TOC-TS-EXY

It took me a while but i was finally able to get my interior led tubes installed. I got fed up trying to run the power through another wire so i just extended the wires and ran them right to my batt. Looks great and having the lights pulse while i'm driving is going to take some getting use to. Thanks for all the help.

Does anyone know where I can find the sizes of the rest of the bulbs in my car so i can finally order the right sizes to complete the interior look of my car?

intensity2x

Any leds pre-wired for 12 volts will work. Take a look and see what they have. If you cant find them locally, order some online.

I hope you put a fuse on it if you ran it directly to the batt. Also dont forget to turn them off or you'll be looking for a jump

As for other leds bulbs, theres a HUGE thread on here someplace, Its in the FAQ/DIY section I think. Search if you cant find it.

TOC-TS-EXY

Yeah i put a fuse on them and thanks it took me a while but i found the thread about the lights.

xjohnkdoex

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yeah i'm retarded. superbrightleds.com has prewired ones for 1.99 each and plenty of slack for wiring.

LINK

andrewjrr

i just went to canadian tire (for people in canada) they had a few different types, not much though

07CarbonTSX

Did this mod a couple of weeks ago, I have BOTH front and back ambient lights and in white! Will post pics in a few hours.

07CarbonTSX

Here are some pics:
FRONT:

Excuse the cubby hole Im making a custom fiberglass mount for my Garmin Nuvi 750 that wil replace the cubby hole.

BACK:




It's all in white I dont know why they look kinda blue (maybe its my camera) the bulbs are 7000mcd ultra white led's

07CarbonTSX

Looks better in person of course.

xjohnkdoex

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question--the wired LEDs i bought come with 3ft of 30 guage wiring.

what would be the best sized quickconnect to use with the stock wiring in this case?

intensity2x

Thats white?? lol
Taking pics of this is very difficult, nobody's pics really do it justice, you have to see it in person.

07CarbonTSX

Use the 18-22 gauge wire taps.

xjohnkdoex

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thanks!

Dktran31

im planning to do this "mod" this weekend...about where to get the led's....you guys reccomend ebay or one of thoose websites like superbrightleds.com??

xjohnkdoex

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don't get the ebay ones. the poster that bought them from the guy there said the wires were too short, which is why he had to buy additional wiring and connectors so there was enouch slack to reach from the footwells to the cubby.

i hope the superbrightled ones are long enough. there is 3 ft of wiring. i'd imagine that has to reach.

Jottle

The last few look about right. Sorry to be a bother, but would you consider taking another batch of pics? I think if your camera has a night setting or "party" setting, it may pick up the white color more than blue. Thanks a million.

07CarbonTSX

I tried it in just about every setting and this was as best as I could capture it.

intensity2x

You need to do a long exposure to capture it correctly. At least 2 or 3 seconds. Only thing is, you need a tripod so the camera does shake, and well the problem with that.... well I defy anyone to erect a tripod inside there car lol. Thats why everyone's pics are either too dark or blury (including mine). You kinda have to take everyones word that it looks gret until you do it for yourself and see how great it looks.

07CarbonTSX

I did use a mini tripd and had the settings set at max exposure I just think I have a sh!tty camera and suck at taking pics.

amadeus303

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Does the center console light have it's own fuse? I installed a dvd player 2 years ago, and removed the light bulb from the wiring... now, there's no power running to it. I tested the wire with a voltometer, and there's no power running into it. I was still able to do the footwell light mod by running a line from the "Intr Lights" fuse in the fuse box, but when I eventually restore the car back to stock to sell/trade it, I'll want to fix it...

intensity2x

It only has power when the headlights are on, did you test the volts with the headlights on? It does not have its own fuse. I would assume its on the interior light fuse, #6

xjohnkdoex

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i just got my LEDs from superbrightled.com in the mail.

gonna pick up some quick connects today. hopefully i can install this over the weekend. and here's hoping the wire is long enough to reach the cubby.

mdkxtreme

How would a 18-22 gauge wire tap fit a 30 gauge? Didnt I tell you guys that i had trouble with the lights from superbrightled.com because the wires were too small? The higher the gauge, the smaller the wire. If you crimp it with 18-22 gauge, you will have a hard time getting a good connection cause that size quickconnect is too big to be able to touch the copper. I bought two of them from superbrightled and I tried and tried and they just didnt work for me.

xjohnkdoex

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crap, i totally missed that post.

would it helped if i doubled the wires? like used two bulbs on each side and tap the capartment wires with two superbrightled reds/blacks?

Dktran31

hey question for eveyone i need held i was trying to install the led lights inside the car but when i was trying to make the gap for the cables in the car i accidently cut the red cable... the regular light that it has inside of it still turns on until it stoped... now i cant get no lights to turn on nore the blue led's or the regular one but when i plugged the led's straight to battery they turned on... any advise would really be helpful it cross thre my head that the wire got fried but wires dont get fries that easily... need advise on turning that center conole light back on so i can continue installing the LED's

The Dark Knight

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how'd you do the back ones?

K3VIN

wire it along with the two front. Does anyone know how to change the console like blue??

Jottle

Same question, bust specifically, where did you mount the leds on the underside of the chair? I unerstand you wired them through the center console though...Did you run the wires under the carpet?

xjohnkdoex

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do you guys think it would be excessive to solder the 30 gauge wire from the superbrightleds i got to some 22 gauge wire, then quickconnect the 22 with the console wires? i figure i'm probably not going to be able to sell the LEDs to anyone since they're the wrong gauge, and they won't work with the quickconnect since the wire is too thin.

intensity2x

If youre going to solder, why not solder the led wires right to the cubby wires instead of using taps? But yes, you could do it your way as well.

xjohnkdoex

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i guess it could be soldered to the end where the wires meet the bulb for the cubby.

but that means i have to solder it in the car, no? it's not like i can take out the wiring and do it at home, then reinstall it.

vthree

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soo i haven't exactly bragged about this one. but because i did this mod. i shorted my interior lighting.. bc a i was in a rush to go out one night... NEVER JUMP A FUSE!!!!!!

i've found the burned and melted wire on the underdash harness... i will have the joy of one day again taking apart my whole dash to rerun the wire and see my interior lighting!.... when completing this mod. make sure you take the time to either solder/heatshrink.. or maybe taps. to ensure that the wires do not touch!!!!

xjohnkdoex

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so what exact wires touched that caused the short?

lcrazyaznl

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Basically if your black and red wires touch it continues to circulate and melts the small wire.

When i did this i separated the the wires like spread them out cut inbetween that their not attached and used 2 separate taps.

The leds off superbrightleds have really small wires, so next time im going to just solder them to another wire.

vthree

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the black and red on the cubby.... just dont ever jump the fuse... when it pops. u'll lose the small light fuse under the hood.. this will cause u to lose ur turn signals and parking lights.... which is why i was in a rush to go out one night.. and made a dumb decision to jump the fuse!!!!! ..... =(

all because my wiring on this mod was poorly done... and i had taken the cubby out to pull out my navi system... and was in a rush putting it back in to go out......


learned my lesson. and once its called in tx i'll have everything redone =) along with prolly some jdm puddle lights wired up to the dome lights.. so they'll fade in and out =)

xjohnkdoex

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ah, got it.

MrHeeltoe

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Hey that looks pretty cool!!! Ha, VIP yo.

Dktran31

I think I jumped a fuse...i'm not sure which one, my tail lights dont work, and my turning signals dont blink when i unlock or lock my car with the remote...is it the small light fuse that went out like 'vthree' or is it another one??

intensity2x

Jumping fuses is an absolutely terrible idea. You're pretty much asking for your car to burst into flames. And when it does, and the fire investigator finds the jumped fuse, and he will, your insurance will gladly deny your claim. And then you will wish you spent $0.50 on a fuse instead of losing your $30k car and everything that was in it. </lecture>

07CarbonTSX

You can fold over the 30 gauge wire to build it up so that it fits the 18-22 gauge wire taps.

07CarbonTSX

I covered the wires in black shrink wrap and slid them out the side by the seats they arent even noticeable. And I mounted them to the flap of carpet that folds under the seat.