LED's under shifter boot - Page 14 - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

sjmautoprod · 08-20-2014, 04:41 PM

The second sample is in. Pics, hopefully, tonight.

ka1 · 08-21-2014, 11:33 AM

Finally got around to doing this.

sjmautoprod · 08-21-2014, 12:45 PM

Forgot to post...

desieng · 08-21-2014, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ka1

Finally got around to doing this.

Where'd you get the RGB one from?

sjmautoprod · 08-21-2014, 08:15 PM

Easy to do.

ka1 · 08-22-2014, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by desieng

Where'd you get the RGB one from?

It's just an RGB strip.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/140500436519...84.m1423.l2649

eviltech72 · 09-25-2014, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Hypnos

Found the red! Looks pretty awesome. I was worried that the red wasn't going to be bright enough after some of the comments, but it looks pretty good to me. Getting it totally even was a little bit of a chore but it was worth it. Also re wired my footwells so instead of always on/dome it's always on/ignition.

Looks really nice!!!

djcfuzz · 10-20-2014, 04:33 PM

I had some discussions with Tony at sjmautoprod and I picked up from him the 3mm light pipe (which fit perfectly in the boot gap area), two GM ice blue leds and a male on one end, female on the other jumper to plug in between my ABL dash tap from my 4 pack gauges.

I wanted a continuous band of light around the shifter boot and I wanted it GM ice blue. I tried a number of configurations until I ended on both ends of pipe going down into a common hole. I didn't drill any new holes just used an existing boot tuck hole on the bottom right corner, passenger side, near the e-brake. There was room there under the boot section for the led and pipe ends to hang down. I tried both led bulbs hooked there and then decided to try to couple just one bulb there. In the end I went with just the one LED. I am sure there could be other 2 LED configs were maybe the light was coming from 2 opposite corners with two double drop points to help balance the light a little more and maybe make a little brighter all the way around.

Bottom line, I was happy with the single LED config. I used 24" of light pipe. Pictures below.

Top view where both ends of the light pipe go down a common existing hole:

The ends of both pieces of light pipe cut evenly with a cutting tool, coupled to one LED with heatshrink and some electrical tape:

Installed top view:

ABL boot lighting in the dark. Note that the light is continuous all the way around and any breaks you see are the leather boot getting in the way:

blackedout010 · 10-20-2014, 04:52 PM

Looks killer!!!

djcfuzz · 10-21-2014, 01:50 PM

Thanks, the driver's side isn't really as dim as it appears.

Clearly, the 2 LEDs on opposite corners would totally remedy all that. After thinking about it a little, 24" of light pipe MIGHT be close for two double drop points, not sure.

djpelosi · 10-21-2014, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by sjmautoprod

Forgot to post...

I don't really like the slits in the led tube. Can it be made to be a completely clear tube?

sjmautoprod · 10-21-2014, 02:20 PM

If it was completely clear, the light would have nothing to reflect off of. You would not see the pipe in a normal install, anyway.

djpelosi · 10-21-2014, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by sjmautoprod

If it was completely clear, the light would have nothing to reflect off of. You would not see the pipe in a normal install, anyway.

You can see them when the light is on though, as the previous poster showed. Can it not be made with the same material that the dash abl/ door abl uses?

sjmautoprod · 10-21-2014, 02:32 PM

That's looking straight down on it. Maybe he can post a shot from an angle (the pipe would be hidden).

Quick answer: No.

The dash and stock door pipes are not flexible. Flex means that you need a wider angle for the light-reflecting features so that they can be oriented properly around the bends.

08-21-2014, 12:45 PM	#185
sjmautoprod Drives: '16 2SS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 2,271	Forgot to post... Last edited by sjmautoprod; 08-21-2014 at 06:08 PM. Reason: Embedded pic

10-20-2014, 04:33 PM	#190
djcfuzz Do somethin fun every day Drives: 2012 45th V6 RS M6 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: North Port, FL Posts: 1,012 View My Garage	I had some discussions with Tony at sjmautoprod and I picked up from him the 3mm light pipe (which fit perfectly in the boot gap area), two GM ice blue leds and a male on one end, female on the other jumper to plug in between my ABL dash tap from my 4 pack gauges. I wanted a continuous band of light around the shifter boot and I wanted it GM ice blue. I tried a number of configurations until I ended on both ends of pipe going down into a common hole. I didn't drill any new holes just used an existing boot tuck hole on the bottom right corner, passenger side, near the e-brake. There was room there under the boot section for the led and pipe ends to hang down. I tried both led bulbs hooked there and then decided to try to couple just one bulb there. In the end I went with just the one LED. I am sure there could be other 2 LED configs were maybe the light was coming from 2 opposite corners with two double drop points to help balance the light a little more and maybe make a little brighter all the way around. Bottom line, I was happy with the single LED config. I used 24" of light pipe. Pictures below. Top view where both ends of the light pipe go down a common existing hole: The ends of both pieces of light pipe cut evenly with a cutting tool, coupled to one LED with heatshrink and some electrical tape: Installed top view: ABL boot lighting in the dark. Note that the light is continuous all the way around and any breaks you see are the leather boot getting in the way: __________________ My garage: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/camaro...=view&id=16627 Last edited by djcfuzz; 10-20-2014 at 04:46 PM. Reason: edit

10-21-2014, 01:50 PM	#192
djcfuzz Do somethin fun every day Drives: 2012 45th V6 RS M6 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: North Port, FL Posts: 1,012 View My Garage	Thanks, the driver's side isn't really as dim as it appears. Clearly, the 2 LEDs on opposite corners would totally remedy all that. After thinking about it a little, 24" of light pipe MIGHT be close for two double drop points, not sure. __________________ My garage: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/camaro...=view&id=16627

08-20-2014, 04:41 PM	#183
sjmautoprod Drives: '16 2SS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 2,271	The second sample is in. Pics, hopefully, tonight.

08-21-2014, 08:15 PM	#187
sjmautoprod Drives: '16 2SS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 2,271	Easy to do.

10-20-2014, 04:52 PM	#191
blackedout010 Drives: on order black 2010 2ss Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: north carolina Posts: 913	Looks killer!!!

10-21-2014, 02:20 PM	#194
sjmautoprod Drives: '16 2SS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 2,271	If it was completely clear, the light would have nothing to reflect off of. You would not see the pipe in a normal install, anyway.

10-21-2014, 02:32 PM	#196
sjmautoprod Drives: '16 2SS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 2,271	That's looking straight down on it. Maybe he can post a shot from an angle (the pipe would be hidden). Quick answer: No. The dash and stock door pipes are not flexible. Flex means that you need a wider angle for the light-reflecting features so that they can be oriented properly around the bends.