Diy : Undercarriage Lights

[jaywat]

80 - 100?? Got so cheap...i was thinking they might charge more...since it's not totally convenient to do all the thing... :huh:

 

[khguan]

dat depend on de shop n location... the things are cheap... the labour is expensive..

 

[fuankee]

did my few days back using the method u all mentioned here instead of my old way.. well, the result is fine.. but.. few things r quite different here as i notice, 1st the choke makes some kinda bzz sound which is very annoying.. n 2nd, the choke heat up damn fast..
any1 has solutions for these 2? i installed the chokes inside the cabin, underneath the seat.. on aircond kuat kuat to blow it, it does help a bit.. but cant solve the problem completely..

btw, i installed 2 2ft n 2 4ft, powered by 2 20w n 2 40w.. +relay blah blah blah..

 

[jaywat]

Post more pic la wei...cannot see clearly ler...anyway...looks cool ;)

I install the ballast under dashboard...since i only got one ballast :D it heats up real fast ..yea :blink:

 

[fuankee]

the wiring on the tips of florescent is done using those 2 ringgit florescent connectors (i dunno whats the exat name of it) sold in the hardware shops, n was sealed properly using cloth tape n black tape after properly installed.. soaked it in water for bout half a minute still working..

 

[fuankee]

thanks, but my dgcam is not wit me la..
so took it with my fon.. hehe

 

[khguan]

for de choke heat up prob.. i also encounter de same.... sometimes u can smell something strange also... i also very scared dat it will burn de carpet....

but later i change those chokes to the fully plastic casing wan.. brand is KHIND.. more expensive.. but no probs... B)

and for de high pitched sound... is it bcos u place de chokes too near to the HU or de AMP.... place some other place further.. then no more sound.. B)

 

[jaywat]

The high pitch noise is produced by ballast itself mar...got related with HU meh?? :huh:

 

[khguan]

i dun think so... i think de noise is cause by the high frequency oscilation inside de choke..

so it create a interference to the power line... and then transmitted into de amplifier and be amplified... dats y u heard sounds....

 

[jaywat]

Yo...mine don't have amplifier lar...some more i tested at the battery terminal there also can hear high pitch sound originated from ballast itself... :huh:

 

[khguan]

erhm... then dat ballast is not dat good type... r u using those ballast without de plastic cover?

 

[jaywat]

Plastic cover ler...a lil transparent one...u should know which one...bottom is like aluminium one..

 

[khguan]

oh... ok i know.. i got a few.. not used... cos i changed to those all plastic casing wan...

 

[fuankee]

plastic? wouldn't it be worse?
cuz i'm using borsh 1 if i'm not mistaken.. plastic top plus aluminium at the bottom.. sometimes really can smell those burning rubber smell.. damn scary..

ppl told me that i should fix my choke on the metal parts of my car.. so it wont heat up so fast.. well, i doubt it..
i was thinking of fixing a pc heatsink on top.. hahah.. c if it works..

sound produced by the choke itself?? well mine is different.. mine is from the tweeter or crossover.. cuz everytime i switch off my hu.. the sound gone.. so i'm guessing wirring problem..

 

[khguan]

whoa!! DO NOT let de metal part of ur choke touch de metal body of ur car... it will SHORT!! use a heatsink instead..

yes.. for ur sound prob... de chokes mayb too near to ur HU or de amps.. so move it furher away.. if de grounding for ur HU n amps not good.. also will be like dat i think..

for my chokes with all plastic csaing.. no smell at all... can use the chokes without any wories... i've been using it for some time already... de brand is KHIND..

 

[fuankee]

ooh.. the black color 1 right? with yellow lettering

 

[khguan]

click here

i posted it some time ago in this thread

 

[jaywat]

Just finiish installing front and rear undercarriage light today :lol: ..for front...install behind the grill.. :D

 

[khguan]

my coming DIY.. also installing a light behind de grill...

but i havent get the stuffs yet...

 

[jaywat]

My hand so itchy the last two days...so after woke up...quickly went to the electric shop nearby to buy all the necessary thing... :lol: