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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 12:19 PM
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Anyone here install Puddle Lamps?

Thinking about installing some Puddle Lamps like these:



Anyone done this yet?
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 12:30 PM
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I was thinking about it. But haven't done it. Looks very clean..
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 12:53 PM
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Just asking, Arent these illegal or is it just when the car is moving only?
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 12:55 PM
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Think it looks better than the tubes that people normally have. Too bad you can't drive with them around here... Or most places for that matter.
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 01:13 PM
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I would turn them on and off on the road to show out

how much are they?

Im interested.
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 01:20 PM
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Never seen those before. Not bad. I'm shocked that no one has called them ricey yet.

Legality? blue lights are illegal on anything thats not a police cruiser. You might be able to get away with white or yellow though depending on where you are.

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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 01:23 PM
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WOW. Pretty cool. Never seen those before.
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 01:24 PM
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i just like the flat out neon better than the LED's ones. shouldn't be hard to install depending on what type of install kit they give you. I'd do the whole car and not just the sides.


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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 01:27 PM
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dont like them.. i think they are good for show cars .. but not for regular street driven cars.. especially the G's ..
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 01:28 PM
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Underbody lighting...........

You guys don't get out much...........every Pep Boys
in the country carries that stuff along with flame
decals and tweety rubber floor mats!
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 01:30 PM
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Puddle lights/lamps are only meant to be on once the door is open. The concept is to illuminate the foot area right outside the doors so you don't step into a "puddle". It's a cool idea for mostly show but I wouldn't see it being illegal if it's only on once the door is open as intended.
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Espresso
Puddle lights/lamps are only meant to be on once the door is open. The concept is to illuminate the foot area right outside the doors so you don't step into a "puddle". It's a cool idea for mostly show but I wouldn't see it being illegal if it's only on once the door is open as intended.

ah, i actually thought they were underbody neon/led. Didn't know they had much purpose but i guess you can wire them to your dome light to hav them turn on with the dome like. I like that idea a lot.

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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 01:48 PM
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^obviously you would ... you have a CB G
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 02:01 PM
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I wouldn't wire them to the dome light if I were you. What if you're driving or at an intersection and needed the reading/map light? If the exterior lights were wired to that and you were crusing with blue puddle lamps, you're a sitting duck for tickets.
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Espresso
I wouldn't wire them to the dome light if I were you. What if you're driving or at an intersection and needed the reading/map light? If the exterior lights were wired to that and you were crusing with blue puddle lamps, you're a sitting duck for tickets.

True, reason i said dome light is that when you unlock the car, the light comes on, that'd be cool when you're approaching the car. But i guess wiring it to the door light makes the most sense.


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