DIY: LED interior roomlight

HO · 08-23-2006, 06:02 AM

Spend ~ 2hr to finish the LED project

Installing

Completed

Glovebox

Boot light

Before & After :

E92-Mark · 08-23-2006, 07:41 AM

Nice little mod. Where did you get the LEDs from?

HO · 08-23-2006, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by E92-Mark

Nice little mod. Where did you get the LEDs from?

It comes as a set (Japan made) from car assessory shop (cost ~US$35).

txusa03 · 08-23-2006, 08:19 AM

nice work HO, but i do not see a step by step on how you did this...care to share?

ctgazer · 08-23-2006, 05:44 PM

how come it took you so long? i replaced all my interior lights using ones from bimmian and it took only 20 mins...

rikuF10 · 08-24-2006, 02:32 AM

HO, nice mod!

Did you change the 2 reading lights too?

2323 · 08-24-2006, 03:39 AM

That's a really nice kit.

Does it trigger the warning sign (bulb failure). I did try similar mod to my car but unfortunately the LED I used triggered the error sign so I switched back to regular bulbs. Could you tell us what brand/maker of the LED is?

ctgazer · 08-24-2006, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by 2323

That's a really nice kit.

Does it trigger the warning sign (bulb failure). I did try similar mod to my car but unfortunately the LED I used triggered the error sign so I switched back to regular bulbs. Could you tell us what brand/maker of the LED is?

not sure about HO, but for mine, the only warning lights i got were for the license plate lights...i can live with it cause its really kool lookin

HO · 08-24-2006, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2323

That's a really nice kit.

Does it trigger the warning sign (bulb failure). I did try similar mod to my car but unfortunately the LED I used triggered the error sign so I switched back to regular bulbs. Could you tell us what brand/maker of the LED is?

As far as I know, there is no senor to detect low current for interior lights, so no error signal was triggered. But ECU monitor both parking light and licence plate light, hence LEDs cannot be used.

The LEDs come with different adaptors in a set so you can use it to replace different kinds of bulb

HO · 08-24-2006, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by RikuE90

HO, nice mod!

Did you change the 2 reading lights too?

I tried to replace it with LEDs but it is not bright enough ( as LEDs project light straightly and the bulb position is not line up with the hole) , so I used bulbs with blue coating instead.

joebaggg · 09-06-2006, 09:28 PM

i replaced my parking bulbs with leds and it tripped the sensor, anyway to bypass this?

Hunter399 · 09-06-2006, 09:35 PM

When you removed the small plastic cover on the top, how did you get it to snap back?

2323 · 09-07-2006, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by joebaggg

i replaced my parking bulbs with leds and it tripped the sensor, anyway to bypass this?

Use canceller which basically a resistor w heatsink.. I use it for my parking light too.. But make sure you put it in a safe location since it become really hot when it's on..

joebaggg · 11-01-2006, 06:05 PM

sounds like a fire hazard haha. ill learn to live with my damn ecu warning

mds82 · 11-02-2006, 11:19 AM

http://www.brm21.com/english/product_top_e.html
i think this is a site you can get them from!

LTO · 11-02-2006, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mds82

http://www.brm21.com/english/product_top_e.html
i think this is a site you can get them from!

hmm, don't see how i can order these.

as i can only read english.

mds82 · 11-06-2006, 10:45 AM

http://www.brm21.com/english/replacement.html

Driv3r · 11-06-2006, 10:13 PM

hmm im interested in that big set of LEDS for the front dome!

Driv3r · 11-06-2006, 10:13 PM

this is my 990post.....

just4kickz · 11-06-2006, 10:37 PM

leds are brighter huh

06E90Rostik · 11-06-2006, 11:04 PM

HO where did you got the set from? From local retail or online?

BTW above mentioned link doesn't have a purchasing option

LTO · 11-08-2006, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 06E90Rostik

HO where did you got the set from? From local retail or online?

BTW above mentioned link doesn't have a purchasing option

i emailed the contact on the site and he sent me a picture of the pack they sell in the US. $28.00/pack. i think they're located in huntington beach, ca.
here's the pic:

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