Hi Guys,
since I was a little disappointed with the trunk light in Leon ST. I have found an elegant solution (no cutting, no drilling and reversible in 10min to original state). At least for me
Maybe some of you can take inspiration from my solution.
It will work out for those of you who have the tailgate electrically controlled because I used the source from button for tailgate closing. I found out that the light of the button is on the same loop as the existing trunk light. 1 is positive and 4 is negative. (Please be aware in real connector they are in order 1-2-3-4)
Since I don't want to "touch"(in terms of cable cutting) existing wiring I decide to make a small elongation with a branch to add on light.
For elongation I used connectors from "Alli" because it was cheaper than local suppliers. Quality is OEM even with VW logos (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/400...o.order_list.order_list_main.4.57031802QEbUjE)
For the branch I used a small Molex connector which fit to the existing hole in the tailgate trim. But you can choose whatever.
Light itself is up to you, in my case it is a piece of 3mm aluminum sheet metal with led light strips and small strap to make it easy to remove from the car (just components which I found somewhere laying around). Light itself is attached by 3M velcros.
I am also planning to add some plexi to make it nicer.
since I was a little disappointed with the trunk light in Leon ST. I have found an elegant solution (no cutting, no drilling and reversible in 10min to original state). At least for me
Maybe some of you can take inspiration from my solution.
It will work out for those of you who have the tailgate electrically controlled because I used the source from button for tailgate closing. I found out that the light of the button is on the same loop as the existing trunk light. 1 is positive and 4 is negative. (Please be aware in real connector they are in order 1-2-3-4)
Since I don't want to "touch"(in terms of cable cutting) existing wiring I decide to make a small elongation with a branch to add on light.
For elongation I used connectors from "Alli" because it was cheaper than local suppliers. Quality is OEM even with VW logos
(https://www.aliexpress.com/item/400...o.order_list.order_list_main.4.57031802QEbUjE)For the branch I used a small Molex connector which fit to the existing hole in the tailgate trim. But you can choose whatever.
Light itself is up to you, in my case it is a piece of 3mm aluminum sheet metal with led light strips and small strap to make it easy to remove from the car (just components which I found somewhere laying around). Light itself is attached by 3M velcros.
I am also planning to add some plexi to make it nicer.
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