Underbody Neons

Slither · Post by **Slither** » Fri May 21, 2004 2:38 pm

I bought an underbody neon kit a few months ago, nothin fancy, got them at autobarn but i was stupid enough to not realise that they r only water resistent, not water proof...

Needless to say that 3 of the 4 tubes no longer work as they r water logged!!

My question is how do u go about water PROOFING them? Has anyone done this or can think of a way??

I just don't want to shell out for another set just to have them stop workin again!!

FTOluv · Post by **FTOluv** » Fri May 21, 2004 7:35 pm

Thats the problem with things like that. U gotta be really careful plus u obviously know that there not legal while driving

Im not too sure how u fitted them , becuz i see a lot of people not fitting them rite and u can actually see the neon tubes. The tubes should be hidden and the only thing that should be seen is a glow.
Im not too sure if there would be anything to actually waterproof it and if there is, it'll probably cost too much.

Slither · Post by **Slither** » Fri May 21, 2004 9:40 pm

Yeah i don't drive with them on, thier just for show, and all of the tubes r hidden, all u can c is the glow (im so sick of seeing commodores with underbody neons where u can see ALL the tubes!!)

but yeah i figure thier has to b a way, i mean not everyone has this problem or no one would actually have them on their car??

Post by **smorison** » Fri May 21, 2004 10:51 pm

you could use duck sh*t... er i mean sikaflex to seal the ends around the wiring i guess....

don't know how they are constructed so hard to say where else you would need to seal

Slither · Post by **Slither** » Fri May 21, 2004 11:41 pm

Yeah i was thinkin along the same lines but like u said i don't know if there is anywhere else i need to seal??

guess its time for a bit of trial and error then!!

thecook · Post by **thecook** » Sat May 22, 2004 7:28 pm

since the ones u got are busted, u may aswell go buy aeropro ones, i got them and they are water proof, have had them on for almost a year now and they're still working

as for mounting them, it doesnt matter if u can see your globe or not!!

i was installing my neons with my mates prelude at the same time, i had side skirts and he didnt have any side skirts.

when we mounted the neons on the side, there was no where to hide the neon on his car, it was all hard metal, and u cant really drill thru it... we tried out best and we could still see the globe, but its cool...
when we mounted mine, my globe is hidden by my sideskirt, coz the sideskirt hangs down...

u can see the globe on my front bar, coz i wanted it like that!!! not because i didnt fit it right....

u can still see the glow even if the globe is exposed.....

if u want it brighter, just clean it every once in a while...

as for water proofing, the ones u got are probably not good, or they weren't meant for external use.. coz undercar neons should be water proofed for obvious reasons...

Slither · Post by **Slither** » Sun May 23, 2004 8:56 am

Where'd ya get the aeropro one's from and how much are they worth?? i'd rather get some water PROOF ones than do it myself anyway!!

TimmyD · Post by **TimmyD** » Sun May 23, 2004 3:05 pm

u can get water proof ones on ebay, 160bux for 4 of them.

thecook · Post by **thecook** » Mon May 24, 2004 2:11 am

i got mine for 175 in a group buy

i saw them for sale at autobarn, but they were quite pricey, i think about 180 just for the front n back...

HEK-71Q · Post by **HEK-71Q** » Mon May 24, 2004 5:40 am

im lookin for streetglowz from ebay.... shipping's a bitch though...

EURO · Post by **EURO** » Mon May 24, 2004 6:57 pm

online autos sell them on ebay for $160 and seem to be good. they are waterproof and 2 x 48 + 2 x 36....also based in melbourne and can arrange pick up

What is the installation like? easy? hard? is tehre a good area on the ftos to hide them? and how difficult is the wiring?

Slither · Post by **Slither** » Tue May 25, 2004 10:02 am

The ones i got were easy as to wire up, just makes the engine bay a little messy havin a few wires but u can hide them easy enough!

Instaliation isnt that bad, just takes a while, i had a friend help me out though! As for places to hide the globes, the rear one u can mount under the rear bumper theres a little shelf to mount onto, the sides are a little more tricky and require drillin some holes to srew the brackets into, plus i have VS sideskirts and the globes show a little bit, the front i had to mount straight onto the VS bumper, had to drill the fibreglass

but it holds well and looks mad as, well it did when they were workin!!

$160 seems really cheap???
the ones i got were $250 for 4 tubes

EURO · Post by **EURO** » Tue May 25, 2004 11:53 am

hey slither... any pics of yours on your car at night??

wouldnt mind seeing how they look? not sure if u can post them up here, or otherwise send to dave@vitessepersonaltraining.com

thanks matter

(no dramas if you dont have any)

Slither · Post by **Slither** » Tue May 25, 2004 12:30 pm

Unfortunately i didnt get any before they stopped workin, however the front globe still works so i mite b able to get a shot of that for ya

your in melbourne rite?? r u comin to the mini meet on the 30th? cause if u r i can show u where i've mounted them as the globes are still on the car

EURO · Post by **EURO** » Tue May 25, 2004 4:37 pm

yep 90% guaranteed for sunday - live in blackburn so nice and close ;P

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 1:06 am

Saw your front neon in Mallacoota, must say that before I saw your front I had a though that neons wouldn't look very good...

Hmm... Where to find this extra cash

BTW, would it be easier to scrape them, espesially the sides one?

Slither · Post by **Slither** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 1:49 am

Nah if u mount them in the spot i did, its not the lowest part of the car and its well above gutters so u'll b fine!!