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 Apr 15, 2004 - 11:45 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Feb 3, '04 From North Carolina Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
can anyone with switches in their car (for neons etc.) show sum pics of where they are and what kind of switches and what not. thanks
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Apr 15, 2004 - 1:04 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 8, '04 From LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Well.. I just have a controller box for my neons.. pretty small, mounted it inside my glove box because I have a 'vert and like everything to be under lock and key. Hassle to adjust while driving tho..
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Apr 15, 2004 - 1:31 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '03 From Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
My neons under my dash turn on when my lights go on, using a relay to take the load off the interior light fuse...
As far as my future neon plans, I will be placing a switch either between the ashtray and armrest, or inside the armrest compartment... |
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Apr 15, 2004 - 1:51 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 6, '03 From hudson ,iowa Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
check my profile theres a pic there cant get pics load to board
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Apr 15, 2004 - 2:17 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 15, '03 From mississippi Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I am thinking of putting one below my CD player. I am thinking diamond plate or fiber glass and molding it in.
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Apr 15, 2004 - 3:58 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From New Jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
 look to the right and left of my shifter |
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Apr 15, 2004 - 4:24 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 3, '04 From North Carolina Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
cool thats a lotta switches lol...what they all connected to? |
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Apr 15, 2004 - 4:25 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 3, '04 From North Carolina Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
thats tight. |
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Apr 15, 2004 - 6:04 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 6, '03 From hudson ,iowa Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
at the moment only two of them are hooked up one to the radar dectetor on left side and one on the strobes in healights ,well be one for interior neons , one for exterior ,one for amp on/off ,one for screens on off . , or what evr i decide |
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Apr 15, 2004 - 6:22 PM
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 Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
I used to have four switches below(or above...I can't remember) my cd player a long time ago. I just found a pic the other day, and I'll post it later when I'm off work.
Right now I have my window switches molded into my interior panel that goes around the shifter. It was done poorly though and I need to take some time to re-do the panel and make it better. Here's a pic though. 
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Apr 15, 2004 - 8:25 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 29, '03 From Hampton, VA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
This pic is pretty dark... I hope you can see the switch. I went to a local hardware store and bought a simple push button switch. I installed it on the driver's side, right on the kick plate next to the clutch. I just wired it into the fuse box and grounded it into the chasis. Hope it helps
 
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Apr 15, 2004 - 9:06 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
don't have a pic at the moment but one is on the left of my shifter, and the other 3 are where my left middle dash vent used to be
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Apr 15, 2004 - 10:03 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 25, '03 From cranston RI Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
im going to make a plate to go in the compartment above my cd player (i have my cd player below the pocket)... but thats when i finally get around to putting neons in my car....
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Apr 15, 2004 - 11:00 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 2, '04 From Louisiana, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Coomer, that temp gauge molded into the shifter cover is nice. Is it reproducable for a relatively sane cost? I've got some GReddy gauges sitting on my dash, and it'd be nice to relocate my water temp there; very clean looking.
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Apr 15, 2004 - 11:55 PM
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Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
I could do something like what I did for you, although it's really not too hard to do it yourself.  It would take me a while to do it too, because I'm so busy.Anyway, here's a pic of my old switch panel in my car.
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Apr 16, 2004 - 12:18 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 23, '03 From Hialeah, Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
if you notice under the steering wheel on the plastic, theres two squares on each side, right around where ur knees are. u can put two switches in there, thats what i did.
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Apr 16, 2004 - 12:38 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 8, '04 From LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
always wondered what those were for tho..
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Apr 16, 2004 - 12:49 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 3, '02 From Va Team 6gc Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
This is pxcr440 thats what he did. --------------------  All I have in this world is my Balls and my Word and I'm not breaking em for no one,- Tony Montana Team 6gc 2005 |
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Apr 16, 2004 - 2:50 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 3, '04 From North Carolina Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
are those 6 separate switches or did they come together in pairs of three? howd u put em in like that? |
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Apr 16, 2004 - 6:50 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 3, '02 From Va Team 6gc Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
there probbly seperate and u just cut a hole with a dremel and tighten back side to mount.
-------------------- All I have in this world is my Balls and my Word and I'm not breaking em for no one,- Tony Montana Team 6gc 2005 |
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Apr 16, 2004 - 9:49 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 2, '03 From Annandale VA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Check the profile
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Apr 16, 2004 - 11:20 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 15, '03 From mississippi Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
That was my same question. Do you think you could write a how-to on the this it is really sweet I have been wanting to get an volt meter guage. William |
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Apr 17, 2004 - 1:31 AM
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Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
I could probably write a how-to sometime soon...maybe at work on Monday.
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Apr 17, 2004 - 1:34 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 15, '03 From mississippi Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
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thanx this will be a good project. william |
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Apr 17, 2004 - 10:12 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 4, '04 From VA, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yo coom off topic but quick Q...what arethe exact bulbs that u used on your gauges?
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Apr 17, 2004 - 11:10 AM
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Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
They're cheap no-name red(not painted red...the glass itself is red) 194 bulbs(non-LED) from my local Schucks.
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Apr 17, 2004 - 12:37 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 6, '03 From hudson ,iowa Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
there are all seperate but i had to trim them then i glued them on the back side , and that pic bothers me, my car is so dirty |
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Apr 19, 2004 - 8:15 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 22, '04 From WA, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
i have a really simple switch in, getting another one today
 sorry pic qual is pretty bad, using handycam, not a dig cam This post has been edited by ShadowFX: Apr 19, 2004 - 8:23 AM |
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Apr 19, 2004 - 8:41 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 22, '04 From WA, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
ahhh..! its not working, the dreaded red cross.. lol guess it matches my sig
EDIT: spoke too soon.. what a waste of a post This post has been edited by ShadowFX: Apr 19, 2004 - 8:42 AM |
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Apr 20, 2004 - 5:46 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 2, '03 From Annandale VA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I made a how to on this a year ago... what happend to it coomer?
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Apr 20, 2004 - 12:38 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 26, '03 From McKenzie, TN Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Love the interior celicakid84. I have one switch for all 5 of my neons mounted just to the left of my cd player and a little bit above it. I have another switch for my fogs mounted on the drrivers side air vent where thereis already a place for a switch. Dont have pics now, but I'm taking new ones soon.
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Apr 20, 2004 - 2:58 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 22, '02 From Mammoth CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
 These are for my glow gauges. Pretty cool. |
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Apr 20, 2004 - 4:17 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 20, '04 From princeton, new jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i basically did what pxcr440 did but i put one switch on either side...if you unscrew the knee panel where thoe squares are, you can push them out from behind....what i did after they were out was i took an old crappy soldering gun and melted a spot for the switches to fit snuge into so they wouldn't fall out
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Apr 20, 2004 - 6:12 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 3, '02 From Va Team 6gc Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
for left side just take cover off fuse panel and with your finger pop out the switch cover.
-------------------- All I have in this world is my Balls and my Word and I'm not breaking em for no one,- Tony Montana Team 6gc 2005 |
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Apr 20, 2004 - 6:32 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 26, '02 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
ay coomer are those switches on top of your deck used for the neon lights?
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Apr 20, 2004 - 6:34 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 26, '02 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
that's clean |
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Apr 20, 2004 - 6:45 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 3, '02 From Va Team 6gc Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
i don't think coomer has that anymore.
-------------------- All I have in this world is my Balls and my Word and I'm not breaking em for no one,- Tony Montana Team 6gc 2005 |
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Apr 24, 2004 - 8:30 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 29, '03 From 캘리포니아 Currently Offline Reputation: 23 (100%) |
I have a switch on the drivers side vent wheres theres a circle for no reason it looks like. I will have pics up soon.
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Apr 25, 2004 - 3:43 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 31, '02 From Boise, ID Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Pics of my switches. They are pretty easy to do. One is for my foglights, the other for my power antenna. Nothing great, pretty much the usual placment if you want to go for inconspicuous...
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May 2, 2004 - 11:29 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 12, '03 From Crestview, Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
i know this a week or two old, but can someone make a how to on switches please? that would be great.
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May 5, 2004 - 5:36 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 31, '02 From Boise, ID Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Every switch job is so different, there is no one way to do it. If you need help, let me know. If you want to do them really simply, my switches, or Drocay's are the simplest. If you need something more than that, or have some different ideas, go for it. If you want help to make them like mine, pm or email me, and I can help you out. -------------------- psalm 69 |
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May 5, 2004 - 7:48 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 29, '03 From Hampton, VA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
You could always hotwire them like I did
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May 5, 2004 - 8:41 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 12, '03 From Crestview, Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
where do you hook up for the power? i hooked it up to the cig. lighter but it kept on blowing fuses.
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May 5, 2004 - 9:46 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 29, '03 From Hampton, VA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
If you want to do it the "right" way, buy a battery, either a basic one or a cool looking one, and wire it up to that. I need to do that myself. What I did is quite simple. I just pulled out my toyota manual and looked up the info on the fuse box. I found a fuse that had at least 12 volts and wasn't being used and wedged my lead into the slot with the fuse. For my gauges I did the same thing but with my fog light's fuse. Again this probably isn't the best way, but it'll get ya by. If you can though, go with a battery.
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May 22, 2004 - 12:05 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 27, '04 Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
I just got 4 from Kmart and hooked them up. 1 for my sub, 2 for neons and 1 for future use, perhaps fog lights..
-------------------- ~Daniel~ No Longer Celica Owner.. moved on to a 03 WRX-EJ207
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May 22, 2004 - 8:24 AM
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 Moderator Joined Oct 1, '02 From fall river, ma Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
here a pic of my fog light switch i installed
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May 25, 2004 - 12:44 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 22, '03 From Raceland, LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i've got a 4 switch setup under my deck - check it out Here
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May 25, 2004 - 1:57 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 27, '03 From Ireland Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
there is a pretty cool range of switches available form savage, they are a brushed silver finish with the words etched on to them (start, neon, nos,boost,etc..) they glow up blue and will fit directlly into the indentation on your driverside air vent.
I think you can get them at www.demon-tweeks.co.uk |
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