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Stritt
04-26-2005, 07:16 PM
I replaced the LED originals with neon tubes from the auto store. They were about $20 each. Made the boat lights at night alot better! Thought I would give you all a cheaper option. It took about 2 hours to install.
Stritt
04-26-2005, 07:17 PM
Another one.
Stritt
04-26-2005, 07:21 PM
Another one
Stritt
04-26-2005, 07:25 PM
one more......bad pic, this is in the bow speakers.
Breeze
04-26-2005, 08:11 PM
Looks Very nice
MarkP
04-26-2005, 08:27 PM
Looks Very nice
It sure does.:worthy: I think we are going to go ahead and ask for a little more detailed description of the installation.
Oh, and welcome aboard Breeze:wavey:
Stritt
04-26-2005, 08:49 PM
$80 worth of lights.
3- 12" Cool Neon lights $22 each (avail in many colors)
2- Set of single led lights (3 per pkg) $7 per set
Bought at Best Buy, the ones at the car store were weak!
Cut the existing LED wires and remove.
Run new wire for speakers back to existing LED wires.
Remove Speaker cover and double tape on the cover.
Install 12" lights under the gunnel and under drivers seat.
Done!
Note: The lights from Best Buy have a cigarette adapter, simply cut and spice the wires.
Side note, they also have a gear shifter that looks alot like the MC shifter that has led's. Decided against that.
I will be adding 2 more sets for the observers seat and rear storage area to replace the white lights there currently, may also add some in the cooler for the night cruises :toast:
jimmer2880
04-27-2005, 06:05 AM
Looks sharp. That's much more in my price range. Thanks!
BriEOD
04-27-2005, 06:34 AM
Very nice! :dance:
erkoehler
04-27-2005, 08:15 AM
Target has those also! And they are cheap and bright!
MarkP
04-27-2005, 09:25 AM
$80 worth of lights.
3- 12" Cool Neon lights $22 each (avail in many colors)
2- Set of single led lights (3 per pkg) $7 per set
Bought at Best Buy, the ones at the car store were weak!
Cut the existing LED wires and remove.
Run new wire for speakers back to existing LED wires.
Remove Speaker cover and double tape on the cover.
Install 12" lights under the gunnel and under drivers seat.
Done!
Note: The lights from Best Buy have a cigarette adapter, simply cut and spice the wires.
Side note, they also have a gear shifter that looks alot like the MC shifter that has led's. Decided against that.
I will be adding 2 more sets for the observers seat and rear storage area to replace the white lights there currently, may also add some in the cooler for the night cruises :toast:I love it..
That project is going on the to do list now. I just need power as I have no lights now other than the “required lights“. Do all of your lights work off of the same switch that operates your “required lights”
aprgriggs
04-27-2005, 09:38 AM
looks great....but becareful with the neon tubes. They will break if you it a wave wrong or get in real choppy water. I broke three in my last boat and that is the reason I put LED's in my new boat.
aprgriggs
04-27-2005, 09:39 AM
For those of you interested in LED's I can still get the MC style...
Stritt
04-27-2005, 09:46 AM
Good to know, but I doubt that they could take any more of a beating than they did Sat coming across Lake George. We had water everywhere, including the bow. :eek: I attached them to the back of the vinyl panel.
I have a switch for courtesy lights, I would run to a different switch other than combining with your nav. lights.
For those of you interested in LED's I can still get the MC style...
April: I'm interested. What are the details? Don't know what aray options they come in. I'd like to put an aray of four in each of my side storrage areas as well as about half a dozen individual LED's for various "BLING" applications.
Am I correct in assuming that the LED can be wired direct to a twelve volt power source like one of the accessory power leads under my dash?
aprgriggs
04-28-2005, 10:21 AM
heck out the old group buy thread....http://www.tmcowners.com/teamtalk/showthread.php?t=1710&highlight=Group
It has all the light information.
Waketn
04-28-2005, 12:35 PM
Looking good
AbunDiga909
04-28-2005, 07:21 PM
That looks pretty sweet! I have them in the gunnels like you, but I'm wondering how you get them to light the speaker up? What lights did you put there? Just one of those LEDs?
One thing that we did that I haven't seen anybody else do is that we put one little LED in the cupholder. So, when you put a bottle of water in it at night, it glows blue. Thats pretty bling...
rodltg2
04-28-2005, 07:37 PM
great, last thing i need is to take on another project . those look cool so here goes.