ok a few questions. i did the sanding for the doors to extend the light to the dash but it seems with the IOM it is more critical to sand properly and polish to make it crystal clear so its not as noticeable for the dash. to me if it looks like the doors, and they have a dead space if you know what i mean during the day so the dash pieces having this same effect wont bother me. 400 grit, then 800, then 1000. i need the basics here. sorry so many questions in such a short area. ill number them so hopefully i can get an orderly response list.
1. how do you know when to switch between grits? remove paint completely with 400 and then switch? meguiars plastic polish or stratchx? please.
Basically, as soon as the paint was removed, I moved to the finer grits to attain a smooth, but "flat" finish ( I found that the light being emitted was more uniform with a rougher finish ).
2. the soldering ill check out the videos
3. just checking on what one member asked about the 0-4 box, so its based on the el wire and not the total length bc i plan on doing what was shown in Gonzos write up where the wire is fished thru the square openings and then to start the el wire. didnt want the extra wire to do this to effect the light.
Not sure of this, never checked to see if the extra "regular" wire would affect the EL-Wire.... I guess if you're buying a driver for 0-4, it might be a good idea to spend a couple bucks, and get the 4-8 too.
4. never did hear anymore from Imjaybird about your results.
FwyFlyer has pictures of your project. Did you use the red el wire being that its the closest to the orange door color?
5. i checked today on my 2LT and it doesnt have the ABL plugs above the fuse panel or the pass side. im # 92,608 so if its not there then its probably not behind the cluster either? ill check but its probably a safer bet to use this source and its on the driver and passenger sides?:
I did an install for a friend who didn't have the plugs too.... there are two purple wires behind the passenger kick panel... One is the source. Use a volt meter to check which one is right.
sources that are good to know: no super glue, no glue above the tube, Rick...basically, you connect the plug into the pre-existing jack to the car. On that plug, you run it to the power source for the lights. From the power source, you add in the splitters for however many lights you are going to run, correct? And from there, you just solder in the wires? So, you could actually end up running multiple strands (depending on length) from one 4-8ft source? You could potentially run up to 8 strands off the source up to a foot in length?
Exactly. My thought was that if I wanted to add extra lighting options, I could just plug it in. You just need to be sure you don't exceed the driver capabilities.
ill add stuff as needed so i have a reference group of stuff all together.
ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD KNOW GOING OFF OF Camaroricks design?
Thanks guys
