DIY Custom Vent and Grille Led Lighting

[Raptized]

I did my hood vents with some amber LED strips from Ebay and then my SVT vents with red reflective tape. Total cost $15.





It looks bright but honestly unless you look right at the vents at night it's not all that noticeable, which is what I wanted, just a subtle glow.

Here's the vents:

That's sweet. How did you get the hood vents off? I have seen a video for the side vents. Did you light the side vents as well?

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[Aaron]

They're not super hard to get off, there's a few bolts on the underside and then it's just a matter of gentle prying around the edges from the top to get them to pop loose. I put a rag down and used a couple of screwdrivers and just worked my way around the edges. You can see where the snaps are (black round plastic pieces) so if you start near one of those and get it to pop off it'll come off really quickly. Side vents have a snap right above the SVT. They come out out really easy too. It'd be super easy to drop a couple of LED strips in behind there while you're doing everything else if that's what you wanted to do.

 

[Raptized]

They're not super hard to get off, there's a few bolts on the underside and then it's just a matter of gentle prying around the edges from the top to get them to pop loose. I put a rag down and used a couple of screwdrivers and just worked my way around the edges. You can see where the snaps are (black round plastic pieces) so if you start near one of those and get it to pop off it'll come off really quickly. Side vents have a snap right above the SVT. They come out out really easy too. It'd be super easy to drop a couple of LED strips in behind there while you're doing everything else if that's what you wanted to do.

Great. I want to do the vents and svt logo leaving the vents functional. Unfortunately it seems that I am going to have to remove some metal behind the logo to make room. That's the info I was looking for!

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[Ruger]

Strangely, I am reminded of Liberace's sequined underwear.

 

[Raptized]

It would go with my interior disco ball mod.

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[Aaron]

Great. I want to do the vents and svt logo leaving the vents functional. Unfortunately it seems that I am going to have to remove some metal behind the logo to make room. That's the info I was looking for!

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They make EL-Tape that will fit there and light up if that's what you want. Check into that.

 

[Five-O Donut Hole]

Did you do the mod? Did you alter your fender to allow for the svt logo to light up?

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The electro tape squeezes in between the metal and the plastic SVT vent. A little 3M double side foam tape keeps it from moving. Easy to replace when the electro tape reaches the end of its life span

 

[Raptized]

Anyone have a recommendation for a bright set of reds?

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[ogdobber]

I did my hood vents with some amber LED strips from Ebay and then my SVT vents with red reflective tape. Total cost $15.





It looks bright but honestly unless you look right at the vents at night it's not all that noticeable, which is what I wanted, just a subtle glow.

Here's the vents:

what red reflective tape did you use?

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[Aaron]

what red reflective tape did you use?

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It's the stuff you can buy in the walmart automotive section. I can't remember the brand, but it actually matches the Molten Orange really well when it's not reflecting