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With that in mind... lets try and guess how many 40+ year olds trying to teach a life lesson in an RGB LED listing are worth anything, but a laugh.
Update: Just realized this hit Front Page. Thanks to all the haters that created engagement. Your tomfoolery just made this accessible to a multitude of more eyes.
Perfect.
https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-drivi...ed-driving [nhtsa.gov]
According to the nhtsa, distracted driving caused 3100 deaths and 400,000 injuries in 2019.
The primary cause of Distracted Driving crashes are of course cellphones....very far down the last is coded as, "While Using Other Component/Controls Integral to Vehicle". Which includes this definition: "Used when the driver was distracted while manipulating a control in the vehicle including adjusting headlamps or interior lights, controlling windows (power or manual), manipulating door locks (power or manual), adjusting side view mirrors (power or manual), adjusting rear view mirror, adjusting seat (power or manual), adjusting steering wheel, adjusting seat belt, on-board navigational devices, etc."
What I'm getting it is these lights aren't an issue. They are so far from being an issue they potentially cause as many accidents as a window switch.
So while you thought you had this gotcha moment of proving, I can't prove they are safe, you proved me right in not being able to prove they are unsafe.
Now learn to debate better if you are going to raise that 9 year old to be a critical thinker.
How do I rig such a feat?
All the being said, how about you quote me when I asked the other guy to produce an article or evidence of any car accident involving interior LED lights. Looking at Amazon sales, these types of lights sell 100s of thousands... this death trap must have recorded incidences.... no?
So prove it.
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Should you keep posting like you do? NO
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How do I rig such a feat?
Quick version: Find a light that turns on when the doors are unlocked and splice into it.
Longer version: Find a light that turns on when the doors are unlocked and splice into it. You may need a DC to DC Step down converter [amazon.com] The reason for this is because I am unsure if these LED strips have a built-in convertor in the plug unit. I can't fully state if they are indeed meant for a 12 volt DC source from beginning to end and the plug may be converting to 5v DC before the rest of the electronics in the device are engaged.
In any case this likely will allow you to hide the cables even better than previously including reversing the installation. Where the longer extensions go to the rear and the main assortment of wires are tucked into your dashboard.
Other than that, I like them. You can set them high, mid, to low. The picture shows them super bright and distracting but that's not what you'll experience in the real world...unless you install them aiming at you. Even on high settings, at night, these will not distract other drivers either because they are aimed towards the floor. The only people who will see them are people on buses or riding on high vehicles. These lights make it easy to find things if you or your significant other drop something in those areas at night.
This sounds a lot like something that I would find causing a battery drain on a vehicle.
They might be a distraction to somebody driving down the road, but probably wouldn't cause an accident.
These probably look ok, professionally installed, doesn't mean you can't do it professionally yourself, and probably not that hard to wire into interior lights, or courtesy lights.
It doesn't matter how much money or horsepower you put into a Civic, it won't be enough, except maybe against another Civic..
That said, please indulge the rest of us with examples of law forbidding the sale of these in whatever particular state you are dreaming of.
Update: I did the work for you in finding out laws: https://www.neonlaws.co
Like anything in this world you can break the law however you see fit. Therefore lights are legal to be sold everywhere. Lights are not contraband.
If you want to make an argument for letting people know whats legal while the vehicle is in motion on public roads then you should state that instead of fear mongering these lights "are illegal in some states" as a blanket statement that means nothing.
Keep in mind this is all for EXTERNAL lights like the priciest kit here, but not the internal lights. On top of that, how do you ignore these can be turned off? You act like installing these means it will be RGB, all the time, for all to see.... so disingenuous. Stop drumming up drama and you'll never have to see me reply to you.
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