lit up cupholders?

[whatliesahead278]

hey, i know there is an led light kit for the interior of the versa (i have an 07 versa sl) but has anyone done or seen anyway or only lighting up the cupholders? I dont really need the other light that comes with the light kit nor do i feel like spending that much money when all i want is to light up my cupholders...any opinions are appreciated. thank you

[VersaMG08]

The only kit I know that has the LED cupholders is the interior accent lighting kit through Nissan. I have that in my Versa, it looks great but more than what you want to spend. http://www.shop.versaspeed.com...yId=4

You could go to Autozone, Checkers, or Pepboys and see what kind of selection they have that suits your price range and needs.

[kc5f]

There was a thread where someone put an led right above the center cupholders. Should be pretty easy. (But wouldn't it be better to know where the cupholders are without having to look at them while you're driving? Shouldn't take too long to train your arm!)

Edited: Here's the post I was thinking about.

http://forums.nissanversa.org/zerothread?id=264480

[whatliesahead278]

haha this is very true and i do know where my cupholders are...actually i dont even know why i want this it kind of just occured to me

[Codelicious]

Putting an LED in your cup holders is actually pretty cool because if you put a water bottle in it it will illuminate that color. It's interesting.

You can go to CarToys and buy 2 single LEDs for like $5 or so (that's all you need. 1 per holder). Than all you have to do is drill a hole in the bottom of the cup holder and than slide them in. You might want to out something over them like some plastic incase you spill though but it's up to you.

Take pictures if you do it

[VersaMG08]

Putting an LED in your cup holders is actually pretty cool because if you put a water bottle in it it will illuminate that color. It's interesting.

You can go to CarToys and buy 2 single LEDs for like $5 or so (that's all you need. 1 per holder). Than all you have to do is drill a hole in the bottom of the cup holder and than slide them in. You might want to out something over them like some plastic incase you spill though but it's up to you.

Take pictures if you do it

Yeah, it's a cheaper way of doing it but I prefer spending the extra money and getting the OEM one from Nissan. It looks cleaner and blends with the car better. Just a matter of opinion I guess.

[Codelicious]

How do the dealer ones work..?I didn't know that there was another way of doing it.

[whatliesahead278]

cool thanks alot

[whatliesahead278]

and i saw the dealer ones. they look cool and its not so much a matter of cost as much as i really didnt want the lights glowing on the floor pannel of the driver side and passenger side. i was looking for something more along the lines of the cup holders and thats it

[VersaMG08]

How do the dealer ones work..?I didn't know that there was another way of doing it.

The OEM one has a button that you press to turn on. It's installed above the driver side cupholder. Hold the button down for 2 seconds, it cycles through 20 different colors. There are also LEDs installed in the cup holders, they operate the same way as the footwell LEDs. It's clean, nice and worth the money IMO.

[Codelicious]

The OEM one has a button that you press to turn on. It's installed above the driver side cupholder. Hold the button down for 2 seconds, it cycles through 20 different colors. There are also LEDs installed in the cup holders, they operate the same way as the footwell LEDs. It's clean, nice and worth the money IMO.

Oh yeah I just figured that the button installation would be a given. I'm not really a fan of having the bunch of different colored lights inside just because my "theme" is Orange. I have all of the LED's I need but I just haven't gotten around to installing all of them. The only one that is installed right now is the underglow.

Maybe I will go buy some LED's for the cup holders and I will do a DIY on how to do them (not ghetto). I'll try and find some LED's to were maybe I wouldn't have to drill in the cup holder to get it positioned in it.

[VersaMG08]

Oh yeah I just figured that the button installation would be a given. I'm not really a fan of having the bunch of different colored lights inside just because my "theme" is Orange. I have all of the LED's I need but I just haven't gotten around to installing all of them. The only one that is installed right now is the underglow.

Maybe I will go buy some LED's for the cup holders and I will do a DIY on how to do them (not ghetto). I'll try and find some LED's to were maybe I wouldn't have to drill in the cup holder to get it positioned in it.

There are 20 different colors, but when you change the color, it's just one color it cycles through. You can leave it on one color if you want so you don't need to change them.

[jangelj]

I posted this in the other thread about lit cupholders, but I'll post it here, too, just in case:

I want to add a couple leds for my cupholders, and maybe a couple white ones hooked to the dome light that turn on when the door opens.anyway, I was looking at superbrightleds.com and have a question.

How many mcd's do I want. For an organge cupholder light, I have no idea the difference between 1500 or 18000 (they don't offer that range in orange, but I have idea what is what).

Also, do the leds in their component section have resistors? i don't think so. If not, do I need to just get something from their "bulbs" section?

Not to be a pain, but if someone more knowledgeable can post a link to a superbright page with a decent product, I should be good to go.

also, Is there an issue just drilling a hole the same size as the bulb and then pushing the led into it? If these put out any heat won't they melt the plastic?

John

[Shad0wXCalibur]

I posted this in the other thread about lit cupholders, but I'll post it here, too, just in case:

I want to add a couple leds for my cupholders, and maybe a couple white ones hooked to the dome light that turn on when the door opens.anyway, I was looking at superbrightleds.com and have a question.

How many mcd's do I want. For an organge cupholder light, I have no idea the difference between 1500 or 18000 (they don't offer that range in orange, but I have idea what is what).

Also, do the leds in their component section have resistors? i don't think so. If not, do I need to just get something from their "bulbs" section?

Not to be a pain, but if someone more knowledgeable can post a link to a superbright page with a decent product, I should be good to go.

also, Is there an issue just drilling a hole the same size as the bulb and then pushing the led into it? If these put out any heat won't they melt the plastic?

John

MCDs is the lumen measurement for most LEDs. The higher, the brighter. I wouldn't worry about getting too bright as mcds is a very small measurement of lumens.

And small very low power consuming LEDs put out virtually no heat so there would not be a problem with melting. There are the high power LEDs but those aren't what you would typically find for general use LEDs.

LEDs usually operate on 1.5-3 volts so you need resistors. Some may have resistors built into the wires if they already come wired but otherwise, you need resistors.

[jangelj]

duplicate post..
Modified by jangelj at 3:48 PM 8/29/2009

[07vers]

i went to walmart and spent 10$ on a converter that took my one 12v outlet and made it into 3 w/ a usb port. and it illuminates blue. i mounted right above my cupholders in the front and it works like a charm