Results 1 to 7 of 7

Thread: L.E.D.'s Substitute for Underbody Neons?

  1. #1

    RCracer's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2001
    Vehicle
    Honda CR-V
    Location
    England UK
    Posts
    754

    Lightbulb L.E.D.'s Substitute for Underbody Neons?

    Me and a mate are experimenting using high brightness L.E.D.s (light emiting diodes) as alternative to underbody neons.
    They are for his car not mine (depends what they look like:lol ) and it sits a lot lower than my accord.
    We have found a source of high brightness leds( 9000mcd ) yellow for 10p (16c) each and (10000mcd ) green for £2 ($3)each so we are trying the yellow ones. They have a very definate pattern its just the spacing and how many that is the problem.
    We are going to mount them in plastic u section(waterproofed).
    Anyone tried it before??

    Paul
    Honda CR-V Mk2
    Quantum Sport Saloon



  2. #2
    DX User
    Join Date
    May 2002
    Vehicle
    87 Lx-i
    Location
    New Orleans, La
    Posts
    49
    Sounds like a good idea. I've been thinking of ways to better protect my neons but nothing good yet. I hope it turns out well.
    Extreme Boredom

    3Geez member since July 2001
    My Car
    after drop

  3. #3
    I've been trying to find clear white LEDs to redo my car's lighting but haven't had much luck, can you recommend a place?
    Eric
    3geez member since October 12, 2000
    "All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man." - Henry David Thoreau

  4. #4
    LXi User 87Hybrid's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Vehicle
    2002 Chevrolet Silverado, 87 Hybrid Civic, 76 Chevy Blazer, 2000 Jetta, 1985 Civic sedan
    Location
    Battle Ground WA.
    Posts
    721
    radio shack
    "AAHHH Teamsters, If only I could be as lazy and surley as a Teamster." Quote by Homer Simpson

  5. #5

    RCracer's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2001
    Vehicle
    Honda CR-V
    Location
    England UK
    Posts
    754
    I get all my electronic supplies from a company called CPC.
    They are a UK only firm as far as I know.
    Ive thought about changing from bulbs to LED and even the new multi color ones(purple,orange,etc). The circuit to drive the color change is quite simple but the LEDs are still very expensive.

    Eric how much are white LEDs over in the US they are very expensive here. They are £2.97($4.45)-£3.70 ($5.55) each depending on size and brightness (intensity mcd).
    The brightness of them is 500-1000mcd
    Honda CR-V Mk2
    Quantum Sport Saloon

  6. #6
    Ouch! I'm going to see if my father can get some ordering information from where he works, they get white LEDs for their machines. I'll let you know as soon as I get any info
    Eric
    3geez member since October 12, 2000
    "All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man." - Henry David Thoreau

  7. #7
    3Geez Veteran smufguy's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2002
    Vehicle
    10/Honda/Ridgeline
    Location
    NJ
    Posts
    7,202
    i am redoing my brake lamp behind the back bench seat with red led's i need to get a lot more to get em all fixed up, if not i am gonna get the ones from the passat or a jetta (they dont use led's but small bulbs). But i really want to try out the led's, these led's from radioshack, can tolerate upto 18V.

Similar Threads

  1. who still has an underbody tray?
    By lostforawhile in forum Performance
    Replies: 30
    Last Post: 07-08-2012, 06:10 PM
  2. underbody neons
    By NewAKI in forum Classic Honda Community Chat
    Replies: 18
    Last Post: 02-14-2003, 09:39 PM
  3. underbody
    By 88lxicoupe in forum Interior & Exterior Care
    Replies: 11
    Last Post: 01-24-2003, 03:24 PM
  4. underbody NEON
    By jamenjay in forum Interior & Exterior Care
    Replies: 33
    Last Post: 01-02-2003, 02:35 AM
  5. varad led underbody kit......
    By 3rdgenSLIMER in forum Interior & Exterior Care
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 10-31-2002, 11:05 AM

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
This website uses cookies
We use cookies to store session information to facilitate remembering your login information, to allow you to save website preferences, to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners.
     
Links monetized by VigLink