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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:15 PM
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Neon lights, GOOD, BAD? what do u think

Does anyone have pics of them on there cars??
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 08:51 PM
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not my taste, but i dont mind them and they look good on some cars..
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 11:20 PM
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good on some, bad on others.
i put some on mine (because i did like them), but now i never turn them on because i don't like them.
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 11:32 PM
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Underbody neons look good when done right. I don't like interior neons though.
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Old Mar 4, 2003 | 09:15 AM
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I think they look pretty nice on some cars...and I agree..I'm not big on the interior neons. Plus.....they give you a reason to go cruizin at night
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 04:55 PM
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i dont have them in my firebird i need to finish my project of 2.8 to 350 with th350 trans but i have them in my other car its a 95 saturn sl2 4 door i dont have any pics but ill tell you what it has 4 10" tubes one under each side of the dash and under the seats it gives the floor a nice glow, a 10" on the rear deck, glowing dice and 2 20" tubes one above each back door also led scaners on the windsheild wipers (night ryder look) all of my neons are blue street glows and the car glows like a big blue bug zaper going down the road i realy like my neons and plan to do them in my firebird
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 08:30 PM
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The only neon I'm having on my car is the Knight Rider 'scanner' on the front bumper. But I do agree, they can look good on some cars, if done right.
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 09:07 PM
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Hey those arent illegal arent they? Ive heard that the exterior ones under the car are. To me, if its true, is why the hell something like that would be illegal? Alls it does it makes cars look better in most instances, whats so wrong with that?
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 10:28 PM
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actually ive been told the law in new york state is: any neon light activated while driving is illegal, your allowed to park and have them on exterior or interior.....but while driveing there all illegal
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 10:39 PM
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....Same in Virginia. They are illegal to have on while driving w/ the exception of private parking lots. Someone also told me that you could have em' on while in residental areas but I think thats a load of crap. Anyways, I can't wait to put one on my car.

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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 10:55 PM
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in maryland their illegal to have them on while the car is in motion.i have them on my car & i really like them.to me illegal is the best part of it!!! alot of nights i run the car with them turned on.
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 10:58 PM
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I kind of like them. Where would you put them? Up under the chassis where the light hits the ground, but you can't see the light itself? I think some blue ones would look good on my white GTA. I guess you could wire a switch under the dash or somthing to turn them off and on right? I don't think they're illegal here in Oklahoma. I see them around every once in a while. There's things in Oklahoma that are legal here and not anywhere else. Like cockfighting and catfish noodling. Surely I can have some neon lights on my car! I think they look dumb when they're IN the car, but good underneath when they make a nice even glow on the street. Matt
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Old Mar 5, 2003 | 11:01 PM
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I just bought a neon underbody kit off ebay 61 bucks... 2 38 inch tubes and 2 48 inch tubes neon blue. They mount under the car, have brackets, and a transformer, and a wiring kit with on off switch its hott...
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 09:24 AM
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the biggest thing with neons is to mount them so that you CAN'T see the tubes, all you want to see is the glow of coming off the ground, thats looks the best, so many ricers around here just mount them on the bottom of their rocker panels and bumpers and you can see the damned tubes and it looks like ***.
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 09:29 AM
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Well still, the question is WHY are they illegal? Whats the harm of having them under the car?
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 11:10 AM
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Yes, I agree, they can look good on the interior and exterior... just so long as you can't see the frickin' bulbs.
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 11:15 AM
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I think they are kinda gay personally. I dont like them so much that usually when I see neon lights on a car it ruins the rest of my night. Thats just my opinon.
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 12:32 PM
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 02:48 PM
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They are illegal because it distracts other drivers on the outside and on the inside its a distraction to the driver and at night visability goes down with a light on inside the car. At least thats how its explained to me.
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 01:59 PM
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Neons are illegal because of the colors. If you have red, blue or even purple you are giving the impression that you are the police (from a distance other people in traffic only see the colors).

I think if your car isn't able to attract enough attention by itself without neons then you need to work on it a little more. Thats all neons are for...attracting attention. I think they're ok if you have a show car but street cars or cruisers shouldn't have them. In fact we tease Jeff (Kandied91z) about his all the time. We call him "disco Stu" because of all the lights he has
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 02:44 PM
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would just like to say, I never use mine on the road, ever, full stop.

they are tastefully applied to the vehicle, all tubes hidden, all wires encased in stock looking conduit.

Jeez, Of course they are for attracting attention, why the h£ll do you drive a Thirdgen? You might as well drive a four pot generic.
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 11:15 PM
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neons

KILLJOY,

I have edited this post, due to it being non-tech. You may post your opinion, but do it in a more civil mannner. Thank you.

Last edited by 88txiroc; Mar 8, 2003 at 09:10 AM.
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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 09:44 AM
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Here are mine. I was very careful to hid the bulbs. Ant you think yous are actually a reflection. I added 2 kits and some extra tubes to fill in the blank spaces!
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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 09:45 AM
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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 10:03 AM
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For show, sitting in a lot, I can see a use for them. On the street I think they look horrible.
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Old Mar 9, 2003 | 06:34 PM
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They are good ****-bait. Neons attract **** like you wouldn't believe
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