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Old 02-02-2009, 08:37 PM
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Lightbulb Trunk Brightened!

Things you need:
1) LED strip of some sort.....more LEDs the better....i went with a 48 LEDs (white) strip from eBay...but the last 6 LEDs won't light up because part of the strip was cracked during shipment. (water bottle is there to give you an idea how long the strip is)




2) 2 electrical male connectors


3) Double sided tape, a Velcro strip, or some sort of adhesive


4) A small pick or small flat head



To be continued....(4 pics per post limit still here?)
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Old 02-02-2009, 08:38 PM
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Use item 4) to prop out this light housing



Disconnect the light harness by pressing down the tab


Connect the male connectors to your + and - wire of the LED strip


Stick the male connectors into the power source harness. Make sure you get the + and - terminals right because LEDs have polarity too.

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Clean the surface with alcohol for better adhesion...I didn't


Stick the double sided tape either on the strip itself or the trunk surface. I chose to put the tape on the strip. Now stick the strip on the surface while making sure the strip is centered relative to the trunk. I adhered the strip along the small curve.




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Stuff the unused portion of the wires in the stock light housing and clip the housing back on....I tucked the harness connector in that hole shown in the pic.


Before:

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Old 02-02-2009, 08:39 PM
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so dim my camera didnt even capture the light


After! much much brighter!


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Old 02-02-2009, 08:40 PM
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Interesting find: the trunk light power will get cut off after a while....I left the trunk open while working this and the light went out after like 10 minutes.

Next LED project: 24 LEDs strip for the glove compartment.
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Interesting solution to the dim trunk. Thanks for the pics and walkthrough.
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That is freakin cool! Thanks for the DIY! The car must have a battery saver...good to know.
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by the way the pictures look like my LEDs are blue but in person they are actually white....just wanted to point it out so that no one would ask me if I got rice.
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by the way the pictures look like my LEDs are blue but in person they are actually white....just wanted to point it out so that no one would ask me if I got rice.


That is an awesome idea!!! I will probably do this when I get the R/A soon (still on the process and had to get a co-signer which sucked but got one since my father in law is willing <- thanks to him!!) Also I have noticed on your plate states you're from CT. I used to live there most of my life and now residing South Coast MA area. You can PM me whereabouts you're from. I also frequently go to CT anyways since my family still lives in the state.
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