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Old 02-18-2009, 04:22 PM
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looks great man
i would of never thought of that...
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Old 02-18-2009, 06:06 PM
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can you just run the wire

could you just run the wire straigth to the step light in the door ?
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Old 02-18-2009, 09:34 PM
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Yea this draws off BMW, my fathers car has the lights aimed at the ground and they are a blue-ish white. I love the look. I may do this I am still very newbie to wiring electronics and where to find the wires to tap power for.. even for my footwell LED mods I am still confused on where to get power like what wire to look for (not trying to threadjack)

The mod looks great though! Good job
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Old 02-19-2009, 04:17 PM
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I really like this. I've been thinking about putting chrome on my handles, but this is far superior. Does the lighting come in different colors?

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Old 02-21-2009, 01:38 AM
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OMG absolutely sick man! That looks so good i think i will start mine as soon as possible. Can you be a little more specific on which wires to tap from the door harness? I have an 04 SE so im assuming it would be the red and white wires like yours. Wow hope you dont mind when everyone comes through with light up handles...LOL
Really man great job you deserve all the props in the world.
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Old 06-11-2009, 02:16 PM
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Would it be hard to get the door handle LED's to run while the car is running? That would be sick at night.
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Old 06-11-2009, 04:15 PM
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it would probably be illegal.
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Old 06-12-2009, 09:43 PM
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It would be illegal if it was blue, red, or green color. Pointless if on at night while driving. I have had mine in for what seems like a year now and no problems yet. I still get compliments about them. I will be posting night time pics up soon with these glowing.
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Old 06-12-2009, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by po8pimp
It would be illegal if it was blue, red, or green color. Pointless if on at night while driving. I have had mine in for what seems like a year now and no problems yet. I still get compliments about them. I will be posting night time pics up soon with these glowing.

When would anyone ever see them though if they were only on for a few seconds at a time? When do yours come on? Like flicker when you lock or unlock the car?
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Old 06-12-2009, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by po8pimp
It would be illegal if it was blue, red, or green color. Pointless if on at night while driving. I have had mine in for what seems like a year now and no problems yet. I still get compliments about them. I will be posting night time pics up soon with these glowing.
I like ur signature
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Old 06-13-2009, 01:19 AM
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Originally Posted by rock_drummer
When would anyone ever see them though if they were only on for a few seconds at a time? When do yours come on? Like flicker when you lock or unlock the car?
they come on when I unlock the door or open the door. They turn off when I lock the door and when the car is started. So yea basically a few seconds
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Old 06-13-2009, 01:20 AM
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I like ur signature
Thanx made it a couple days ago after I uploaded pics to the org. Figured it was time for a change.
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Old 07-02-2009, 11:34 PM
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I have a red 05 what color should the LEDs be? Red? Would they be bright enough?
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Old 07-02-2009, 11:38 PM
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wow thats awesome good idea
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Old 07-04-2009, 07:51 PM
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I have a red 05 what color should the LEDs be? Red? Would they be bright enough?
yes red would work and probably be the best. I recommend you get the 4leds made by Oznium. You can buy them at www.oznium.com. Here are the ones I recommend you get. http://www.oznium.com/prewired-superflux They are waterproof and have a wide angle of light which is important for reflection. They are also extremely bright, and considering you are getting red which does not illuminate so bright in the first place, these are your best bet. Install is a piece of cake and if you screw up you can easily replace the handle with a new one. Take your time and be gentle when drilling and you should be golden. Good luck and post pics when you are done. I will try and post some of mine now that I have a decent camera to take them with.
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Old 10-31-2009, 11:02 PM
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ok, so read through the entire thread and just looking for some advice on people who have actually done this...

i ran across this thread and granted it's a completely different car, thought it was interesting and this guy did a great job as well, used some different

LED's too.


now to my questions....to those who have done this, is there enough room/space in the lock assembly? it's hard to tell with pictures being all zoomed in, and what not. me personally i would rather put it in the lock assembly and have it pointed down, more functional for me that way, but i don't want to get all the way to taking it all apart just to realize....not gonna work. i realize that in the picture for the tunrda, it's a much bigger lock assembly, but figured i had to ask....

maxima lock assembly


toyota tundra lock assembly



if anyone can answer this you'd be doing me a huge help.
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