky as hell... And red interior lighting?  Are you insane?? That is absolutely the worst color for interior lighting possible. Even the VW purple is less hideous than red! I absolutely hate Pontiac and BMW interiors due to the red backlighting of everything. I could stand it on a Ferrari, but only because the rest of the car makes up for it. |
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Post by Amanda on Jun 20, 2004 15:07:20 GMT -6
I am not going to even get into this. I just know I hate the inside of VWs and BMWs for the colors itself... I can see this turning ugly
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Post by omegaic on Jun 20, 2004 15:18:13 GMT -6
Just as a counterpoint, red does preserve one's night vision. |
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Post by JimW on Jun 20, 2004 22:17:55 GMT -6
Wow...tough crowd Relax! I wont go red interiors...shite...  btw red interiors of Pontiacs and BMW's IMHO are very nice, now I find the white "sport" gages to be tacky, red is "fighter pilot" And we are talkin show car here ladies and gents, the perfect combination of show and go. RSM seems excited to work on my car, and there are so many car events in Toronto that is dominated by rice crap it would be nice to have something a little different. I draw the line at 800W sound systems, but so what, I want to add a couple light tubes...still undecided. Different strokes for different folks...imagine that |
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Post by Amanda on Jun 21, 2004 7:31:57 GMT -6
I say go for the neon...
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Post by JimW on Jun 21, 2004 8:32:59 GMT -6
We'll work on the power first...hehe
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Post by Aurora40 on Jun 21, 2004 14:15:38 GMT -6
Different strokes for different folks...imagine that Hey, you're the one who solicited opinions on it...   Are you going to show your car? White lights underneath might not look that interesting, but I dunno. Since the car is white, what about black lights? That might be kinda wicked looking... Red does tend to preserve night vision, unfortunately having your headlights on will totally kill it anyway. In that case, your eyes respond quicker to green, so maybe that's the color to pick. You aren't gonna go get the full-on wood dash kit next, are you? You should think about lowering the car or something, and maybe tinting the windows if you want a cool show look. Edit: ahh, you already have the tint. |
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Post by Amanda on Jun 21, 2004 14:58:06 GMT -6
Jims has nothing on my tint... LoL... I've gotta get my pics up soon!
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Post by JimW on Jun 21, 2004 17:19:53 GMT -6
35% tint, the interior is to pretty to hide.
The lowering kit will be something I look at thru RSM, they stock a nice KYB package but I want my Z-rated 255/50 series before that happens.
I looked into large white tubes today, StreetGlow wants a small fortune for them...may not be in the car budget this year.
Did I regain some sanity? ;D
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Post by RADEoN on Jul 9, 2004 14:35:07 GMT -6
im doing limo black tint, red undercar kit, blue in car, it matches my headunit |
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Post by Aurora40 on Jul 10, 2004 9:21:03 GMT -6
im doing limo black tint, red undercar kit, blue in car, it matches my headunit What color is your car? |
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Post by RADEoN on Jul 10, 2004 12:35:55 GMT -6
bronze w/ alloy wheels
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Post by omegaic on Jul 10, 2004 18:05:11 GMT -6
I'm having trouble imagining a bronze car with a blue interior and red neon beneath. It'll look like a blast furnace.
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Post by dred98 on Jul 11, 2004 14:32:29 GMT -6
I'm having trouble imagining a bronze car with a blue interior and red neon beneath. It'll look like a blast furnace. As long as it doesn't have OLDS written on the side. |
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Post by RADEoN on Jul 11, 2004 16:16:53 GMT -6
omg fart cannon!
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Are you insane?? That is absolutely the worst color for interior lighting possible. Even the VW purple is less hideous than red! I absolutely hate Pontiac and BMW interiors due to the red backlighting of everything. I could stand it on a Ferrari, but only because the rest of the car makes up for it. 
btw red interiors of Pontiacs and BMW's IMHO are very nice, now I find the white "sport" gages to be tacky, red is "fighter pilot"
