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MagnumForceGB · 07-02-2011, 06:43 PM

This mod took a while, mostly since it was 100 degrees outside and the garage is hot with no air. It took 7 hours, but I think it was worth it.

I have it wired up to the lights in the sunroof button, so it comes on with the door panels. Its 2.2mm EL Wire. The drivers front side I still need to play with, its hard doing the corners but I have to wait until it cools down so I can spend time out there.

Here are the colors I had to choose from:

I think the Blue-Green (Middle) will closely match what the door panels are. If I want to replace mine, I'll do it when I put the homelink mod in.

My wife likes it, what do you guys think?

GreenMonster · 07-02-2011, 06:44 PM

sweet very creative

bo3adlah · 07-02-2011, 07:10 PM

meh.. looks like a night club now :p

Archias · 07-02-2011, 07:22 PM

Actually makes me want a Sunroof.

Edscapade · 07-02-2011, 07:26 PM

Nice Job! Looks great...

2SSRS@Gen5diy · 07-02-2011, 09:48 PM

Nice work there i like it too but no sunroof.:(

scythezo6 · 07-02-2011, 09:50 PM

That looks cool as hell! I'd probably dim it a little to match the doors. But its seriously cool. I regret being a cheap ass when I ordered my car. All of my previous cars had sunroofs. Now I just look up at cloth ):

SSTG · 07-02-2011, 11:35 PM

I dig it!

lakers67 · 07-02-2011, 11:57 PM

Looks great!!!

mcdoogle6969 · 07-03-2011, 12:52 AM

I like it a lot! any instructions of how to do this!?

GEEo · 07-03-2011, 01:10 AM

Great job bro! very creative of you.

MagnumForceGB · 07-03-2011, 09:07 AM

Thanks, glad people like it, its one of those mods where people hate it or love it.

2SSRS, I got the idea from your mod for the concept car roof lighting you are working on. Saw that I might be able to put an ambient light around the sunroof though, and used a cheap EL wire from autozone to test it out.

That was taken by my cell phone, so thats why I chose the green I did. The one I took yesterday was with my true digital camera.

I have to decide if I want to put a dimmer on it and change the color out, or take the door panels off and put EL wire around them.

As far as how to do it, you have to take the overhead console down, unplug the sunroof plug, and wire the inverter tothe black and yellow wires. The actual EL wire just goes around the rubber of the sunroof, then above the headliner foward to the hole where the overhead console is. When it cools off I will take pictures, I have to move the inverter around anyways.

The downside right now is the reason I have to open up the console again, the inverter is right against the headliner with nothing to help absorb the high pitch sound it makes. If you have everything off, you can hear it, just barely, but its there like a nagging wife. So I'm going to wrap it in foam and put it further back into the liner.

silverstreaker88 · 07-04-2011, 12:15 PM

that is awesome but im too scared to do anything like that haha! i have a friend whos dad is a body shop guy and i may get him to do it...still that is sweet and looks awesome!!!

Icntdrv55 · 07-04-2011, 07:48 PM

Have you had any problems with your El wire fading? I did my dash with it and I am on my third piece in less then a year!

07-02-2011, 06:43 PM	#1
MagnumForceGB Drives: Fastest 2010 Camaro V6 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle, OK Posts: 3,571 View My Garage	Sunroof Ambient Lighting Mod This mod took a while, mostly since it was 100 degrees outside and the garage is hot with no air. It took 7 hours, but I think it was worth it. I have it wired up to the lights in the sunroof button, so it comes on with the door panels. Its 2.2mm EL Wire. The drivers front side I still need to play with, its hard doing the corners but I have to wait until it cools down so I can spend time out there. Here are the colors I had to choose from: I think the Blue-Green (Middle) will closely match what the door panels are. If I want to replace mine, I'll do it when I put the homelink mod in. My wife likes it, what do you guys think? __________________ Camaro V6 = 11.268 @ 120.11

07-02-2011, 06:44 PM	#2
GreenMonster Its all about the U Drives: 2010 SGM Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Miami Posts: 1,671	sweet very creative __________________ C5.SFC5//FacebookSFC5\\SFC5.TK

07-02-2011, 07:10 PM	#3
bo3adlah Drives: Camaro SS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: kuwait Posts: 554	meh.. looks like a night club now :p __________________ _____________________________________________ mods : bb stripes , showstopper side markers , grill blackout , trunk blackout , interior AAC blue bulb , removed grill ss emblem , the bee-otch and disco ball ,concept diffuser , concept side mirrors. soon to come: taillights , maybe wheels , interior roof alcantra material .

07-02-2011, 07:22 PM	#4
Archias Corvette Canine Drives: Black 2008 Corvette M6 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Savannah GA Posts: 255	Actually makes me want a Sunroof. __________________

07-02-2011, 09:50 PM	#7
scythezo6 Virologist in the making Drives: 2010 VR SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 2,865	That looks cool as hell! I'd probably dim it a little to match the doors. But its seriously cool. I regret being a cheap ass when I ordered my car. All of my previous cars had sunroofs. Now I just look up at cloth ): __________________ Victory Red 1SS/RS Ordered - 8/4/09 & Joined Camaro5.com family 6000, Delivered to the customer - 12/21/09

07-02-2011, 07:26 PM	#5
Edscapade Edscapade Drives: 2011 SS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pocatello Idaho Posts: 442	Nice Job! Looks great...

07-02-2011, 09:48 PM	#6
2SSRS@Gen5diy Drives: 2014 Z/28 #82+#192, 18ZLE 66Nova Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: By the lake in AZ Posts: 15,728 View My Garage	Nice work there i like it too but no sunroof.:(

07-02-2011, 11:35 PM	#8
SSTG Drives: 2014 Z51 Corvette Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ofallon, Mo. Posts: 5,822	I dig it!

07-02-2011, 11:57 PM	#9
lakers67 Drives: Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 321	Looks great!!!

07-03-2011, 12:52 AM	#10
mcdoogle6969 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS, 2008 Heritage 300C Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,911	I like it a lot! any instructions of how to do this!? __________________ BUILD THREAD

07-03-2011, 01:10 AM	#11
GEEo OKCamaros Drives: 4 banger Diesel Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Philippines Posts: 4,572	Great job bro! very creative of you.

07-03-2011, 09:07 AM	#12
MagnumForceGB Drives: Fastest 2010 Camaro V6 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle, OK Posts: 3,571 View My Garage	Thanks, glad people like it, its one of those mods where people hate it or love it. 2SSRS, I got the idea from your mod for the concept car roof lighting you are working on. Saw that I might be able to put an ambient light around the sunroof though, and used a cheap EL wire from autozone to test it out. That was taken by my cell phone, so thats why I chose the green I did. The one I took yesterday was with my true digital camera. I have to decide if I want to put a dimmer on it and change the color out, or take the door panels off and put EL wire around them. As far as how to do it, you have to take the overhead console down, unplug the sunroof plug, and wire the inverter tothe black and yellow wires. The actual EL wire just goes around the rubber of the sunroof, then above the headliner foward to the hole where the overhead console is. When it cools off I will take pictures, I have to move the inverter around anyways. The downside right now is the reason I have to open up the console again, the inverter is right against the headliner with nothing to help absorb the high pitch sound it makes. If you have everything off, you can hear it, just barely, but its there like a nagging wife. So I'm going to wrap it in foam and put it further back into the liner. __________________ Camaro V6 = 11.268 @ 120.11

07-04-2011, 12:15 PM	#13
silverstreaker88 umc golden eagle Drives: silver, black stripes, 1lt 6sp rs Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: New Albany, MS Posts: 18 View My Garage	that is awesome but im too scared to do anything like that haha! i have a friend whos dad is a body shop guy and i may get him to do it...still that is sweet and looks awesome!!!

07-04-2011, 07:48 PM	#14
Icntdrv55 CCOTR Member Drives: Victory Red 2010 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Parker CO Posts: 1,096	Have you had any problems with your El wire fading? I did my dash with it and I am on my third piece in less then a year! __________________ Camaro Club Of The Rockies (CCOTR) Check us out on Facebook! --------------------------- 2010 Camaro SS/RS Victory Red A6- Vararam Intake, Doug Thorley Tri Y LTs, Magnaflow X-pipe, Flowmaster Super 40's, VMS Tune, Razzi Ground Effects, Herritage Grill, RED headlight and fog light Halos, LED DRLs, Dash and extended Door ABL, engine, grill and rear defusser LED lighting ........ 12.59@112.21 (DA Corrected)

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