Cheaper alternative to FN2 R accent lighting set DIY

Use small neons or ccfl tubes
Get the electricity from the glove box light so that the neons are on when the headlights are turn on. Everything cost me $25. $20 for the neons and $5 for a roll of cable much cheaper than what honda offer. These ccfl tubes are brighter than neon so i just get a small one. Even now i think they are too bright, might make a cover to block some of the light

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Take off the glove box door
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Take off the light using small screw driver covered in cloth so it doesnt scratch anything and pull it out, connect the wires for the neons in parallel with the light
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Crappy picture of wiring diagram
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Pull the cable through the side panel and move the cable down. This side panel just Clip off, no screws
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Intall the neon on the passenger side using 3m 2 sided sticky tape. Since i got a ccfl tube they have their own small resistor for one tube so i sticked this behind the neon as well
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Pull the cable to the other side through the middle (under the handbrake. You need to open up four screws, two on each side to lift the whole storage place up, install neon on driver side
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Wait till night and look at your 2 hours worth of work! and enjoy!
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this go to DIY section.. btw.. NICE job !!! lol DIY FTW !!! wew

this guy already takin type-r apart lol

Already taken apart before for my audio upgrade :) will be taken apart again for ipod adapter soon when i have time...

Nice job ! much brighter light than the OEM version and 1 millionth the cost ;)

good to see someone not afraid to DIY on a new (and relatively expensive) car !!

Oh my god... i'd be too scared to take apart my type R...

But i'm fine with taking apart my old EK :D


nice DIY :thumbsup:

Also do Honda offer this as an FN2 option ?

how does ccfl vary from a standard everyday neon?

honda offered 1 red led for each side and cost $100 +. CCFL is a cold cathode as neon is hot cathode?? dont know but they emitt more light for their size and work on lower voltage thus u need the small resistor

Yeh I know the Honda ones are not as bright as the ones you install. I used to have neons from JB Hifi in my Civic but replaced with Honda accent lighting. The Honda lighting is much more subtle, but you'll find that you can drive with it on A LOT easier, and the switch on/off fits in the instrument panel (at least on the FD) so it looks very much stock.

nice work there sitta. you're DIY king for fn2 :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by panda[cRx]

how does ccfl vary from a standard everyday neon?

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ccfl operates on lower voltage, they use different gas and chemical powder to neon, and generate alot less heat... theyre generally alot thinner for their power output, and produce more light

nice work

i have the oem fd1 accent kit, which i bought off from a member on OH for 50$ if i remember correctly lol, though it doesnt look as bright as that.

they are alittle to bright at night, so i taped some part of the neon

May i ask where you bought these CCFL neons from? $10 each pretty cheap.

BTW great stuff with the DIY.....i reckon the pic with the light on looks sweet

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Originally Posted by SuPeRVeGeTa

May i ask where you bought these CCFL neons from? $10 each pretty cheap.

BTW great stuff with the DIY.....i reckon the pic with the light on looks sweet

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JAYCAR ELECTRONICS!!! :D

Thanks mate, will give them a visit!

AHHH quite nice

sitta, is the drivers side wire still exposed and leading up to the neon from under the hand brake?

nah, you tuck it under the handbrake, you have to open the whole handbrake/storage area and tuck the wire under

Good DIY mate..Very helpful

is the wire visible at all going over the carpet or up to the storage area?

how much does honda dealerships charge for the original accent lighting anyone know???

thats fantastic! well done mate!

quick question guys this might seem like a dumb one but are these lights only operated by the head lights being on... or do they only come on when thedoors are open

Sorry to sound like a noob :P

im pretty sure the glove box light only comes on when the headlights are on, so to answer ur question.... yes, it comes on when the headlights are on...

the lights look good :)

does anyone know whether the same can be done for FD?

or does it need to be wired differently?

I did it on my FN and FD...
FD is different cause on the FN you just tap into the glove box light...
For the FD you have to tap into the fuse box with a fuse tapper it clips on the normal fuse and goes inside the fuse box you buy them from repco...for a couple of bucks... thats how i did mine there is prob another way...
only took like 20mins..

Had a pm to what the tappers are.. just incase you want them here is a pic and a link to buy them on jaycar.com.au

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http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView...Max=&SUBCATID=

how do u actually install those fuse tappers ld mart?