Joshka89

This weekend i was bored and i noticed that my PC came with some extra 12v blue LED lights.

The interior light on my 97 del sol is almost useless so I decided to see if I could do an easy, free swap to an LED.

This is REALLY easy

First thing to do is to pop off the plastic cover and pull out the crappy little bulb.

Next thing I did was turn the light to ON position and then touched the LED wires to the terminals to figure out which went to which. (On mine the Green went on the driver side terminal)

PROTIP: Cover the screws and everything else inside the dome with electrical tape. I accidentally touched that screw and it fried one of my LEDs so be careful!

After this I just stripped the wires, wrapped them through the hole in the posts and then crimped them with my wire crimper.

Added some tin foil to make it focus downward more and electrical taped the LED into place where I wanted it.

It's about 700% brighter inside my car now.

NVturbo

I hope you know they DO sell LED kits for the dome light.

SCoupe 5sp

Brass Knuckles !

NVturbo

Now that's gangsta! Just don't let cops see that. I'm sure it's deemed a lethal weapon.

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

Replace the word "cheap" with "shoddy".

Swap'DShuttle

Forgot one step. Replace cover.

NVturbo

That's what the aluminum foil is for. JDM HOTNESS right there!!!

StreetsideStig

Sounds like the type of thing I would try if I were bored. Approved!

jbpnoman

Ghettoooooo

Also, the light output in those pictures is horrible. A real, proper LED bulb would cost all of $5, and would give you 10 times the light output, and a more even light pattern.

Demented98

where are coloured LED's purchased for this application ? i havent seen any local stores out here in my area ...
and the LED lights ive seen in the stores are of very cheap quality ...

i did this awhile back on my prelude ... with blue LED's i bought in a 4 pack at wal-mart ... they work great i wired 2 into the dome for extra light and brightness ... i didnt use tinfoil for added distribution of the light as i didnt need it ..

and ive already purchased another four pack to install into the dome light on my del sol i just picked up .. it is very easy to do this .. i used a different method tho however ...
i pulled the entire dome light assembly out and wired my lights into the wires behind the dome where it connects without disconnecting the original socket .. and inside the dome light i used a hot glue gun stick + lighter to attach the LED's in the position i wanted
havent had an issue with it and they work great .. with my spare LED's i pulled out the 2 heater vents on either side of my dash dremelled a hole and glued the LEDS in place and then ran the 2 led wires to a switch i purchased ... i placed the switch where i wanted it in my interior " hidden" and wired it all up to add a blue glow to my heater vents via the switch "so i can turn them off and on as i please" all turned out well and it gives it an added effect or option whenever you want to show it off

good write up and it is very simple i also prefer the blue lighting ... however im sure it would look cool red ... and brighter if you used white leds .. but of course thats to everyones individual taste ..

CO671

iTrader: (1)

Bought a 48-panel LED on Amazon for a couple of bucks. Made a huge difference, all my friends freak out when they open my door of how good and bright it is. However, i don't think a 48-panel will fit in a del-sol dome light. Here's info on the bulb sizes, change the year if yours is a different year.
http://www.modifiedlife.com/1996-hon...-size-diagram/


Assuming it's a DE3022

Deetz

As mentioned above, LED sheet is the way to go, and a superior option for the money ($3-4). I've done these in a number of my Honda's with amazing results!

0afesposi

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0afesposi

The difference with mine and those are that I make them in the US AND I guarantee them for the life of your car ! There is a reason I'm sponsored by Honda

gplock

^ I'm buying from him. ill let u know.


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0afesposi

No problem! Let me know if you have any questions I can answer about temperature, combination of soldering techniques we use that result in ZERO burnouts. That light, no offense, that was posted is junk from Hong Kong. They may be bright, but there are a reason there are like 30 SMDs, some will burn out. The current isn't strong enough to support that light. I sell a dome/map/trunk light that you will see on my site that is extremely popular....and PS...we are giving away a free Civic Friday. Go check that out I bet he isn't doing that

Joshka89

"Replace dome cover" was a given really.

I could have bought LEDs but like I said I had an extra laying around so I decided to install it for a free upgrade to the crappy little bulb in there.

The light output is actually really good, it is bright enough to find stuff that went into the foot wells and behind the seats. It's a small cockpit so it doesn't need a whole lot.

If you can buy a big strip go for it, but this thread is not for you. It's just a humble upgrade that is easy and can maybe give someone an idea or show where the "hot" connector is.

CO671

iTrader: (1)

Well I commend you for the free modification. What would be awesome would be lights under the dash, not that neon crap, but like just lights to illuminate the foot well and seats.
For example, the sides of the doors, or the sides of the dashboard, or even under the dash, and then another light behind the e-brake handle to illuminate the floor of the rear. Now that'd be functional.