CCFL Sidemarkers DONE! Pics inside.
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haha now we got fog lights 
jk damn these look sick i have a grey 2005. could someone list all the parts that i would need. also does anyone know anyone in socal that would be able to install this. this mod looks very clean. also the pictures the led looks really bright is it too bright or is it clean? in the pictures it loooooks amazing but idk maybe too bright.
jk damn these look sick i have a grey 2005. could someone list all the parts that i would need. also does anyone know anyone in socal that would be able to install this. this mod looks very clean. also the pictures the led looks really bright is it too bright or is it clean? in the pictures it loooooks amazing but idk maybe too bright.
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is there a clear corner that is completly clear and doesnt have that solid plastic piece connected to the back. for example the clear corners https://my350z.com/forum/body-interi...eflectors.html that were used in this have a piece in teh back but to do this application it needs to be completly clear. any recomendations links?
Hey man, well first of all, great mod!!!!! Could you make a list of all the items you used and where you got them from? I would love to do this to my car. Please as soon as you get a chance let me know.
Thank you so much and i wish you the best of luck!
Javier
Thank you so much and i wish you the best of luck!
Javier
EDIT: Hi-Res NIGHT TIME SHOTS ADDED ON PAGE 2!!
So after many months of putting this off, it was finally time to follow through on this relatively simple project. The idea was simple: clear corners, a pair of 12" white CCFLs attached to the clears using red-backed double sided 3M tape (the strongest you can buy), and wiring them up to the parking light so that they illuminate when the parking light and/or HIDs are on. It didn't take us too long to do it, about an hour, and we didn't remove the front bumper either. Two sets of hands were more than enough to get around the windshield washer fluid tank, and because the bumper flexes, we had just enough room to squeeze above, below, and to the side of the sidemarker in order to attach the CCFLs onto it.
If anybody would like me to explain and demonstrate where and how we attached these, just ask. These pics are clearly from my cell phone, but I figured it's better than nothing. I'm waiting for the night to come and I will promptly take night shots with an actual camera. But these pics still give you a very good idea of how the result looks like. =)
Shout out goes to: C2 Auto in College Point (many of these guys used to be at Tantrum Auto).
So after many months of putting this off, it was finally time to follow through on this relatively simple project. The idea was simple: clear corners, a pair of 12" white CCFLs attached to the clears using red-backed double sided 3M tape (the strongest you can buy), and wiring them up to the parking light so that they illuminate when the parking light and/or HIDs are on. It didn't take us too long to do it, about an hour, and we didn't remove the front bumper either. Two sets of hands were more than enough to get around the windshield washer fluid tank, and because the bumper flexes, we had just enough room to squeeze above, below, and to the side of the sidemarker in order to attach the CCFLs onto it.
If anybody would like me to explain and demonstrate where and how we attached these, just ask. These pics are clearly from my cell phone, but I figured it's better than nothing. I'm waiting for the night to come and I will promptly take night shots with an actual camera. But these pics still give you a very good idea of how the result looks like. =)
Shout out goes to: C2 Auto in College Point (many of these guys used to be at Tantrum Auto).
Sidemarkers, for 06-08 Zs, you can buy them on CourtesyParts. For 03-05, I don't know, those have plastic covers - you'll have to buy a pair and try to remove the plastic.
Buy these inverters, because they have a lifetime warranty - my first pair blew in 2 weeks. http://www.automotivelightstore.com/...ROD&ProdID=188
And these CCFLs (again, don't use their inverters, they suck):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2x-Wh...Q5fAccessories
Buy these inverters, because they have a lifetime warranty - my first pair blew in 2 weeks. http://www.automotivelightstore.com/...ROD&ProdID=188
And these CCFLs (again, don't use their inverters, they suck):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2x-Wh...Q5fAccessories
Last edited by SniperHunter; Sep 12, 2009 at 04:03 PM.
Hey Arnold, thank you so much for the quick reply. i cant open those links. I dont know if there is something wrong with them but i cant open them. could you check them again for me.
Thank you so so much for all your help and time.
Javier
Thank you so so much for all your help and time.
Javier
Sidemarkers, for 06-08 Zs, you can buy them on CourtesyParts. For 03-05, I don't know, those have plastic covers - you'll have to buy a pair and try to remove the plastic.
Buy these inverters, because they have a lifetime warranty - my first pair that came with the CCFLs blew in 2 weeks. http://www.automotivelightstore.com/...ROD&ProdID=188
And these CCFLs (again, don't use their inverters, they suck):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2x-Wh...Q5fAccessories
Buy these inverters, because they have a lifetime warranty - my first pair that came with the CCFLs blew in 2 weeks. http://www.automotivelightstore.com/...ROD&ProdID=188
And these CCFLs (again, don't use their inverters, they suck):
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2x-Wh...Q5fAccessories
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NEED HELP!
i bought a clear sidemarker. its a clearplastic and inside of the plastic towards the back side is the square dots supposed to use for the reflectiveness. those r on the space piece of the grey backing. HOW DO I REMOVE THE BACKING. ALSO WHEN UR LIGHTS R OFF DO YOUR BULBS SHOW THROUGH UR SIDEMARKER?
i bought a clear sidemarker. its a clearplastic and inside of the plastic towards the back side is the square dots supposed to use for the reflectiveness. those r on the space piece of the grey backing. HOW DO I REMOVE THE BACKING. ALSO WHEN UR LIGHTS R OFF DO YOUR BULBS SHOW THROUGH UR SIDEMARKER?
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can someone show me what sidemarkers to buy for an 05???? i bought a pair of clear sidemarkers from ebay, and the dotted section is on the backing which would be removed i would want a clear one with the dots on the clear plastic so that way the bulb that i would be placing behind the reflecter would not be noticable without the light off.
can someone show me what sidemarkers to buy for an 05???? i bought a pair of clear sidemarkers from ebay, and the dotted section is on the backing which would be removed i would want a clear one with the dots on the clear plastic so that way the bulb that i would be placing behind the reflecter would not be noticable without the light off.
06-08 have the fat reflectors
