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chinnus



Member Since: 24 Aug 2012
Location: UK
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2001 Defender 90 Td5 ST Coniston Green
Interior Light Mod
Hi all,

Just thought I would share my interior light modification. I have bought two 48 LED pannels off ebay for next to nothing and soldered them together to get an interior light with 96 LEDS. Its a cheap and easy modifcation and looks pretty good. Its pretty easy to do but i will be happy to help others out

heres the image....

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Post #165547 31st Aug 2012 10:33am
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farmer giles



Member Since: 09 Feb 2011
Location: worcestershire
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2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Cairns Blue
hi chinnus,
great minds think alike - there are several threads on here about using multi led panels and i use a 6 led bulb for my lights, too. Thumbs Up

keep sharing the modifications, its always good to see what others have done Thumbs Up
Post #165553 31st Aug 2012 11:06am
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chinnus



Member Since: 24 Aug 2012
Location: UK
Posts: 119

2001 Defender 90 Td5 ST Coniston Green
as you can imagine it started as a 24 LED modification, then 48, now 96 - I think thats the limit
Post #165554 31st Aug 2012 11:10am
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d j hutton



Member Since: 30 Jul 2009
Location: Dorset
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England 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey
I would be interested to know which ebay seller you used for the lights please.

I bought two a while back, only one arrived and that had a couple of faulty leds and now quite a lot have failed, having said that they are still way brighter than the original and the seller did refund me all the way from the hong kong for the missing one - other things i bought at the same time were spot on.

So if you can link to your seller I'd be interested in getting some replacements.

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Post #165556 31st Aug 2012 11:30am
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chinnus



Member Since: 24 Aug 2012
Location: UK
Posts: 119

2001 Defender 90 Td5 ST Coniston Green
Hi there, I have bought numerous and they all seem to be of pretty low quality. However for £1.50 delivered I dont think I can complain too much. These ones seem to be the best.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150871063192?ssP...994wt_1162

I then soldered the two together (after removing the foam backing which was a pain) then they just about fit in the light.

If i had a dremmel I would remove the end off the two bolts in the actual light fitting to ensure a completely seamless fit

However it does look pretty sharp and for £3 delivered well worth it
Post #165559 31st Aug 2012 11:47am
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SimonDavies



Member Since: 15 Mar 2012
Location: Swansea
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Wales 2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Zambezi Silver
I bought ones that looked exactly the same.
Unfortunately after a week, LEDs starting failing until there was only about 12 left working. But like you say, for £1.50 a pop, you can't really go wrong.

If you could keep us up to date if any fail that would be great! Thumbs Up
Post #165564 31st Aug 2012 12:26pm
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AlpenAndes



Member Since: 20 May 2011
Location: Currently Chile
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Austria 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Belize Green
Anyone found already warm LEDs, I do not like this cold, white-blue LEDS?

BR
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Post #165572 31st Aug 2012 1:09pm
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Peter



Member Since: 04 Mar 2012
Location: Kent
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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 90 Td5 SW Epsom Green
Was about to start a thread on this same subject, but did a search and glad I did - that's well cheap. Thanks.
Post #175259 12th Oct 2012 9:56pm
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sparkylee



Member Since: 06 Nov 2010
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2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 DCPU Santorini Black
I brought some and when I fit them they blow the interior light fuse
It did it twice any ideas
I Tried them on a battery and they worked ok It's good to be back from the dark side


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Post #175263 12th Oct 2012 10:08pm
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JWL



Member Since: 26 Oct 2011
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England 2002 Defender 110 Td5 SW Coniston Green
They're polarity sensitive, have you tried putting the in the other way round?
Post #175274 12th Oct 2012 11:49pm
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GREENI



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Tried, liked, failed, binned.

Good whilst they last. Don't throw away your old bulbs Thumbs Up
Post #175275 13th Oct 2012 12:00am
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taffrican



Member Since: 14 Jan 2011
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Wales 2002 Defender 90 Td5 HT Java Black
I have done the same mod, been in for about 6 months now, no blown led's yet, very cheap but effective mod Thumbs Up Optimists say the glass is half full..
Pessimists say the glass is half empty..
Engineers say the glass is twice the size it needs to be!
Post #175300 13th Oct 2012 7:48am
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Dave-H



Member Since: 08 Feb 2011
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England 2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Tonga Green
taffrican wrote:
I have done the same mod, been in for about 6 months now, no blown led's yet, very cheap but effective mod Thumbs Up


likewise ... did mine about 3 years ago, all led's still going strong Very Happy

And bloody bright at night Cool Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant.
Post #175312 13th Oct 2012 9:20am
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LandRoverAnorak



Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
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sparkylee wrote:
I brought some and when I fit them they blow the interior light fuse
It did it twice any ideas
I Tried them on a battery and they worked ok

It's because the backing plate of the light unit is permanent live so it's very easy to short out when fitting the springy adapter. Ask me how I know Rolling Eyes The solution was a bit of insulation tape over the exposed backing plate:


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 Darren

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Post #175320 13th Oct 2012 9:47am
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JSG



Member Since: 12 Jul 2007
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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey
I fitted a pair of the cheap LED interior lights a year ago - still working fine Thumbs Up John

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Post #175374 13th Oct 2012 2:05pm
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