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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 12:43 AM
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I know it's ricey but ...

I'm currently doing a brake job (pads, rotors, painting the calipers) and changing all the fluids (diff, tranny, oil, and coolant) so my car has been on jack stands for a week or so. Anyways I bought a neon undercar lighting kit about ten years ago and never used them (still in the box). I was just wondering if there's any where to put the on a rex. Has anyone put them on before? Where would you mount them? Just thought since I'm under there anyways. Also while I have it jacked up should I do anything else? Any info would be great.

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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 12:49 AM
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you should put it up for sale and never touch one again. Under body lights, dude, weak.
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 12:56 AM
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Fast and the furious!!! dude... take off the neon! If you know its ricey... then there's no buts
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 01:18 AM
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Walk away from the light!!!
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 02:52 AM
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put it on, take a picture, and remove.

post the pic cuz i wanna laugh.
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 02:59 AM
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sell them or you can be ingenious and make the light work as a lighting in your glove box unless the length is to long then just sell it.
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 04:32 AM
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sell them or you can be ingenious and make the light work as a lighting in your glove box unless the length is to long then just sell it.
i put one in my subwoofer box and it looked great(glass enclosed).
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 05:54 AM
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i hope this is a joke? right?
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by EfiniR11
put it on, take a picture, and remove.

post the pic cuz i wanna laugh.
I concur
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 07:28 AM
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 08:08 AM
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dont be a fool and put those neon lights onto the FD. you're going to deface it.
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 08:22 AM
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without a body kit your going to have to get inventive to fit them under but

honestly man the reason you made this post is you want to toss the lights on but just want to make sure its ok. if you like how it looks who cares if anyone else does. I have considered putting led under the car and in the wheel wells anything to make the car more noticeable at night. and besides if you have seen some of the crazy japanese fds i really dont think lights touch the strech fd limos or the leaf springed mudding fds. if anything i would suggest to sell the neon tube and upgrade to a led kit. less chance of breaking them if you scrape.
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 08:45 AM
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God help me, but I sort of think those lights are kind of cool....

Does this mean I have to turn in my membership card?
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 08:53 AM
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 09:48 AM
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the only way i would ever do neons, would be if the light was just clear or white. Never color. THATS IF i was held at gun point.
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 12:25 PM
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99% of the people here who slap on a body kit do it for looks. Including me

so whats the difference between a body kit and neon lights? and don't give me that well a body kit is functional BS, a body kit is functional on the track at 100+ MPH. On a street car it is useless.
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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heres my old car with underglows. dont worry, they were violently destroyed soon after


peace
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 01:52 PM
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Its your car so do it if you want too. I had a Blue neon kit on my old WRX and it looked sick. If you like picking up highschool chicks do it! haha But seriously I don't see anything wrong with it when there are people who put nasty looking body kits on these cars too.
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 02:03 PM
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haha. actually i put 5 small led's in my interior but the way i did it i think actually imporved on the stock lights int he car.

I opened up the center console and soldered 6 red led lights to the center console light (THat light lol uses 12volts ) so i had to wire 6 led lights (2volts each) to it.

I places 1 light shinning on my seat belt and 1 on the passenger seatbelt.
1 light shinning inplace of that little light shiunnin into that little storage console
and 1 light shinnin into each back seat floor.

The lights arent to bright but its a small accent that it gives to the car.. i think it was worth it... noit ricy at all to be honest.
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 02:04 PM
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turns out i didnt need the 6'th one... with 6 lights it wasent bright enough to see it in the dark.. but with all 5 it worked out perfect.
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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I think it's too accessive. I'm trying to fit subaru tribeca underlights onto the FEED FRP sideskirts. Only when the car parked and needs light around it at night though.
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 07:40 PM
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Wow. I didn't think it was such a taboo. Like I said I know it's ricey. I don't think there's anywhere you can put them anyways. So they'll stay in the box. Just thought I would ask.

So here's how my brakes and a few other things turned out. Tell me what you think. (Brakes, GPS mount, Seat belt holders)
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Old Apr 21, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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I also replaced my steering wheel.
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