LED Under Hood light Mod.
Melting Slicks
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Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
I picked up the 18 LED dome light pad from everyones favorite auction site.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/180791518587...84.m1497.l2649
Soldered spades on the wires, built up the back of the pad with double sided tape, spades slid over the stock male connectors in the housing (red (hot) wire is the bottom connector and reattached the lens.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/180791518587...84.m1497.l2649
Soldered spades on the wires, built up the back of the pad with double sided tape, spades slid over the stock male connectors in the housing (red (hot) wire is the bottom connector and reattached the lens.
Last edited by Navybluevette; Mar 31, 2014 at 08:26 PM.
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Burning Brakes
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I picked up the 18 LED dome light pad from everyones favorite auction site.
Soldered spades on the wires, built up the back of the pad with double sided tape, spades slid over the stock male connectors in the housing (red (hot) wire is the bottom connector and reattached the lens.
Soldered spades on the wires, built up the back of the pad with double sided tape, spades slid over the stock male connectors in the housing (red (hot) wire is the bottom connector and reattached the lens.
Here is a pic of mine.
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
The LEDs actually very bright when the hood is first opened, this picture was taken after a several minutes of the hood being open
Last edited by Navybluevette; Mar 31, 2014 at 10:30 PM.
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Burning Brakes
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Click link:
http://www.toquez06.com/led.html
Burning Brakes
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I picked up the 18 LED dome light pad from everyones favorite auction site.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/180791518587...84.m1497.l2649
Soldered spades on the wires, built up the back of the pad with double sided tape, spades slid over the stock male connectors in the housing (red (hot) wire is the bottom connector and reattached the lens.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/180791518587...84.m1497.l2649
Soldered spades on the wires, built up the back of the pad with double sided tape, spades slid over the stock male connectors in the housing (red (hot) wire is the bottom connector and reattached the lens.
The auction site has these 16 bulb panels that also come with 3 different types of adaptors. Can the adapter that is round on both ends be used to insert into the clips where the existing bulb inserts?
Last edited by rwlc5; Apr 1, 2014 at 07:58 AM. Reason: added additional question
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
Does the entire LED light fit within the space of the original lens so that the lens cover can be reinstalled over top of it?
The auction site has these 16 bulb panels that also come with 3 different types of adaptors. Can the adapter that is round on both ends be used to insert into the clips where the existing bulb inserts?
The auction site has these 16 bulb panels that also come with 3 different types of adaptors. Can the adapter that is round on both ends be used to insert into the clips where the existing bulb inserts?
Yes the 16 and for that fact 18 bulb panels fit in the space and the cover fits right over the panel.
Throw the adaptors away and just connect spades the the red and black wires off of the panel, spades will slide over the existing connector pieces in the housing, you may need to squeeze them a little. The red wire should connect to the bottom connector in the housing. You probably could use the adaptor but there would be quite a bit of extra wire in the housing making it hard to get then panel in.
Check out Marks link as mentioned above.
http://www.toquez06.com/led.html
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Burning Brakes
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Yes the 16 and for that fact 18 bulb panels fit in the space and the cover fits right over the panel.
Throw the adaptors away and just connect spades the the red and black wires off of the panel, spades will slide over the existing connector pieces in the housing, you may need to squeeze them a little. The red wire should connect to the bottom connector in the housing. You probably could use the adaptor but there would be quite a bit of extra wire in the housing making it hard to get then panel in.
Throw the adaptors away and just connect spades the the red and black wires off of the panel, spades will slide over the existing connector pieces in the housing, you may need to squeeze them a little. The red wire should connect to the bottom connector in the housing. You probably could use the adaptor but there would be quite a bit of extra wire in the housing making it hard to get then panel in.
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I just tried to restore everything back to original and the original bulb won't light! Voltage at the contacts is 11.38. I tested the bulb with a small 9V battery and a larger drill battery and it seems fine. When I test the contacts with an LED the light is not as bright as directly from the battery. Voltage to the plug that goes into the housing is also 11.38.
This is strange.
This is strange.
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From: Hilliard Ohio
Led
Lower the hood, turn the key on, raise hood and see what happens. On my you have to go thru a cycle and the LEDs on back to bright. There is some kind of voltage reduction cycle. I don't understand it all but mine works this way.