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New idea for under dash lights

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by dirt slinger, Nov 21, 2011.

  1. dirt slinger
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    I was working today at a house putting stairway lights in and a good idea hit me. The old ordinary 12v bulbs under the dash in a hot rod or old car usually arent very bright unless they are nearly on the floor where they are seen. These lights are perfect to hide under the dash and put out an amazing amount of light. They are l.e.d. , I know they arent traditional but they are easy to hide. Nobody will know they are there. They are sold by the foot ($11) but can be cut into 2 inch increments so you can make them as bright or dim as you want. They are a flat ribbon with self adhesive backing that really sticks. The plug ($6 each) is fairly small also. I included the pencil in the pictures to give an idea of the size. These lights can be found at most specialty lighting stores not at Lowes or Home Depot. If anyone does use the be sure to keep your positve and negative made up properly cause they are polarity sensitive. What do yall think?
     

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  2. BigChief
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    Lots of uses for these. Thanks!
     
  3. RAG66
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    from WASHINGTON

    So how does it work in the house? Low voltage transformer? Is 12 volts the correct rating for these? Sorry I'm not all that smart...
     
  4. Standard gas&oil
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    They sell these kits on E-bay in different colors 12 volt on the cheap. Soft glow that lights up the inside of your vehicle or just wire it to a door jamb switch. Cool.
     

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  5. dirt slinger
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    These lights are powered by a 120v-12v transformer in a house. Thats what costs so much in that deal. Of coarse its not needed in a car. I didnt know these were sold on ebay. I never really thought about using them till I was installing them today. Guess Im just behind the times.
     
  6. CharlieLed
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    I just bought three rolls of these LEDs to use as under cabinet lighting in my kitchen. They are super bright but they can also be used with a dimmer. You can buy them from the source in Hong Kong or pay 2 -3 times as much and buy them here...lots of ads on ebay for them. Now they even come with RGB connections so you can control the color of the light. The ones I bought are waterproof and bend very easily and have a 3M adhesive tape backing. Worth looking into...
     
  7. dirt slinger
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    Ill check that out. Yes I did forget to add that they are dimable. they would work the same way with an interior light switch with the dimmer on it.
     
  8. Great idea... I may have to look into something like this.
     
  9. shinysideup
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    Do they have a brand name or type listed under?
     
  10. dirt slinger
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    The particular ones in the photo do not have a brand name on them. I tried to find the name but found it no where on the light strip or pigtail. I bought them at Richards Lighting in Huntsville, Al. I will call tomorrow and get the brand name and catalog number. These are a pretty high quality. Can anyone give feed back about the quality of the led's on ebay?
     
  11. hotrodchevy
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    nice lots of uses for these in a car or truck. under dash ,hood,trunk domelamp also under body on slammer queens. very cool
     
  12. Don't forget mood lights in your custom van, either.
     
  13. CharlieLed
    Joined: Feb 21, 2003
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    Here's the ones I bought... 380289320183
     
  14. mammyjammer
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    from Area 51

    They lit up my die cast display case very nice....never thought to put them in my car. Great idea!!
     

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