For Sale Ambient Cabin Overhead Lighting
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me please 
@LambethBoy PM’ed you
Good idea, where did you pick it up from fella?
I’ve just fitted mine today and done the same, picked up the feed from the blue/grey wire out of the dash dimming switch. Ambient lights come on with side lights and dimming function works.
Cheers to @saxoboy for the instructions supplied.
can you not de-solder the connector . . . . and solder in a fly-lead instead? (so it will will fit with the larger cubby?)
Probably @Dellmassive but it was slated for either car and the best fit won. Tried the van first.
I'd need to look carefully at it as my soldering isn't great and I have 2 other projects that stopped at that point... Not time rich in the summer.
I'd need to look carefully at it as my soldering isn't great and I have 2 other projects that stopped at that point... Not time rich in the summer.
Cheers @saxoboy ,
What a cracking upgrade,instead of running the yellow dimming cable down,I installed a 7 core yy flex from cab light to dash area, then used this cable for the ambience and also to pick up the feed for my foot well lighting,leaving 4 spare cores for future dash cam etc (permanently or switched feeds) and all joints are behind the blanking cover for easy access/future upgrade!
I removed the cable from the dimming unit, recrimped and installed new leg from dash dimmer back to a 3 port wago block behind the drivers air vent for future access,no soldering or tapping involved just a reusable joint.
What a cracking upgrade,instead of running the yellow dimming cable down,I installed a 7 core yy flex from cab light to dash area, then used this cable for the ambience and also to pick up the feed for my foot well lighting,leaving 4 spare cores for future dash cam etc (permanently or switched feeds) and all joints are behind the blanking cover for easy access/future upgrade!
I removed the cable from the dimming unit, recrimped and installed new leg from dash dimmer back to a 3 port wago block behind the drivers air vent for future access,no soldering or tapping involved just a reusable joint.
all fitted - 15min job
and with a set of these LED w5w bulbs . . . . . very nice.
blue/grey wire from light switch (dimmed ambient lighting feed) as per install guide.
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ironically i ordered 2 different sets of w5w LEDS, and fitted the above as they arrived first . . . .
but the second lot arrived today . . . . and look stickingly similar to the Factory LED bulbs that were already fitted.!
these were the LED that i removed from the existing unit . . . . the glass ones were supplied with the new unit . . . . .
and these are the other ones that arrived today . . . . .
now the thing is that one of the factory LEDs had started to flicker intermittently . . . which was annoying...
so out of there so far id recommend the ones i listed first as above . . . .
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and with a set of these LED w5w bulbs . . . . . very nice.
blue/grey wire from light switch (dimmed ambient lighting feed) as per install guide.
...ironically i ordered 2 different sets of w5w LEDS, and fitted the above as they arrived first . . . .
but the second lot arrived today . . . . and look stickingly similar to the Factory LED bulbs that were already fitted.!
these were the LED that i removed from the existing unit . . . . the glass ones were supplied with the new unit . . . . .
and these are the other ones that arrived today . . . . .
now the thing is that one of the factory LEDs had started to flicker intermittently . . . which was annoying...
so out of there so far id recommend the ones i listed first as above . . . .
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Drop him a PM.@saxoboy could you let me know details so I can pick one of these up please, cheers
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