LED ideas? good/bad?

Okay, Phil's got me kinda hooked on the LED's... and I've been thinkin up different things I might be able to do with the LEDs instead of all-out neons... 1) airvents, 2) dead spots missed by under-dash/seat neons, 3) wheel well (i figure 3 evenly spaced should light it up well?) 4) inside plexiglass on bandpass sub box (maybe music interface too?) ... I'll probably come up with some other things later, and these ones have probably already been done, but do any of u guys see any potential problems with these? Thanks for any help

I love all the ideas, I think someone had a problem with the wheel wells here i dont know for sure.....Ya im planning on airvents

yea i was planning on doing the LEDs in the airvents but i fried the only LEDs i had so i have to get more...doesnt phils come with resistors already on them so they will hook up just like anything else??

I used L.E.D.s in my vents they work great and are so much easier to work with then the neons are.

Yes mine are ready to go on 12V once you connect the resistor...

Use them in your taillights or headlights or domelights.

Hook them up to a 5 pin relay and music interface to get a strobing back and forth effect.

See the video on: http://www.suslow.com/neon/

Okay, I've got my plan all laid out, and I've already bought some of the things I need: switch, fuse, fuse holder... The fuse holder that I bought can hold fuses that will handle up to 10amps (room to expand) but the fuses I got are only 5amp... It doesn't show on the box what gauge the wire is for the fuse holder, but it doesn't look very big. Phil told me to have 10 or 12 gauge wire coming from battery to fuse and fuse to switch, so is the smaller size wire on the fuse holder okay? Also, other than soldering or just twisting them together, what methods of wire connection are there? Thanks for any help

You can use butt connectors and crimp them down.

I prefer wire nuts and those little quick connect things (the male and female connectors...I got 100 for $10 at Home Depot).

For permanent stuff I need a good connections for, I solder. Wrap in electrical tape or heat shrink tubing (for a cleaner look).

For temporary things, things I change often, and things I have many wires coming together I use wire nuts.

For single wires or a couple wires where a good connection isn't neccessary, butt connectors are good and easy way.

For attaching wires to relays or other standard 1/4 inch connectors I use quick connect, or for things I need to disconnect and connect often.

Another tip, for LEDs I solder the wires and resistor onto the LED leads, then wrap each lead in eletrical tape, then put heat shrink tubing which barely fits over the LED onto the base of the LED (like 1 or 2 mm covering the LED) and the wires to make a really nice, clean look which also protects the wires from bending and breaking. Pictures are worth a thousand words so I'll try to get some.