Alright I know most of you hate the idea of neons and I'm not really sure about it on the Camaro either however my buddy really wants them on. We have a free set of white ones to throw on so I was just gonna try it to see if it looks decent.

My question is where is the best place to mount them under the car and where is the best place to mount the transformer in the engine bay? Also is their a grommet on the passenger side of the firewall?

again you can flame all you want but this is not my decision, its my friends car and I told him I'd do them for him

 

im not sure on mounting, but I bet it will look good. White neons are the best color to get, IMO

 

#1 get 2 extra hands to help..

#2 put the neons in hands..

#3 with 2 other hands,get the packaging they came in, open it..

#4 put the neons back in...

#5 drive back to Pep Boys..

#6 tell them you were hit in the head and didnt mean to buy them...

#7 get your money back...

#8 spend money on ANYTHING else, or buy a clue

 

I hate to say it, but I decided the best place to mount mine was back on the store shelf.

 

i understand most peoples opinions on them and like I said it is not my call. I like them I'm just not so sure about on the Camaro. If you would have read the original post you would have seen you are not gonna change anyones mind. so honestly i dont mind the flaming but its not all that neccesary, i just need to know if there is a better way to do it then what I scoped out

 

Dont listen to these singleminded old farts, do what you want with your car and as long as you like it then thats all that matters. I dont think id put neons on my car but im not working on my exterior or interior now and dont really have anything in mind yet for that. The engine bay is all thats counts for me now

 

the frame rails for the sides,
the front air dam works well and the frame rail off the bumper. if you have a 91-92 it will be alot easier to hide the tubes with the gfx. use zip ties instead of the supplied mounting sections as it will hold better. i just lost a front yesterday to one of the screws finally fibrating loose after 5 years.

street glow gold is the best and easiest allowing you to route all tubes in a complete series circle, otherwise check to see if each tube has it's own power transformer.

typically strip and twist the ends together, wrap with tape and be done. don't use connectors. be sure to find a very good ground for the transformer if it's a large single unit. street glows uses the mounting plate as the ground. i used two bolts through the plate to keep vibration to a minimum.

good luck.

 

^ a third gen UFO ^

 

this information helps out a lot. it is a 91 and i did take a look and it seems the side tubes will be easy, the front not so bad but didnt get a look at the rear. Do you have pictures of where you mounted them or would you mind gettin me some. Where did you mount your transformer, that was the biggest question I had however, at quick glance I didnt see anywhere perfect. They are gold series neons and I have done a few sets so I'm not too worried.

oh and great picture. that is the exact color on his car and with the white neons I think it looks pretty damn good. Is that the stock paint and if so what is it called...been trying to figure out for the last week

 

i mounted mine pretty far back. the goal was to keep in up as high as i could to keep them invisible as they should be. nothing worse than seeing the tube when on,

so looking from the rear of the bumper there is a indent at the clips where it get closer up into the body thats were i put mine for the rear. i mounted my transformer under the hood by the blower motro and some relays that were there. nice clean install. all the wires ran under the car to the transformer.

jeff

ps i like the neon who gives a rats butt what people think... with cars like kandies and mine sporting em they can;t be all bad.

 

do you have a pic of the placement of the transformer because I'm not positive I know exactly where ya mean.

ya I like em and I know how to put em on and looking for an excuse to work on the camaro until we get more funds for more things. We got them for free from my buddies brother because he got a new car and didnt want them

 

i didnt know being 28 made me single minded and old... you must 11teen then in order for me to be an old fart..


so do the neons go on under the "NOS", TYPE R, MOMO, and JDM stickers?

 

Kandied, did you buy our old car back?

 

 

You may not be old but you cant appreciate someone elses ideas you dont like, if someone put a lot of work into something and the workmanship is top notch then why cant someone do something different and have you appreciate it? I know when I see someones hard work I dont look at the thing I dont like but how it was implemented and how clean it looks.

 

You do know that neons had been installed in cars looong before it started getting popular with the rcers,probably even as far back as the early 80's from what I remember. Maybe even before that,70's disco era-Boogie vans and the like.

 

Some people are frickin' rude.

I don't like 3rd gens with neons either, but let the man be.

It's odd how it's alright for some people to be so rude and be able to think it's alright.


Call me young, give me some lame excuse as to why you are rude, tell me it's freedom of speech, I don't care, but it's still not called for most of the time, especially when asking a question.

 

they are actually going under the Si badges that we replaced the RS ones with

 

i think some people forgot this is an OPEN forum... i didnt make someone post about neons.. and if they are brave enough to post.. they should be brave enough to handle other peoples opinion.. which its just that.. my opinion.. never said anyone had to agree with me, and i never said my opionion is right.. but i expressed it..

yeah dood.. im rude.. and this being an open forum.. i dont have to agree with this guys statement.. BUT he is free to say what he thinks i am... and i dont take offense..



the Si badge thing was funny

 

I know how forums are and know that people say ****. Best thing to do instead of getting worked up about it is just ignore it or just roll with the punches like the Si joke. people have opinions and everyone is different whether they like it or not. For example I don't usually express any of my negative opinions unless of course it really effects the cars performance or if it is a ****ty product that will cause problems in the future....or if colors dont match (im picky about that)

 

ROFL!

"I am Borg of Neon, you will be assimilated!"