Interior Lighting LED

1Fastboy1Fastboy New Wagonist
in Electronics, Fueling & Air Conditioning
Here is a interior light solution I came up with. LED's are easy to install and draw very little voltage/amps.
I found white LED strip in bulk reel. It's cut and soder type with 3M self adhesive backing for custom lengths. It comes in various colors and at under 60 bucks for 16' its a steal. For this set up I got rid of the OEM rear view and visors (they sucked anyway) and went with a "racing style" wide mirror and yes it added 1mph to my top speed...lol. I wired it all to an auxillary fuse panel from West Marine and used an on/off button which I mounted to the dash near the wheel. I used two prong molex connectors and 22awg wire which I got at a local electronis store. Enjoy.

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bulk LED....

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Cut at the designated spot to length....

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solder points....at the cut.

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Mounted to the mirror....

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Pig tail for power which will be tucked into the headliner..

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Testing 123...

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Let there be light!!

Comments

  • klumklum Senior Wagonist
    fucking wet as fuck dude how much would u charge to make me one the same dimensions i got the same mirror lol i dont wanna be a biter but damn thats clean! very original!!
  • AlphaxomegaAlphaxomega Senior Wagonist
    That's nice.
    May I ask why you pit lights under there? And not do like a DA maplight mod?
    Just curious, why all the trouble.
  • klumklum Senior Wagonist
    id have to think its due to the fact that mirror eleminates the possbility of having that light setup i was gunna do the DA lights but i didnt think it would clear the mirror.
  • simplyhondasimplyhonda Council Member
    That looks Sweet! It really lights it up in there.
  • AbideAbide Council Member
    That looks so sick.
  • Old SkoolOld Skool Council Member
    I'm all about lighting.. and that is pretty Awesome!
  • 1Fastboy1Fastboy New Wagonist
    Alphaxomega wrote:
    That's nice.
    May I ask why you pit lights under there? And not do like a DA maplight mod?
    Just curious, why all the trouble.

    I use my Wag for work and I usually have a car desk in the passenger seat for my laptop. The dome light wasn't cutting it. I like the look of the wide rear view and I hated the sloppy sun visors so it just made more sense this way. I'm not familiar with the DA map-light, i'll have to check it out.
  • pelon921pelon921 New Wagonist
    Dude ima have to do something like this!
  • finalimpactfinalimpact Band Wagon
    Im using a 48smd 1210 (each 1210 smd is equivalent to 3-1/4w leds output) dome light unit which is a board that fits into our dome light covers and has an adapter allowing you to attach just like a normal bulb would attach. i love my board and ive also used what you are using there as well with luck.
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  • 1Fastboy1Fastboy New Wagonist
    I just made the same dome light SMD board using left over led strip and hard plastic from some packaging i had laying around. It doesn't look as nice as that set up and with only 24 SMD's. No mater its behind the dome cover and i cant tell the difference. SMD are the way to go..
    Decided I needed some light in the cargo area.... so up went more LED strip. Im good now.
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  • simplyhondasimplyhonda Council Member
    I like that rear LED strip! I might have to steal that idea.
  • spede18spede18 Wagonist
    Anyone looking to get some led you can go to this link http://www.hobbypartz.com/ledlights.html
    they have a bunch of different colors and sizes with good pricing.
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