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blind34_1 08-24-2002 12:10 PM

A new idea for APC to make played-out!
 
Okay I had this idea last night at work. I'm really sick of seeing the same neon kits and crap on everyones car. soo...do you remember "Back to the Future" when the delorian hits 88 mph?same concept:

My idea is basically to tap into the tachometer and use a series of resistors (or a variable resistor) to power a bunch of weather proof LEDS. There would be a lot of them, enough to kind of look like a neon kit. But they wouldn't be on all the time. The more you rev your engine, the brighter they get. so for an example, say you start your car, and flip a switch to activate the lighting. at 1000 rpm you have no light. rev to 2000 and you get faint lighting. Take off from a red light and the LEDS will get increasingly brighter till they are at their limit at, say, 4500-5000?


You could even go a step furhtur and add different color leds for the entire RPM range: red for 1500-3000, orange for 3000-5000 white for 5000-redline

With the classes I'm taking now at college this just might end up being my project. Anyone do this before? I'm sure APC or someone will jump all over it now.

Maxvla 08-24-2002 11:41 PM

pretty sure those would be illegal since they would be a driver distraction. and an active one at that.

94_AcCoRd_EX 08-24-2002 11:49 PM

Interesting concept, but I sure as hell wouldn't sport something like that on my car. I can see APC jumping on that :rolleyes: if it were legal.

ebpda9 08-25-2002 10:19 AM

LMAO. maybe you should get a projector and put on the rear windshield the RPM's and the vtec light :rolleyes: :crazy:

blind34_1 08-25-2002 01:31 PM

well obviously it wouldn't be used on the street. I thought it was a rather interesting idea though. Even for inside the car, rather than out.

Or I could just mount a huge tach in the rear windshield, a projector would be too much trouble...j/k:D

ebpda9 08-25-2002 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by blind34_1
well obviously it wouldn't be used on the street. I thought it was a rather interesting idea though. Even for inside the car, rather than out.

Or I could just mount a huge tach in the rear windshield, a projector would be too much trouble...j/k:D


don't forget the switch actioned vtec light :D

94_AcCoRd_EX 08-25-2002 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by hondaman-iac


don't forget the switch actioned vtec light :D


:D There is a civic driving around here just COVERED in APC stickers :no:

incubus86 08-26-2002 09:01 AM

thats a great idea...
it all starts with an idea.


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