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I had the dealer install the courtesy lights but it was not bright enough for my tastes.
Here are some pics of the car taken parts and how I attached the ALM accent lights from Super Bright Leds http://www.superbrightleds.com/mini_tubes.htm passenger side and the location of the lights ![]() Closeup of driver side light ![]() Drivers side light locations ![]() Close up with original courtesy light ![]() back side of panel. ![]() The wires from the original kit were cut and spliced with a 4 way wire connection. I placed solder on the ends of the wires to make the gauge smaller so they would stay in the connectors. The entire floor of the car lights up but there are two hot spots since the lights have 15 degree leds. http://www.superbrightleds.com/specs/alm.htm I was not able to get a good picture with the lights, the flash was washing out the light. I will try to get more pictures soon. |
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The LEDs are Material : InGaN
Lens Color : Water Clear Emitted Color : Red Intensity Typ. : 64Lm Viewing Angle : 160° Forward Voltage : 1.9v-3.1v Forward Current : 700mA I have six of them installed. One under each side on the dash. And under each seat has one facing the front and one facing the rear. They are wired in series, so there are no resistors. 13.8v/6=2.3v each, so they are not as bright as they could be. But right now the brightness is perfect. |
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Actually the one in the pic I have wired to my parking lights so they're on whenever lights are on. I also used 6 pod led's versus 4 and used a 6 light led strip in the back under each seat Here's the DIY to wire it into the dome light lead DIY: Courtesy Lights to Dome Light w/PICS Here's the DIY to wire it to your parking lights DIY-Interior illumination |
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