LED Lights on 370z

SIKHRYDE · 05-08-2012, 08:25 PM

Hi Guys,

I have a Blue 370z Convertible - and I wanted your opinion ... Do you think installing these blue flexible strips on the interior of my car will make it look tacky?

5M 300 LED 3528 SMD Blue Flexible Strip Light Car Auto Free Shipping! - US$14.50

Or is this the wrong product to get and I should get something else?

Just wanted to add a nice lighting effect on the interior of my car .... its a convertible so it will be running on the ground like where ur feet and stuff would be - I want that area to like glow ....

Thanks.

DarkJak · 05-09-2012, 12:10 AM

I think it would be okay for footwell lighting where you can't see the strip itself. Then it'd just be the glow, which wouldn't looks bad imo. But if you can see the strip and the LEDs, it might look tacky.

Huck · 05-09-2012, 01:00 AM

I can't stand it when you can see the lights, like the ricer kids that put neons under their car with the tube hanging halfway to the ground. But yeah, blue illuminated footwells sounds good to me

LakeShow · 05-09-2012, 02:37 AM

Please don't! So tacky. Unless its some professional work like MRWorks or 180 Headlights then don't waste your time.

bvl · 05-09-2012, 05:45 AM

Cheese is in the eye of the beholder.

I see a lot of cheese on the street. Please folks...keep the cheese in the fridge where it belongs.

IMHO the only LEDs on the Z belong on the edge of the headlights to give it an audi style side brow. The OEM LED DRL's are obnoxiously placed in the 09-12.

- b

My_third_Z · 05-09-2012, 07:22 AM

It's your car, and if it makes you happy then give them a shot.

2011 Nismo#91 · 05-09-2012, 08:21 AM

I think the best route to go if you want to do it is using a very few leds and not have them directly shine the area you want to light but rather have the light "bounce" off of another surface to smooth out the area of light. LEDs give a narrow point of light which would make bad looking bright spots. You just want a dim soft glow imo.

370ZilverZ · 05-09-2012, 09:02 AM

Not a good idea. Save some cash and have your headlights modded with the landing strip LED's or something more tasteful like that.

m4a1mustang · 05-09-2012, 09:10 AM

If you installed them and the strips were visible it would look tacky. But a clean hidden install to provide ambient lighting would probably work.

Mt Tam I am · 05-09-2012, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huck

I can't stand it when you can see the lights, like the ricer kids that put neons under their car with the tube hanging halfway to the ground. But yeah, blue illuminated footwells sounds good to me

Quote:

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

If you installed them and the strips were visible it would look tacky. But a clean hidden install to provide ambient lighting would probably work.

Cmike2780 · 05-09-2012, 10:21 AM

It depends on the color. A soft white would look pretty cool, but a neon blue or purple says "I live my life a quarter mile a time"

MacLean · 05-09-2012, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LakeShow

Please don't! So tacky. Unless its some professional work like MRWorks or 180 Headlights then don't waste your time.

+1.......

Quote:

Originally Posted by My_third_Z

It's your car, and if it makes you happy then give them a shot.

+1.......

In the end it is your car & it is your money, but I would probably not do it. Actually the only way is if it was done professionally & did not look ghetto. I would like to have the actual light bulb circle in LED like the BMW & the long line as well, but you are probably looking at an easy grand to-do both on the passenger & driver side.

gy954 · 05-09-2012, 07:56 PM

I put in Cyron 9" LED Media Highlighter PRO System LEDs. There are four tubes with a controller. You can google the product to find out all it can do. Here is one example. Oh yes, they're tacky...but fun.

RiCharlie · 05-09-2012, 09:59 PM

They might go well with neon flamingos...

gy954 · 05-10-2012, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RiCharlie

They might go well with neon flamingos...

That's true. The BEST thing that goes with flamingos is a light Bearnaise sauce and a crisp Sauvignon Blanc.

05-08-2012, 08:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
SIKHRYDE Base Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Mississauga Posts: 77 Drives: 2010 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 14	LED Lights on 370z Hi Guys, I have a Blue 370z Convertible - and I wanted your opinion ... Do you think installing these blue flexible strips on the interior of my car will make it look tacky? 5M 300 LED 3528 SMD Blue Flexible Strip Light Car Auto Free Shipping! - US$14.50 Or is this the wrong product to get and I should get something else? Just wanted to add a nice lighting effect on the interior of my car .... its a convertible so it will be running on the ground like where ur feet and stuff would be - I want that area to like glow .... Thanks.

05-09-2012, 01:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
Huck A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cocoa, Florida Age: 42 Posts: 5,075 Drives: Pantydropper machine Rep Power: 33	I can't stand it when you can see the lights, like the ricer kids that put neons under their car with the tube hanging halfway to the ground. But yeah, blue illuminated footwells sounds good to me __________________ VLEDS \| Evo-R \| Moddiction \| CF Hood Struts \| F.I. CF CBE & LTH \| Stillen CAI \| NST Pulleys \| UpRev \| Z1 \| M7 \| Status \| Forgestar \| PSS \| Whiteline \| SPL \| SPC \| Kenwood \| Zenclosure \| Kicker \| Alpine Type R

05-09-2012, 02:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
LakeShow A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: L.I., NY Posts: 5,307 Drives: Everything Rep Power: 26	Please don't! So tacky. Unless its some professional work like MRWorks or 180 Headlights then don't waste your time. __________________ \|2013 Audi S4\|Ibis White/Black\|S-Tronic P+\| \|2013 370z\|PearlWhite/Persimmon\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|F.I. CBE 18" CF\| \|Sold\|2011 370z\|Gun Metallic\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|

05-09-2012, 09:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
370ZilverZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: DFW, TX Age: 67 Posts: 2,321 Drives: '11 BMW Z4 Rep Power: 19	Not a good idea. Save some cash and have your headlights modded with the landing strip LED's or something more tasteful like that. __________________ 370ZilverZ Journal BMW Z4

05-09-2012, 09:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	If you installed them and the strips were visible it would look tacky. But a clean hidden install to provide ambient lighting would probably work. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

05-09-2012, 12:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
DarkJak A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 1,397 Drives: 2009 370Z Rep Power: 16804	I think it would be okay for footwell lighting where you can't see the strip itself. Then it'd just be the glow, which wouldn't looks bad imo. But if you can see the strip and the LEDs, it might look tacky.

05-09-2012, 05:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
bvl Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: PA Posts: 362 Drives: MB Roadster (sold) Rep Power: 14	Cheese is in the eye of the beholder. I see a lot of cheese on the street. Please folks...keep the cheese in the fridge where it belongs. IMHO the only LEDs on the Z belong on the edge of the headlights to give it an audi style side brow. The OEM LED DRL's are obnoxiously placed in the 09-12. - b

05-09-2012, 07:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
My_third_Z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Charleston,SC Posts: 312 Drives: Blue 09 370z Rep Power: 14	It's your car, and if it makes you happy then give them a shot.

05-09-2012, 08:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
2011 Nismo#91 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 2,402 Drives: slowly Rep Power: 40569	I think the best route to go if you want to do it is using a very few leds and not have them directly shine the area you want to light but rather have the light "bounce" off of another surface to smooth out the area of light. LEDs give a narrow point of light which would make bad looking bright spots. You just want a dim soft glow imo.

05-09-2012, 10:21 AM	#11 (permalink)
Cmike2780 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 5,059 Drives: slowwww Rep Power: 29	It depends on the color. A soft white would look pretty cool, but a neon blue or purple says "I live my life a quarter mile a time" __________________ [09][MB][6-Spd MT][Touring][Stillen Gen III][K&N][Borla CBE][Evo-R] [ArchitTEK Photography]

05-09-2012, 09:59 PM	#14 (permalink)
RiCharlie Track Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Johnston RI Posts: 857 Drives: 370 Touring Spt A/t Rep Power: 16	They might go well with neon flamingos...

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