All LED Interior

[pspeezy]

ive already ordered my hid kit & eye lids off of MI, so now i just wait for them to be shipped before i can put those suckers on.
the next thing on my list i want to do is put LED lights in my interior, also the two lights above my back license plate for exterior.

ive been trying to find a bundle, or even just the bulbs themselves on the link you posted but i cant find them at all, i am very bad with these kind of things

would you mind directing me in the right location to buy these lights?

[chrisj]

Well pspeezy, I got all mine from SuperBrightLEDS.com. Here is the link where you start. I got all the bulb sizes from elsewhere on the forums here, then just started finding them on the LED site. I bought my dome LED from ebay a month or so ago, but they have it on SuperBright as well (24 LED cluster was what I got). I got 2 map lights, one festoon cargo light (you have a sedan, so not sure about that one), plus I got the license plate light, and my LB has only one.

Here is the link to get started from (where I got mine)

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...sp=%2F1157.htm

I got the map lights from this link: http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...ini-wedge.html

I might reorder some brighter ones though. I think I got 6 LED and I could get 12.

My cargo light was here: http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...2Ffestoon.html

I got the 6-pack on that one.

You can also get the license plate LEDs from that link for the map lights, I think.

Hope this helps.

[pspeezy]

ahhhh! words my brain understands! thanks a ton chris!

[chrisj]

yw! Just be careful ordering because there are TONS of bulbs on that site...to make sure you get the right thing. It was confusing for me a little, and I was relieved when everything went fine when I got them in. Everything fit and worked perfectly.

[pspeezy]

edit: nevermind i figured out exactly what lights to order finally :) i learned how to cross reference and all that jazz

[chrisj]

Once you get the types you need and get them installed, then you can take a look at other things like brightness (more or less LEDs in the cluster) and colors. Now that I have mine in, it would be a snap to change out to colors, but I may go up in brightness on my map lights some. The bulbs are fairly inexpensive.

My next thing will probably be footwell lights, maybe installed under the front seats.

[big lo]

Good job!!!

[ezhacker1]

Originally Posted by chrisj

Here are a few pics. They suck a bit because of my camera and darkness. The 24-grid LED set in the dome are way brighter than the map lights, obviously. The map lights light the front seat area about as good as the stock ones did. The cargo area is a festoon bulb set of 6 LEDs, so it's pretty bright. I like the look, but the cool white might take some getting used to for some. My dome was already this color because I did it earlier. License plate light looks good...modern!

I have a 48 Led grid, 5050SMDs, front are tiny 9 grid 1210SMDs, cargo, a 15 grid 5050SMD which fits flush in the area available.

that 48 is killer vampire day light bright!! Everyone complains how bright it is at night when getting out of the car. Tho i wonder how much the 48 drains compared to stock.

[Qmobile]

I wonder how led's would fare in the cluster/center stack controls? one of my knobs is out :( for some odd reason it just went out

[chrisj]

Originally Posted by Qmobile

I wonder how led's would fare in the cluster/center stack controls? one of my knobs is out :( for some odd reason it just went out

I thought somebody did that? I thought I remembered seeing it somewhere here. Maybe they were just changing colors.

[Qmobile]

I believe, could be wrong, but I think all that's been done is a color change.

[sqcomp]

I just replaced my trunk light, my dome light, and my reverse lights. Thanks for bringing this information to light. Superbrightleds.com is about to make my car all LED...I'm ordering my turn signals and brake lights next week. The fronts will be the week after. Man those LEDs are bright! Good stuff!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Might as well post mine:









(since changed this to two on each side)

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Qmobile

I wonder how led's would fare in the cluster/center stack controls? one of my knobs is out :( for some odd reason it just went out

I replaced mine in my sedan, there's not a lot of space, so you can only use one smaller LED and a small resistor for each knob.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

^ oh, and you'll have to disassemble each knob, pop off the holder holding the bulb in, install the LED in the holder, put the holder back in, plug in the wire harness back into the back of the control, test to see if you have the polarity right (if you do, great, reassemble the control knob, if not, pop the holder back out and flip it so that the polarity is correct). Then you can put everything back. hahahahahahahaha.

When you disassemble each knob, it's a good idea to have the settings all the way to the left or all the way to the right so that you can line up the gears correctly (careful to not lose those either).

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Might as well post these too:





LOL!

[ross sez]

How'd you wire the LEDs on the inside of the hood? That looks great!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

For those wondering about my engine bay LED, I used an inline fuse connected to the battery and to a switch. The LED wires were snaked through the hood and down the driveside hinge (you can kinda see it in the pics), and connected to the switch. The LED and the switch were grounded separately.

Here is a pic of the switch and its location: