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Old 05-25-2004, 12:35 PM
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Neon Undercar Kit Install Help

Does anyone have an undercar light kit on their 4th gen? I've had one laying around for almost a year (the one with two 48" and two 36" neon tubes). The only problem is that I don't know how to install it so that the lights themselves can't be seen...i just want a slight glow under the car. Does anyone know where to put them so that they're invisible from outside?
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Old 05-25-2004, 12:52 PM
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Just don't put that crap on your car.
That is the best way for them to be invisible.
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Old 05-25-2004, 12:53 PM
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^Haha i agree. Just adds some rice flavor to the car
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Old 05-25-2004, 01:44 PM
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LOL...I expected those replies and i felt the same way until i saw an S600 Benz with one of these kits...didn't look ricey at all because it was installed nicely...so now I want to install mine
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i have a kit i won at an oppening of a car shop and i want to install mine when i have time. i heard this question asked before and the general consensus was that they can be installed but not much can be done to hide the tubes. i h8 it when the tubes are totaly visible and it just looks tacky.'
i have a 7 color LED kit and want it installed just for ****s and giggles, the 2 colos ill focus on is green (since my car is green) and white.

good luck with your install man, do what makes you happy don worry about making everyone else happy.
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Old 05-25-2004, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Magikone69
i have a kit i won at an oppening of a car shop and i want to install mine when i have time. i heard this question asked before and the general consensus was that they can be installed but not much can be done to hide the tubes. i h8 it when the tubes are totaly visible and it just looks tacky.'
i have a 7 color LED kit and want it installed just for ****s and giggles, the 2 colos ill focus on is green (since my car is green) and white.

good luck with your install man, do what makes you happy don worry about making everyone else happy.

Led kits will not be that bright. the tubes are known to shine brighter.

best bet is to have a shop install them, but for the most part, the tubes will still be visible. There isn't much room under our car to install it properly, and if you're car is lowered and you live in an area with bad road conditions, these babies are gonna crack crack crack splat!
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Old 05-25-2004, 03:28 PM
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the only way to hide all of the kit, is if you have a body kit on.
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Old 05-25-2004, 03:36 PM
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Yupp!! Exactly Superblack

I Have It Installed And They Only Don't Show Cuz Of My Utherane Skyline Body Kit. And It Does Look Nice>>>>>>>>>>

So Buddy Do What U Think It's Right Let It Show If U Really Want It.
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I have them installed and you can see the sides if you step back about 25 ft but i really dont give a **** because i like them and most the time im driving to fast for people to notice the tubes. However if i am stopped than im **** out of luck. Good Luck
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Originally Posted by chillinmax
Led kits will not be that bright. the tubes are known to shine brighter.

best bet is to have a shop install them, but for the most part, the tubes will still be visible. There isn't much room under our car to install it properly, and if you're car is lowered and you live in an area with bad road conditions, these babies are gonna crack crack crack splat!
is this true?????? i thought i heard that LED's were brighter than regular neon tubes, thats what the shop owner told me. oh well if i dont install them i can always pass them along to someone else
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Old 05-25-2004, 06:13 PM
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I've had white ones sitting my basement for about a year or two. I just can't decide whether I want to install them or not. I got white, because I figured it would be the least "ricey." But I'll probably install them sometime soon, just to see how they look. I think if the bulbs could be hidden, the white underglow would actually look kind of classy, but I could be wrong. There's only one way to find out...
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do you have the funny u shaped brakets. you can get different brackets from hardware store.used for hanging pipe that will flush mount them. raises them up a lil bit but i haven't done a maxima so i don't know if it fully hides the bulb.
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