NEW Interior LED Mod Thread
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Le Mans Master
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From: DuBois PA
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
It's no trouble, I have one tore apart right now in the basement and have been meaning to do it anyway... Go unwind and we'll see how long it takes, it it's too long it'll be waiting for you in the AM. 
Tim
Tim
Melting Slicks
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From: Ocean Springs MS
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From: Ocean Springs MS
Ok, finally got back to it a little while ago and those pin outs worked great! Thanks again Tim. 
Was relieved to know I did have them in the right sequence. 
Was a bit dim at first, but once I pulled the blue plastic sheet out made a big difference. Does seem to have a few hot spots but not sure what I can do to get rid of those. Just need to put it back together now.
Thanks again Tim. Was relieved to know I did have them in the right sequence. Was a bit dim at first, but once I pulled the blue plastic sheet out made a big difference. Does seem to have a few hot spots but not sure what I can do to get rid of those. Just need to put it back together now.
Last edited by rpm462; Nov 24, 2008 at 05:01 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Ocean Springs MS
Ok here's what the foam layer looks like with the chrome tape on it.
Now the before & after shots, looks like it evened it up a bit.
Before
After
The "eject" button looks a lot better.
Now the before & after shots, looks like it evened it up a bit.
Before
After
The "eject" button looks a lot better.
Melting Slicks
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From: Ocean Springs MS
One thing I just thought of...I imagine it will be quite a bit brighter when it's hooked back up to the actual 12-volt power in the the car. Have you noticed any huge differences in the ones you've done? Might make those hot spots a lot more noticeable, or bring out some others? 
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Former Vendor
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From: Spring Texas
St. Jude Donor '08
All things Superflux!
My original interior LED lights started giving my problems recently with various bulbs burning out...causing others to quickly follow as the voltage per bulb changed. I ordered a pack of 20 superflux LEDs from ebay and couldn't be more pleased with the results.
Cargo lights using painted OEM lenses drilled for LEDs:
Footwell lights using painted 1/8" plexiglass.
Mounted:
Output shots:
The good news: I have light where i need it.
The bad news: I can now see my dirty carpet
Price list:
LEDs: $14 (pack of 20pcs)
Plexiglass FREE!!! (leftover from previous project)
Tech notes:
Each light uses (4) Superflux 5-chip LEDs. The draw is 100mA and 3.1v which means in series no resistor is needed. (12.3v total voltage drop)
Each LED produces 35,000MCD at 140 degree viewing angle. This converts to:
roughly 578 lumens per housing.
45.98 candle power per housing.
At a total of 2312 lm, My interior lights in OEM locations now produce roughly the same output as a 135w incandescent light bulb (2350 lm).
Cargo lights using painted OEM lenses drilled for LEDs:
Footwell lights using painted 1/8" plexiglass.
Mounted:
Output shots:
The good news: I have light where i need it.
The bad news: I can now see my dirty carpet
Price list:
LEDs: $14 (pack of 20pcs)
Plexiglass FREE!!! (leftover from previous project)
Tech notes:
Each light uses (4) Superflux 5-chip LEDs. The draw is 100mA and 3.1v which means in series no resistor is needed. (12.3v total voltage drop)
Each LED produces 35,000MCD at 140 degree viewing angle. This converts to:
roughly 578 lumens per housing.
45.98 candle power per housing.
At a total of 2312 lm, My interior lights in OEM locations now produce roughly the same output as a 135w incandescent light bulb (2350 lm).
Burning Brakes
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From: centennial colorado
Hey RF nice work for sure!I was looking at the connectors you used. I have something very simular from autolumination but they dont have the center yellow wire as your does. Where did you get those and what purpose does the center wire serve?Power for another circuit?
Former Vendor
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From: Spring Texas
St. Jude Donor '08
I got them from a 36LED array from autolumination.com about 6 months ago. The array crapped out so i cut off the 194 wiring harness and used it with my new ones. Their new models don't have the yellow wire either. strange....