really really bright?

[Badspell68]

I want to make my interior lights, including glove box, really really bright. Anyone have some great links to upgrade a 07 Explorer?

 

[shortstack]

you can do a led conversion....... search for it

 

[bigapple]

i did an LED dome conversion... they could be much brighter though cuz i just bought 2 plug-and-play boards... if u make ur own with some bigger LEDs it could be brighter... i put some large ones in the reverse lights and theyre very bright

 

[Badspell68]

What LEDs would be best? Did you simply string them together without any other electronics?

 

[bigapple]

What LEDs would be best? Did you simply string them together without any other electronics?

well these are plug-and-play, meaning they were already made to fit in the stock spot... i ordered a pack of 50 10mm LEDs off ebay and made two 9-LED boards for my reverse lights and i would strongly suggest rigging up a small board for the interior if u want intense, white light... my reverse lights r pretty bright

 

[Badspell68]

I noticed a resistor on the board. Is it needed or anything else like it?

 

[Badspell68]

I would like to do one for the interior. Is there a limit to the number of LEDs I can sting together (electrical limit)?

 

[bigapple]

I would like to do one for the interior. Is there a limit to the number of LEDs I can sting together (electrical limit)?

come up with a formation of a board ud like to make and plug it into this calculator deal... itll tell u which resistors to buy... btw car voltage is standard 12V

http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz

 

[Donner]

How bright?

I would like to do one for the interior. Is there a limit to the number of LEDs I can sting together (electrical limit)?

Now, what happens if you're driving down the street at night and you need to turn on the overhead interior lights? Will you be able to see out the windows safely? Check it out before you install... make sure you don't blind yourself temporarily. What wattage are you talking about?

 

[mazzasec]

damn i really like the way that looks on ur reverse lights. Is that possible for the brake lights to?

 

[bigapple]

Now, what happens if you're driving down the street at night and you need to turn on the overhead interior lights? Will you be able to see out the windows safely? Check it out before you install... make sure you don't blind yourself temporarily. What wattage are you talking about?

yea well the place i installed them is in the center, rather than the sides where the light would point directly at u... im talking about a standard 12V car battery

damn i really like the way that looks on ur reverse lights. Is that possible for the brake lights to?

yea but theres a little more involved there... ur blinkers may blink fast thinking u have a light out since LEDs use less current... but if u get the right resistor, it should work just fine

 

[Donner]

Same thing for Badspell?

I want to make my interior lights, including glove box, really really bright. Anyone have some great links to upgrade a 07 Explorer?

yea well the place i installed them is in the center, rather than the sides where the light would point directly at u... im talking about a standard 12V car battery



yea but theres a little more involved there... ur blinkers may blink fast thinking u have a light out since LEDs use less current... but if u get the right resistor, it should work just fine

What's the max wattage you can put in those cases? I'd like to have the cargo area lighted up like that too... looks nice!

 

[bigapple]

What's the max wattage you can put in those cases? I'd like to have the cargo area lighted up like that too... looks nice!

not really sure but i made two boards with 9 10mm LEDs each and they are rediculously bright.. i would go with that