night lights!

Discuss the 406's Bodywork stuff in here (what parts fit what, what can be interchanged with what etc etc).

Moderator: Moderators

paulj2008
1.6 8v
Posts: 18
Joined: Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:39 pm
Location: ashington,northumberland

night lights!

Post by paulj2008 »

hi everyone! just thought i would put a couple of pics of my interior on here, just wanted to know if anyone liked them.
Its getting there slowly[/attachment]
footwells.jpg
i own a 406 hdi d9 model
TurboDave
1.6 8v
Posts: 12
Joined: Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:48 pm

Re: night lights!

Post by TurboDave »

I want to get green lights in the footwells, can you post a few tips on how you wired then and attached them?

Ty

Looking good :)
User avatar
steve_earwig
Moderator
Posts: 19812
Joined: Thu Oct 04, 2007 6:09 pm
Location: Jastrebarsko, Croatia http://www.jastrebarsko.hr/lokacija/

Re: night lights!

Post by steve_earwig »

I'm thinking about making my cat glow in the dark, any suggestions of where I should put the batteries? :shock: :P
Unskilled meddling sin©e 2007

The submitted form was invalid. Try submitting again.
User avatar
DaiRees
Site Admin
Posts: 5377
Joined: Sat Aug 06, 2005 8:24 am
Location: Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales (God's Country!)

Re: night lights!

Post by DaiRees »

Strangely I was gonna do a similar thing with my goldfish, but I thought I'd try it with mains voltage rather than mess about with batteries. Any thoughts?
Image
Playtime_Fontayne wrote:"Dai Rees Supplier of Fine Automobilia. Established 2007"
User avatar
Welly
The moderator formally known as Welton
Posts: 15033
Joined: Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:52 pm
Location: East Midlandfordshire

Re: night lights!

Post by Welly »

I tied a piece of cotton thread to a daddy longlegs and 'flew' it once.

Hope this helps.
Cars in my care:
2021 Kia Spottage 1.6 Pez Turbo Dual Clutch Gearbox Trickery
2013 Renner Twingo - donkey work
teamster1975
Site Admin & Mad Biker!
Posts: 6277
Joined: Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:07 pm
Location: Woking, Surrey

Re: night lights!

Post by teamster1975 »

Welton wrote:I tied a piece of cotton thread to a daddy longlegs and 'flew' it once.

Hope this helps.
Now you see I could never get this to work, the damned legs kept snapping off :?
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there :(
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X

"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
paulj2008
1.6 8v
Posts: 18
Joined: Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:39 pm
Location: ashington,northumberland

Re: night lights!

Post by paulj2008 »

they are screwed in under the dash and plugged in the cigarette lighter,and you could always paint the cat with glow in the dark paint.
i own a 406 hdi d9 model
User avatar
steve_earwig
Moderator
Posts: 19812
Joined: Thu Oct 04, 2007 6:09 pm
Location: Jastrebarsko, Croatia http://www.jastrebarsko.hr/lokacija/

Re: night lights!

Post by steve_earwig »

I tried that with my first cat but it turned out to be poisonous.
Unskilled meddling sin©e 2007

The submitted form was invalid. Try submitting again.
V6Exec
3.0 24v
Posts: 535
Joined: Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:17 pm
Location: Herts

Re: night lights!

Post by V6Exec »

Do those lights shine out the bottom of the car, like these?
Remember - it only takes a few inches of water to drown a 406 don't make the same mistake I made! The V6 Exec is no more.

406 Coupe S HDi

PP2000 clone interface
paulj2008
1.6 8v
Posts: 18
Joined: Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:39 pm
Location: ashington,northumberland

Re: night lights!

Post by paulj2008 »

no just in the footwells.
i own a 406 hdi d9 model
User avatar
oobumblebeeoo
1.8 8v
Posts: 45
Joined: Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:13 pm
Location: Sittingbourne, Kent, England, UK

Re: night lights!

Post by oobumblebeeoo »

The video never does this justice, looks a bit poo-poo on the site, but here's my baby...

Still a work in progress =]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IMH3RQo1EdQ
lawsys406t
2.0 16v
Posts: 162
Joined: Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:58 am
Location: cambridgeshire

Re: night lights!

Post by lawsys406t »

nice :lol:
User avatar
pug406gtx
2.0 16v
Posts: 135
Joined: Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:40 pm
Location: Coatbridge
Contact:

Re: night lights!

Post by pug406gtx »

What I find is when fitting neons to the underside of the car is that for best effect make sure you can't see the tubes when on, just the glow
User avatar
oobumblebeeoo
1.8 8v
Posts: 45
Joined: Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:13 pm
Location: Sittingbourne, Kent, England, UK

Re: night lights!

Post by oobumblebeeoo »

pug406gtx wrote:What I find is when fitting neons to the underside of the car is that for best effect make sure you can't see the tubes when on, just the glow
Yeah, I agree, but you try doing it on a 406, I'm crap at anything DIY as well...

lol :cry:
User avatar
pug406gtx
2.0 16v
Posts: 135
Joined: Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:40 pm
Location: Coatbridge
Contact:

Re: night lights!

Post by pug406gtx »

oobumblebeeoo wrote:
pug406gtx wrote:What I find is when fitting neons to the underside of the car is that for best effect make sure you can't see the tubes when on, just the glow
Yeah, I agree, but you try doing it on a 406, I'm crap at anything DIY as well...

lol :cry:
I did it on on my previous 406 lol :wink:
Post Reply