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    I did this same thing to my prix. I took a few steps further, though I like this install, very clean, especially your button! Fantastic. I added 2 more LEDs under neath the radio in that little cubby. Not a distracting amount of glow, but just enough to give that ambiance. Here's some pics of mine:

    An overview: you can see that I have 2 in the cup holder and then 2 little ones in the cubby:


    The switch that's in the middle console:


    Light up:


    Close Up:



    The steps were quite simple: I tapped into the power from my aftermarket radio, dropped the wire behind the back, under the middle section, straight into my middle console to the switch. Then I drilled holes and installed the LEDs and ran the wire by my gear shift then put all the wires together and ran one single wire back to my switch to provide power.
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    Cool!

    What did you use to give power to the LED's?

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    I tapped into my aftermarket radio's 12 v and ground wire. I'm about to do some cleanup of the wiring and what not, I'll take some pics of my wiring underneath once it's all said and done and post back here.
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    Here's the pics I promised...

    The wires I dropped from the radio


    Working on the project:


    Maybe not the neatest wiring job in the world, but hey...it works!


    Different angle:


    I ended up adding 2 more LEDs to the little cubby:


    Notes: I purchased breakaway connectors for my wiring, took a couple extra steps but in the long run it'll be beneficial.

    It works like a charm! Loving it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bradenkeith View Post
    The wires I dropped from the radio
    I got my power from the wrapped wires that that you can see running horizontally across in this pic you posted. They are the wires for the auxillary power outlet on the passenger side of the console. Constant 12v and plenty to power a couple LEDs.

    Nice install BTW.

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    Yeah that would have probably been easier but I felt safer with going with a wire I already spliced but that would have been a hell of a lot easier.

    Thanks! I worked hard on keeping the wired nice and clean. Took some extra time but I think it was worth it.
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    nice.... I like it
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    nice write up
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    Abrasive awesome job with the install very clean , unique , how about other lighting , what else have ya done ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Murph9491 View Post
    Abrasive awesome job with the install very clean , unique , how about other lighting , what else have ya done ?
    As far as lighting..... nothing. LOL

    Have to do this mod on my wife's GTP now. Going to try the multicolor slow color changing LEDs on hers.

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    kool idea!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Murph9491 View Post
    Abrasive awesome job with the install very clean , unique , how about other lighting , what else have ya done ?
    I used his idea for the cupholders and also added lights to the vents, see link below

    http://www.grandprixforums.net/f41/l...ers-18092.html

    cant see it in the pics, but the vents by the doors have lights in them too and putting the lights in the vents is super easy!!
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    i might do that with my alarm led , that looks nice and clean
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    drink and mod always turn out pretty nice good job, looks wicked
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    Wow, thats pretttty sick !
    Is that the girlfriend likes .. Then you have the Gp
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    I'm about to start a project similar, but a little more intricate. I'm replacing the bottom of the cupholders with plexiglass and adding a little plexiglass ring on top of that so it's more side-lit than botton-lit. Here's a 3D render of what it should look like:



    The top, bottom, and sides of the octagon are layered in foil tape in that render, represented by the thin gray-ish objects, and the little white-ish dots are LEDs. I'm also considering putting some sort of decal stencil on the bottom and making that bottom lit. Also split on using 8 or 4 LEDs per cupholder, but since I'm getting 200 of them I figured I might as well just throw a bunch in there.
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    i like this alot! its kinda like what the sions have, which i wish the GPs had. gonna try this on mine soon with the color changing leds
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    Love em, great job simple yet brilliant
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    pretty cool mod. i was thinking about doing something like this with the "spare" LED's i have laying around...
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    I like im thinking of doin the same just a heads up there cheaper at oznuim.com
    I dont know what I have under the hood but its tuned.
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