I replaced all my interior lights with some high intensity LED's. The pics dont really capture brightness of the bulbs but trust me there 100X brighter than the standard bulbs.

The first pic replaces the map lights.

The second pic replaces the dome light.

The third pic replaces the door lights.

 

where the hell can i get some of those????

 

Yeah really, I want some, but my friend did that in his Rodeo and they shorted out so be careful. Where can I get those and exactly what parts did you get? Also how hard was the install?

 

dang.. that looks hot! u gonna teach me how to do that xxx?

we should have a DIY class every month.. everyone shares something new they learned how to do.. lol..

 

Word!

 

this is the EXACT SETUP I HAVE TO DO FOR MY LED SIDE MIRRORS!!!!

YOU SHOULD TEACH ME HOW TO DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and... Can I have a pix of back??

 

yeah i wanana know how to do this too

 

he's not spillin his knowledge!!!

hmm... it doesnt look too hard.. lol.. just a bunch of leds.. some chip thingy..

 

You gotta make them.

 

Its pretty easy to make but the LEDs can be expensive.

Things you need:

1. soldering iron
2. solder
3. sheet of circuit board
4. LEDs (ask your dealer for the brightest ones cause there are different types)
5. resistors
6. dremel tool (with sanding attachment)
7. hot glue gun
8. 18 guage auto wire.

The color of leds you use will determine how many you can put in series and will also determine the type of resistor you'll need. I had some help for the industrial electronics store I bought my supplies from.

I'll use my setup as an example: ONLY FOR GREEN LEDS...

When you hook up an led to a 12V source you need a resistor. For 1 led you need a 400 ohm resistor. I wanted to use as many LEDs as possible and for GREEN LEDs 3 is the maximum I could use in series.

The guys told me for 3 green leds in series you need to use a 80-100 ohm resistor or the leds will blow. The higher the resistor the dimmer the leds. I used an 82 ohm resistor for maximum brightness.

For other colors like red, blue, yellow etc... you might be able to put more leds in series with a different resistor. Apparently each color gives off a different voltage. But I dunno dis shit too technical for me

The dome light I made has 6 LEDs. What I did there was I put two 3 LED series in a Parallel configuration. So for Green LEDs for every 3 leds need a 82 ohm resistor before you add another 3 leds.

I dunno bout you guys but reading the shit I wrote is giving me a headache.

1. Ok what I did was use a hacksaw to cut the circuit board.
2. Grind down the tips of the LEDs. This will widen the beam of light.
3. The sequence of parts go as follows:
resistor-led-led-led (door lights)
resistor-led-led-led led-led-led-resistor (dome light)
For the dome light power to the 2 resistors and ground the 2 ends of the middle leds.

4. Solder the tips
5. use a hot glue gun to seal the back of the circuit board.
6. Solder auto wire to extend the connections.

Just view pics to help you assemble the circuit it shouldnt be too hard. Good Luck!

Here's a link that Legendary gave me hope it helps

http://24.96.59.129:8080/LEGENDtuner...s/LED/LED.html

 

Don't they sell bulbs with LEDs on them already?

 

THanks xxx!! I gotta try mine out!!

but before that, i can have some pix of back?? cuz.. i will also connect 5~6 leds together.. and.. don't know how u make them that short.. and.. how u connect 5~6 leds together?? only one resistor?

 

For some applications they are very expensive like 5 each. But if you say buy 10 super white leds it comes out to 2-3 bucks, In my case I have like 20-30 of them from another project.

 

get the LEDs off ebay.. they sells 100s for like $20? but yea, dont know how long those LED will last.. heard they dont last too long compare to the more expensive ones.. but then again, u still have like tons of them to replace the bad ones.. replacement might be a bitch.

 

radioshack is pretty cheap

thanks for the tutorial xxx! im gonna try it out for my rear lamp assembly.. .. arent u going to do it for your rear lights also?

 

anyone down to make some of these for the board, for the lazy guys of course...

 

looks good homie... real nice

 

They do but not like these. The ones they sell dont have bulbs on them this bright. Its also cheaper to make them on your own. At a local auto parts shop you can buy a pack of 4 individual lights for $40.00 cdn OR spend the same amount for what I made. You get more bulbs on one unit and its way brighter.

 

Yo Nippon here are the pics of the back. If your gonna hook up more than three lights you have to connect the resistors on 1 power wire (the long wire) and connect the 2 center leds with the ground wire (short wire).

As long as you keep putting the power wire on the resistor you can have as many lights in series as you want. This is based on 3 GREEN LEDs with an 82 ohm resistor. Any other color may require a different resistor, you gotts ask the shop you go to.

The circuit board in the background is what I cut to mount all the resistors and LEDs.














In this pic the clear goo over top of the circuit is the hot glue. This is what I used to seal the back. Its basically protects the back of the circuit from touching any other metal surfaces so you dont short anything out.

 

nice!!! thanks a lot xxx!!

and.. is that okay to use only 2 resistors for 6 leds?? will not be burnt?

gotta start it!!

 

very nice! and good job with the instructions and pics! rep points for you.

 

just calculate the resistance needed with Ohm's law and everything will be fine

 

18 gauge auto wire?

 

or you can just go to www.autolumination.com and just buy them. i have them in my car from autolumination and they are bright as hell.