Need a PROJECT! Who wants to LED their interior?

[Akodo]

Come pick up my Malibu I m sure you have fun with her

Malibu? Isn't that some kind of Barbie doll?

[bigjon88]

Lol

[Lucky SOB]

Freaking hate the dull green color on the gauge cluster and radio in my F150... what would something like this run to switch it to red?

[ktl711]

Need help with my interior lights -- The instrument panel lights and now the front compartment courtesy lights mounted in my mirror are all the same greenish cast, but it makes my lights in the back seat, glove box, ash tray, door switch flood lights, etc. all look drab yellow in comparison. Can we either convert everything to the same green value, or change the mirror to match the rest of the courtesy lights?

[Akodo]

Need help with my interior lights -- The instrument panel lights and now the front compartment courtesy lights mounted in my mirror are all the same greenish cast, but it makes my lights in the back seat, glove box, ash tray, door switch flood lights, etc. all look drab yellow in comparison. Can we either convert everything to the same green value, or change the mirror to match the rest of the courtesy lights?

Short answer, yes. Or we could change them all to red. Or green. Or blue. Or yellow. Or.... Get the idea? Lol. We would need to get together, look it over, get an idea of the color you want them to be, and see what it will take to get them out. I work and live in Northville now, so we should be able to get together one afternoon or on the weekend.

[Akodo]

Freaking hate the dull green color on the gauge cluster and radio in my F150... what would something like this run to switch it to red?

If you want to pull them out, assuming no complications, less then $20. Depends on number of LEDs I need, age of the truck, if they are already LED or incandescent.

[DRYSUMP]

I still have my interior pretty much ripped apart (dash, gauge cluster, etc etc...) if you have any ideas you would like to try I'd be willing to work something out. I'd also take suggestions

[ktl711]

What's going to be easier? Changing the mirror, or changing the rest of the interior? I don't mind the soft green cast, but my gut feel is that brighter, whiter light is more useful, especially in a car where there is no dome light.

[ruckusz28]

Not a problem. If you can shoot me a pic of the interior of the dome light, or just give me the dimensions, I have three different board styles I use for them. I also need to know if you want warm white or cool white, and if you want a standard intensity or the "Oh my god I can see the bones in my hand" intensity.

I should clarify as well, these are high power, high quality LED's, not the cheap leaded LED's you get in many online kits. I can custom cut circuit boards if necessary, and can do light pipe as well.

Cool! A natural white sounds best. I'll be in touch once I get some pics and a template fabbed up for the board. My inspriation is this wireless LED shop light that i absolutely love. I'd like to wire it in directly to the original domelight connection that powers the crappy little halogen 561 festoon style bulb from the factory. Regardless if they're high power / high quality LED's, I'd imagine that the OEM wiring can support them and still draw less current than the halogen stuff.

Do you do the 194 wedge style bulbs as well (for HVAC controls and underdash)?

[Akodo]

Cool! A natural white sounds best. I'll be in touch once I get some pics and a template fabbed up for the board. My inspriation is this wireless LED shop light that i absolutely love. I'd like to wire it in directly to the original domelight connection that powers the crappy little halogen 561 festoon style bulb from the factory. Regardless if they're high power / high quality LED's, I'd imagine that the OEM wiring can support them and still draw less current than the halogen stuff.

Do you do the 194 wedge style bulbs as well (for HVAC controls and underdash)?

I can fabricate a replacement for them, yeah. It just takes a bit more doing. And I need to be able to take a few readings off of the HVAC in the car to determine polarity and all that. Unless I can get a hold of a schematic or pinout for it.

[Akodo]

What's going to be easier? Changing the mirror, or changing the rest of the interior? I don't mind the soft green cast, but my gut feel is that brighter, whiter light is more useful, especially in a car where there is no dome light.

Well, of course just replacing the few in the mirror is easier, but it really comes down to what you want the end product to be. I will happily do it either way.

[Akodo]

I still have my interior pretty much ripped apart (dash, gauge cluster, etc etc...) if you have any ideas you would like to try I'd be willing to work something out. I'd also take suggestions

Hmmm. For a white camaro, the obvious choice would be to shift the lights to white as well. The only problem with that is the plastics tend to cause notable color shifts if they are not setup for white. What color is your interior?

[ruckusz28]

I can fabricate a replacement for them, yeah. It just takes a bit more doing. And I need to be able to take a few readings off of the HVAC in the car to determine polarity and all that. Unless I can get a hold of a schematic or pinout for it.

Cool, no worries about the 194's. We'll just focus on that overhead panel in "split-your-own-atoms" white.

[BP_Z28]

So these LED's are better than superbright leds?

Ahem

[sman]

Ahem

Yes.