MkII interior LED upgrade - definitive working solution please?!

[Tfsi_Mike]

After meaning to get round to this smart mini mod for ages I'm pulling my finger out.

I want to replace the 2 spot / map lights, the main front interior (lights on opening door), the two rear bulbs (illuminate when opening door)

I want crisp, bright white light with no residual glow when they're meant to be turned off.

Any advice appreciated!

Mike

 

[hedge9001]

Mike u never said where you got the boost pod made how much?

 

[Nath.]

I want crisp, bright white light with no residual glow when they're meant to be turned off.

Any advice appreciated!

Mike

Very hard to do with LED's because of the negative switching (permanent live)

 

[b9rgo1234]

I fitted 3 standard led festoon bulbs, and 2 canbus leds (same as you would use for the sidelights) in the 2 map lights.
No glow

 

[Tfsi_Mike]

Do you have a link to the ones you bought? cheers. mike

 

[b9rgo1234]

I bought the same style bulb as these from a different seller , have a search on ebay for 'canbus led'
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-8-SMD-...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item43aa150507

Hope that helps

P.S Do you have the tutorial for changing the leds on the climate control panel?

 

[andyccr]

I tried loads of led bulbs, both canbus and not. The ultimate solution is to put a cool White / ice White normal bulb in the front centre light cluster. This means that the light clusters show enough resistance for the Led ones to work properly and not flash and do all sorts of funny things! I've been running it like thus for about 4 months now.

 

[Tfsi_Mike]

Thanks for the advice.
So you replaced the long center bulb with a cool white build and the two spot bulbs with 5w5 white led bulbs?

 

[tonashp]

pics?

 

[LeonFR07DSG]

Done this on mine. If you search you may be able to find the thread on it where i am asking a dude exactly what bulbs i needed. Looks good to be honest when done... just be careful to put them in the correct way round otherwise u will blow a fuse like i did

 

[Donnyboy]

I seen this in another thread - http://www.partsulike.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=35_36&products_id=99

 

[Tfsi_Mike]

Thanks for the link, wonder of that kit has residual glow as non of them appear to be canbus friendly

 

[Matt22]

im interested in this too.... but £20?

my last attempt ended up with them glowing all the time and eventually they just stopped working.... i guess they melted or something

 

[Tfsi_Mike]

I started this thread for advice to try not to waste money on LEDs like you say but ended up being inpatient and plunging for the ones in the link above so will update when they arrive

 

[Tfsi_Mike]

I tried the parts you like LEDs

Clicky for pics

 

[LeonFR07DSG]

ha see you blew a fuse like me!

looks good man same as mine.

 

[Wimbledonian]

Think the partsulike guy is an Altea user on here.

 

[Tfsi_Mike]

Think the partsulike guy is an Altea user on here.

Would've dealt more directly if I'd known

 

[spenny2004]

Which bulbs did you actually get in the end as you have replaced quite a few by the looks of it

 

[Tfsi_Mike]

It's a kit as suggested in post 11