Ground Effects Underglow LED

[Kaze]

I was wondering if anyones taken appart the Gen 1 Underglow Kit? I'm curious if any of you know which kind of LED is in there? For that matter where I can buy a similar one to swap them?

Basically I have an Idea that seems easy, just remove the LED from the underglow kit and place the same kind, but different color. If anyone can identify the type of LED or forward me to a thread where this has been answered I'll appreaciated it.


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[Sweed]

I'm not sure about the kinda, but it's gonna be a 1.5v LED, and take it out, go to RadioShack and find one of similar size. It's flat, but it can be smaller, same size or bigger. If it's bigger it's just to cut away some material, just be careful not to cut too much.

[TheB1GDude]

I didn't think the underglow kit actually had your regular run-of-the-mill type of LED's in it, my understanding of it was that it was two pieces of plastic that had metal contacts running through them that when you applied current to lit up, so:

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| | X | | X | |
| | X | | X | |
| | X | | X | |
| | X | | X | |
| | X | | X | |
| | X | | X | |
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With | X | indicating the strip of plastic that reacts the electrical current and lights up, I'm sure one of the electrical gurus can give us a better explanation but my understanding is you can not change the color of an undnerglow kit.

[123Vette]

its a flat rectangle one but i can be replace with the round one as i have already done

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb29/123Vette/DSC00820.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb29/123Vette/DSC00821.jpg



the led bulges out a little bit but it still works finegound clearence is little affected

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb29/123Vette/DSC00822.jpg

[Kaze]

123vette, thats a nice job you did with it. You happen to know what kind of LED it is exactly, or should I just try to remove it and take it to RS? and you guys are saying its a 1.5v right?

[123Vette]

i dont no what i pulled uot but the led i used there were the taillights fron the rs light kit

heres pic the rectangle 1 is original the rounder on is the 1 i replaced it with

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb29/123Vette/DSC00825.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb29/123Vette/DSC00826.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb29/123Vette/DSC00827.jpg

[xmodsnut]

you can get the flat ones from any place that sells full size underglow kits for cars

[Aft3rMath]

Or, another idea is to make your own.. :) I will be selling these ones soon, cheap and effective (pic below)


http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/9348/imgp0416xt4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Gen 1 Civic, Custom lights - Headlights + Tail Lights + Underglow

[Sweed]

On this topic, anyone know were I can get some nice Yellow LED's or FLED's to make a UnderGlo Kit from?

[123Vette]

i dont think they can make yellow led ive never seen ne

[TheB1GDude]

123Vette thats a great mod! Your underglow looks cool in red!

Aft3rMath you going to start mass producing and selling your kits?

[123Vette]

hey thanks someone want me to make these for them so i guess if ne one else wants them ill do em but youll need to include the leds u want installed

[DRFTKO]

i dont think they can make yellow led ive never seen ne

I am pretty sure that I have seen a set on eBay before

[Aft3rMath]

123Vette thats a great mod! Your underglow looks cool in red!

Aft3rMath you going to start mass producing and selling your kits?



Should I?

[Kaze]

On this topic, anyone know were I can get some nice Yellow LED's or FLED's to make a UnderGlo Kit from?

Doesn't XI sell LEDs now? I think they might have yellow ones

[123Vette]

i no there r orange ones u can buy but there fragile an burn out easy

[Kaze]

hey thanks someone want me to make these for them so i guess if ne one else wants them ill do em but youll need to include the leds u want installed

Lol, I'll PM you later on if I couldn't work a set out. If not ya'll see my project post sometime soon.

[adamcrawls]

i like the red

[sensoryx]

Xmods only came out with the green unglow for sale right?

[Kaze]

Xmods only came out with the green unglow for sale right?

Yea, thats why I wrote this, to ask if anyone "played around" with the kit

[xmodificationer]

i would like a set it blue, and i am almost positive i have seen yellow LEDs at RS in like a pack of 20 assorteted colors and sizes
edit: found 5mm yellow LEDs http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062550&cp=&pg=2&sr=1&origkw=LEDs&kw=leds&parentPage=search

[123Vette]

and i did and ya the red works on ne car i own it cant have a wrong match!!

ya i no those existe and i tried with those but those r white souronded by yellow glass or plastic not the real ones like clear and the light is the actaul color

[sensoryx]

hmm intersting. the kit actually costs quite a bit. Even on ebay.

Post up a tut will ya, if you figure out how to do it, im interested ;)

[123Vette]

i already no how to do it i just need a kit and the leds to make a tut

[Kaze]

i already no how to do it i just need a kit and the leds to make a tut

Outta Curiousity, does the mod work similarly for the Gen 2? If thats the case I wouldn't mind picking up a couple blue and white LEDs and sending you both to do the mod and make tutorials, if you dont mind, i just need a little time to gather things.

[123Vette]

yea it works exactly the same for both so sure i could make a tut

[Kaze]

yea it works exactly the same for both so sure i could make a tut

Alrighty, once I get the things together I'll PM you.

[123Vette]

ok cool

[jollyboss]

I think that those 5mm leds are too big.I used 3mm led in a smal piece of tube,see this:
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL735/4679905/16995194/262943019.jpg

(in this model I used 2 led per neon)

If you want I can make any color neon,usin plugs that fit the xmods EB

[MrNSX]

thats pretty sweet except its purple

[jollyboss]

It's pink,but the camera didn't catch the color...anyway it looks good with tha bodypaint I used...:D

[live4luck14]

it realy looks sick in blue ive seen a handfull of cars with blue and it looks so cool

[jollyboss]

did you replace just the led?
pay attention to the resistor,cuz working voltage of different color led could vary
:bigwink:

[123Vette]

nope just straight replaces em and they work fine ive been doing this for a long time to my cars and havent ever had any probs with em