Underbody Neon Placement
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Underbody Neon Placement
I was looking under the car on the weekend for a place to put the neons. The front and back seem straight forward but the there does'nt seem to be a place to hide them along the sides? Any ideas? I dont want to see the tubes just the effect.
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in my personal experiance there isnt a way to hide them givin current body configuration
i would reccommend doing is taking a piece of aluminum L channel painting it black or whatever color u want, securing it so one of the flat sides of the L is facing out, thus leaving you a spot to ziptie the neon to. Then put the neon BEHIND it, (like in the crook of the L )and either paint over, or tape over the ziptie (i would reccommend black, then using electrical tape). thats gona be about the ONLY way to hide the neon
i would reccommend doing is taking a piece of aluminum L channel painting it black or whatever color u want, securing it so one of the flat sides of the L is facing out, thus leaving you a spot to ziptie the neon to. Then put the neon BEHIND it, (like in the crook of the L )and either paint over, or tape over the ziptie (i would reccommend black, then using electrical tape). thats gona be about the ONLY way to hide the neon
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Re: Underbody Neon Placement
Originally Posted by PontiacDad
I was looking under the car on the weekend for a place to put the neons. The front and back seem straight forward but the there does'nt seem to be a place to hide them along the sides? Any ideas? I dont want to see the tubes just the effect.
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I got a brand new set of Red street glows from ebay for $66 cdn. I'm wiring them with a remote control and also using one of the garage door openers in my overhead console.
I could make an L bracket to shroud direct light, if I paint it flat black that should make it blend into the under carridge. Good idea thanks
I could make an L bracket to shroud direct light, if I paint it flat black that should make it blend into the under carridge. Good idea thanks
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I would paint it with the bed liner spray that you can get at Autozone. I think its like $4/5 a can. If you get paint youll have to worry about repainting it and it rusting out on you. That stuff would be more durable and definently less work to keep up.
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Did you get the gold series or blueline? used or new? $66 cdn is one heck of a price...i paid $120 US for the gold series and thought that was a real bargain. heck they list at $300 US
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I would paint it with the bed liner spray that you can get at Autozone. I think its like $4/5 a can. If you get paint youll have to worry about repainting it and it rusting out on you. That stuff would be more durable and definently less work to keep up.
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Originally Posted by FiReDeViL
in my personal experiance there isnt a way to hide them givin current body configuration
i would reccommend doing is taking a piece of aluminum L channel painting it black or whatever color u want, securing it so one of the flat sides of the L is facing out, thus leaving you a spot to ziptie the neon to. Then put the neon BEHIND it, (like in the crook of the L )and either paint over, or tape over the ziptie (i would reccommend black, then using electrical tape). thats gona be about the ONLY way to hide the neon
i would reccommend doing is taking a piece of aluminum L channel painting it black or whatever color u want, securing it so one of the flat sides of the L is facing out, thus leaving you a spot to ziptie the neon to. Then put the neon BEHIND it, (like in the crook of the L )and either paint over, or tape over the ziptie (i would reccommend black, then using electrical tape). thats gona be about the ONLY way to hide the neon