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Camaro Lives On · 03-26-2009, 06:32 PM

Please don't flame me too bad about this.

The door ABL on the Camaro got me thinking... Can I do that? Would that look decent on my car? I won't be getting a Camaro for a WHILE, so I figured I'd give it a try.

I'm driving a '93 Chrysler New Yorker, not the greatest car on the planet, BY FAR... but it's in great condition. The fake wood trim on the driver and passenger door had come off before I bought the car, but the passenger one was in the trunk, waiting to be put back on.

I saw the pictures of the new ABL on the Camaro and started scemeing. Today I went to Wal-Mart (the lest expensive route) and picked up a 15" strip of red LED lights (peal and stick

), very thin, and fits exactly behind the trim peice. The only thing that needed to be done for the effect to really work was to sand down about half a centimeter off the top edge of the inside of the trim peice.

After doing this, I went and test fitted it, only problem was the 4 ft long wire that goes to the button and battery box. I had to snake it under the dash, making sure to keep it COMPLETELY out of sight.

Only thing left that I need to do is go to a junk yard, or someplace and find a replacement for the driver side trim. Then I cant do the same to the driver side.

I've got a few pictures, I'm going to take some more later tonight when it gets a little darker. A few are of my hiding job of the wire, and the others are just of the lighting itself, and the button. Like I said, I'll take a few more later, to see how it lights up. Honestly, I want to see how it comes out too, because I just finished about an hour ago, and havent seen it in the dark. Tell me what y'all honestly think.

Just for the record, I'm 17, but I'm NOT a ricer, or anything like that. I just REALLY liked the ABL on the Camaro and figured I'd try some out for myself while hoping for a 5th gen of my own.

CamaroScotty · 03-26-2009, 06:38 PM

Is that the car that says "your door is ajar, your door is ajar"??????

Supermans · 03-26-2009, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroScotty

Is that the car that says "your door is ajar, your door is ajar"??????

My parents used to own a Chrysler Lebaron that talked. It would freak out the valet..lol.. Since we were in Panama, the valet spoke spanish and didn't understand what the car was telling them..lol.."Your door is ajar" would be what the car would say. "Please buckle your safety belts"...It was rather neat at the time, considering knight Rider was just starting out as a new TV show..

TRIXXTERR · 03-26-2009, 07:12 PM

NEED NIGHTTIME PIX. for a better idea of brightness..Not a bad idea though.. looks easy enough. Maybe WE could do our own similar to this on THE DASH...

RT21 · 03-26-2009, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroScotty

Is that the car that says "your door is ajar, your door is ajar"??????

Dude ...that's like taking a lolipop from a 3yo.

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Originally Posted by Supermans

My parents used to own a Chrysler Lebaron that talked. It would freak out the valet..lol.. Since we were in Panama, the valet spoke spanish and didn't understand what the car was telling them..lol.."Your door is ajar" would be what the car would say. "Please buckle your safety belts"...It was rather neat at the time, considering knight Rider was just starting out as a new TV show..

THAT would be funny!!

Camaro Lives On · 03-26-2009, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroScotty

Is that the car that says "your door is ajar, your door is ajar"??????

Thankfully, no. That would freak me out

.

More pix, pretty much dark. Came out pretty good to me.

TRIXXTERR · 03-26-2009, 08:07 PM

Looks Sweet. Hmm May need to go to Waly and check this stuff out.. the lite strip you got is where? auto dept?

Camaro Lives On · 03-26-2009, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by TRIXXTERR

Looks Sweet. Hmm May need to go to Waly and check this stuff out.. the lite strip you got is where? auto dept?

Yep, $14.96 here in Terre Haute, I'm guessing it would be the same down in Texas.

manimsoblack · 03-27-2009, 01:30 AM

Hmm i may do something similar.

Also my dad had a '93 New Yorker and the tranny went out on my in the middle of a very busy intersection at rush hour....

Dave McFly · 03-27-2009, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by manimsoblack

Hmm i may do something similar.

Also my dad had a '93 New Yorker and the tranny went out on my in the middle of a very busy intersection at rush hour....

Gotta love those 'K cars'

Camaro Lives On · 03-27-2009, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by manimsoblack

Hmm i may do something similar.

Also my dad had a '93 New Yorker and the tranny went out on my in the middle of a very busy intersection at rush hour....

Ha, what a coincidence, I just had my tranny rebulit... just got it back Wednesday after a week in the shop... $1500

Friend of mine had an old Lebaron 'vert and had to have a new tranny put in.

Did Chrysler K-cars just have crap tranmissions from the factory?

Thanks for the positive comments y'all.

Sierra · 03-27-2009, 07:17 AM

80-90s chrysler products were crap to answer your question about trans. The light doesnt look have bad. Good job

Camaro Lives On · 03-28-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Sierra

80-90s chrysler products were crap to answer your question about trans. The light doesnt look have bad. Good job

Thanks

Hopefully, I dont need to have anything else fixed because of the fact that Chrysler slacked off.

MTron · 03-28-2009, 03:50 PM

hmm...what are some stats on these LED's...12 volts i assume...did the packaging say how much current they draw? if the current is small enough, you should look into getting a potentiometer/rheostat so you can varry the intensity of the LED's by varying the voltage.....essentially a dimmer knob..lol...could be pretty cool....

03-26-2009, 06:32 PM	#1
Camaro Lives On Force RECON Drives: 2005 Saab 9-5 2.3T Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Terre Haute, IN Posts: 1,687 View My Garage	My Own Ambient Lighting... Please don't flame me too bad about this. The door ABL on the Camaro got me thinking... Can I do that? Would that look decent on my car? I won't be getting a Camaro for a WHILE, so I figured I'd give it a try. I'm driving a '93 Chrysler New Yorker, not the greatest car on the planet, BY FAR... but it's in great condition. The fake wood trim on the driver and passenger door had come off before I bought the car, but the passenger one was in the trunk, waiting to be put back on. I saw the pictures of the new ABL on the Camaro and started scemeing. Today I went to Wal-Mart (the lest expensive route) and picked up a 15" strip of red LED lights (peal and stick ), very thin, and fits exactly behind the trim peice. The only thing that needed to be done for the effect to really work was to sand down about half a centimeter off the top edge of the inside of the trim peice. After doing this, I went and test fitted it, only problem was the 4 ft long wire that goes to the button and battery box. I had to snake it under the dash, making sure to keep it COMPLETELY out of sight. Only thing left that I need to do is go to a junk yard, or someplace and find a replacement for the driver side trim. Then I cant do the same to the driver side. I've got a few pictures, I'm going to take some more later tonight when it gets a little darker. A few are of my hiding job of the wire, and the others are just of the lighting itself, and the button. Like I said, I'll take a few more later, to see how it lights up. Honestly, I want to see how it comes out too, because I just finished about an hour ago, and havent seen it in the dark. Tell me what y'all honestly think. Just for the record, I'm 17, but I'm NOT a ricer, or anything like that. I just REALLY liked the ABL on the Camaro and figured I'd try some out for myself while hoping for a 5th gen of my own. Attached Images __________________

03-27-2009, 07:17 AM	#12
Sierra Drives: 2004 GMC Sierra SLT 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Southern NJ Posts: 1,049	80-90s chrysler products were crap to answer your question about trans. The light doesnt look have bad. Good job __________________ On the 8th day God created the Camaro and all is good.

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MTron Drives: 99 Grand Prix Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 334	hmm...what are some stats on these LED's...12 volts i assume...did the packaging say how much current they draw? if the current is small enough, you should look into getting a potentiometer/rheostat so you can varry the intensity of the LED's by varying the voltage.....essentially a dimmer knob..lol...could be pretty cool....