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    Courtesy of shagmonkey ... this is the how-to with photos for the installation of Angel Eye neon lights at the front.

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    Courtesy of shagmonkey ... this is the how-to with photos for the installation of Angel Eye neon lights at the front.

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    Angel Eyes How To

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    Courtesy of shagmonkey ... this is the how-to with photos for the installation of Angel Eye neon lights at the front.

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    To start with, we ordered

    8cm computer fans with


    built-in neon lights from
    Silicon Valley
    Compucycle's website.
    When they arrived they
    looked like this. If they are
    Out of the package your
    out of the color you need,
    fan will look like this.
    you can also check their
    cold cathode fan grills. The
    outer ring is the size you
    need (80mm) and the
    smaller ring (25mm) is a
    bonus you can use
    elsewhere.
    After removing your
    headlights and opening
    There are four screws them, you will be
    holding a plastic piece to working with the
    the fan. This is the mount headlight mask. After
    that holds the neon to the removing the eyelids, I
    fan. Remove the screws to needed to cut a notch for
    get this. the cables from the neons.
    The notch is at the 7
    o'clock position.
    To attach the neon tubes
    Here is another view of the to the headlight mask I
    notch, also at the 7 o'clock used very fine wire. The
    position. best I found is from
    unused twist ties.
    This is what it should
    Here is a trial fit looking at
    look like in a trial fit from
    the front of the mask.
    the back of the mask.
    This is the neon fastened in This is the view from the
    viewed from the back. To front when they are
    fasten them, drill a 1/16th fastened in. Almost
    inch hole that will be under invisible are the wires at
    the neon tube. thread the 11 & 3 o'clock positions.
    wire through the hole,
    around the neon, and back
    through the hole the
    headlight sits in. Twist the
    wire to hold the neon, too
    tightly and the neon will
    break. Tighten it just
    enough so the neon doesn't
    wiggle.
    Note the wires at 8 & 12
    o'clock.
    Neons run on AC current.
    To produce an AC current
    from the DC the car runs on
    you need an inverter. There
    This is another view of
    is one supplied with both
    the mounted inverter.
    the fan and the fan grill. It
    Note the sockets on the
    also comes with double
    front that the neons plug
    stick mount tape. This
    into.
    seemed to be the best place
    to mount the inverter so the
    leads from the neons would
    reach.
    Putting the inverter where This is the inside of the
    we did also made it easy to headlight mask with the
    drill a hole to run the neons ready to plug into
    inverter power leads out of, the inverter. As you put
    next to the power hookup the headlight back
    for the headlights. The together make sure the
    yellow wire is 12 volt, the leads aren't pinched so
    black is ground. they are easy to get to.
    While the headlights are Here I have filled the hole
    apart is a good time to behind the amber lens to
    remove the amber lens from give it a cleaner look. I
    the corner of the headlight, used black plastic. Make
    if you want. Here is the sure you remove the light
    mask without the amber bulb that is supposed to
    lens. light the corner light.
    Here is the headlight ready
    to reinstall. Ground the
    Here are aLbino
    black lead coming from
    Chicken's eyes after
    each headlight. The yellow
    installing them in
    leads go to a switch with
    daylight.
    the other side of the switch
    connected to 12 volt.
    We all three have neon
    eyes installed at about
    $30 each. (There was
    some additional work
    Here are aLbino Chicken's done on the red to adjust
    eyes after dark. the color. Seems in the
    computer world, pink and
    red are the same color.
    Use this link to see how
    to color tint a neon tube.)

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