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Brandon
03-11-2005, 01:06 AM
well its not finished. and i dont have any pictures yet. but i can atleast describe it.

you know those black plastic plate frames that come off the lot when you buy your new car... well i flipped mine around so i wouldnt advertise (i also removed the sticker from the dealer also)... well ive been trying to find a plate from that i like (and could justify spending money on) well ive had an idea to get a "pontiac" or Grand am gt" or "gt" well it hit me... NEON! so i took a soldering iron (my favorite tool) and melted the plastic out to say Ram Air. (granted the inside edges of the letter arent exactly perfect (thats my major flaw with this type of stuff, to derned lazy to make it perfect) but close is good seeing the letters are about 1 inch if that tall. anywho, 6 inch blue neon tube at the bottom of the letters looks good if i do say so myself 8-)
best part they were having a sale on led tubes and the neon tubes that pulsate to the music (was happy till i noticed there wasnt a switch to just have it on:( so the led tubes won.... 14 bucks for a 12" tube i had to get 4... going to do 2 under the driver and passanger seats... and 2 under the dash somewhere.... havent mounted them yet but ....


will post pictures tomorow.... after all the mounting/wireing is done.

Chain
03-11-2005, 07:29 AM
Chain is waiting on pics......... and waiting.........and waiting........
now I got to go to the bathroom.... brb.....

Brandon
03-11-2005, 10:34 AM
http://big-b.org/photo/albums/tintedgrandampics/Mar11_01.sized.jpg and Picture of frame (2nd) (http://big-b.org/photo/view_photo.php?set_albumName=tintedgrandampics&id=Mar11_02)


not the greatest pictures (they are taken while the frame was sitting in the passangers seat... still havent wired it up yet... thats later on today.

Dave C
03-11-2005, 12:51 PM
That's a cool idea....

maybe try a piece of plexiglass, with a black vinyl RamAir overlay. that way you could make the RamAir a little cleaner looking.

Brandon
03-11-2005, 01:28 PM
was thinking of taking a drill or dremmel and smooth it out some.... not really sure. also i want to do this for the front plate... i have one of indiana's old raised letter metal plates that says "Big B" (got the name big b because of my 1984 olds delta 88 i used to have... big boat.... but the name sticks to all my cars .. thinking cutting out either the letters or most of the metal that raises the letters out (just leaving enough to hold the letters out still) and putting neon behind it....

but for right now im done! school and work time again :(

Dave C
03-11-2005, 04:16 PM
yea, a dremel or drill would make it look a lot smoother...

I know what you mean about time for work and school again. The only time I have had for mods this year is christmas and spring break... :(

TA^Guy
03-11-2005, 08:08 PM
Pretty neat. Another ideal mightbe use a neon license plate frame and bolt this one over it.

Brandon
03-11-2005, 10:26 PM
*those werent on sale!* i think that may be too much light (for personal prefrence atleast)