SKYLINE light

[DriftPanda]

So the 32's need to be sanded back? My mate is handy with all that zappy stuff, i just wanna know how FunkyMonkey got his looking soo fine. Go 32!

[funkymonkey]

um no if you sand your bumpr you'll end up with a hole. I used an aftermarket light up kit from japan.

[Kinks]

lol @ knight rider mod.. gold

[A§H]

I also have a s1 33 and wouldn't mind knowing how to do that so keep us posted Scotty

btw great idea!

[MELV]

I can get a fading transformer to light up a neon made up to size to fit in there. im not sure on price but if anyone is interested ill call around and see what i can arrange.

rembering i sell REAL neon so its 50times brighter than LED's and AEPRO autobarn stuff. problem is its glass and will need some TLC to install it in there so it doesnt break. But it would be a good effect.

[funkymonkey]

what's the lumen rating of a 5mm diameter neon that you sell? If its any good, then I might be interested coz I'm thinking of making a kit.

[XSilent_MistX]

Well,I am not all too familiar with the sanding of the back part yet but ,I once tried it with a Dremel and it was taking the paint off with out putting a hole through it just gotta keep it a nice and easy and be sure not to push down on it because you`ll just cut right through it FUNKMONKEY THE KNIGHT RIDER LIVES HAHA

[MELV]

I tryed to find out about how bright neon is and no one can tell me.

the best way to describe it is that the thicker the tube the duller the light

hungry jacks is 15mm red neon i have some 9mm red neon here. and if u turn it on in darkness u can not look at the tube for too long as it hurts your eyes.

thats the best way i can tell u how bright it is. if u put a mirror or something to reflect the neon behind it it will double in brightness (rubbs my eyes from the testing i have done this morning)

[OKBANANA]

that looks sweet on the R32, can it work on R34?

[ZERO]

HEY PPLZ!!!! i just complete the first few stages on my badge for a 33... but i'm stuck on there lighting

i have pics on where i'm up too...

but yeah the lights i went to jay car... 30cm is just too damm short!!! it either a 'S' or a 'E' i'm missing... ahehae so yeah i don't know where to get a light...

also the hole i have made to put the light in is quite small.. just enough to fit a 5mm diameter cathode tube or sumthing of that name.. and the light it produces doesn't cover the "SKYLINE" work properly its like its too thin and yeah need some help...

[funkymonkey]

use a mirror around the tube to reflect the light around, so you don't have parts not lit up

[ZERO]

hmm.... where am i gonna get a mirror that size?

[AutoTrust]

everybody's running to the pantry for the alfoil!! Mabe i could get sheets of plastic mirror to give my Melv special under car neon that extra floating on rice look!

[ZERO]

here is wat have gotten up too..

[AutoTrust]

Use some Ultra bright LED's

[ZERO]

umm.... how do i go about making a line for it?

i'm not too good with electronics.. so yeah... any ideas like do i need resisters transformers and blah blah blah... any help?

[AutoTrust]

One resistor per LED, any good electronics store will give you what you need, like Jaycar and then hook up to the 12 Volt park light circuit (numberplate wiring is good) and all you need to do is get some plastic or thin MDF or aluminium for a backing and drill 6mm holes to mount your LED's :wizard: Hey presto

[funkymonkey]

what's that red stuff on the back?

[ZERO]

auto trust: sounds good enough.. but ill see how good i go... but yeah its goin back on to the car first 2moro.. when i get time ill get it off again.. or when i have built my led Light show...

funky: that red translucent plastic thing i got from a sign writer they didn't have any that sticks so yeah i just cut it and slipped it in.. gonna stick it down sometime soon.. but yeah its just so i get a red lighting..

[MELV]

You know what would look cool.

i work at a lazercutting place and operate a lasercutter. i could cut the word SKYLINE out of 3m or 2m clear perspex rectangle so its the same size as the one of the back of all 33 or 32 skylines. then you could 2pak paint the perspex or sumthing. i dunno just an idea ? i could cut the word out to say anything the number plate of a car GODZILA anything really. but its getting late and it probabaly doesnt make sence lol.

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