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[chappy]

so, my plan is,

to have some white LEDs under the dash shelf, to shine down into the footwells when the doors open...

how would i go about fitting these in so that this could work?


cheers


sam


OH also, i'd like to have them on a seperate switch too... (basically everything that the normal interior light does)

Edited by chappy, 22 December 2008 - 12:22 AM.

[Ethel]

Easier if they are rated at 12 volts. Tap in to a permanent live, like the purple wire that supplies the interior light; run the feed through the lights (get the leds the right way round) and to earth on the door switches exactly as the interior light does. If you have more than one light on each side link them in parallel. Add a switch in parallel to the door switch, also running to earth earth if you like.

[roberts]

I did it in mine also putting some in an under rear seat board!

just wired them into the door opening thingy's!

[minichick]

Have a look at this shop......

Led Shop

They should have what you need.

[chappy]

whats the standard LED size? i need to get a blue one for my imob indicator as i managed to snap off my other one


also, what would be best? (for the footwell lights)

a strip of LEDs or single ones?


cheers

sam

[MiNi FiZ]

a strip of LEDS try maplin electronics

http://www.maplin.co...ModuleNo=218015

you can get them in white aswell

Edited by MiNi FiZ, 22 December 2008 - 07:46 PM.

[yorkshirechris]

I put in a light in the glovebox and one in the boot on my old mini, using some halogen spotlight things bought from a place called toolstation, cost about £1.50 each! They only do one 12v type I think.

[Marroon]

that would be cool, id probs but some in each footwell, and up dehind the top dash rail as i have an open dash, i think that would look mint!, would take like 4 strips though? or would each footwell need 2 strips? and hwo would you supply it? jsut take the live straight form the interior light?

[chappy]

Tap in to a permanent live, like the purple wire that supplies the interior light; run the feed through the lights (get the leds the right way round) and to earth on the door switches exactly as the interior light does.

sooo.... yes

[1987_ParkLane]

I did it in my fiat, but wired them up so they come on when I put the lights on.

[daemonchild]

My plan too. )

[chappy]

can i just get this right,

the lights are connected to the earth on the door switch, then when the door opens the earth is made and the lights come on? and when they're shut it goes off?

[screech]

correct... supply the lights with fused 12v, then earth them on the purple wire behind the dash which is connected to the door switches

[mdre83]

LED Conversions

[chappy]

correct... supply the lights with fused 12v, then earth them on the purple wire behind the dash which is connected to the door switches

wait... the purple one is the earth? an earlier post says its the live? :S




P.s. I would have put the other quote in but i don't know how to do two in one post.