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| chinnus Member Since: 24 Aug 2012 Location: UK Posts: 119  
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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....  Click image to enlarge |
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31st Aug 2012 10:33am |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299 
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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. 
keep sharing the modifications, its always good to see what others have done |
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31st Aug 2012 11:06am |
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| chinnus Member Since: 24 Aug 2012 Location: UK Posts: 119
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as you can imagine it started as a 24 LED modification, then 48, now 96 - I think thats the limit
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31st Aug 2012 11:10am |
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| d j hutton Member Since: 30 Jul 2009 Location: Dorset Posts: 1044  
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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. DJ 1989 200tdi 90 csw 2011 110 usw Orkney grey Buy British 🇬🇧 Defender Clothing Designs available at http://www.rangesports.com/acatalog/Defender-Stuff.html |
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31st Aug 2012 11:30am |
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| chinnus Member Since: 24 Aug 2012 Location: UK Posts: 119
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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 |
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31st Aug 2012 11:47am |
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| SimonDavies Member Since: 15 Mar 2012 Location: Swansea Posts: 244  
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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! |
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31st Aug 2012 12:26pm |
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| AlpenAndes Member Since: 20 May 2011 Location: Currently Chile Posts: 128  
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Anyone found already warm LEDs, I do not like this cold, white-blue LEDS?
BR Oskar |
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31st Aug 2012 1:09pm |
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| Peter Member Since: 04 Mar 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 153  
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Was about to start a thread on this same subject, but did a search and glad I did - that's well cheap. Thanks.
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12th Oct 2012 9:56pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443 
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They're polarity sensitive, have you tried putting the in the other way round?
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12th Oct 2012 11:49pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10381
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Tried, liked, failed, binned.
Good whilst they last. Don't throw away your old bulbs |
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13th Oct 2012 12:00am |
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| taffrican Member Since: 14 Jan 2011 Location: Living room Posts: 624 
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I have done the same mod, been in for about 6 months now, no blown led's yet, very cheap but effective mod
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! |
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13th Oct 2012 7:48am |
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| Dave-H Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1507 
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likewise ... did mine about 3 years ago, all led's still going strong 
And bloody bright at night  Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant. |
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13th Oct 2012 9:20am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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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  The solution was a bit of insulation tape over the exposed backing plate:
Click image to enlarge Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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13th Oct 2012 9:47am |
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| JSG Member Since: 12 Jul 2007 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2412 
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I fitted a pair of the cheap LED interior lights a year ago - still working fine
John
http://www.hampshire4x4response.co.uk 2011 Tdci 110 CSW XS |
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13th Oct 2012 2:05pm |
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