Custom Trunk Lid Liner Project
07-18-2011
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that's not too bad though 
what would make those ones on that site blink? cuz it doesnt say they will, but a few people got pretty irriated that they blinked. that'd be my luck lol
i might just swing by walmart too lol
what would make those ones on that site blink? cuz it doesnt say they will, but a few people got pretty irriated that they blinked. that'd be my luck lol
i might just swing by walmart too lol
07-20-2011
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haha yeah it does.. but im gonna hook it up like you did. i like that idea better anyways.. i ALMOST bought LEDs at walmart today, but they only had white, and i was lookin for blue.. so none yet.. lol
i was wonderin though, i was lookin at ur pics last night of how you have it, on the sides and in the middle.. how do you have them all set up together? are they just somehow wired into each other? i dunno if ill have blue on the sides as well, but if i was going to do that like yours.. how did you get them like that?
i like the channel though.. that vid with the little small light LEDs lighting up to the beat is pretty sweet.
i ALMOST bought LEDs at walmart today, but they only had white, and i was lookin for blue.. so none yet.. loli was wonderin though, i was lookin at ur pics last night of how you have it, on the sides and in the middle.. how do you have them all set up together? are they just somehow wired into each other? i dunno if ill have blue on the sides as well, but if i was going to do that like yours.. how did you get them like that?
i like the channel though.. that vid with the little small light LEDs lighting up to the beat is pretty sweet.
07-20-2011
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Just out of curiosity. Would the same effect be achieved if you wired it to the speakers? If you didn't have an amp or sub? (I watched your videos too lol) Did you ever get in trouble for those window LED's? I could only imagine the police not being too happy with those.
07-20-2011
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i was thinkin the SAME thing when i saw those.. lol
they're cool as hell, but look like they'd also draw a lot of cop attention (which i dont want lol)
they're cool as hell, but look like they'd also draw a lot of cop attention (which i dont want lol)
07-20-2011
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I think it was Mac25 that had some neon tubes inside his car, then someone who was driving in front of him actually pulled over cuz they thought he was a cop :P
He then moved the tubes to his engine bay for coolness
07-20-2011
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haha - i got some blue neon tubes in my car, but they are under the front seats and light up to the beat.. but if i see a cop anywhere, they are unplugged quick lol
i like those little light one's kenny had in that video, but i dont know if im brave enough to put em up near the windows like that lol
i like those little light one's kenny had in that video, but i dont know if im brave enough to put em up near the windows like that lol
07-20-2011
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haha - i got some blue neon tubes in my car, but they are under the front seats and light up to the beat.. but if i see a cop anywhere, they are unplugged quick lol
i like those little light one's kenny had in that video, but i dont know if im brave enough to put em up near the windows like that lol
i like those little light one's kenny had in that video, but i dont know if im brave enough to put em up near the windows like that lol
07-20-2011
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oh i can assure you if i had those, i'd be caught well before i could switch them off.. then i'd be screwed lol
i definetly want the LED's in the trunk though. those are sweet. and the way he's got em rigged is perfect..
i definetly want the LED's in the trunk though. those are sweet. and the way he's got em rigged is perfect..
07-20-2011
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Yeah, I had them hooked up to a switch
I basically never had them on, they were more of a show off thing around friends than anything
None of my LEDs are hooked up to my amp anymore, they are all hardwired and on a switch. (I still never turn em on =/)
and yes, you can hook em up to your speakers
I basically never had them on, they were more of a show off thing around friends than anything
None of my LEDs are hooked up to my amp anymore, they are all hardwired and on a switch. (I still never turn em on =/)
and yes, you can hook em up to your speakers
07-20-2011
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haha yeah it does.. but im gonna hook it up like you did. i like that idea better anyways.. i ALMOST bought LEDs at walmart today, but they only had white, and i was lookin for blue.. so none yet.. lol
i was wonderin though, i was lookin at ur pics last night of how you have it, on the sides and in the middle.. how do you have them all set up together? are they just somehow wired into each other? i dunno if ill have blue on the sides as well, but if i was going to do that like yours.. how did you get them like that?
i like the channel though.. that vid with the little small light LEDs lighting up to the beat is pretty sweet.
i ALMOST bought LEDs at walmart today, but they only had white, and i was lookin for blue.. so none yet.. loli was wonderin though, i was lookin at ur pics last night of how you have it, on the sides and in the middle.. how do you have them all set up together? are they just somehow wired into each other? i dunno if ill have blue on the sides as well, but if i was going to do that like yours.. how did you get them like that?
i like the channel though.. that vid with the little small light LEDs lighting up to the beat is pretty sweet.
Btw, didn't you mention you're from cali too? or am i tripping out?
07-21-2011
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and ill let ya know when i get em asap and ur trippin out btw lol
im near portland, or. (not from here.. im from atlanta, ga.. moved up here with someone
.. missin the ATL lol)
08-05-2011
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GOT MY LED STRIPS!!
and here is what the ends look like..
waitin to hear from Kenny and then my trunk will be lookin good
cant wait to put em in!
and here is what the ends look like..
waitin to hear from Kenny and then my trunk will be lookin good
cant wait to put em in!
08-06-2011
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First off, you're going to want to remove the little "cage" that they hold the trunk light in
The way to do this, is either by hand, or a small flathead to pry it out if it doesnt budge
Be kind to it, even though you dont need it, you don't want to break it either
After you've removed the cage, you're going to want to disconnect the blue clip.
The way to do this, is either by hand, or a small flathead to pry it out if it doesnt budge
Be kind to it, even though you dont need it, you don't want to break it either
After you've removed the cage, you're going to want to disconnect the blue clip.
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08-06-2011
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Once you've removed the blue clip,
You should notice that behind the harness is two wires
One is red, the other is White/Green
The red should be the NEG
And the White/Green should be the POS
Keep that in mind
Look at your LEDs, there are 2 wires,
One is Brown, which should be POS in most cases
The other is Silver, which should be NEG in most cases
So you're going to want to hook the brown one to the White/Green wire.
and the Silver to the Red.
I'm gonna start this off only talking about the Brown + White/Green only. since the procedure is the same for the silver.
I'm gonna do this outside of the car, where I have more room, and light to show you
As I don't have the same colored wiring laying around, we're gonna have to play pretend.
Take the wiring end of your LED and pull the two wires apart somewhat
You're going to have to strip plastic to expose the wiring (A little more than I did, maybe like 1/2 ~1 inch of wiring. You can strip the wires by carefully with a knife, or scissor, just lightly cut around the wire and pull the plastic)
Lets pretend the Black wire with white stripe is your BROWN wire
Do this to both your LEDs
Now that you've done it to both your LED's, You're going to want to combine the two LEDs together, just twist the two BROWN exposed wires together from each LED.
Since your wiring is probably really thin, you probably want to fold it on itself once,twice, or maybe 3 times to get a nice thick chunk of wiring
Do the same for the SILVER wires.
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Now that you've combined your LEDs, heres the messy part where you have to climb in your trunk, and dont have a lot of room to work with.
First thing you want to do is take one of the squeeze connectors, and fit the BROWN wiring towards the back (the one that doesnt go through)
You might want to take some pliers and squeeze it down just to test if your wiring is thick enough to keep it still. if not, you might need to fold the wiring a couple more times to get enough wire to keep it from coming out. You can always open up the squeeze connector again.
Once you know it's a tight fit, and wont fall out, you're gonna have to climb into your trunk and do this all at once, so pay attention
You're gonna put the BROWN wiring in the back, like in the last step, and in the front of the squeeze connector, you're gonna have to put the White/Green wire inside of it. and clamp down tight.
Once you did that successfully, it should look something similar to this
Then just do the same with the SILVER wire
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After that, the wiring is complete, how you want to mount the LEDs is completely up to you.
You should notice that behind the harness is two wires
One is red, the other is White/Green
The red should be the NEG
And the White/Green should be the POS
Keep that in mind
Look at your LEDs, there are 2 wires,
One is Brown, which should be POS in most cases
The other is Silver, which should be NEG in most cases
So you're going to want to hook the brown one to the White/Green wire.
and the Silver to the Red.
I'm gonna start this off only talking about the Brown + White/Green only. since the procedure is the same for the silver.
I'm gonna do this outside of the car, where I have more room, and light to show you
As I don't have the same colored wiring laying around, we're gonna have to play pretend.
Take the wiring end of your LED and pull the two wires apart somewhat
You're going to have to strip plastic to expose the wiring (A little more than I did, maybe like 1/2 ~1 inch of wiring. You can strip the wires by carefully with a knife, or scissor, just lightly cut around the wire and pull the plastic)
Lets pretend the Black wire with white stripe is your BROWN wire
Do this to both your LEDs
Now that you've done it to both your LED's, You're going to want to combine the two LEDs together, just twist the two BROWN exposed wires together from each LED.
Since your wiring is probably really thin, you probably want to fold it on itself once,twice, or maybe 3 times to get a nice thick chunk of wiring
Do the same for the SILVER wires.
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Now that you've combined your LEDs, heres the messy part where you have to climb in your trunk, and dont have a lot of room to work with.
First thing you want to do is take one of the squeeze connectors, and fit the BROWN wiring towards the back (the one that doesnt go through)
You might want to take some pliers and squeeze it down just to test if your wiring is thick enough to keep it still. if not, you might need to fold the wiring a couple more times to get enough wire to keep it from coming out. You can always open up the squeeze connector again.
Once you know it's a tight fit, and wont fall out, you're gonna have to climb into your trunk and do this all at once, so pay attention
You're gonna put the BROWN wiring in the back, like in the last step, and in the front of the squeeze connector, you're gonna have to put the White/Green wire inside of it. and clamp down tight.
Once you did that successfully, it should look something similar to this
Then just do the same with the SILVER wire
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After that, the wiring is complete, how you want to mount the LEDs is completely up to you.
08-06-2011
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DONE! lol.. hooked em up and they are pretty blue!! i took some pics when i first did it, but then i decided to clean my car inside & out and im gonna take some more pics tonight that are better!
Thank you so much for your help!! feelin like a pimp now
hahaha
08-06-2011
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hey civic chicks, i didnt know you put in a sound system in already, did you just put it in/ what deck, speakers and subs you running?
I actually did the same thing as you, i dynamated my trunk and wanted to make it look not so tacky when i open it so i had a friend tell me about acrylic felt. You can get it for $5 a roll at any craft store. I sprayed perm bond adhesivve to it and stuck it to my dynamat and actually worked it in perfect, air tight as can be to the all the crevices in the trunk lid. I put it around the car trim too when the trunk is open.
I can take some pics tommorow if you like. It took me 2hrs just to put the felt on cause i had to cut it and get it perfectly shaped without sticking out. The felt actually does help sound deaden too on top of hiding it.
But i ended up moving my sub permantly to my backseat, much better. No more rattle.
I actually did the same thing as you, i dynamated my trunk and wanted to make it look not so tacky when i open it so i had a friend tell me about acrylic felt. You can get it for $5 a roll at any craft store. I sprayed perm bond adhesivve to it and stuck it to my dynamat and actually worked it in perfect, air tight as can be to the all the crevices in the trunk lid. I put it around the car trim too when the trunk is open.
I can take some pics tommorow if you like. It took me 2hrs just to put the felt on cause i had to cut it and get it perfectly shaped without sticking out. The felt actually does help sound deaden too on top of hiding it.
But i ended up moving my sub permantly to my backseat, much better. No more rattle.
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08-07-2011
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nope, not hard at all.. i think i was more scared of getting shocked for some reason than i was to hook it all up. i called my dad before i put em together and was like, im not gonna get shocked right?! lol.. he's like no. and even if somehow you managed to do that, its only around 12 volts, it'll feel like a sting. lol
so then i was like OK! and did it!
so then i was like OK! and did it!
08-07-2011
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hey civic chicks, i didnt know you put in a sound system in already, did you just put it in/ what deck, speakers and subs you running?
I actually did the same thing as you, i dynamated my trunk and wanted to make it look not so tacky when i open it so i had a friend tell me about acrylic felt. You can get it for $5 a roll at any craft store. I sprayed perm bond adhesivve to it and stuck it to my dynamat and actually worked it in perfect, air tight as can be to the all the crevices in the trunk lid. I put it around the car trim too when the trunk is open.
I can take some pics tommorow if you like. It took me 2hrs just to put the felt on cause i had to cut it and get it perfectly shaped without sticking out. The felt actually does help sound deaden too on top of hiding it.
But i ended up moving my sub permantly to my backseat, much better. No more rattle.
I actually did the same thing as you, i dynamated my trunk and wanted to make it look not so tacky when i open it so i had a friend tell me about acrylic felt. You can get it for $5 a roll at any craft store. I sprayed perm bond adhesivve to it and stuck it to my dynamat and actually worked it in perfect, air tight as can be to the all the crevices in the trunk lid. I put it around the car trim too when the trunk is open.
I can take some pics tommorow if you like. It took me 2hrs just to put the felt on cause i had to cut it and get it perfectly shaped without sticking out. The felt actually does help sound deaden too on top of hiding it.
But i ended up moving my sub permantly to my backseat, much better. No more rattle.
haha, i bet the sub sounds amazing in the backseat, i just wouldnt want anyone seeing it to get stolen.. lol.. that'd suck. and i have passangers half the time, so i dont think anyone would want a big ol box on their lap. lol
08-07-2011
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sticks great! not havin any issues with it yet, and it stuck on there nice when i did em.. i dont think ill have an issue with em.. it didnt feel filmy, or slick, or whatever before i did em, and i also grabbed a piece of tape and taped it there to see how well it stuck.. and it stuck.
so.. so far so good
so.. so far so good
