Washed 'n' Waxed, plus a few mini-mods (56k forget it)

yashicamat · 23-04-2006, 15:08

Well, what a glorious weekend! Decided yesterday morning to have a go at a mod I've been thinking about for ages. Basicaly a W8 type lighting mod (two downlighting LED's), but also, illumination for the storage tray below the stereo.
I didn't want to do what I did last time with the Passat (use the sunroof power supply) as it gave full brightness and was always on with the ignition. This time, I cannibalised a head unit extension plug thingy, so I took a feed off the illumination feed to the radio. This fed both lighting areas, going up behind the trim around to the top and into the roof area.
The tray LED's used the earth from the radio, but I didn't want to feed another wire around to the sunroof area, so I drilled a small hole in the metalwork up there, put a self-tapping screw in and a wire with a washer-connection on the end. I ran this into the top.
Overall, I'm very pleased! I havn't got any night photos yet, so here's some day ones. I have turned them on at night, though, and the overhead ones produce a lovely gentle glow over the cabin. I'm going to wire in a switch as some point too so they can be turned off. All the connections were made with crimp connectors so I can easily revert it to stock when I sell it.

As it's linked into the radio illumination, it dims with the dimmer control for the dash. I also filed the tray LED's flat so that they produce a wider and more diffused light than they do normally. The interior lights are of course untouched, so they still function as normal.

I also took advantage of the rather nice weather and Turtle'd the car.

Slighty bigger piccies are available here: http://www.briskoda.net/photoplog/index.php?u=8200

jonny boy · 23-04-2006, 15:11

Excellent !

Takes patience & time that job. Looks smart & so does the motor.

yashicamat · 23-04-2006, 15:16

Cheers.

It did take a little while as I wanted the wire to the top totally out of sight, so it goes through the dash. Well worth it, though!

jonny boy · 23-04-2006, 15:20

The only little drawback with blue LED's (I had them on my Megane) that in the evening, if you want to read a map (or anything) they're useless. But hey, they DO look cool though

yashicamat · 23-04-2006, 15:25

They're supposed to be white lol. Actually, at night, they're a lot whiter looking. I think the camera distorts the colour a bit anyway.

texasjohn · 23-04-2006, 15:55

Fabia looks great in green. Nice car!

yashicamat · 23-04-2006, 20:28

Cheers. Green is a royal PITA to keep clean (esp. as it's met green, so it's a bit darker), but when it's shined up it's a pretty nice colour!

23-04-2006, 15:08	#1
yashicamat Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire Posts: 2,678 Members Car: Nissan Primera GT Thanks: 37 Thanked 34 Times in 31 Posts	Washed 'n' Waxed, plus a few mini-mods (56k forget it) Well, what a glorious weekend! Decided yesterday morning to have a go at a mod I've been thinking about for ages. Basicaly a W8 type lighting mod (two downlighting LED's), but also, illumination for the storage tray below the stereo. I didn't want to do what I did last time with the Passat (use the sunroof power supply) as it gave full brightness and was always on with the ignition. This time, I cannibalised a head unit extension plug thingy, so I took a feed off the illumination feed to the radio. This fed both lighting areas, going up behind the trim around to the top and into the roof area. The tray LED's used the earth from the radio, but I didn't want to feed another wire around to the sunroof area, so I drilled a small hole in the metalwork up there, put a self-tapping screw in and a wire with a washer-connection on the end. I ran this into the top. Overall, I'm very pleased! I havn't got any night photos yet, so here's some day ones. I have turned them on at night, though, and the overhead ones produce a lovely gentle glow over the cabin. I'm going to wire in a switch as some point too so they can be turned off. All the connections were made with crimp connectors so I can easily revert it to stock when I sell it. As it's linked into the radio illumination, it dims with the dimmer control for the dash. I also filed the tray LED's flat so that they produce a wider and more diffused light than they do normally. The interior lights are of course untouched, so they still function as normal. I also took advantage of the rather nice weather and Turtle'd the car. Slighty bigger piccies are available here: http://www.briskoda.net/photoplog/index.php?u=8200 __________________ Rob Nissan Primera GT in Silver '56 Octy 2 2.0TDi Elegance . . . also gone but not forgotten 2002 Fabia 1.9TDi . . . . gone but not forgotten http://uk.youtube.com/yashicamatonline Last edited by yashicamat; 23-04-2006 at 15:15.

23-04-2006, 15:11	#2
jonny boy Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cumbria Posts: 2,037 Members Car: Fabia vRS/ Xenons/ Cruise/ Heated seats/ Side airbags/ 3rd headrest. Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Washed 'n' Waxed, plus a few mini-mods (56k forget it) Excellent ! Takes patience & time that job. Looks smart & so does the motor. __________________ Jon.

23-04-2006, 15:16	#3
yashicamat Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire Posts: 2,678 Members Car: Nissan Primera GT Thanks: 37 Thanked 34 Times in 31 Posts	Re: Washed 'n' Waxed, plus a few mini-mods (56k forget it) Cheers. It did take a little while as I wanted the wire to the top totally out of sight, so it goes through the dash. Well worth it, though! __________________ Rob Nissan Primera GT in Silver '56 Octy 2 2.0TDi Elegance . . . also gone but not forgotten 2002 Fabia 1.9TDi . . . . gone but not forgotten http://uk.youtube.com/yashicamatonline

23-04-2006, 15:20	#4
jonny boy Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cumbria Posts: 2,037 Members Car: Fabia vRS/ Xenons/ Cruise/ Heated seats/ Side airbags/ 3rd headrest. Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Washed 'n' Waxed, plus a few mini-mods (56k forget it) The only little drawback with blue LED's (I had them on my Megane) that in the evening, if you want to read a map (or anything) they're useless. But hey, they DO look cool though __________________ Jon.

23-04-2006, 15:25	#5
yashicamat Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire Posts: 2,678 Members Car: Nissan Primera GT Thanks: 37 Thanked 34 Times in 31 Posts	Re: Washed 'n' Waxed, plus a few mini-mods (56k forget it) They're supposed to be white lol. Actually, at night, they're a lot whiter looking. I think the camera distorts the colour a bit anyway. __________________ Rob Nissan Primera GT in Silver '56 Octy 2 2.0TDi Elegance . . . also gone but not forgotten 2002 Fabia 1.9TDi . . . . gone but not forgotten http://uk.youtube.com/yashicamatonline

23-04-2006, 15:55	#6
texasjohn Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1,676 Members Car: BMW Z4 3.0i SMG Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Washed 'n' Waxed, plus a few mini-mods (56k forget it) Fabia looks great in green. Nice car! __________________ Xbox 360 gamertag: TexasJohn74.

23-04-2006, 20:28	#7
yashicamat Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire Posts: 2,678 Members Car: Nissan Primera GT Thanks: 37 Thanked 34 Times in 31 Posts	Re: Washed 'n' Waxed, plus a few mini-mods (56k forget it) Cheers. Green is a royal PITA to keep clean (esp. as it's met green, so it's a bit darker), but when it's shined up it's a pretty nice colour! __________________ Rob Nissan Primera GT in Silver '56 Octy 2 2.0TDi Elegance . . . also gone but not forgotten 2002 Fabia 1.9TDi . . . . gone but not forgotten http://uk.youtube.com/yashicamatonline

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