So a couple weeks ago i was looking for LED dome lights and was not impressed with what was given to me as options. So i decided to order some high wattage LEDs. I ordered 5 x 1W, 5 x 3W, and 1 x 5W. I had a bunch of 55,000 mcd LEDs laying around so this is what i came up with. I've just got a prototype for now but i do have a few pictures of it on a breadboard and of it comparing to the stock dome light.

basic setup on the breadboard


Stock light


Mine


Both of the pictures were taken with the same aperture and exposure time to get a REAL feel for how much brighter it is, instead of letting the point and shoot take care of the exposure stuff. BTW, the LED used in the comparison picture is only the 3W... I'm scared to put in the 5W... they're $25 EACH!

let me know what you think!

 

HOLYYY!! THAT IS BRIGHT!!! omg... will the light be uniform though once the cover is on? I think thats a little overhaul imo.. lol maybe a tad darker is enough for me, it looks like daylight!

 

damn thats bright!

 

Nah...ain't bright enough.























LOL...I've never said this about dome light, but is there a glare issue?

 

OK, so you spent $25 on one 5W LED. What are you going to do with it, if not put it in the dome light?

 

work up a led panel for the 3rd brake light and we shall dabble in what some call.....business

 

i'm voting for a DIY on this

 

Crap that's bright. Ditto on the DIY!

 

Now you just have to hide those wires and take another pic. Nice work!

 

I want to see that 5W LED in action.

 

I've gotta see if i can throw together a DIY that everyone can do. I've got resources that no one else that i know has access to, mainly a circuit board cutter. If i find a way to do it without a circuit board cutter i'll definitely post it up.

 

bump you lazy bum! ... haha

 

bump?



5W middle with 2 x 3W leds on the outside... this $hit cooks steaks...

pictures when i'm finished and its dark

 

Oh good God almighty.

Ever seen a light bulb going 40mph? Yeah...

 

damn! cant wait to see this behemoth of a dome light!

 

FINALLY DONE!!!



as you can see, i need to clean out my car...

 

And God said "Let there be light" and there was light.

Can ya get a shot from the outside, doors closed, about 10 feet away. I wanna see if it looks like a lightbulb with wheels :-)

And I do the same thing with my Gatorade bottles because they won't fit in the damned cupholders!

 

haha, I'll get some more pics tonight.

 

nice! sooo wheres the DIY?? =P

 

it was more of a 'do it myself' but I'll throw together some instructions tonight