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« on: June 09, 2009, 11:00:44 PM »
I'm sure this is more of a rice thing than anything else, but I liked the concept. If you noticed the commercials on the new Kia Soul cars, the speaker grills light up and apparently strobe to the rhythm of the music. I was wondering on an electrical standpoint, does anyone have any idea on how this was achieved? Maybe one day I'll end up doing the same to my Gen7, lol. It'd be a nice touch for when I'm rocking to some techno music, haha.
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« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2009, 11:45:23 PM »
haha I just saw that too. Looks kool once in a while but what if you are listening to some techno. Going to have a seizure
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« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2009, 11:48:35 PM »
this looks like my next project i think is neat depending how bright is gonna be
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« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2009, 12:07:39 AM »
Sound Activation Module: http://www.crazypc.com/products/82391.html or http://www.crazypc.com/products/823910.html

as for lights: http://www.crazypc.com/products/el_neon_wire.html

I actually had a sound activation module wired to the cathodes in my trunk...it got annoying and I just took it out lol
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« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2009, 07:33:39 AM »
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I actually had a sound activation module wired to the cathodes in my trunk...it got annoying and I just took it out lol

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It got old too fast for me... I took mines out too...
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« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2009, 08:50:03 AM »
Please don't subject your car to this!
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« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2009, 08:56:05 AM »
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Please don't subject your car to this!
Hah, I probably won't.  Makes me wonder how annoyed some of the people get when they get their new Kia Soul and have to see that anytime they want to listen to music.  :P
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« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2009, 10:05:36 AM »
was thinking of using EL white for that but dont think it will be bright enough. my guess could be like bmw angel eyes or CCFL tubes
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« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2009, 10:24:35 AM »
i like the idea of having dim lights in the grill, but not the strobe feature.  had a friend that had underseat neons that did it and it got real annoying, real fast.
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« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2009, 11:32:36 AM »
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was thinking of using EL white for that but dont think it will be bright enough. my guess could be like bmw angel eyes or CCFL tubes

hmmm, usually the ccfl tubes are made to computer fan sizes...do they have larger ones?...custom would just get hella expenxive
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« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2009, 11:36:51 AM »
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i like the idea of having dim lights in the grill, but not the strobe feature.  had a friend that had underseat neons that did it and it got real annoying, real fast.


I had those in my Mitsubishi Mirage like 7 years ago and they strobed with the music as well. And yes it did get very old very fast. LOL!
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« Reply #11 on: June 10, 2009, 01:26:25 PM »
I'm not sure about them pulsing with the music, but they should make circular CCFL tubes in a large enough diameter.  I'm not that crazy about the idea myself, but who knows.  As an accent, these would be up there with under dash lights.  If it's the right color and not extremely bright, it could be pulled off and not look like complete dog shit.
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« Reply #12 on: June 10, 2009, 08:32:30 PM »
i think if it doesn strobe it will be better
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« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2009, 11:46:20 AM »
I'd give this a try. But I agree I think without any pulsations it'd look better. A friend of mine has some clarion speakers with a built in LED that flashes to the beat of music.
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« Reply #14 on: June 12, 2009, 01:42:08 PM »
Putting some of those EL lights around it sounds cool. How would you get it to power though? Sorry, but i'm a complete noob when it comes to car electronics lol
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