well i got bored and decided to add a little bit of accent to my car at night. i figured that red dome lights would accent my painted dash along with the white gauges and red lighting. but the problem is, if you ever need to find something, red isnt exactly the brightest/best color to use. white is. or you could just use both. i basically rewired the entire circuit on the back of the light housing. the red comes on anytime you have normal light functions: unlock the door, open the door, take out the key etc. If you push the light in, the red turns off and white turns on. here are some pics and a video. enjoy. feel free to ask questions.

here is the video of them in operation.

 

Very impressive, LED master!

Red is actually a good choice if the light is always on. In the military I learned that red light does not effect your natural 'night vision'. That is why you always see military vehicles and flashlights with red lighting/lens covers.

 

Andrew you are insane bro...!

nice pics/vid.

ravi

 

Whoa, that's tight!! I mean, the red is cool already, but that white = hawtness!!!1

Love the toggle feature as well...

 

thats is freakin awesome!!! u need do a diy for this. I have a G and would love to have this for my car.

 

it's a pretty detailed and involved procedure. you need to have pretty good understanding of circuits. and the down side to this, if you ever want to return the thing back to stock, you will have to buy a new housing. the only way to do this mod completely destroys the factory metal passages.

 

not exactly, it can be done without removing all the metal circuits but...

the lamp is not expensive, so why bother? might as well do a nice clean job.

nice work!

mike / clearcorners.com

 

thanks. i would love to work at a place like what you guys have but i can't find any shop around the dfw area that does light work and custom lighting that detailed. thanks for the complement.

 

Very nice!

 

always a fan of led projects...nice

 

incase anyone is wanting this done, i am offering this service in any color combination you want. pm me for info. Thanks.

 

Whoa, the red looks pretty tight... reminds me of the inside of a submarine like in The Hunt for Red October...

 

looks good.i like how the white led's light up the cabin..would love to have some led mods done,but your all the way in dallas//

 

Hmm. 1500 mile drive isn't too bad. How much?

lol, jk. unless you could change out all the amber lighting in my car to a cool blue. then I would consider driving out there. Quote? lol pm me.

 

You know I actually thought about this, but don't know enough to do it probably. Did you use a relay to make the red shut off when the white comes on???

 

Great idea...you are the god of LEDs!!!

 

Nope.


While I wasn't the first person to think about this mod, thanks for the compliment.

-Acree

 

Oh damn, that is sweet. What do you charge to do this?

 

PM for pricing. This thread is really old. I change it over to blue and white about 6 months ago.

-Acree

 

I actually did this a couple of months ago.

I just have blue though.