Neon Project, custom neon enclosure Options

[flipside97LTD]

Hey, I have this great idea for adding neon in our Celica's and I figured I'd make a topic of it. Here's my idea: According the the "rules", if you put neon in, the actual tube shouldn't be seen. Only the effects (or the light) from the neon should be visible. Well, I want to add neon to the back seat area of my interior. But in our Celica's it's very hard to find a good place for the neon. 1) I don't want it someplace where people can see the tube. 2) I don't want it someplace where it could be broken.

So here's my solution.... Have the word "CELICA" cut out of the plastic side walls of the interior. Then build a custom enclosure behind the cut out. And finally, put a tube of neon inside the enclosure and out of view. I would have it all wired up to a switch. Then at night I could simply push a button and the word "CELICA" would light up in the back walls of my car's interior. If all goes well I'll document the mod and add a how-to article... What do you guys think? Has anyone done something similar to this before?

[flipside97LTD]

Thanks so much for the posts! Unfortunately, the project has hit a snag though. Our computer at work needs to be fixed before we can email or save the artwork for the plastic company. But from what I've learned they will probably only charge me $100 to do the cut-out and to cut out plastic letters to fit perfectly back in. Personally, a hundred bucks doesn't seem like too much to me. The only other way can think of to do it would be with a dremel tool. Haha but I'm such a perfectionist... I'd rather pay someone to have a perfect job done. At any rate, as soon as we can send the artwork and finish it I'll post it up.