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 | |
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| | 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







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

[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

[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)




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]

Originally Posted by 123Vette

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]

Originally Posted by TheB1GDude

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]

Originally Posted by Sweed

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]

Originally Posted by 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

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]

Originally Posted by sensoryx

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