Does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve the interior lighting? The dome light is set too far back to provide any real lighting for the front seats as you are all aware. I dropped my cell phone on the floor and couldn't find it because it was too dark. I had to get a flashlight to find it. I have looked for some type of aftermarket dome light but haven't found anything yet. I have also looked at the various light strips and tubes at car places but they either all connect to the cigarette lighter or are the wrong shape/color (Who the HELL needs a blue lightup plastic dolphin sticking out of their cigarette lighter?)
I was also looking at the autodimming mirror available from Scion that has map lights built in. Any experiences with that?
Easy answer, you can easily add string lighting (any color you prefer) to the underlay of the seat, or run it by the underdash.....i had the same problem and had my car shop install some underdash and underseat lights, cheap, easy to do, and now i can see everything!
and if you get it through a auto shop, or just ask me and i can get you the info on my kit, it doesnt run through the cig lighter, all the wiring is hidden....
They will have all kinds of good stuff to help you light your interior up to see better. There LED dome light bulb is really nice. I have All of there products on my vehicle.
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Exactly! Is there a write-up on how to do that anywhere on scionlife? I haven't found one but i see people doin' it all the time. Is the install clean? No wires to be seen?
the ones I used were the 3-clustered blue LEDs and i bought them from www.svc.com (Lighting section) at $1.99 a piece. a lot of people have used cold cathodes but i wanted something different with a light-pattern once they are lit up. i just wire-tapped my cigarette lighter - black is power and white is ground. easy install.
I put one of these in mine.I stuck it right on the rear view mirror mounting cover.Not perfect but it helps.They run @ $10 at Advance Auto
I love these lights. I have several around the inside of the car. Made for a great addition until I get the courage (and it warms up a bit) to cut into the headliner to add something more permanant. I'm new to the DIY in the car, and I'm too cheap to pay someone to do it.
great mod light pattern is a great twist instead of just glowing light. only one thing i would add is to wire them to 12v direct and fuse it. they are led's with a low draw but then your cig lighter is low fused at the jump. just a suggestion. any time you add 12v accesories they should have dedicated 12v and fuse just to be safe and keep any draw off your fusebox. hope i am not coming off critical. love the mod !!!!!!
DO NOT USE THE WEBSITE TO ORDER. CALL YOUR ORDER IN BY PHONE.
Trust me. Especially if you want blue. The site is glitchy and people have a tendency to accidentally place multiple orders and it can be a bit of a chore to fix.
Go to www.v-leds.com
look for high power velocity led. its not your average bulb nor does it look like one. You can also get a high power velocity194 bulb that glows bright like hid spreading white white light on the plate and the pavement below.
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