Glowing Gills / Lighted Gills on Z3--Detailed Directions

[cngizbleevng]

Here are detailed directions (with photos) for how I lit up the gills of my Z3:

www.drburrseyesite.com/lightedgills.html

 

[Big Daddy]

Different, but I would use a white or amber light.

 

[cngizbleevng]

Different, but I would use a white or amber light.

I wanted the blue to match my topaz blue car. If I had a cosmos black Z3, I'd probably want red glow strips.

 

[Beemeup]

Very Cooollll !

Beemeup

 

[cngizbleevng]

Several people have mentioned problems with their browser displaying the webpage incorrectly, such as photos covering part of the text. I have created a second page to address that issue. It includes the text only, with no photos.

www.drburrseyesite.com/lightedgills2.html

 

[cngizbleevng]

I've been PMed several times about the lack of availability of the EL Tape. I was still able to find some by using PriceGrabber and doing a search for "EL Tape".



http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=1770507

 

[cngizbleevng]

update: cold temperatures have had no ill effects on the strips.

 

[mclass]

EL Tape

[bmwdance] I just seen your post, is it still working out? Or didn't make it thru winter? I checked out our Michigan codes and I can't use the blue, but I am pretty sure I can use red or amber which I have picked up the red. I also went to Radio Shack and pickup female plugs and wire splicers, so I don't have to cut or strip the wire. Whenever it warms up I will try install it and post some pictures.

 

[cngizbleevng]

[bmwdance] I just seen your post, is it still working out? Or didn't make it thru winter? I checked out our Michigan codes and I can't use the blue, but I am pretty sure I can use red or amber which I have picked up the red. I also went to Radio Shack and pickup female plugs and wire splicers, so I don't have to cut or strip the wire. Whenever it warms up I will try install it and post some pictures.

Sorry for the late reply--I haven't been on the board in a while.

I hope it works out well for you. I've had absolutely no problems with mine.

 

[bmw046series]

I always thought it would be cool to light the front grill, My Arctic Cat snowmobile has a red light under the hood and shines through he intake grills of the hood.