DIY ambient lighting
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Here you goHmmm.. got a link for those @andys might have a look at those..
50Pcs 3mm 5mm 8mm 10mm Black Plastic LED Lamp Diode Holder Bulb Clip Bezel Mount | eBay
Hi @Deaky
Just wondering about putting a variable resistor in? That way could manually adjust the lights to the brightness I like and just leave and leave the control inside the door card.
Something like this.
3590S Rotary Wirewound Precision Potentiometer Pot 10 Turn Variable Resistor 2W | eBay
Not sure hi technically minded you are? Hopefully someone could point me in the right direction!
Hello DeakyGot bored today so while I’m waiting for my genuine ‘velle doorcards I had a go myself. They look pretty good. They’ll be up for sale shortly
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Firstly, it seems so weird calling you Deaky, this has been the nickname of my eldest daughter since she a little un (she is almost 30 now).
Is Deaky anything to do with your surname?
Everyone calls me Deaks as my surname is Deaker.
Anyway, I have a question for you about the led placement.......
I can see you have put a white led in the door lever part (white), is it facing forward and behind the lever hinge point?
Did you but one in the top handle part or not?
The middle section, is that two LEDs?
How many are in the bottom section?
I was thinking of flush mounting the LED in a 5mm hole and held with a dab of hot glue from the back instead of using a bezel, but not sure.
Sorry for so many questions
TIA
Deaks
@DeakyHello Deaky
Firstly, it seems so weird calling you Deaky, this has been the nickname of my eldest daughter since she a little un (she is almost 30 now).
Is Deaky anything to do with your surname?
Everyone calls me Deaks as my surname is Deaker.
Anyway, I have a question for you about the led placement.......
I can see you have put a white led in the door lever part (white), is it facing forward and behind the lever hinge point?
Did you but one in the top handle part or not?
The middle section, is that two LEDs?
How many are in the bottom section?
I was thinking of flush mounting the LED in a 5mm hole and held with a dab of hot glue from the back instead of using a bezel, but not sure.
Sorry for so many questions
TIA
Deaks
Hi MateHello Deaky
Firstly, it seems so weird calling you Deaky, this has been the nickname of my eldest daughter since she a little un (she is almost 30 now).
Is Deaky anything to do with your surname?
Everyone calls me Deaks as my surname is Deaker.
Anyway, I have a question for you about the led placement.......
I can see you have put a white led in the door lever part (white), is it facing forward and behind the lever hinge point?
Did you but one in the top handle part or not?
The middle section, is that two LEDs?
How many are in the bottom section?
I was thinking of flush mounting the LED in a 5mm hole and held with a dab of hot glue from the back instead of using a bezel, but not sure.
Sorry for so many questions
TIA
Deaks
LOL I have to do a double take every time I see your name. My surname is Deakin so I'm known as Deak, Deaks or Deaky
Middle and lower pockets have 2 led's in each. There is a single red in the top handle - If I was doing this again I wouldn't bother with this one. The passenger side will catch your eye when driving.
The white one in the lever is by the hinge pointing towards the front of the van.
Best thing to do is put a sticker where you want to place the lights then sit in the drivers seat an look if you can see any of them. If you can't - happy days. You'll probably want to put a resistor in series to dim them down a bit too
Thanks for the info and tip on led placement. I remember having a 3rd party hands free thing in the car that almost burnt my retinas out every couple of seconds with worlds brightest blue led.Hi Mate
LOL I have to do a double take every time I see your name. My surname is Deakin so I'm known as Deak, Deaks or Deaky
Middle and lower pockets have 2 led's in each. There is a single red in the top handle - If I was doing this again I wouldn't bother with this one. The passenger side will catch your eye when driving.
The white one in the lever is by the hinge pointing towards the front of the van.
Best thing to do is put a sticker where you want to place the lights then sit in the drivers seat an look if you can see any of them. If you can't - happy days. You'll probably want to put a resistor in series to dim them down a bit too
Wolfgang is away having the floor and windows this week, but I’ll have a bash at the leds in the doors when he’s back.
Deaks
Yeah. Exactly the same
Hi Mate
LOL I have to do a double take every time I see your name. My surname is Deakin so I'm known as Deak, Deaks or Deaky
Middle and lower pockets have 2 led's in each. There is a single red in the top handle - If I was doing this again I wouldn't bother with this one. The passenger side will catch your eye when driving.
The white one in the lever is by the hinge pointing towards the front of the van.
Best thing to do is put a sticker where you want to place the lights then sit in the drivers seat an look if you can see any of them. If you can't - happy days. You'll probably want to put a resistor in series to dim them down a bit too
Hi Deaky
As the weather is so shite at the moment, I thought I might give the LED s in the door cards a go this weekend.
How did you drill the holes in the door cards for the LEDs, there is not much room to get even a small drill in there??
I have 5mm red LEDs for the pockets, and a 3mm white LED for the door/pull latch
I was thinking maybe this dremel right angle drill head would do it......
Did you wire yours in series or in parallel?
In a test mock up I had them wired in parallel, with a 1k resistor on the white led behind the door pull latch.
Thanks in advance
Deaks
