New idea of a mod in the interior.
05-13-2005, 10:02 PM
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New idea of a mod in the interior.
I had this idea eversince three years ago... but never tried it...
I was wondering if anyone is willing to try it out...
In my opinion, our map lights and door lights are not as bright as they could have been and with a little modification, it COULD be much brighter...
BY painting the interior of the light cavity to chrome or silver so that the light can reflect and project a brighter output. Or, perhaps by adding some type of reflective piece into the cavity of the light to establish the same effect.
Any comments or thoughts?
I was wondering if anyone is willing to try it out...
In my opinion, our map lights and door lights are not as bright as they could have been and with a little modification, it COULD be much brighter...
BY painting the interior of the light cavity to chrome or silver so that the light can reflect and project a brighter output. Or, perhaps by adding some type of reflective piece into the cavity of the light to establish the same effect.
Any comments or thoughts?
05-13-2005, 10:39 PM
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I have hyperwhite bulbs in the dome and door lights + hyper white footwell lighting that is hooked up with the dome (goes on when doors unlock/open/fade out, etc) and I find it more than adequate! 
Are you hoping to sunbathe in there or something?? 
Btw, switching the stock bulbs to hyperwhite will make a huge difference in terms of brightness. Have you tried that?
Are you hoping to sunbathe in there or something?? Btw, switching the stock bulbs to hyperwhite will make a huge difference in terms of brightness. Have you tried that?
05-13-2005, 10:40 PM
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great idea.. how about tin foil?? its a household product that anyone has.. and you can form/shape it in any way possible to fit into the cavity.. i guess i could also give it a try. it should reflect the light right?
instead of going through all the trouble trying to paint the inside of that piece
instead of going through all the trouble trying to paint the inside of that piece
05-13-2005, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Street Spirit
I have hyperwhite bulbs in the dome and door lights + hyper white footwell lighting that is hooked up with the dome (goes on when doors unlock/open/fade out, etc) and I find it more than adequate! Are you hoping to sunbathe in there or something??
Btw, switching the stock bulbs to hyperwhite will make a huge difference in terms of brightness. Have you tried that?
Are you hoping to sunbathe in there or something?? Btw, switching the stock bulbs to hyperwhite will make a huge difference in terms of brightness. Have you tried that?
05-13-2005, 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by aaronnn
great idea.. how about tin foil?? its a household product that anyone has.. and you can form/shape it in any way possible to fit into the cavity.. i guess i could also give it a try. it should reflect the light right?
instead of going through all the trouble trying to paint the inside of that piece
instead of going through all the trouble trying to paint the inside of that piece
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05-14-2005, 11:59 PM
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Bring a flashlight. Sorry I had to say it.
Nothing wrong with that. I carry 2 small Maglights in the center console compartment, and a big one in the trunk
05-15-2005, 12:20 AM
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I thought about tin foils; however, my friend said that it may cause a shortage if they were not installed properly... I don't really know what he is talking about but I would stick to his suggestion because he knows his business...
Could see anything going wrong since it is just against the plastic.
05-15-2005, 01:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Bxscig
You just dont want the tin foil to touch anything that might be live meaning has voltage/carrying current. For the most part it is good Could see anything going wrong since it is just against the plastic.
Could see anything going wrong since it is just against the plastic.
05-15-2005, 03:17 AM
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I lined mine with tin foil, and it works fine. You just gotta make sure to avoid all the contacts lest you wanna burn a fuse (like I did a few times). If you really want them brighter, you could swap the socket for different bulb size. Also, the sockets we have now can fit 906/912 bulbs, but I'm not sure of the clearance for the length of the bulbs since I'm running white LED 906/912 bulbs which are shorter.
05-15-2005, 03:53 PM
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ahh, they now sell LEDs for that use, bright as hell, so bright, that you cant even look at them straight when they are lit. No mods necessary.
05-15-2005, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by TeknoKing
ahh, they now sell LEDs for that use, bright as hell, so bright, that you cant even look at them straight when they are lit. No mods necessary.
05-15-2005, 09:12 PM
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i used the LED in my dome, which is ridiculous, i dont know how i can take a pic of that, but i'll try later on....and I put two blue LEDs in my door courtesy light, but I left the regular light in the maps lights because i dont want to blind myself....but they do have xenon charged bulbs that light up hid white...i bought them on ebay for the maps lights....
but i'll try to take pix for u of the dome.
but i'll try to take pix for u of the dome.
05-15-2005, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by TeknoKing
i used the LED in my dome, which is ridiculous, i dont know how i can take a pic of that, but i'll try later on....and I put two blue LEDs in my door courtesy light, but I left the regular light in the maps lights because i dont want to blind myself....but they do have xenon charged bulbs that light up hid white...i bought them on ebay for the maps lights....
but i'll try to take pix for u of the dome.
but i'll try to take pix for u of the dome.
05-15-2005, 09:18 PM
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and for where to buy, my source seemed to vanish, i'll try to find him...but type automative LEDs on google, or search for 194 LED...peace
05-15-2005, 09:43 PM
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woooo!!
the 9LED dome and 5LED map lights i bought from autolumination are as bright if not brighter than the stockies... plus they output a nice white glow. ever tried those?
05-16-2005, 12:51 AM
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here are some pix of blue LEDs: dome and courtesy lights
DOOR COURTESY:
DOME LIGHT:
(sorry for blurry pix)
DOOR COURTESY:
DOME LIGHT:
(sorry for blurry pix)
05-16-2005, 01:49 AM
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yeah, as u noticed i have a lot fo blue everywhere, me like blue 
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