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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 09:00 AM
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Holy cow. You should have bet me because you would have made alot of cash! Wow.

You could do the dynomat if you think its noisy in there but I think they're pretty quiet.

How about a center speaker like a 60's car. And an AM radio

LEDs in your ducts

A heads up display like a Vette or Bonneville

A large monitor that raises up in your windsheild view to display the image from a Flir or night vision camera

Hide a fog machine in there for effect. Halloween is coming

I could go all day...
what do the leds look like and how would i do it?
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 09:01 AM
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so why some of you boys ripped your whole truck appart did anyone happen to get a shot of the 16 pin connector that goes into the radio / navigation unit? can someone pm it to me please?
mine is still out and i can maybe get a picture of it if i have it. i have an aftermarket radio so would it still be in there?
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 01:50 PM
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ive heard good things about RAAMat 60
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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here is everything layed out after being painted and clear coated.



ive still gotta paint all the doors but thats it
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 08:58 PM
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what kind of paint did you have to use for that airbag cover? its kinda rubbery isnt it?
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 09:03 PM
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i used the krylon fusion flat black for everything and its fine... then i went and got actual clear coat and hardener(not the crap in the can) and sprayed everything and i just went out and checked it all and it all looks really good
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 09:20 PM
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oh ok, i didnt know if that stuff would stick to it or not. i need to pull my dash out and paint it but it just seems like a lot of work and i havent got around to it yet lol.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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haha its a ton of work getting the dash out and a pain having to deal with so many parts but thats why im doing it as good as possible this time so i dont have to again... and since i have a week off from school and baseball it gives me time... now i just gotta figure out someother things i want to do while everything is out and easy to get to
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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haha i bet. everytime ive had my truck stripped down i always do that to. if you decide to do the dynamat, stay away from the rockford fosgate stuff. i put some of that on my roof and the last time i peeked under the headliner it was all falling off. the xtreme dynamat on the backwall is holding good and been on there much longer than the other stuff too, but that stuff cost a whole lot more.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 09:40 PM
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ya i doubt im going to do any of that bc i really dont have a problem with the sound and ive had people say it makes a little different but not worth the time and money
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 10:42 PM
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Hey willo, check my album (interior) for pic of the leds.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 10:46 PM
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ya i saw the pictures but i jsut dont understand how you actually did everything... lets just say im not that good with electrical stuff
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 11:00 PM
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Oh, well its easy enough to drill a hole in the side of the vent duct a jamb a led in there but I wanted to make it so you couldn't see the bulb no matter what angle you look. So the vents just glow with color.

As far as wiring its pretty simple. Tin the leds and wire and solder away. I wired mine in series so there just a loop of wire with juice at one end and ground at the other. I put some "pots" in line to dim each color as well.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 11:38 PM
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how many leds did you use on each duct?
 
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 03:00 AM
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this thread made me decide to finally pull my dash today...

...lets just say that i hate you. lol
 
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