Cold Cathode Trunk Light (much brighter!!!) Pics Inside-56k No Way

[SnakeyeS]

Problem: The gen 4 trunk light is just a single 194 bulb and is horribly dim.

Solution: Install dual 12" white cold cathode bulbs.


This mod is sooo simple and sooo cheap and makes a huge difference when trying to dig in your trunk at night. I used a dual white cold cathode available at any computer case modding website, which I got for about $8.00 shipped!! They are 12VDC and with a simply tapping into your existing trunk light wires, your new bright cathodes operate just like the stock only 20x as bright.

Check out before and after pics below:


Full trunk shot with stock bulb:


Full trunk shot with new cathodes:


Sample item with stock bulb:


Sample item with new cathodes:

[felkajamine]

im not getting any of your pics, i don't even see any red x's.

[RningOnFumes]

hey, that's not a bad idea...always wondered how i could possibly make the trunk a bit brighter. I could install a switch for when i need to leave the trunk open during the day.

sweet..

Fix your pics though

[ekim55121]

hmmm i wanna do that

[felkajamine]

cool, you know, im not even sure if i have a light in my gen3 trunck, does anybody else with a gen3 have a light (i got the dx tho)

[Toodeep]

Dude it looks awesome Good Job

[Lord_Anarchy]

that's an interesting mod.. i gotta see about this one...

[Hajoca]

I got around to that last summer too, instead of the 2x 12" tubes, I used a flourescent trouble light that was designed for 12V.

[chronoti]

yes gen 3 have lights, not sure on the size. i would do this too but i'm cheap and when i change my dome light to a uv light i'm putting my old blue one in the trunk.

[RedPhoenix]

Yeah I have a neon in mine,


but I just found 2 blue cathodes from my computer modding days. So i guess I will put them in.

[Bunthy]

looking good. I had some CCFL in my turnk too but I was fucing aroudn iwth it and the inverter blew.... Now I just have a purple neon from the amp lighting up my trunk.

[SnakeyeS]

Originally Posted by RningOnFumes

hey, that's not a bad idea...always wondered how i could possibly make the trunk a bit brighter. I could install a switch for when i need to leave the trunk open during the day.

sweet..

Fix you pics though

True. They even come with a rocker switch! But you won't really need the switch cause they are not drawing much current.

[lucanhookup]

thats hot, can u show me a link to these bulbs? i might just go with neon thow...idk

[jackfrost1031]

a CCFL is a lot brigher than a neon ever thought about being.

[terrastrife]

someone explain teh differenc ebetween a CCFL and a "Neon" please? i always thought they were the same thing