Alternative way to install dashboard ABL (with light tape)

[camaro2lt]

Where can i buy the things that i need for this mod?

[Mach]

Originally Posted by Primus

There is no textured plastic AFAIK. My 1LT/RS has cloth but the cloth piece is on top of a hard plastic to it's hard to the touch. A couple of us have been wondering what is under the cloth. I'm tempted to rip the cloth off mine and paint the door/dash panels.

Thats what I am going to do.. There is hard plastic under that cloth. Remove the panels.. remove the cloth... prime.. sand.. and paint white.

Did the same thing to my last car.

[dxy2jbaby]

is this illegal on the road ? i heard any neon inside the car is not allow

[liquidsmoke]

mod looks awesome! Great Job

I never heard of light tape, so my head is already racing with ideas, i hate leds they look like christmas lights. So thanks for bringing this to my attention.

[IBM/2SS/RS/LS3]

Hmmmm, the DC indoor sample kit 100 (1/4" x 10') is only $35

[Dyk-NO]

WOW TRON- STATUS! right there bro!

[Runawayhacker]

I definitely want to do this on my 1SS. So, am I understanding correctly that the top ledge of the inserts on the 2SS have a clear top for the ABL; or does the ABL poke out from the gap between the dash and the insert? Since I have the cloth inserts it obviously won't be shining through them, but rather out the top. I mean, this stuff can't be THAT thick, right? I could just place it in the tiny gap between the insert and the dash.

On a second note, I'm pretty sure I don' have the wiring for the ABL in my 2011 1SS, so is it possible to draw power from the cluster gauge? If so, how? What about the doors?

[martinezj454545]

So i guess this is just for the front. Is there a way to connect the front light tape and the doors to one transformer?

[Sevn86]

Looks awesome!

[Angelsilhouette]

I wonder if, after sanding the opaque paint off of the edge, would applying a translucent / frosted paint to the sanded portion allow a softer glow.

[FIREWOLFF]

for a sfter glow you would actually clear the sanded edge. The rougher surface makes the light look brighter. Acts as a difusser and throws the light inall directions.

[Angelsilhouette]

Originally Posted by FIREWOLFF

for a sfter glow you would actually clear the sanded edge. The rougher surface makes the light look brighter. Acts as a difusser and throws the light inall directions.

Ahh. Dunno why I didn't realise that, I used to play around with light diffusion when I was a kid when I noticed that those clear yellow clipboards looked like they had glowing edges.

[orchbelt00]

Originally Posted by FIREWOLFF

here are the back seat pics that were requested. One with daylight one with out.

That's sweet!!