LED interior lights
Everyone has done them, there are kits everywhere cheap and expensive, good and bad.
I decided I want color accuracy... WHAT? in a Car? WTF for?... I don't know.. but high CRI was a term I got hooked on when playing the flashlight game so... off to the races...
So I went to superbrightleds.com because that's what google told me to do if I want high CRI leds that go in the car.
I ordered some that I thought would be good... but didn't fit.. ordered more and more... until I got what I wanted.. MAYBE
I used to prefer 6000K white.. but like I said I've been on the high CRI kick so 3000K is where I'm at (warm white). It's also easier on the eyes at night.
Door Puddle Lights & Map Lights
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Don't use these, they fit, they're bright AF.. but all of the light you see is a reflection.. of a corner so its a lot of wasted light. I also tried the fit them in the map light. If I had cut the surround it would probably work and be super bright, but I didn't and replaced it with the below.
Get a side firing like these:
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These will be good for maps, door puddles, and vanity lights if you so choose.
Vanity Lights
I used these.. because.. LUMENS... boy are they bright... too bright actually. I can use them as a microscope light to see my pores.
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I taped up 4 of the 9 LEDs to help with the brightness. The ones above would work better since they won't blind you.
Center Dome & Hatch Lights
I went all out on these.. In hind sight.. I probably shouldn't have as it got kinda hot when I left it on while working on the car at night. Like maybe close to melting plastic hot. But... it was on for like an hour.
I used these Festoon adapters
uxcell Rectractable Festoon adapter
then wired them to these G4 Sockets:
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so I can use these:
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At 390 Lumens they are super bright almost too bright and too hot so I might have to downgrade a bit.