The red lil door light, can u change it? Options

[dustin15brown]

Ok when u open up your door there is a red little light on the door that comes on. Is there any way to take that our and make it a blue light.

[celicarocker]

must be.... ill look into it next time i go out to my car....

[Chrobis]

the light isn't what is red, its the lens. You would need to make a custom lens.

[ghostdog]

if you can find someone to make a custom lense I'd want a pair.


group buy! group buy!

[celicarocker]

you could probably easily make one... im bored, so im gonna look into it right now... be back in about 5 minutes....

[celicarocker]

my inspections deduct that it shouldnt be too hard to make one of sorts.... just pop out the red, and cut a clear piece out of say clear office light material.... the same stuff that jon uses to make out tails for us.... it might have to be glued in or something, but doesnt look that hard... ill take a stab at it in a couple of days.... maybe i can get a good prototype of this and start manufacturing them for people

[Drocay]

mines a 95 coupe and the plastic piece in my car is just a red reflecter and has no light. Is it supposed to be that way?

[sapperk]

i just did it the other day, i have a 1996. it was easy. i used an arcrylic sheet i got from home depot, about $3 and cut it to fit, then i just glued it. the bulb inside is a standard 194 bulb. looks pretty good

[celicarocker]

[celicarocker]

[dustin15brown]

Post pics? Also a how-to and would it be possible to make it blue.. that's my goal but if that's not possible then clear is the next thought.

[celicarocker]

to get blue would prolly be just use a clear piece of plastic, and a blue 194 bulb...

[initialdrift55]

wuts the acrylic material that u bought at home depot exactly called?

[klr_toy]

They are talking about the panels that cover flourescent lighting. They come in 2'x4' sheets in a few different styles. Some are clear... some are white. Make sure to get the acrylic ones cause the reg ones will break a lot easier. Not sure exactly what they are called. Most people just call them lighting panels i think.

This post has been edited by klr_toy: Mar 15, 2004 - 10:42 AM

[bustown]

this would be a very nice how to article i would agree

[XSTeknique]

The red is there for a reason. Since you open your door, it acts to simulate a brake light so someone driving by doesn't rip your door off, since the universal color for stop is indeed red. Just something you might want to think about. Customizing the light may hinder it's visability...so unless you feel you don't need doors, i'd leave it alone. Just my $.02.

[brianforster]

teknique, I somewhat agree but if they cant see a blue light they arent gonna see red very well either

hell even if someone modded the light to say KEEP GOING i would brake for it as it is in my path regardless of its color

[ParaNoiD]

[celicarocker]

[PuffDog]

yea i agree this is a very simple mod that looks 110% better i just went and did it today and i was very pleased with how it came out the blue is very bright.

[Jeremy1210]

I have a coupe and mine doesn't have lights either...

[Nigel]

hi
had to explain but why dont you buys some neons fit one in where you can put pens or what ever its a gap next to the red light, put a neon in there drill a hole thought it, oh i know its a door card, fit the neon cables to the red light cables so when you open your door the red light will come on and the neon it would look cool, im doing it and ill post some pics to help what im trying to say.

1. glue neon into the doorcard holder thing
2. drill thought to red light and attach
thats it when you open your door the red and neon should come on.

[Coomer]

My car doesn't have the lights either. They're just reflectors for me.

[klr_toy]

[shid]

Yeah, I've got the lights- and I have no clue what Nigel is talking about. There's a map pocket- but no place to hide a neon. Been looking for a spot for a while.

[ghostdog]

[celicarocker]

[bustown]

me as well only my driver side buld is burned out

[playr158]

yea i have the ST and i got lights too, i've considered both putting a neon there and/or changing the red light...but eh too much of a hassle for 2 sec worth of light IMO

[NEVERSTOP]

[sapperk]

ill post pics of mine soon, This is what i did. I replaced the red lens with clear arcrylic panels. window panels. put a 194 Led blue bulb. Looks great. lights blue when the door opens. Also all my neon lights in the car are wired to the same bulb in the door and also a switch. so, when i click my alarm or open the door, all my neon lights inside come on. a total of 10 lights. Lots of blue. Also the neons are hooked to a switch so they can be turned on and off in demand. very easy wiring..

[sapperk]

ill post pics of mine soon, This is what i did. I replaced the red lens with clear arcrylic panels. window panels. put a 194 Led blue bulb. Looks great. lights blue when the door opens. Also all my neon lights in the car are wired to the same bulb in the door and also a switch. so, when i click my alarm or open the door, all my neon lights inside come on. a total of 10 lights. Lots of blue. Also the neons are hooked to a switch so they can be turned on and off in demand. very easy wiring..

[subsolo_21]

I made mine blue a while back. I just painted over the red lens, but the light didnt shine through as well and I didnt like the way it looked very much. Red just seemed to go better w/ my car which is red, even though all of my other interior lights are blue.

[MaskedMan]

does anyone know where i could get a replacement lens? the red lins on the drivers side is missing from the previous owner.

[pxcr440]

i dont have lights or reflectors at all but thats cause i redid my door panels and i just filled the light hole along with the speaker grill so now its smooth with the speaker mounted to the place where the grill used to be , dont know how it turned out , cause the car isnt back from the body shope yet , got full repaint and shaved a few things