Courtesy light upgrade

[jed the spread]

I bought some of these from ebay via hong kong and thought they would be rubbish for the money but worth a go. They are miles brighter than the led one I have for another light (kind of in the glass tube of the bulb). They took a week or so to get here but they really are quite impressive and you can leave them on all night without worrying if they are running the battery down.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 196wt_1141

Just thought I would share the love

[kevtherev]

As a bloke I bow to no one but the queen, women curtsy to her.

I think those courtesy lights are ace jed ...miles better

[jed the spread]

As a bloke I bow to no one but the queen, women curtsy to her.

I think those courtesy lights are ace jed ...miles better

Now edited due to bad spolling

You can read a book sat under one, no problems.

jed

[1664]

I bought the 6, 8 and 10 LED versions earlier this year to 'experiment'. They are slightly different lengths but the internal light contacts have some give in them so I have the 8 and 10 LED versions fitted. I love 'em; especially good if you get up in the night and want to see what you're doing without blinding yourself or other people who may be trying to sleep. A nice amount of light to sit back and chill to at the end of an evening too.

[Titus A Duxass]

I bought something similar from a guy on here.
It's a small PCB with 9 SMD LEDs, brilliant and it was only about a fiver.

[16vmini]

cool ,just ordered a couple.

Matt

[Cruz]

I bought something similar from a guy on here.
It's a small PCB with 9 SMD LEDs, brilliant and it was only about a fiver.

I did that too but via the yard. I had to solder it to the bulb tabs though.

[16vmini]

have you done anything special with the other lights inside Jed ? got a couple of strip lights over the cooker etc ... but fancy some LED stuff , also a few more just to light up the rear ( maybe one comes on when sliding door is open )


Matt

[16vmini]

nearly a month later , they have arrived

anyway fitted one yesterday and all seems good , different kind of light ... but works well.

now i need to find a light unit to fit on the other side now.

Matt

[silverbullet]

Think I'll get some! The added benefit is that they run "cold" so your ageing interior light lenses will last a lot longer If you've got new lenses then they may outlast the rest of the van...

[poshbuggers]

They're brilliant - Fitted an 8 LED to both the van and the Golf. Much brighter

[ewenmaclean]

Matt,

brickwerks do these:

http://www.brickwerks.co.uk/shop?page=s ... gory_id=51

which will fit the LED things. Wiring up to the other side isn't that hard - there's a blanking plate where this will go behind the headlining probably, then you can use something to help pull the wires down the post - there's another one in the back for the sliding door too.

Is that what you were after, or have I got the wrong end of the stick?

Ewen

[16vmini]

thats is mate cheers. will get a couple ordered

Matt

Matt,

brickwerks do these:

http://www.brickwerks.co.uk/shop?page=s ... gory_id=51

which will fit the LED things. Wiring up to the other side isn't that hard - there's a blanking plate where this will go behind the headlining probably, then you can use something to help pull the wires down the post - there's another one in the back for the sliding door too.

Is that what you were after, or have I got the wrong end of the stick?

Ewen

[Red Westie]

So....what length are the original festoons?
The bulbs Jed got were 42mm is that the right length for the interior lights? I know the contacts can be asjusted to a certain extent.

What about these? cheaper and brighter?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUPER-BRIGHT-41mm ... 19c173f34d

Martin

[16vmini]

i bought same as jed , they fitted fine , so i guess they are 41mm ...

i have to say , if i could get a bit brighter i would

Matt