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whiteXLTdak
Dodge Dakota
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9/25/2002
23:52:22
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Has anyone every used those litte single LED's to light up their interior, like in air vents, on the floor...etc If you have did you have any problems and how was the wiring, I saw this product on ebay if any of you arent sure what type of product im talkin about i can post a pic. I just wanted to know if these were hard to use and i they are worth it.
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BlackDak20
Dodge Dakota
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9/26/2002
16:01:28
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I do not know exactly what type of lights you are talking about, but im my qc I have all the floor mats lit up. I got lights from radio shack for about $1.50 for 2 lights. They are little mushrooms with a light inside of them. They work good... the light is kinda dull, but it works just fine for what I have the set up to do. They are hooked up so that they only go on when I turn the headlights on and I have a bypass switch which will turn them off whenever needed.
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Stepdogg
Dodge Dakota
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9/26/2002
22:46:54
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I don't have lights in my air vents...but i did something very simalar. I bought a whole bunch of strobe lights and put one in each vent. Then i set the timers for each one differently. When they are turned on, it almost appears like lightning. (This idea is an eye cacther, and earns me booko points at shows). Any questions just ask me. Have fun.
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whiteXLTdak
Dodge Dakota
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9/27/2002
07:47:16
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hey that sounds like a cool way of lighting the interior. HOw did uget the lights in the vents and how did you wire every thing up. I guess thats the biggest question is wiring with out have all thse exposed wires. do you have any pics? Thanks
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Stepdogg
Dodge Dakota
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9/27/2002
11:45:16
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Sorry no pictures, but i will kind of walk you through it.
If you take the dash off. the vents become exposed. From here i put the lights in them and used black tape to cover the short piece of wire. When you put the dash back on you see no wires, but if you look in the vents you do see the strobe (i don't think there is any getting around that, but they are only about as thick as a pencil and 2 inches long)The vent near the passenger door is harder to rig up. You will have to drill a hole in the ventilation from underneath. Just take the glove box off and you should be able to get a good angle to drill at.
*caution make sure not to drill into the airbag container, because are really close to each other. Then just put the light in there. When you put the glove box back on all wires will be hidden. Tape everything with black tape to really conseal the wires. Oh yeah and all my timers are also behid the dash, like where the ash tray is behind there. Any questions, just ask. Have fun :)
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whiteXLTdak
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9/27/2002
12:29:49
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1.How do i get the dash off i really havent looked at it?
2.once the strobes are installed where do all the wires go to get power to them without making a big mess.
3. did you have strobes in all 4 vents?
4.Where did you get your strobes, wire, timers and how much.
5. How long did this take you to do.
Thanks again
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Stepdogg
Dodge Dakota
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9/28/2002
17:56:19
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I'm glad that you are interested. I'll be happy to give you any help that i can. However i think learning how to post pictures would better help me answer your questions and you understand. I'll stay in touch.
My question now is How do you post pictures??? a little or a lot of help would be great. Thanx.
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whiteXLT
Dodge Dakota
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9/28/2002
17:59:11
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im not sure how to post pics either but id really like to know more than an thing how much money you put into it all and where you got your strobes. Thanks again
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stepdogg
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9/28/2002
18:03:55
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Damm quick response, we must be on the same time. Total cost came to about 25 dollars. I bought two strobe kits (at Auto Zone) and every thing else comes im the kit. The timers, wiring and the swicthes too. Spend about an hour wiring and your set to go! :)
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Dmagoo24
Dodge Dakota
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9/29/2002
00:35:14
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hey... i'd like to know more about this too...
I was hookin up blue lights to hook up to the light that comes on when you open the door, but i kept burning my hand tryin to trace the wire, so i got pissed off and gave up.
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Bill
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9/30/2002
14:23:41
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If you want to post pics, you need to first upload them to the internet (you can do this through yahoo) and then in this forum you just put a code in like this:
[img src="http:whereeveryourpicis.com"] just replace the [ and ] with < and >. It will look something like this:
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