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finished my amp light strips tonight.....

i didnt know there were pre made ones untill FHRX told me.... so i was creative and made my own.....

i used...

piano hinge where i made the holes 1mm bigger to 5mm

small wire from jaycar...

$38 worth of blue leds... (=20)

a borrowed soldering iron....

heaps of duct tape and other tape....

about 5 hours of labour.....

completed project looks good.. is bright and will post pics soon...

another teaster ;)

Ed

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Took me alot of time.... cutting and measuring....... alot of labour...

cheap as when it came to materials......

$12 of offcut mdf

$20 jigsaw that i had

$40 of lights and wires...

borrowed soldering irons etc alot of beer and swearing and scratching heads... and blisters from the bloody hot glue gun!!!

wat ya think??

im very happy with the result.... all i have to do is put some acryllic in the squares to cover the amps so i can still use my boot then its done.... starting the whole thing was the hardest but i got the hang of it.... :P

thanks

Ed

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that looks hot i was guna try a simple looking fiberglass job in my 32 wehen i get my subs and amps etc but i think i mite just do something like that a bit easier i guess and i probly stuff the fiber glassin up or something

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  Mr Ed32 said:
cimg20198zl.th.jpg

cimg20178ye.th.jpg

cimg20264pj.th.jpg

cimg20060vf.th.jpg

Took me alot of time.... cutting and measuring....... alot of labour...

cheap as when it came to materials......

$12 of offcut mdf

$20 jigsaw that i had

$40 of lights and wires...

borrowed soldering irons etc alot of beer and swearing and scratching heads... and blisters from the bloody hot glue gun!!!

wat ya think??

im very happy with the result.... all i have to do is put some acryllic in the squares to cover the amps so i can still use my boot then its done.... starting the whole thing was the hardest but i got the hang of it.... :P

thanks

Ed

Looks sweet mate, you would have to be happy with that, all the effort paid off in the end by the look of the pics.

Mine is nothing compared to that, but it still had to have practibility for me as well and i needed my boot.

Cheers B

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  Mr Ed32 said:
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cimg20178ye.th.jpg

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Took me alot of time.... cutting and measuring....... alot of labour...

cheap as when it came to materials......

$12 of offcut mdf

$20 jigsaw that i had

$40 of lights and wires...

borrowed soldering irons etc alot of beer and swearing and scratching heads... and blisters from the bloody hot glue gun!!!

wat ya think??

im very happy with the result.... all i have to do is put some acryllic in the squares to cover the amps so i can still use my boot then its done.... starting the whole thing was the hardest but i got the hang of it.... :P

thanks

Ed

man that looks hot as. what do i think? what beer would you like? coz i want you to do my setup when i get my skyline!

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  Mr Ed32 said:
sounds like a deal.....

can i drink them before i start the boot :( you will have the best install ever!!

lol...how bout you save it for after, then you'll be real thirsty!

once i get the car (week or 2) i'll be saving up for sound system stuff...then ill buy the beer and let u know :D

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