New Led's Wired Under Front Seats

craigrobinson · 30-05-2011, 09:07 AM

G'day all, i have finally wired my blue LED's under the front seats in my FG XR6. Whilst i was out shopping the other day, i found a little store at the caboolture markets that sell LED's and stuff. I found a T10 plug that had wires out of it as apposed to lights and they slotted straight into the globe plugs for the front foot well lights. so it was a simple matter of wiring extra cable ect and runnig it to the under part of the front seats...

the gear i used:

30 LED strip (cut into 6 LED strips) One for each footwell and seats and a spare in case you break one of the strips. $29.95 from Jay car
3.5mtrs of low voltage positive and negative cable $.70 p.mtr
2 c T10 Power adaptors $5.60 ea
solder and heat shrink $2.50 apprx
some skin and blood from catching my hand under the passenger seat and hearing me curse with colourful language and jump up and down like an idiot????? PRICELESS!!!

the results are as shown:

So i then got creative and used the two T10 LED globes i had in the front foot well in the overhead lights. here is the result.... still not sure about it. let me know what you think??

so that is that so far... let me know your thoughts etc....

|Nate · 30-05-2011, 11:51 AM

It looks really good mate :O

I was planning on buying this for my EB, hopefully they'll lookas good as your footwell lights !

AUIIPURSUIT · 30-05-2011, 12:15 PM

whilst a little ricey, the footwells look alright. However the overhead light is a rookie mistake. youll find seeing things quite hard at night, and constantly feel like your driving in a mobile shooting gallery. i had a blue LED left over from an old car which i put in the overhead dome light, it last nearly 2 days. good luck reading a melways, the roads disappear. haha.

malazn mafia · 30-05-2011, 12:27 PM

With LED's I think this is the best place for them, like in the Mercedes.

XB GS 351 Coupe · 30-05-2011, 12:46 PM

Looks good, I like the overhead one as well, but then again I do not read street directories either, thats what my Tomtom and iPhone are for

MYVYSS · 30-05-2011, 12:48 PM

If your mates are junkies they will be spewing with the blue lights, however it looks rather neat a little too bright for me, but still a nice job.

craigrobinson · 30-05-2011, 01:19 PM

thanks guys. im still not too sure of the overhead light but we'll see. i am thinking about 1 or 2 led's for the doors but not sure on logistics yet.
this mod was so simple.

stang65 · 30-05-2011, 01:23 PM

yeah I got them on mine the only problem is when you have passengers in the back with big feet they kick them and damage the pcb have had to repair both sides and scold passengers.

craigrobinson · 30-05-2011, 01:31 PM

Yeh i thought of that one Stang65 and what i did was put the lights at an angle back under the seat and the cables ae zipped tied to the under seat so hopefully wont catch someones foot.

The one thing i did like is that i can dim the lights with the factory fitted dimmer, but at the moment, im enjoying the look. although, not sure on the legalities??? anyone have a thought as to how legal this is? especially the overhead light???

BTW, im leaving the driving lights the normal colour in case my iphone, navman, Ipod, computer,and the kitchen sink stop working, and i need to use a refedex (Metway). lol

stang65 · 30-05-2011, 05:59 PM

I have done the main interior light blue but left the front map lights and rear passenger light white, that way it`s easier if you need to read something.

How do you mean at angle , can you explain more please mine were stuck on with doublesided tape but because they got kicked the tape isn`t as sticky.

BHDOGS · 30-05-2011, 06:06 PM

I had a similar set up in my old ef and it looks good i reckon and lighting up the foot wells is safer at night to as there use to be alot of crap left on my floor back in the day

craigrobinson · 31-05-2011, 07:19 AM

Stang65, ill take a photo this afternoon and post it on here tomorrow for you to have a look at what i mean.

craigrobinson · 31-05-2011, 07:24 AM

The photos above were a little blurry, so here are a couple more.

Ill try and take some more with all the footwells showing....

BHDOGS · 31-05-2011, 04:13 PM

You should change the front ones to a led bar that way will be more of an even spread inside of one sided with the one bulb

venthan87 · 31-05-2011, 08:25 PM

that looks sick mate. well done.

craigrobinson · 01-06-2011, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by BHDOGS

You should change the front ones to a led bar that way will be more of an even spread inside of one sided with the one bulb

It is with a 6 x led front bar. still finding the exact place to put it. takes a few days. once i have found a place im happy with. Ill put them there permanantly.

but thanks for the input.

craigrobinson · 01-06-2011, 07:32 AM

thanks for the comment venthan87. was really easy. hardest part was tidying the wiring. lol

Samtheband · 01-06-2011, 08:03 AM

looks great. Clever.

**GasoLane** · 01-06-2011, 09:43 AM

Do these lights only come on with the interior lights, or stay on all the time?

craigrobinson · 01-06-2011, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by GasOLane

Do these lights only come on with the interior lights, or stay on all the time?

G'day GasOLane, they are connected to my interior light so come on when it is on. i reckon it would be a pain in the bum to have them on all the time. lol.

[THOMMO] · 01-06-2011, 07:20 PM

i reckon those footwells came up really well and a cheap addition to the car. how did u mount them to the underside of the seat ?

imblue · 01-06-2011, 08:01 PM

You should get some puddle lights running on the side of the doors - Really useful for me on many occasions - It re-enforces the "look before you leap" saying :-P

craigrobinson · 02-06-2011, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by thommo2007

i reckon those footwells came up really well and a cheap addition to the car. how did u mount them to the underside of the seat ?

At the moment i have them stuck under the seat using double sided tape until i can position them right. then im going to put them there a little more permanantly.

just under the seat wear the cloth finishes, there is a small strip of metal running at an angle, it is perfect to put the lights becuase they are out of the way of feet and they cant be seen.

Im still working on the logistics to run 1-2 LED's in the doors to light up them up a little bit. Just for effect. thoughts anyone????

FG XR · 02-06-2011, 09:19 AM

Looks good

stang65 · 02-06-2011, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by craigrobinson

At the moment i have them stuck under the seat using double sided tape until i can position them right. then im going to put them there a little more permanantly.

just under the seat wear the cloth finishes, there is a small strip of metal running at an angle, it is perfect to put the lights becuase they are out of the way of feet and they cant be seen.

Im still working on the logistics to run 1-2 LED's in the doors to light up them up a little bit. Just for effect. thoughts anyone????

I have sussed it out the best way to mount them is under the seat there is a steel mesh that holds the seat cushion cable tie to that as it high enough not to get kicked and still be able to centre the light for good dispersion.

comagutsa · 02-06-2011, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by stang65

I have done the main interior light blue but left the front map lights and rear passenger light white, that way it`s easier if you need to read something.

what globe did you use for your interior light coz i want to make that one blue... i tried the blue t10 globes in the map lights and took them straight out as you cant read anything and left them for spares for my foot wells

craigrobinson · 02-06-2011, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by comagutsa

what globe did you use for your interior light coz i want to make that one blue... i tried the blue t10 globes in the map lights and took them straight out as you cant read anything and left them for spares for my foot wells

the main interior light is fitted with 2 x T10 LED globes you can get them from Jaycar (the same as the ones that go in the footwells). I find that it does not impede with reading ect. but i certainly wouldnt do the map lights, it would make it way too hard to see. lol

With the leds in the main lights, it makes the car have a blue tinge and looks awesome at night... (the pictures dont do it justice)....

craigrobinson · 02-06-2011, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by stang65

I have sussed it out the best way to mount them is under the seat there is a steel mesh that holds the seat cushion cable tie to that as it high enough not to get kicked and still be able to centre the light for good dispersion.

Yep, spot on!

XR6Uteman · 02-06-2011, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MAVIS

If your mates are junkies they will be spewing with the blue lights

Nice quote

read this after the day from hell, Wife couldn't believe i was laughing so much thanks MAVIS. Very nice job on the lights as well.

comagutsa · 02-06-2011, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by craigrobinson

the main interior light is fitted with 2 x T10 LED globes you can get them from Jaycar (the same as the ones that go in the footwells). I find that it does not impede with reading ect. but i certainly wouldnt do the map lights, it would make it way too hard to see. lol

With the leds in the main lights, it makes the car have a blue tinge and looks awesome at night... (the pictures dont do it justice)....

ahhh bugger ...nah i have a ute and the interor light is one of those long cylinder type globes...need to find a replacment for it???