Front dome light removal?

[spezwend]

Has anyone removed the front dome light or knows where to begin? I tried to remove it without success. Planning a infotainment buttons light mod.

 

[spezwend]

It was quite easy actually, just pull down from the rear sides. It needs quite a force and easy to break it.

And infotainment buttons are now visible in the dark:

 

[Spivvy]

What did you use led strip ?

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[spezwend]

What did you use led strip ?

No, 3mm orange (600nm) LED with 500Ohm resistor. I put the LED between the camera cover and roof liner.

 

[vectra]

No, 3mm orange (600nm) LED with 500Ohm resistor. I put the LED between the camera cover and roof liner.

Can you post pics of what you did please?
Collecting my Formentor in 2 weeks and looking for a few ideas.

 

[spezwend]

Yes, no problem:

Here is another light mod I did with the same LED but with 2,2k resistor to dim it down a little bit more:

 

[Wyld Stallyn]

No, 3mm orange (600nm) LED with 500Ohm resistor. I put the LED between the camera cover and roof liner.

My old 2006 Monaro had a similar OE solution - LED in the roof panel illuminating the gear stick.

Nice one Spezwend .

Where did you pluck the 12v supply from?

 

[spezwend]

Thanks @Wyld Stallyn

~20 years ago Mercedes models also had these orange lights.

GND from the dome light and + from the vanity mirror lights.

 

[Wyld Stallyn]

Thanks @Wyld Stallyn

~20 years ago Mercedes models also had these orange lights.

GND from the dome light and + from the vanity mirror lights.

Is that connection switched with the ignition / headlights on ..? Or at least off when you lock the car?

Thanks for the Out of the Box Thinking - it refreshing these days

 

[spezwend]

Is that connection switched with the ignition / headlights on ..? Or at least off when you lock the car?

It is dimmed down when ign off + couple of minutes, haven't measured exactly, and then turned off about the same time when led strips are turned off. So no worries, when the car goes to sleep all interior LED lamps/strips are powered down. That's why I used this power source.

 

[spezwend]

Little update. I changed the orange LED to 3mm warm white LED with 2,2k Ohm resistor. The LED is turned off in about 30 seconds after ign off and the drivers door is opened and closed.

Now the infotainment buttons are clearly seen in the dark. The picture is little bit too bright.