did some L.E.D's on the inside door handles

polarproject · 11-04-2007, 09:27 PM

i did some led's on the inside door handles. i wired them to the power source for my power windows. its pretty simple to find with a little bit of knowledge and a voltmeter

im pretty happy with them. i got this idea from the factory option they offer on the the new BB's in japan... let me know what you think

sdsnybny · 11-04-2007, 10:21 PM

looks good Dan

Toyota_bB · 11-05-2007, 12:59 AM

Did you use 2? I Used 2 and was thinking of putting a frosted cover about 1/2 way down to make it seem glowing. Just a thought. Looks great men. Keep it up.

polarproject · 11-05-2007, 01:03 AM

no i only used one on each. i didnt want it to be too bright kuz i wanted them to be on all the time

Toyota_bB · 11-05-2007, 01:17 AM

Good job looks like there is more than one

boxd_up_2 · 11-05-2007, 02:05 AM

Looks very cool, there's another thing to add to my list...lol

Liesjemt · 11-05-2007, 04:09 PM

A tip for anyone mounting them this way, mount your LED on the side of the cup facing the car interior like he did (the 2nd LED you're all seeing is the reflection). If you do the reverse and put the LED on the other side it will constantly shine in your eyes unless you stuff something in there. Trust me; first hand knowledge

I like the idea of the frosted cover. Except I've used that space to hang onto my door on high wind days. I vow to never pay to fix another car's paint due to losing a door to the wind.

Iron_Lion_Scion · 11-05-2007, 04:30 PM

Nice moddin'! I need to go a little LED crazy on my ride here soon cuz its just not bright enough yet.

polarproject · 11-05-2007, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liesjemt

A tip for anyone mounting them this way, mount your LED on the side of the cup facing the car interior like he did (the 2nd LED you're all seeing is the reflection). If you do the reverse and put the LED on the other side it will constantly shine in your eyes unless you stuff something in there. Trust me; first hand knowledge

I like the idea of the frosted cover. Except I've used that space to hang onto my door on high wind days. I vow to never pay to fix another car's paint due to losing a door to the wind.

yeah thats exactly what i did. bacically the reason why i did it this way is A) because i wanted the LED to backlight the handle. B) i didnt want it to glare shine in my eye, becuse if i mounted the LEDs on the oposit side, the LED on the passanger side would shine in my eye making it hard to see out my side windows.. C) this LED mod is a actual Factory option for the New BB's over in JAPAN, i thought it was one of the best options i have seen.
heres a Hint that will save you time in the future: after you drilled the hole for the LED and placed the LED in the hole, use a hot glue gun and put a good size blob of hot glue on the back of the LED. doing this will help prevent the LED fron poping out of the hole when you put your hand i there to close the door.

ocxb · 11-06-2007, 01:27 AM

I put 3 5mm in each one (I like it bright)

surfcitylocal · 11-06-2007, 01:32 AM

If you would like to light the door handle and avoid the "pinpoint" effect, lightly sand the LED so that the outside finish is not clear. It will diffuse the light but not dim it.

boxd_up_2 · 11-06-2007, 02:28 AM

Another great idea for LED's...

These are made by Keystone Electronics, you can find a local distributor here...
http://www.keyelco.com/distributors/...stributors.asp

I just found these when I was researching some light mods. They are almost identical to the lenses used in the factory cup holder lighting.

polarproject · 11-06-2007, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boxd_up_2

Another great idea for LED's...

These are made by Keystone Electronics, you can find a local distributor here...
http://www.keyelco.com/distributors/...stributors.asp

I just found these when I was researching some light mods. They are almost identical to the lenses used in the factory cup holder lighting.

i used those things with mine

it gives it a good finnished look

Big_Kokujin · 11-06-2007, 09:04 AM

I don't use'em because it seems like too much going on for me...But if you use a 3/8 drill bit, its perfect size to pushem in and not worry about them popping out.

I think I might do this...cant have too many blue lights...

litos_2006 · 11-06-2007, 10:24 AM

cool mod looks good

hawkinsjd11 · 11-06-2007, 11:25 AM

yeah I really like that. my wiring jobs aren't so great most of the time, "what does this one do again?"

polarproject · 11-06-2007, 09:32 PM

thease lights just iluminate the inside of the handles you use to close the door, on the iside of the car. nothing special just another idea for those people running out of stuff to do on his or her car. i didnt like LED's at first. but the more i done them. the more i want to put in my car. the thing i love about LED's is they are cheap and you really notice them

jtwopark · 03-10-2009, 04:08 AM

i think you should have wired them to the parking lamps because then you don't have to run them during the day when you don't even see them and save some led life. also, you could run a dimmer to them to control the amount of light you get out of the leds.