How To: LED Festoon map lights - Page 6

stevenshizzle · 10-06-2006, 03:47 PM

My post made no sense what the hell was I saying.

***GETxERxDONE*** · 10-08-2006, 04:10 AM

just ordered 3 of the leds for the dome lights :-D cant wait

NoiseGoth · 10-08-2006, 04:40 PM

Installed blue Festoon lights in all the cabin lights, and it looks amazing. Pics will be up once I get my camera from the girlfriend. They do seem a bit bright, and I might turn them upside down, but they are really striking and give the car a bit of an edge.

brownsgolf · 10-24-2006, 09:38 PM

I can find the led's for the map lights, but I can't find the led for in the trunk. If someone could help me out it would be greatly appreciated. Don't want to have two shipping charges.

Thanks

JaK · 11-09-2006, 03:42 AM

Is it bright enough? and does the LED last long for yours? I bought LED for the rear plate light and it already burnt out already. Kind of Bummed out

HabaneroGuy · 11-09-2006, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by JaK

Is it bright enough? and does the LED last long for yours? I bought LED for the rear plate light and it already burnt out already. Kind of Bummed out

How much did you pay for the rear plate light LED?

gbae007 · 11-09-2006, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by HabaneroGuy

How much did you pay for the rear plate light LED?

It's like $5 at superbrightleds.com. You'll need two of the super-wide-angle LEDS. I have it and it's pretty cool - reminicent of a new GS430.

samx109 · 11-09-2006, 08:31 PM

okay guys after reading all posts and all, now im worried that im not gonna able to install 2cathode lights, 3 festoon 3022 lights, 3 194 lights for license/trunk...

wat do i have to do to keep all of them on w/o burning out?

HabaneroGuy · 11-09-2006, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by samx109

okay guys after reading all posts and all, now im worried that im not gonna able to install 2cathode lights, 3 festoon 3022 lights, 3 194 lights for license/trunk...

wat do i have to do to keep all of them on w/o burning out?

That is why I made my own. I know that they will always work.

samx109 · 11-09-2006, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by HabaneroGuy

That is why I made my own. I know that they will always work.

u made ur own? o.O u mean like resistors and stuff? so.. is that mean i cant put those lights in my car?

samx109 · 11-09-2006, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by brownsgolf

I can find the led's for the map lights, but I can't find the led for in the trunk. If someone could help me out it would be greatly appreciated. Don't want to have two shipping charges.

Thanks

for the trunk u just need one 194 LED if ur using superbrightleds.com, go on search bar and type 194 and it will list bunch of 194 lights

HabaneroGuy · 11-09-2006, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by samx109

u made ur own? o.O u mean like resistors and stuff? so.. is that mean i cant put those lights in my car?

Yup resistors, soldering, circuits, wires and more. I have made a bunch for my fellow 8th Civic Vancouver buddies. I have done LED map, dome, trunk, licence plate and strips under the dash and seats. Everything is plug & play, but not the strips.

samx109 · 11-09-2006, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by HabaneroGuy

Yup resistors, soldering, circuits, wires and more. I have made a bunch for my fellow 8th Civic Vancouver buddies. I have done LED map, dome, trunk, licence plate and strips under the dash and seats. Everything is plug & play, but not the strips.

wat LEDs can i put without installing reisstors?

HabaneroGuy · 11-09-2006, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by samx109

wat LEDs can i put without installing reisstors?

The only way to install LEDs without resistors is if the total voltage drop across the LEDs in series equal 14.2 volts. So you can put four 3.5v(4X3.5=14v) LEDs in series without any resistors.

samx109 · 11-09-2006, 10:21 PM

thx alot habaneroguy =]

samx109 · 11-17-2006, 04:41 PM

i just installed them last night but i expected to be brighter yesss i no red ones are the lightest.. i was thinking about getting white ones(since they are the brightest) butt i just got red ones to match with my dashboard AND NO im not saying that its ugly or anything.. it looks really good during night time.. one bad thing about red one is that its really hard to look at maps since there are red dots for the locations and etc..

overall iiii would give 7 out of 10

by the way its hard to see the light through 35% tint

gooooooooooooood DIY by the way +1 for youuu =]

***GETxERxDONE*** · 11-17-2006, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by samx109

i just installed them last night but i expected to be brighter yesss i no red ones are the lightest.. i was thinking about getting white ones(since they are the brightest) butt i just got red ones to match with my dashboard AND NO im not saying that its ugly or anything.. it looks really good during night time.. one bad thing about red one is that its really hard to look at maps since there are red dots for the locations and etc..

overall iiii would give 7 out of 10

by the way its hard to see the light through 35% tint

gooooooooooooood DIY by the way +1 for youuu =]

u should try it through 15% like mine..lol but i got blue and they are bright as hell

samx109 · 11-21-2006, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by GETxERxDONE

u should try it through 15% like mine..lol but i got blue and they are bright as hell

haha yeaa but im from MD soo 35% is the highest i can get.. =(

and yupp blues are very bright as hell..

they are like 2times brighter than red ones

shungo · 11-29-2006, 01:30 AM

how do u take the cover off the middle dome map light????

***GETxERxDONE*** · 11-29-2006, 01:34 AM

what i did was just use the screwdriver i used to pry the cover off to pry the bulb out. the clamps arent on tight or anything

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stevenshizzle Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belleville, IL Age: 23 Posts: 796 Steven iTrader: 0 / 0%	My post made no sense what the hell was I saying.

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NoiseGoth Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 61 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Installed blue Festoon lights in all the cabin lights, and it looks amazing. Pics will be up once I get my camera from the girlfriend. They do seem a bit bright, and I might turn them upside down, but they are really striking and give the car a bit of an edge.

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brownsgolf Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 219 iTrader: 1 / 100%	I can find the led's for the map lights, but I can't find the led for in the trunk. If someone could help me out it would be greatly appreciated. Don't want to have two shipping charges. Thanks

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JaK Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 34 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Is it bright enough? and does the LED last long for yours? I bought LED for the rear plate light and it already burnt out already. Kind of Bummed out

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samx109 Senior Member Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 7,515 Sam iTrader: 21 / 100%	okay guys after reading all posts and all, now im worried that im not gonna able to install 2cathode lights, 3 festoon 3022 lights, 3 194 lights for license/trunk... wat do i have to do to keep all of them on w/o burning out?

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samx109 Senior Member Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 7,515 Sam iTrader: 21 / 100%	thx alot habaneroguy =]

11-17-2006, 04:41 PM	#116 (permalink)
samx109 Senior Member Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 7,515 Sam iTrader: 21 / 100%	i just installed them last night but i expected to be brighter yesss i no red ones are the lightest.. i was thinking about getting white ones(since they are the brightest) butt i just got red ones to match with my dashboard AND NO im not saying that its ugly or anything.. it looks really good during night time.. one bad thing about red one is that its really hard to look at maps since there are red dots for the locations and etc.. overall iiii would give 7 out of 10 by the way its hard to see the light through 35% tint gooooooooooooood DIY by the way +1 for youuu =]

11-29-2006, 01:34 AM	#120 (permalink)
*GETxERxDONE* Student of Photography Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Age: 21 Posts: 6,388 Nichuma Ben Gabriel Ha Levi iTrader: 2 / 100%	what i did was just use the screwdriver i used to pry the cover off to pry the bulb out. the clamps arent on tight or anything

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