Interior LEDs - Specifically Footwells

[itsjustbusiness]

Hey guys,

Just wondering what you guys have done lighting wise on your interior. I was thinking about getting some LEDs in the footwells for a nice aesthetic affect at night. Anyone do that yet? Also, I was talking to this guy I know who owns a shop and he said he could change my dash lights, gauage lights, push start button light to any color I'd want. Fiction or nonfiction? Oh and anyone who can upload pics of what they've done that would be sick!

Cheers,Kevin

[johnny_d]

you can definitely change the color of the push start, gauge, etc, it would be a pain in the you know where but definitely doable. I've been wanting to do LEDs in the foot well too but it's been too cold/rain lately and been so busy that i haven't had chance to

[Shift_Altima]

Wouldn't all the wiring make it look sloppy? If you could like hardwire it or something that woudl be pretty nice.

[johnny_d]

of course i'd have to hardwire it, running it to the 12v adapter would look crappy hehe

[Absolute Zero]

I had 7 color leds (color morph) in the footwells (front and back) of my Mazda6 and it looked excellent. But if you have the black interior, it isn't going to show up hardly at all, and I don't think it would look good in the beige interior. The 6 interior was a light gray, so the lights reflected off very nicely. Sorry I don't have any pics... I never thought about taking some of those. I had a stereo shop install mine so that the wires would be clean and they did a fantastic job. You couldn't see a single wire or bulb and that is the way I wanted it.

[stsxcrle]

Check out superbrightleds.com all of the bulbs on the interior save the dome light are the 194/168 bulb types (check the sticky for exact specs).

Modded all of my interior and license plate lights with bright white and it looks very clean, everyone comments on it once getting in the car.

Check out this thread for some pics:zer...12671

[itsjustbusiness]

Woah...really? Seems like a big job to take apart the dash and speedometer though. It'd be so sick to have blue lights though.

[itsjustbusiness]

Wow that's sick. I just want like a solid color for the footwells not the strobe-y ones or the ones that go along with the music. I'm thinking of getting like amber or orange for the footwells if I can't change the dash. If I can change the dash light colors I'd definitely make everything blue. lol

[rjdmmfl1]

Hey guys,

Just wondering what you guys have done lighting wise on your interior. I was thinking about getting some LEDs in the footwells for a nice aesthetic affect at night. Anyone do that yet? Also, I was talking to this guy I know who owns a shop and he said he could change my dash lights, gauage lights, push start button light to any color I'd want. Fiction or nonfiction? Oh and anyone who can upload pics of what they've done that would be sick!

Cheers,Kevin

Yes, I have amber leds setup in the footwells of my car... with the black interior, it looks really good at night... I'll take pictures of it tonight!

[itsjustbusiness]

Thanks doc! Do you mind revealing where you got the lights and the info about them?

[rjdmmfl1]

yeah, i got em off of ebay... can't remember the exact vendor.. I'll look later when I have more time... i'm in between experiments in the lab right now...

[itsjustbusiness]

lol I see no problem and thanks

[Shift_Altima]

I had 7 color leds (color morph) in the footwells (front and back) of my Mazda6 and it looked excellent. But if you have the black interior, it isn't going to show up hardly at all, and I don't think it would look good in the beige interior. The 6 interior was a light gray, so the lights reflected off very nicely. Sorry I don't have any pics... I never thought about taking some of those. I had a stereo shop install mine so that the wires would be clean and they did a fantastic job. You couldn't see a single wire or bulb and that is the way I wanted it.

2 Questions. How long do the LED's last? And.. Can you turn the lights on and off? (If so where is the switch located) because i dont wanna see a single thing that has to do with htese lights if i get them installed.

[johnny_d]

LEDs last a very long time as they don't have filaments and use very little electricity

[itsjustbusiness]

Hey doc,

Don't want to be bothersome but any pics or info yet? No rush just want to make sure you don't forget! lol

Kev

[rjdmmfl1]

http://cgi.ebay.com/4PC-RED-LE...l1262

That's the link to the lights... pics will be up soon.... I'm actually thinking about cutting the wires to the lights, wiring them all together, and then mounting a toggle switch underneath the console (to keep it out of view)

[itsjustbusiness]

Ahhh sweet. How's the match between the led lights and the oem lights for the dash and speedometer? I noticed that the leds are red and the oem are amber? Is there a difference?

[rjdmmfl1]

Ahhh sweet. How's the match between the led lights and the oem lights for the dash and speedometer? I noticed that the leds are red and the oem are amber? Is there a difference?

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Modified by rjdmmfl1 at 8:26 PM 2/15/2008

[Absolute Zero]

2 Questions. How long do the LED's last? And.. Can you turn the lights on and off? (If so where is the switch located) because i dont wanna see a single thing that has to do with these lights if i get them installed.

The leds never went out (not a single one) and yes, you can turn them on and off... they wire up a small control box that has on and off and mine also came with a remote (keyfob looking thing) that has the color select (it can stay one color or morph between them), on and off, rate of morph, strobe effect, and color blend (select 2 colors to mix). All in all, very customizable and easy to use. I didn't carry my remote with me, just kept it in the console. The switch is usually mounted inside the lower portion of the console (or at least that is where mine was) but I am sure they could mount it wherever you wanted... that is a good place though.

[itsjustbusiness]

Ahhhh. Pic is hard to tell but from what I can grasp of it and imagine it looks pretty sick. This is definitely going to be my weekend project. lol and for AbsoluteZero - does the toggle switch come with the LEDs or do you have to buy it separate?

[Absolute Zero]

It isn't really a toggle switch, it is like the tiny processor for the programs and it has two buttons on it and yes, it does come all together. I used to never do my own installs of anything, but now I try to do everything myself. It doesn't look to hard to do, but I would let someone else do it if you want the installation very clean (don't know your DIY mod level)

[rjdmmfl1]

Ahhhh. Pic is hard to tell but from what I can grasp of it and imagine it looks pretty sick. This is definitely going to be my weekend project. lol and for AbsoluteZero - does the toggle switch come with the LEDs or do you have to buy it separate?

check out my new thread on this subject... I have installation tips and pics!!!!

zerothread/312513

[itsjustbusiness]

Sweet Doc. Thanks!

[itsjustbusiness]

So guys I think I'm going with either:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...40459

or

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...l1116

Anyone use either of them?

Doc: I know you got your switch off of Oznium. Which one did you get and where did you mount it? I see there are like 3 copper colored things coming from the bottom of each switch and it says to make a half inch whole. Am I supposed to connect a wire to the end of this? Sorry, Wiring Newb here!

[rjdmmfl1]

Yes, I have the red kit from the first vendor... remember to read my other post, they come with the lights wired to a little control module thingie... I didn't like that because with that, everytime you turn your car off, and turn it back on, you have to turn the lights back on...

also, with the control module, the way its wired, there's no easy way to hide the control module and make the install look clean...

now, not only is my install cleaner, but with the little led wired switch I installed, I can just leave it in the on position, and when I get in the car, its already on... i love it!

[Shift_Altima]

Yes, I have the red kit from the first vendor... remember to read my other post, they come with the lights wired to a little control module thingie... I didn't like that because with that, everytime you turn your car off, and turn it back on, you have to turn the lights back on...

also, with the control module, the way its wired, there's no easy way to hide the control module and make the install look clean...

now, not only is my install cleaner, but with the little led wired switch I installed, I can just leave it in the on position, and when I get in the car, its already on... i love it!

Where did you get that kit from? I'm gonna get it and get someone to install it for me. Unless u wanna when u come for the ny autoshow

[jungleboogie]

ok, please excuse the horrible picture... I need to upgrade my digital camera... neway, here's a pic of it, horrible quality, I know, but it at least gives you an idea. The camera doesn't pick up the amber light very good, its brighter in person!

In regards to how it matches up, the red actually looks really good, the naked eye can't really tell the difference between it and the amber lights on the speedo.

what the cloverfield

[rjdmmfl1]

Where did you get that kit from? I'm gonna get it and get someone to install it for me. Unless u wanna when u come for the ny autoshow

if you have it by the time I get to NY, sure, I can do it for you, no problem!

[rjdmmfl1]

what the cloverfield

sorry about that, I'm gonna take that pic down, these are better...









Light on w/ LED showing on status

[dj figz]

on my old car i used 10" neon tubes for the feat and i put leds in the air vents and in the pocket under the radio.heres a pic of what it looked like.