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Old 09-01-2006, 05:03 AM
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See how its done here:
http://forums.scionzone.com/smf/index.php?topic=2070.0


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Old 09-01-2006, 05:15 AM
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... and I just ordered my cathodes. Oh well.

If I get sick of them I can use 'em somewhere else and do this.
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Im gonna try it on the tc!
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Old 09-01-2006, 05:18 AM
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woo. looks like im doing this for my grab handels.. I was just reading that cathode one.. but i think these are WAYYY better and you can still grab onto them,
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Old 09-01-2006, 05:21 AM
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ohh.. i was actually about to do that for a friend's xA.... hmm... well...

cool.
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Old 09-01-2006, 05:23 AM
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Well my parents are usually the only people who try to use the handles anyway.

Everyone else just enjoys my cornering skills.
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Old 09-01-2006, 05:27 AM
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Once I get some cathodes under my seat and have a switch i shall do this so I can run them to that switch
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(now i know what happened to nick06tC!)
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Old 09-01-2006, 05:34 AM
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(now i know what happened to nick06tC!)

lol, I post over there. i take it thats what you were reffering to.
Much cleaner website with less argueing and bashing.
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Oh god I want that
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Ooh that's hawt!!
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that looks awsome!!! does anybody know where to get that board he was talking about.. the curcuit board or what ever?
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fry's electronics has it.... you're in cali... you should be able to find one.
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that board is called breadboard. you can get at at pretty much any electronics place like frys or radio shack or whatever.

now if i could just quit bein lazy and figure out how to wire those up to come on with the dome....
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I'd be interested in buying a set of 4 strips pre-wired in Red... interested?

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Old 09-01-2006, 01:23 PM
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I dunno, let me think about it. It takes alot of time to wire them up.
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Damn dude, you are... D MAN! hahaha... awesome write up and major props for working/soldering on those tiny circuit boards... I had to do something similar but got so frustrated (maybe because i'm semi-fat-fingered) that I dropped the project I was doing like an ugly baby. =P

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I am so going to do this. That is a good idea. Thanks for the process of it too ^-^
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well can do what i did and grind down the cold cathodes to fit in that same spot.i can use the handle and cant see the cathodes also
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Old 09-02-2006, 02:16 AM
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Thanks for the compliments guys!


Originally Posted by njforcedlife77
well can do what i did and grind down the cold cathodes to fit in that same spot.i can use the handle and cant see the cathodes also
Your way still looks awsome. I have seen it!

I was wanting a hidden light source, that why I did it this way.

Here are pics of the handles installed. Along w/ the matching blue from my Inferno UB Kit



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