The ones I used were basically 3528 smd's. Just do a search in the bay for 5M 500cm LED 3528 SMD Flexible Strip and you'll get the idea.
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Are the wired to light when doors are opened? Might have to pay you a visit
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Are the wired to light when doors are opened? Might have to pay you a visit
Are the wired to light when doors are opened? Might have to pay you a visit
Yep...they also fade out when locking the car. Really easy to do and all you need are the smd's and some speaker cable, 10m for a £1 from the usual high street store with Pound in the title.
Just 12v from fuse box? No inline fuses?
I've wired 2 red LEDs into the rear view mirror to give red glow which is a touch I like. Want it wired to ignition though as its wired to switched live from fuse box
I've wired 2 red LEDs into the rear view mirror to give red glow which is a touch I like. Want it wired to ignition though as its wired to switched live from fuse box
Nope, straight from the roof light. '+' to the red/black and '-' to the blue (the brown is left as it is). Just run the cable along the roof lining and side pillar and then to the locations you want. The trusty wire coat hanger always comes in handy for feeding the cables!
Well for me, i think they would be much better picture's of the car and the owner. . .
The ones I used were basically 3528 smd's. Just do a search in the bay for 5M 500cm LED 3528 SMD Flexible Strip and you'll get the idea.
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They look very smart! Good work!
I did this in my Clio, but with blue SMD strips, not white. They were ridiculously bright!
I can only find one picture of them, and the quality is useless!
I loved them at the time I put them in, but after 6 months or so they started to wind me up and I disconnected them!
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They look very smart! Good work!
I did this in my Clio, but with blue SMD strips, not white. They were ridiculously bright!
I can only find one picture of them, and the quality is useless!
I loved them at the time I put them in, but after 6 months or so they started to wind me up and I disconnected them!
You're right...that is a bit bright! Mine are nice and subtle and are obviously only on when the interior lights come on.
Haha I know, I was young and had nothing better to do with myself than put chavvy blue lights in my car (cringe!)
Like I say, good work with yours, my mate wants to do it on his Golf so I'll be sorting that out soon, no doubt
Yep....Its every 3 smd's (or similar), there is a mark showing where to cut it....you can't go wrong. Just need a steady hand to do the soldering and even that is a doddle.
If you are about my neck of the woods always happy to help.
Rob
There are a few people on eBay who will cut them to whatever length you want, and add as much wire as you need, Thats how I did it. Not at all expensive either!
I went down to Halfords to get some of their red calliper paint as it was in stock on the website. Of course, it wasn't in stock ¬_¬
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