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Trust me, I know the feeling

 
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lookin good!

 
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Oh snap, look who decided to show up from the grave :P

 
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^ whatever :P i been here, sneakin around here and there lol.. i just dont have nothin to do that's new. so i dunno what to say anywhere.. haha.. i'd like to get some frikkin LEDs goin, but cant.. still.. lol

i tried to message u today but uuuu didnt answer! lol

 
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lookin for some input..

has anyone ever bought these?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Blue-LED-I...item3f07ac32f2

this is what im lookin for (for now) to light up a silver emblem that i put on the center console, right near the shift ****. i was thinkin of stickin these little LED lights in that extra slot area that's already in the car.. out of sight.. but didnt know if these were any good.. yes, they are the plug in type bc im not doing any wiring yet..

anyways, if anyone knows if these are good, lemme know! thanks

 
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Lol, I told ya, easier to msg me thru fb chat, I never know when your AIM is actually online =.= lol

I had something similar, i threw em out, useless junk IMO

 
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well i wuzzz online.. but then u didnt answer so i got offline. so :P lol.. jk.. no biggie

yeah, the more i read about em the crappier they looked. i just want like a single light in that little area to light up the emblem i put there. maybe like this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BLUE-LED-Tub...item27bcf06e22

but those r too long. i'd like those maybe to put in the trunk with my subs tho.. hmm.. would that look good? 2 light bars? pulsing to the bass? maybe... ?

it doesnt say how long that wire is though.. unless im missing it

 
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might just make a run to autozone and look around at what they got. i found another little 3" light tube on ebay, but it looks purple and they r sayin its blue. and they say it plugs into cigarette lighter outlet, but theres no pic of being connected to one.

i just wanna do somethin new to my civic i got so many IdEaS lol

 
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pic of the jamstrait 194 amber led park lights. i finally got the 3157 version in the signal too. not as bright as i hoped, but good enough for the front and looks completely clear. saves 29w of power compared to the filament bulb.

 
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^ i just love ur headlights.. they look so good.

 
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I got bored so I made a trial for what I am wanting to accomplish with my doors.



The leds arent as bright as I wanted. (they do look more purple in real light)

I need to raise the left light for the opening on the outside.

Tomorrow after I get done working on a few things Ill see if I can alter the angle of light by smashing the diode plastic.

 
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picked up a pair of 180 degree luxer1 led bulbs (jdm version) for the license plate. these angle down for max light in our housings. these leds are actually more like a 5500k color temp compared to the 6500k purple white regular luxer1 bulbs in my interior. matches better with the hids i think.

 
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FEHK this thread just decided what I'm doing with this weeks paycheck and my free time on the weekend. god damn you all LOL

 
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I recently bought LEDs to replace the dome light from ebay. got them today and changed them, they turn on and off but for some reason when the switch is on the "door" setting the LEDs dont turn off completely, they just go really dim, i'm scared if i leave it like that it'll drain the car battery (probably not possible but just in case)

i really want the light on the "door" setting.....what're your takes? probable causes?

i bought the LEDs in a pack of 2 and tried both out and they do the same thing....

thanks!

 
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Typically, they should dim out when you close the door, and after 30 sec they will turn off

 
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just droppin in to say hello

 
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well hello there! nice to see you back here. did you end up moving yet?

as for the leds staying on dimly, its just that particular bulb you got. most should not do this at all. the luxer1 bulbs i have turn off completely.

 
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Does anyone know of an EXTREMELY basic LED Diy thread or tutorial? I know nothing about wiring, I'll be completely honest. I have a lot of knowledge for civics (thanks mostly to this forum haha) but almost NOTHING of cool interior lighting tricks. I have no idea where to start, and want to be able to know what to buy, what wires to tap into, how to tap into said wires. Help!

 
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Heeyy

Depends what you want to do, as you can see, most people here are just doing a simple bulb replacement
Just changing the stock interior lighting creates a nice effect

 
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I'm talking about custom stuff, where lights aren't there to begin with. If you go back to the first page of this thread, there are some crazy ideas. I'd like to do some ambient lighting on armrests, under the dash where it illuminates around your feet- stuff like that.

 
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I'll do a DIY whenever I do that with my car. You just splice into the cigarette lighter wire.

Speaking of doing that...

I'm torn between blue or white for the footwells, what do you guys think? Also, do I need to use a resistor or not?

 
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That'd be awesome.

 
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i used two of these I bought at pepgirls for like 20 dollars and double sided taped them in the footwells and tapped the cigarette lighter wire.


I'm trying to concoct a way to get led lights under my rear view mirror since I dont have a map light.

I had one of these in as a test and I really liked it, it added an ambient amber glow to the interior and wired it to the dimmer so I could dim it as needed

you can see here on the shifter what it added to the interior ambiance

 
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That looks real good man. But what I want to know how to do is tapping into the cigarette lighter wire, haha call me a noob but when it comes to wires I feel like a fat guy in a organic food store.

 
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Wires are pretty simple to tap into, the only hard part is taking apart your center console to access those wires

 
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if you have a 2002, the piece pulls right out. not sure on other years.

 
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03 LX, auto, was pretty easy. Took me less than 5 minutes to get out.

Pop out the trim around the shifter. Then the bigger piece of plastic that was on. Remove the two screws by the cupholders. And pull off the trim. Then pull out the cigarette lighter piece.

EDIT: I am now selling 470 ohm resistors for your LED project needs! Click here for more info.

 
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i know, ive been kinda MIA on here.. sorry about that.. just got a lot goin on with moving. and im half way done. my car made it safe and sound over there. i shipped it and everything went smooth, thank the lord. ill be movin myself around the beginning of dec, but on a plane.

other than that, not a whole lot goin on. i dont have my car with me, so i cant really talk about anything, except stuff i wanna do to it. I miss her though . sucks not havin a car here. lol but i think this was the best way.

 
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