Under Body Neon Questions

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Hi I own an Optix underbody kit and I was wondering if there was a way I could hook them up to 115v and hook them up inside. I've never had it hooked up and I probably never will. If there is any way I could hook it up to an outlet please give me some ideas. I think it would be cool to hook them up in my room. Thanks
 

Finnish~Racer

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now why would you have never hooked these bad boys up under your ride??

thats what there made for.
 


ej_EXtasy

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if you were going to ask how to mount them,
1. lay them on ground
2. start your car and go forward and backwards
*repeat step two until broken
 

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Hi I own an Optix underbody kit and I was wondering if there was a way I could hook them up to 115v and hook them up inside. I've never had it hooked up and I probably never will. If there is any way I could hook it up to an outlet please give me some ideas. I think it would be cool to hook them up in my room. Thanks
to answer your question why not just cut a powercord from like some speakers or something....as long as its output is 12v DC....then wire that to your neons. If you wire those neons to 115 v they will simply blow out. theyre made for cars.....12v DC
 


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Fast and Furious comes out next tuesday.
 

civic99white

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Why dose everyone talk s**t about the underbody lights just wondering I'm not a fan of some of the things peppz do to there rides in here but hey everyone likes different things that's just my thoughts. Rember we all come in here for help no to cridasized. Thanks my cc peppz
 

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Why dose everyone talk s**t about the underbody lights just wondering I'm not a fan of some of the things peppz do to there rides in here but hey everyone likes different things that's just my thoughts. Rember we all come in here for help no to cridasized. Thanks my cc peppz
well, someone correct me if im wrong.. but, neons and other ricey things from the early scene were a fad. Those type of things went down in flames along with decals, shopping cart wings, heavy/bulky body kits,/altezza tail lights, ______________________ <<< add your own here.

We have all grown out of those early days and all have realized the $ spent on those things can actually be spent for more HP/TQ mods, or restoring an older EG/EK etc instead of going to pep boys/autozone and buying crap off the shelves.

Flame me if u want, but i think everyone has grown out of the all show/no go phase (except for HIN which still keep the rice cooking {pun intended}) and clean cars are really whats in and has been timeless all along.

this pic was taken 7/25/09 and proves exactly what i mean.
 

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idk bout the grills... but whats wrong with that.. difference from show cars to rice cars.. look at mine.. show and go... would i ever add neons... probily inside maybe light up the engin bay.. once again its a show car... have to make it stand out to grab the judges eye.. know how many civic show up to car shows.. have to be the one that stands out then the other 30+... every one is different. i hate stock look.. and yes i do have a body kit and a big ass wing with a led brake light in it.. idc.. i love it.
 

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true that.....i'm totally not criticizing neons.....but why use car neons inside when you can by indoor neon lights at like target or walmart? lol

rice is totally a retarded phrase, when guys want to make there cars stand out and have a fixed income we gotta do what we can.

and my cars is going to be a show car as well as track so.....YES it will look F&F but no, not rice.

rice is for those people who cant afford pasta. hahahaha
 

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well, someone correct me if im wrong.. but, neons and other ricey things from the early scene were a fad. Those type of things went down in flames along with decals, shopping cart wings, heavy/bulky body kits,/altezza tail lights, ______________________ <<< add your own here.

We have all grown out of those early days and all have realized the $ spent on those things can actually be spent for more HP/TQ mods, or restoring an older EG/EK etc instead of going to pep boys/autozone and buying crap off the shelves.

Flame me if u want, but i think everyone has grown out of the all show/no go phase (except for HIN which still keep the rice cooking {pun intended}) and clean cars are really whats in and has been timeless all along.

this pic was taken 7/25/09 and proves exactly what i mean.
You just need to shut up. Im tired of you telling everyone what to do with their own car. We dont tell you what is "in" and what isnt. Who gives a f**k if its "riced out". Define rice? There is not one standard definition of rice. Its all a matter of opinion. Next time, either dont post or say something like "Not my personal preference, but to each his own" or something along those lines. :oh:
 

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You just need to shut up. Im tired of you telling everyone what to do with their own car. We dont tell you what is "in" and what isnt. Who gives a f**k if its "riced out". Define rice? There is not one standard definition of rice. Its all a matter of opinion. Next time, either dont post or say something like "Not my personal preference, but to each his own" or something along those lines. :oh:
thank you.
 

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no they are rated for 12vdc. they will burn out. hella mess. try it though. just make sure you make a video and post it on youtube or sumthin it will be super funny to see.
 

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You just need to shut up. Im tired of you telling everyone what to do with their own car. We dont tell you what is "in" and what isnt. Who gives a f**k if its "riced out". Define rice? There is not one standard definition of rice. Its all a matter of opinion. Next time, either dont post or say something like "Not my personal preference, but to each his own" or something along those lines. :oh:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rice+ ;)
 

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neons installed clean under a car in a car show = good

neons hanging below the stock body while the Folger's can rattles and the 3 tier spoiler sits higher than the roof of the car = not good (may be classified as rice)

To each there own... There will always be rice for those that don't know any better but would still like to express themselves, but then there's the tuner kid that wants to make his car his own... and can be COMPLETELY CLEAN of the typical rice and some other guy will call it rice.. I think it's time to retire the "rice" term and bashing that comes with modifying a honda as that's why I got out of the scene 5+ years ago with Hondas...

Isn't this site for support and knowledge?
 

Zzyzxek

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i stay away from the ricer look. rims and lowered is all thats getting done to my body. might be the fact that all my friends drive camaros, mustangs and novas. lol but i dont want to look like another stupid ricer. i just want to beat the ricers lol
 

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So....your trying to show me that people make fun of Honda's, but cant spell Vtec correctly? I see no point in your post....
you said define rice in your last post after ranting about people giving their opinions. I came across this site with a "funny" definition for it. If you're so damn uptight and can't see any humor in anything, then i'm sorry you're a jackass...

by the way, i am one that doesn't care what people do to their cars. It's not my car, and really doesn't affect the way I live my life. I also don't get all pissy when people express their opinions.
 

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to answer your question, since the tubes are set to run off 12v DC current, you need to invert the power from AC to DC to get it to work. you can buy AC-DC converters online for fairliy cheap. on the AC side, you plug it in. On the DC side, you simply connect the red wire to the red port on the inverter, and black wire to the black port. thats it.

something like this:

http://www.trcelectronics.com/Meanwell/lpv-60-12.shtml
 

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to answer your question why not just cut a powercord from like some speakers or something....as long as its output is 12v DC....then wire that to your neons. If you wire those neons to 115 v they will simply blow out. theyre made for cars.....12v DC
 

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ok.....i really agree w the rice definition of a kid that just wants to make his car "lool" F&F. most of us civic owners do make our cars actually worthy of f&f and being called a ricer when we are so far opposite its not funny, just ticks me off.

to each his own.....unless he's buying rattlecan paint to make his car fast....just cause you got a vtec and carsponsorship sticker does not mean you got an extra power boost..... hahaha

what color are those neons??
 


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