Member Since: 11 Oct 2012
Location: Rochdale
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Extra Boot Lights
I have been scrambling around in the boot trying to find stuff now it always seems to be dark, and it got me thinking - why wont 3rd row reading lights also come on when the boot is opened?
Has anyone done this mod? Its a right PITA to keep turning them on and off.
3rd Nov 2014 1:16 pm
DigitalJunior
Member Since: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 4398
You just need an LED panel light instead - ours is really bright from hids4u
like this and then stick on outside on current light with 3m sticky pads
Member Since: 14 Mar 2016
Location: Preston
Posts: 828
Is this the same for the D3, do I need to swap the polarity of the lights?05 V8 HSE Bonatti Grey
28th Nov 2017 1:29 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10362
probably.
Tip: You could be lazy and just modify one side. Should be enough light ?
28th Nov 2017 1:48 pm
D3lta
Member Since: 13 Jun 2017
Location: Fylde Coast
Posts: 44
I had the same problem. Replaced rear light with an LED one but my boot divider obscured the light. Some cheap LED bars from eBay just spliced into the rear light wiring has done the trick perfectly. Cost less than £5 and took 15mins.
Last edited by D3lta on 28th Nov 2017 4:27 pm. Edited 1 time in total
28th Nov 2017 2:03 pm
SpiderBaby D3 Decade
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 1397
I fitted a pivoting LED light bar some time back - it's wired into my aux battery fuse board and is separately switched.
It gives excellent illumination into and outside the boot area - ideal if you're loading gear at night or changing out of muddy kit etc (I go sea fishing & hill walking).
Think there's pictures in my gallery and maybe a post somewhere detailing it.I see no ships........
28th Nov 2017 2:07 pm
plocker
Member Since: 14 Mar 2016
Location: Preston
Posts: 828
I have seen the solutions, but I would like my to look OEM.05 V8 HSE Bonatti Grey
28th Nov 2017 6:01 pm
Narpy
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Location: Stockport
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Member Since: 22 Oct 2017
Location: West Yorkshire
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On Monday fitted bulb as per link below into both centre boot light and middle row centre light, so both are illuminated when open doors. Is straight and simple swap for oem filememt bulb, and 5 min job to swap both. Made massive difference. Can actually see in entire boot area in dark now
If you have patience and a suitable "mouse" tool you could pop out all three lights and run a single wire from the centre light to each of the side ones. The additional feature is that either side switch puts on all three lights. You just have to remember which one so that you can put it off again!A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
28th Nov 2017 9:37 pm
tayaste
Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
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Member Since: 14 Mar 2016
Location: Preston
Posts: 828
MOD500 wrote:
On Monday fitted bulb as per link below into both centre boot light and middle row centre light, so both are illuminated when open doors. Is straight and simple swap for oem filememt bulb, and 5 min job to swap both. Made massive difference. Can actually see in entire boot area in dark now
I have LED in all lights. The problem is I have a DVD player so my middle row light is not that bright even with LEDs in that.05 V8 HSE Bonatti Grey
28th Nov 2017 11:21 pm
MOD500
Member Since: 22 Oct 2017
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 18
What spec led’s do you have, I swapped out Philips hi spec 6k led bulbs for the cree units in link above. New units much brighter than Philips. Took photo just now ...
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