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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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i was wondering if anybody has put any led light bars/strips or anything to that effect on/in their jeep i wanna make like "ambeint lighting" like in the new fords!!!
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 09:47 PM
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i was wondering if anybody has put any led light bars/strips or anything to that effect on/in their jeep i wanna make like "ambeint lighting" like in the new fords!!!
Yeah i have done a bit of it in previous vehicles. For the ambient lighting setting dont buy the crap light bars and such at walmart. Get some single LED wired lights with a 12volt resistor from EBAY. Place them strategically they are not expensive.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 09:54 PM
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Yeah i have done a bit of it in previous vehicles. For the ambient lighting setting dont buy the crap light bars and such at walmart. Get some single LED wired lights with a 12volt resistor from EBAY. Place them strategically they are not expensive.
yeah what about the ones from like autozone or advanced auto.. the flex lights, the bars, modules, pods, or single wired ones??
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 10:02 PM
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iv got some under my dash floor lights and gel shleeves over domes there all blue and took my floor yellow lights a cut wires so its just blue looks good at night
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 10:04 PM
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i think im ganna do mine red to match my rocker switches but iv gotta bring back one cause after i put it in it blew... ;(~~
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 10:18 PM
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dont use togs for 100w and up light they blow easy had that happen to me and a cop was passing and i shocked my self but no ticket but i did mine blue cause they didnt have red and body silver and thought it would look better but red look good had it in mine for a while but bar went out
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Hold on. Pics on the way! First is the light strip. Blue LED strip to 12v accessory power, and the second is the driver side floorboard. The pics don't do it justice. Even my 10 MP Fuji Film can't take good night pics of these. Just bright enough to tie your shoes in. But not distraction bright. Cost me like 10 bucks IIRC.
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 06:05 AM
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yeawh thats exactly what i want to do, what brand are those and where did ya get em?????
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i got pulled over last night for "impersonating a police officer" because i had interior lights that beat with the music and got pulled over right as i turned into my driveway! no ticket but a warning
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 01:32 PM
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I have blue LEDs for the underdash courtesy lights. going to get some for the gauges as well and maybe in a few more places depending.
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when i get another car im gonna deck it out with neon
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Honestly I have seen it done really cheaply with just regular old leds and resistors and a ingenuity. I personally am not a fan of the strip accent lighting sold at Walmart or Autozone but what ever floats your boat. I once saw a writeup on a guy who used orange leds in his lexus for accenting and it looked stock. It was really amazing.
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 03:11 PM
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Honestly I have seen it done really cheaply with just regular old leds and resistors and a ingenuity. I personally am not a fan of the strip accent lighting sold at Walmart or Autozone but what ever floats your boat. I once saw a writeup on a guy who used orange leds in his lexus for accenting and it looked stock. It was really amazing.
yeah thats about all i can afford right now is that cheap stuff but im thinking about using some flex lights or indevidual lil lights that are all strung togher!!
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I have a friend who wired in some LED's for his sound system looked pretty good. Do it right and looks kick ***
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Tankerblade
I have a friend who wired in some LED's for his sound system looked pretty good. Do it right and looks kick ***
hey u know what would make this pick better???...................... if we had some pics in here!!!
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