245/50R20 Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 (edited) Another mod I did, is adding interior lights and switches. • Interior door handle lighted with a green led. • Door bin lighted with green led. • In door pod light. • Central console accent led • Under back seats courtesy light. As you can see in pictures, I took the interior door panel off and applied a sound deadener on the inside. During the process, I replaced the door speakers with better quality JBL 6X8 Speakers. I also added sound deadener on the inside of the door trough the speaker hole. It is very difficult to do, due to the restricted access hole. But overall, I’m satisfied with the end result. It’s quieter. The interior door handle led are simple to add. The power is taken from the 12V power window switch which stays on until the driver door is open or until the 10 minutes power protection delay. The door bin led is also powered by the same source. Both led can be switch ON/OFF by a lighted switch located in the recess of the door arm rest. At the bottom of the interior panel, I added a second pod light. I know, there is one outside under the mirror. I find it very practical on the outside, but once the door is opened I wanted to have one oriented toward the inside. It is connected to the mirror pod circuit, so it react the same. 2 lighted switches have been added to the central console. The right one controls 2 accent led that are illuminating the console. Gorgeous at night. It’s powered from the Blue+/Black- lead powering the light for the shifter. It can be dim from the stock dimmer. The left one is not yet connected. I hope to connect it so it acts like the “ON” position of the stock dimmer. Finally, the back seats access is originally illuminated by the rear dome light. I added a light under each seats facing the front seats. It is attached to the front metal bar, so it pivots when the seat are reclined. The power comes from the trunk light. Thanks for looking! Norm Edited August 4, 2009 by 245/50R20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Talionis Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 nice.. did you see mine by chance? back in april I put in pin switches - so they are auto on and off - and LED lights in the center console and the glove box as they are both total deadzones did you put quick release connectors inline wiring for the door panel lights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Talionis Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 you know, one of the ones I have also had on my drawing board, is adding LED lights to the engine bay so when you pop the hood, viola, some LEDs come on and light the way. they are small, run cool, put out a lot of light for very little power, cheap, and are a natural addition if you like light. they could either be on a throw switch so you can turn them on or off or on a pin switch so no matter what, once you pop the hood, there you go. could be up under the hood facing down or down in engine bay facing inwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
245/50R20 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 nice.. did you see mine by chance? back in april I put in pin switches - so they are auto on and off - and LED lights in the center console and the glove box as they are both total deadzones did you put quick release connectors inline wiring for the door panel lights? Well, that is my next one. Glove box and center console have to be lighted. I already bought the plunger switches but I can't find those nice led you got on Ebay. Do you recall the vendor's name? Yes, I did put quick release connector for the door panel. I used those http://www.etco.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
245/50R20 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 you know, one of the ones I have also had on my drawing board, is adding LED lights to the engine bay so when you pop the hood, viola, some LEDs come on and light the way. they are small, run cool, put out a lot of light for very little power, cheap, and are a natural addition if you like light. they could either be on a throw switch so you can turn them on or off or on a pin switch so no matter what, once you pop the hood, there you go. could be up under the hood facing down or down in engine bay facing inwards. In 1976, I bought my first car (I know, it's a long time ago) It was a 1974 used Chevrolet Malibu Classic Under the hood was this tiny bulb giving all the light you needed to fill up the winshield washer fluid or check your oil level at night. If I recall correctly, the electrical contact came from a automatic switch filled with mercury. Hood down, the mercury would not touch both contact needed to carry the 12V. Hood up, the mercury follow the gravity, contact is made. I wonder if those still exist? Norm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Talionis Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 LED seller of the cool style I used was "mlochridge" I wonder, using the mercury, if the light came on and off going up and down hills or sudden stops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
245/50R20 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 LED seller of the cool style I used was "mlochridge" I wonder, using the mercury, if the light came on and off going up and down hills or sudden stops Thanks, I ordered them. Question: The way you positioned the led for the central console, would you say the light is sufficient? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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