DIY part # for ABL (Pictures of Installation included!!!)

[Sevn86]

Originally Posted by TAG UR IT

To put this back up there...

Looks great!

[TAG UR IT]

FYI, this pic was taken by me at INDY on a CTF car. This is the GM ABL on the dash they were going to do. It was not 100%....but, this is kinda the idea.

[Drago77]

Doug, from that pic, it looks like the GM version had the tube exposed at the top as well as the tube visible from the side.... how did they get the trim pushed back in so far?

I'm planning on cutting a groove into the dash on the D side behind the trim that the tube can recess into, hopefully being able to close the gap a bit.

Id already sanded the paint off the top, trying to drop the tube behind, but currently, there's no getting it back there without modifying the trim or closing it without cutting the dash that I can find.

[TAG UR IT]

Why not try to heat up the tube? Heat it up and bend it? That part was flush with the car when I looked at it. It didn't stick out that I coudl tell. Then again, that was back in 2008. I'd just be careful about cutting the dash. maybe you can trim the back of the trim too?

Sorry about the quality of the pic too....they didn't know I was taking it. HA!

[Drago77]

I did a little already, its not just the angle, but the overall depth of the tube pushing the trim piece out. Depending on how brave I get, might end up carving down a little of each, tube, dash and trim. I just hate that huge driver side gap

[Drago77]

Alright, so some trial and significant error, then, much like my Chiefs finally winning today, a light shone down from above and it clicked!

While trying to heat and bend the tube for the driver side, I snapped the tube! It still works, but you can definitely tell. Luckily, I had the original piece left over, its about 1/4" short, but its better than the other... I WAS heating the tube, bending it, then trying to fit it in the car... then rebending when the angle wasn't right.

What worked- using a hair dryer and oven mits- holding the bar in place, using the hair dryer on hot-low, slowly moving the pressure finger the length of the tube, about 20 sec per inch. Let go and the bar conformed so well to the plastic, it actually held in place! The trim snapped back in place and cut my gap in about half! I no longer see the actual tube and the light reflects up through the gap and sanded area!

I also used clear plastic tape instead of the plastic tubing to connect the led and light tube together, also cutting down the thickness.

Finally, i'm content...

...for now

[baddmans]

TTT

[Saint Alban]

Finished mine last week. Kinda dim in the center on the passenger side, but doesn't bother me too much. If anyone knows a simple way to fix that, I'd appreciate it.

[2SSRS]

you may have one of the bad light pipes i got, PM me i have new ones.

[Drago77]

Originally Posted by Saint Alban

Finished mine last week. Kinda dim in the center on the passenger side, but doesn't bother me too much. If anyone knows a simple way to fix that, I'd appreciate it.

Mines fairly dim in the center as well, I ended up pushing the center up higher than the ends to equal it out. Looks fine at night, but in late evening hours the ends are rediculously brite, while the center is barely visible.

[Saint Alban]

Originally Posted by Drago77

Mines fairly dim in the center as well, I ended up pushing the center up higher than the ends to equal it out. Looks fine at night, but in late evening hours the ends are rediculously brite, while the center is barely visible.

I taped over the ends to dim them. They look fine. And the center is held up as high as it'll go (with weather stripping) without the pipe showing. PMing Ofer now, maybe it's just a bad light pipe like he said.

[Saint Alban]

*UPDATE* Definitely a bad light pipe. Ofer was kind enough to send me a new one and it looks perfect now. Very simple install. This is the only pic I have right now but I will post more later.

[Saint Alban]

[Saint Alban]

Since i changed my door LED's to red, i also had the window switch LED's changed as well. If you want to do this and, like me, dont have the means to solder something so tiny, send a PM to "creektrack". He swapped mine out and had my switches back to me within the week and it was dirt cheap, lol, hopefully he'll continue to ask for so little to have it done. He does ask for you to send him the LED's that you want installed though and you can get those from Oznium (website). The LED's are 0805 surface mount. The website also has the diagram showing its polarity as well.

[TAG UR IT]

Originally Posted by Saint Alban

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Looks great!

[Saint Alban]

Just did this with my leftover blue door LEDs.

[anglwngss]

cool!

[Kumar07]

i am looking for the blue tape light for my black camaro 2ss and i have been looking around but dont know where to get them. can anyone help me out and show me where to get some for cheap. i want to put it around the door like this. so where can i find them and how many would i need
i am looking for the blue tape light for my black camaro 2ss and i have been looking around but dont know where to get them. can anyone help me out and show me where to get some for cheap. i want to put it around the door like this. so where can i find them and how many would i need

[Kumar07]

Originally Posted by Flynnaz

And the light tube from digi-key. part #A99861-ND You only need 1 for the dash.
This is ther web site, http://www.digikey.com/
Is there a different part number for a blue light tube?

i am looking for the blue tape light for my black camaro 2ss and i have been looking around but dont know where to get them. can anyone help me out and show me where to get some for cheap. i want to put it around the door like this. so where can i find them and how many would i need

[2SSRS]

what do you want ? tape or what GM used in the doors ?

[Kumar07]

Originally Posted by 2SSRS

what do you want ? tape or what GM used in the doors ?

which one is better.. i wanted neon blue

[2SSRS]

Originally Posted by Kumar07

which one is better.. i wanted neon blue

That is up to you, But if you want neon blue then that is a aftermarket Color the ones that come in most cars is ice blue.

[Kumar07]

Originally Posted by 2SSRS

That is up to you, But if you want neon blue then that is a aftermarket Color the ones that come in most cars is ice blue.

would u know where i can find the aftermarket light for a good price? and how many would i need?

[2SSRS]

I do not know what it looks like, so i have no idea, if you can post a pic that may help.

[Kumar07]

Originally Posted by 2SSRS

I do not know what it looks like, so i have no idea, if you can post a pic that may help.

something like this