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 Neons !
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Thu, 11 March 2004 13:09
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Are they defectable in Sydney ?
I kinda like neons... My mate just came back from NZ and told me that because of different defect rules, neons are legal !!
Anywho, neons are the IN THING there !! The cars look like they are out of Fast & Furious heheheh (yes yes rice)
I think neon suits some cars and I think they are pretty cool. However I do not recommend them on older style cars.
Ps all the cars with neons in Syd that I have seen suckass
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: Neons !
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Thu, 11 March 2004 13:11
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I want dark blue neons in the footwells of my car, I like that look. all the others I've seen are pretty ordinary
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May 2002
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Re: Neons !
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Thu, 11 March 2004 13:12
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what.. as in inside the car ??
hard to drive man ! all that glare !
has to be exterior
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Neons !
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Thu, 11 March 2004 13:16
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I want to wire them up to the door light switch - not on all the time 
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Location:
Melbourne
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November 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Thu, 11 March 2004 13:18
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Yeah, in the footwells would be cool when the internal light is on. 
I'm interested to know if external neons and washer jet lights are defectable in Victoria.
I don't want those jet lights myself, but I see a lot of them about, so I'm just curious. I may however get under car neons at some point... you know, after getting a good car.
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: Neons !
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Thu, 11 March 2004 13:56
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I ahve dark blue neons in my footwell... they look really really good.. chicks love it.. turned on by a light up switch underneath head deck
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Location:
Campbelltown, NSW, Austra...
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January 2004
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Re: Neons !
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Thu, 11 March 2004 22:49
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Im not sure wether its defectable in NSW, but i have been pulled over and given a warning, being told that "the only lights on a car can be yellow or white", anyway i belive the is a fine involved. However having said this if all you are doing is putting neons in your foot well, then it shouldn't be noticable. Basicly you are find to have them on when the car is stoped, but when ur moving its at your own risk.
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Location:
Bundaberg, Qld.
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May 2002
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Re: Neons !
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Thu, 11 March 2004 23:07
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 yeah i dont mind neons. i had them in my sub box, eq and amp enclosure, under the dash in the foot well (which is prity cool when driving around, (doesnt glow in your face at all), mine where all red. i should get them all back in soon seeing our sound-off season is starting again. 
i am sure i even left a couple small ones under the car somewhere..... 
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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August 2002
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Re: Neons !
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Thu, 11 March 2004 23:11
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i have blue neons in the footwells, and i have been told to keep them off whilst driving due to the distraction (and its true! nearly had an accident when i got them! learnt that one quick)
mine are just activated by a switch i installed to one of those spare plates near the steering wheel and coin change holder thingy.
considering taking them out thou since i hardley use them, might put them in the computer case instead, if they'll fit (over 40cm i think)
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: Neons !
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Thu, 11 March 2004 23:33
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I use mine whenever im driving at night.. u dont see the tube at all.. so all u get is a blue inside of the car and its not much distraction.. been pulled over by police with them on about 10 times(all for different reasons) and they looked in the car and didnt say anything
one even said nice neons
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August 2002
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I supported Toymods
On probation
Location:
Brisbane, Queensland
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 00:04
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Yep i have to agree blue neons that light up the footwells is a nice look, however i'm a tad partial to them going underneath a car... as for legality i'm pretty sure its DAMN illegal coz you get sunday drivers distracted by your pretty lights and they end up running over little johnny.
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 00:07
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| boris wrote on Fri, 12 March 2004 11:04 |
Yep i have to agree blue neons that light up the footwells is a nice look, however i'm a tad partial to them going underneath a car... as for legality i'm pretty sure its DAMN illegal coz you get sunday drivers distracted by your pretty lights and they end up running over little johnny.
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little johnny deserves to die
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Location:
Northwestern Sydney
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August 2002
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 00:07
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From what I understand I think it is the colour of the neon that causes the problem rather than the neons themselves (externally) from my point of view, if your improving the visability of you car after dark what is the problem as long as your not blinding other road user (which neons don't) I think however the only colour you can use is white (and possibly Black Light) as most other colours have a designation on the road. (ie blue - emergency services, red - brakes, orange - indicators, I think in some states green is emergency services as well as go lights.) This goes for the washer lights as well as they are generally red, blue or green.
I think the last rule I read on the subject stated that one can have neons fitted but only can only be on when the vehicle is stationary and the motor not running.
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I supported Toymods
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Brisbane, Queensland
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 01:17
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Dude, you want to be careful with neons as lights. I have a green neon in my room above my blind so it just lights the room up green. I had it on one night while I was in there for a few hours, then I went outside and literally everything was this blood red. I thought I had stuffed my eyes totally. Took them about 20 mins to get back to normal. Talk about a weird experience. After that I dont want neons where I can see them.  But I will have some below my car.
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Location:
Bayside Melbourne.
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May 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 01:41
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In my Cressida there is a deep pocket in the front doors for maps or papers and stuff. If you put neons in those they look awesome.
You just see the glow of the neon on the side of the door lining right up to the armrest/doorhandle. It looks cool and is not glarey like some othe locations.
They are easy to wire up too because the doors already have little red lights in the corners that you could tack a wire onto.
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 01:44
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how would the Gt4 with blue neons underneath look - oppinions ?
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Bayside Melbourne.
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May 2003
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Fri, 12 March 2004 02:02
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It would look like a wannabe Lancer or Honda. 
The GT4 doesn't need em. It looks awesome already. It doesn't need makeup to look good.
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Location:
Ballarat, Victoria
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March 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 02:38
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| Shraka wrote on Fri, 12 March 2004 00:18 |
Yeah, in the footwells would be cool when the internal light is on.
I'm interested to know if external neons and washer jet lights are defectable in Victoria.
I don't want those jet lights myself, but I see a lot of them about, so I'm just curious. I may however get under car neons at some point... you know, after getting a good car.
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the untouchable has squirter neons on his sa63- cops pulled him over (one headlight) and he asked whether they were illegal.
the cop (and a particularly arseholeish one at that) said no- only if they are 'blinding' or 'dazzling'
so there ya go-
and draven-
my footwell light in my ma61 is stuffed- its on all the time, and it looks pretty damn cool. i actually dont mind a coloured interior globe, and maybe a glovebox light?
bit of fun, i guess.
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 03:24
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What about in the engine bay? Ive got a blue top ae82 corolla and i now have a spare wire and switch where my driving lights are no more because i put a AE92 bar on.
Im pretty sure it will be illegal to have them on whilst driving though im not 100% sure. As it would distract other drivers but look cool coming out the twincam grille.
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Location:
Canberra
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August 2002
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 03:54
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my mates got deffected in a car park, with the motor off, sitting stationary, because he had neons on, one car had blue. another purple. another green
im gunna put neons under and inside the new car. and have them turn on when the car door opens. plus a seperate switch to turn em on when the door is closed.
the new car is black, and its going to use blue lights.
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 05:07
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I am going to eventually put green ones under my car. Also, I like the door pocket idea. Might think about that as well.
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Location:
Northwestern Sydney
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August 2002
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 05:22
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On a side note to this topic. I did a search to find a legal rule on this and couldn't find one the only way I guess to find out would be to interpret the ADR's and get somthing out of that.
and on that the last time I checked I beleive the rules for side indicators was that they had to be visible from the rear side of the vehicle and no nore than 600mm from the road. Front and rear indicators the same. that would make the indicators in the Merc's rear vision mirrors non-ADR compliant and therefore illegal?
Somthing to ponder...
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 05:24
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in my opinion, the only good neon is one which replaces the interior light in a white color
not my taste really
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Location:
Melbourne
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November 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 06:20
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| Classique71 wrote on Fri, 12 March 2004 12:44 |
how would the Gt4 with blue neons underneath look - oppinions ?
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I think they would look awesome. Awesome cars are the only ones that should have neons. Clapped out dirty VNs with rice rims and neons just crappy IMHO.
But I dunno how legal they are. Green isn't anything other than stop lights in Victoria so perhaps we are allowed green?
I'll have to see if I have any friends who know road cops... or whatever they are called.
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Location:
Central Coast
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March 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 09:30
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Ok, this may sound like a really stupid question but how do you mount the neons in the footwell??? Do you just drill a hole through the floor and screw it in or what???
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I supported Toymods
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Brisbane, Queensland
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January 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 09:41
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double sided tape.....
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 10:14
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Les, you really miss that Lancer don't you?
Anyway girls, blue light is illegal, it's reserved for emergency services only. You can and will get defected for them. I've told many people that, those that don't listen end up finding out the hard way.
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South-West Sydney
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February 2004
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 11:17
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| Jag7799 wrote on Fri, 12 March 2004 11:07 |
| boris wrote on Fri, 12 March 2004 11:04 |
Yep i have to agree blue neons that light up the footwells is a nice look, however i'm a tad partial to them going underneath a car... as for legality i'm pretty sure its DAMN illegal coz you get sunday drivers distracted by your pretty lights and they end up running over little johnny.
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little johnny deserves to die
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[/simpsons quote]
McGarnicle: hey, I'm tryin' to eat here...
[/end simpsons quote]
as for neons...
*shivvers*
imo - makes the car look like a sleazy strip joint.
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I supported Toymods
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Brisbane, Queensland
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January 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 12:26
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imo - makes the car look like a sleazy strip joint.
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and??? nah seriously though, they CAN and thats a very subjective can look good on certain cars, i hate seeing civics with them underneath but i like the footwells... my mates got them in the footwells and then we also put some under the back of the front seats so the entire floor glows blue!
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Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 12:26
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| swankiedude wrote on Fri, 12 March 2004 20:30 |
Ok, this may sound like a really stupid question but how do you mount the neons in the footwell??? Do you just drill a hole through the floor and screw it in or what???
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well u dotn screw into the floor at all.. cause u put them right up the back in the very bottom of ur dash and try to make the tube completely invisible from eye from anywhere in the car unless u stick ur head down there.
Drill little holes and screw them in.
9 inch neon are enough and light up my whole car.. and thats without even being able to see the tube...
tube being visible looks tacky and makes it too bright/distacting for the eyes.
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Fri, 12 March 2004 12:50
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| Nark wrote on Fri, 12 March 2004 21:14 |
Les, you really miss that Lancer don't you?
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u read me like a story book Max
just checking how many of these Toymodders have 'some' degree of rice in them
IMO its rice, but i like it ! hehehe
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 12:51
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| Shraka wrote on Fri, 12 March 2004 17:20 |
| Classique71 wrote on Fri, 12 March 2004 12:44 |
how would the Gt4 with blue neons underneath look - oppinions ?
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Awesome cars are the only ones that should have neons. Clapped out dirty VNs with rice rims and neons just crappy IMHO.
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too true !! good call mate
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Location:
Yagoona Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 14:03
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Neons are illegal in sydney its a $76 fine plus defect ive coped it many times. Both interior and exterior neons are illegal everylight in the car must remain standard.
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I supported Toymods
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Australia
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November 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 14:41
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FWIW Neons are perfectly legal in WA
As long as you can't see the tube, and they don't flash, pulse, what have you.
I'm still trying to get my hands on the form that you put into your car so that if a cop tries to sticker you for them, you can show him that.
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Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: Neons !
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Fri, 12 March 2004 23:54
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that was my understanding.. legal if u cant see the tube from anywhere outside the car
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Sat, 13 March 2004 03:25
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there's a topic about this elsewhere (prob about washer leds) but a number of people advised that the forward facing lights on a car can be white (park or headlight) or orange (indicator).
red & blue are reserved for emergency services (fire, ambo, police) plus i've noticed that ranger's cars in national parks have green. There's also pilot lights (colour unknown) for cars leading large vehicles but they tend to use the cops these days.
but all this is academic, i'm sure that there's an ADR that says crapola imports like hyundai and neon should only be driven in carparks by learner drivers.. 
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Northwestern Sydney
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August 2002
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Official Cruise Dude
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liverpool
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Potts Point, Sydney
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Re: Neons !
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Sat, 13 March 2004 06:53
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They're illegal on the exterior. Actually you can have them on whilst your not moving...otherwise they're illegal. Dont think they would be on the inside, coz i've got them and never been pulled over...even when i was breath tested..
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Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Sat, 13 March 2004 07:00
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<voice of Mo the barman>
... arrgh... oh my god ...my eyes...i can't see no more, homer...
</voice>
geez, that a lot of red lights for the inside/outside of one car? and none of them are brake or tail lights?
seriously tho - with all that glare, if you hit someone/thing at night, it'd be a fair call for the cops to say you were distracted/affected by the glare of your own lights therefore you might contribute to an accident..
...personally, i hate glare from poorly adjusted lights and them stupid driving/fog lamps that people use when its nighttime ... your lights, i'm afraid, would only add to that optical pollution.
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adelaide
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April 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Sat, 13 March 2004 07:17
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Perth
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August 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Mon, 15 March 2004 20:05
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well from what i heard in wa you can use neons but not certain colors like blue and red since there emergency veicle lights.
But still they look cool but they are a distraction cause if your drive along and see a car with neons under the car your gonna look.
Otherwise if you wanna know just go to a police station and ask but they'll proberly tell you there illegal just to annoy you
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Location:
adelaide
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April 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Tue, 16 March 2004 09:52
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no, the police will tell you that because neons are gay
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March 2004
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Re: Neons !
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Tue, 16 March 2004 10:48
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i want some black light you know the light that shows up white heaps. some of those in the foot wells of my car would look good especially if ur wearing white shoes like volleys or even white pants
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Tasmania
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June 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Wed, 17 March 2004 03:59
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sightly off topic but my bike (99 Honda CBR250RR) has red neons under it the previous owner installed them.......I think it is gay!
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June 2003
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Re: Neons !
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Wed, 17 March 2004 05:02
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my cousin used to have a civic with GLOW4U plates it had every type of neon available on it.. i'll see if i can dig up a pic...
it had a light that has the like "lightning" inside and when you touch it it goes to your hand sorta thing
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