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rastaFarai 03-29-2009 09:21 PM

great job. Tom - you need to add night time pics..

X Foomph 03-29-2009 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by rastaFarai
great job. Tom - you need to add night time pics..

Yeah, well done to Tom for coming up with another great mod and presenting it in an easy to follow professional manner. Tip my hat to PMPN for doing it as well, must be a pain having to take off all 4 door trims.

Maybe night time pics on a tripod with long exposure of say 10 seconds + should do it.

mrbmwx5 03-29-2009 10:18 PM

pmpnx5.glad my diy works for you.nice job.as for nite pics of my...i been too busy with my another mods i will have them up tomorrow.

X Foomph 03-29-2009 10:26 PM

Good one Tom, look forward to them.

If you don't mind, could I also ask you for long exposure pics on the lit up inside handles as well, as I haven't seen them working as yet ??

Thanks :thumbup:

mrbmwx5 03-30-2009 10:57 AM

The LEDs i uesd are 1500k and its had 120° viewing angle so it hard to see in the pics but in real life it very bright.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3604/...d6d232ea_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3587/...dafb27d6_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3436/...f5229fe0_b.jpg

cannonfeet 06-04-2012 06:59 AM

almost want to get rid of my puddle lights for this mod!!!!!!

SlickGT1 06-04-2012 10:46 AM

Holy crap. I have puddle lights, but so what. This is just sick.

Tom, which wires do I need to connect to? Is this to the light that is on the bottom of the door panel? I think so, just want to make sure.

mrbmwx5 06-04-2012 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SlickGT1 (Post 880486)
Holy crap. I have puddle lights, but so what. This is just sick.

Tom, which wires do I need to connect to? Is this to the light that is on the bottom of the door panel? I think so, just want to make sure.

Tap it to the light on the bottom of the door.

SlickGT1 06-04-2012 02:37 PM

You are always the man. I didn't think this was possible. Thanks again for this. I really can't wait.

kmagnuss 06-04-2012 08:36 PM

Great mod... thanks for posting it.

BTW though, you didn't hook up wires to 'diodes'... you hooked them up to the anode and the cathode... which are the wires coming out of the LED (light emitting diode). The long wire is the anode (positive) which flows through to the cathode (negative). Diodes only permit current to flow in one direction... LED's are just little lights that only allow current to flow one way.

Ok... lesson over. Again, excellent mod. Looks great.


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