LED courtesy lights - DIY

[— kung fu jesus —]

Materials, the light strips, bulbs and the two LEDs I am installing in the mirror comes to just under $40, including shipping. The connectors, tape, zip ties, etc. I already had on hand.

[— kung fu jesus —]

I will look into auxiliary lights in the glove box, trunk, and under the hood at some point. I will need to source switches for those to activate the lights.

[— Agent☣Orange —]

I love this thread. I did a lot of LED upgrades here and there so I'm going to have to mine my Photobucket. In the meantime, I'll throw in a few shots of my projects.

I know this isn't about dome lights but if you can add an LED strip anywhere, you can mod your rearview for more light with a +12V source. My center console had always been a black hole until I decided to mod it:
I've always hated my console until now:

[— kung fu jesus —]

Thanks AO! I remember your write up on the center console mod. I don't have one, a center console.

I am hoping the LEDs I bought for the RVM are bright enough. I don't need a flood of illumination, but prefer enough to identify items and read a little by. I have a difficult time adjusting between dark and light at night, so keeping the majority of the light below my field of vision is helpful.

I also have a spare instrument panel I want to convert to red.

[— Agent☣Orange —]

It's not much but if I'm not out tonight doing something for Fourth of July celebration, I'll delve into my photos and add something worthy here.

[— kung fu jesus —]

I wanted to note something, too, that because of the array of LED products, low cost, low current draw, and ease of mounting, it's easy to go crazy and slap a strip of LEDs on everything. Try to resist that temptation. Instead think about where you need or want light, then think about clever ways to install them so they are hidden, yet effective. John's windshield header mount is really neat and simple .