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Old 06-24-2008, 06:21 AM
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Custom footwell lamps

i have these hooked up to the parking/headlight wire. let me know what you think.



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Looks good man! So these are on whenever you have running/headlights on? Is it distracting at all while driving at night?
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Not sure they're bright enough but they look pretty good
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I like them, but I'd try and hide the light sources better. visible light sources like that are a bit tacky in my book, but thats nothing that can't be fixed. I rate it an A- overall.
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^^ YUP, go for the stealth look








Not trying to hijack the thread, just showing how you can get the same effect without having the light source visible.
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yeh i understand. i am going for the stealth look i am not done with the install yet. i wanted some opinions. they do run whenever the headlight or parking lights are on theyre not distracting at night but it is hard to see out of the mirrors when the windows are up due to the glare from the blue lights.
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you need new floor mats Jedi
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those are only a few months old. I think you're seeing a shadow from the pedals.
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i'm looking at the passenger side. i'm suprised your jedi mind powers didnt know that...
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they're just kind of wrinkled from the tiny box they get shipped in.
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today when i got off work i installed blue led side marker lights instead of amber and tomorrow im going to put in the blue parking lights. and i also have a blue led light for the license plate ill change that when we switch the rear bumpers. maybe next week
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today when i got off work i installed blue led side marker lights instead of amber and tomorrow im going to put in the blue parking lights
I had been debating doing this in red (my light "theme"). However isn't it illegal to go any color other than orange?

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Kinda depends on your state........Ohio................not sure. For the most part, those side markers are supposed to be yellow, but I have white V-LED's in mine, which give off a faint blueish hue. I have the same in my parking lights and they match my H11 HOEN fogs and normal headlights fairly well.
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
^^ YUP, go for the stealth look








Not trying to hijack the thread, just showing how you can get the same effect without having the light source visible.
what did you use for your footwell lights?
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Rotary Rasp Custom LED Footwell lights <---- click
Group Buy ended a while back and I'm not sure if he's still making / selling them since he was importing the LED's in bulk.
Try shooting him a PM.
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I have a few of the RR kits (footwell lights, trunk lights, sunroof module) all are top notch.



For the person who put blue in the sidemarkers.. that's just a ticket waiting to happen.
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These are nice.
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i relocated my footwell lights, i also switched back to the amber bulbs on my 15 minute break at work today. here are some pics
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looks great!


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i relocated my footwell lights, i also switched back to the amber bulbs on my 15 minute break at work today. here are some pics
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Much better! Are those corner lights blue? that could get you a ticket pretty quick.
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thanks. and yeah they are blue i just wanted to take a picture than i switched them back to amber. i might order white ones for the sidemarker light and blue for the parking lights but that might be inpersonating a police so i might just go with white parking lights as well. let me know what you think
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led or stealth bulb amber in the side markers... hyper white led in the parking lights.
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