Blue lights (interior and number plates)

xtrmty · #1 24-02-2008, 10:56 PM

Hey I have seen plenty of cars around with blue interior lights and blue number plate lights. I want to know how its done because i cant find any blue globes to replace the originals. Do i have to rig up some L.E.D.s, if so how. Hope u guys can help. cheers.

P.S. its in a VT if that changes anything.

eurekamad94 · #2 24-02-2008, 10:59 PM

check out autobahn they stock heaps of that stuff

STEALTHY™ · #3 24-02-2008, 11:08 PM

You will get defected for the number plate lights. Just get some pure white globes that truckies use for those.

I bought a neon globe for my interior light from Autobahn.

xtrmty · #4 24-02-2008, 11:38 PM

yer i might go an interior light from der i doubt theyll have globes for my plates cos there kinda illegal.

nizzkid · #5 25-02-2008, 06:13 AM

F Autobarn, have a look on ebay.
You can get the blue LED's off there for @ $5.
If you go to Autobarn you'll pay $15 for the ****ty one's you can get off ebay for $2 !!!

T-ROY · #6 25-02-2008, 08:27 AM

i jus bought l.e.d.s and sum resistors from jaycar mate, the globes u buy from autoshops are weak as ****, the l.e.d.s u can get as bright as u want, n cheap as

1991_Vn2nV · #7 25-02-2008, 03:08 PM

I'd go for Ebay for LED's, the jaycar globes I have used have not been any better than those on Ebay you can get for 1/3 the price.

tommo82 · #8 12-03-2008, 10:37 PM

Not sure if you've seen them but you can get LED lights from jaycar which are arranged in a strip and are the same size as standard festoon globes.

I'm going to put them in my door lights and footwell lights and see how they come out.

wrx884 · #9 13-03-2008, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by tommo82

Not sure if you've seen them but you can get LED lights from jaycar which are arranged in a strip and are the same size as standard festoon globes.

I'm going to put them in my door lights and footwell lights and see how they come out.

buy them from ebay also u'll pay half the price on them 2

Classifi3d Calais · #10 20-03-2008, 12:37 AM

i replaced my interior lights with color changing LED's

Now all of my interior lights (its a calais so 9 of them) change color at the same time

sedate looking · #11 25-03-2008, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by STEALTHY

You will get defected for the number plate lights. Just get some pure white globes that truckies use for those.

I bought a neon globe for my interior light from Autobahn.

***sigh*** There are no rules stating what colour (except blue, see below) the number plate lights have to be.. As long as it is lit to a point it is easily read.. I ran red in my old statesman for years without a drama, went through countless road side checks and never even got asked about them and it was passed through a GENUINE roady with these lights in.If it is dull lighting, then expect a question or two about them...Also bare in mind, you are not allowed to run blue lights of ANY description.. They are reserved for emergency vehicles ONLY..

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Legally, the characters on the number plate must be visible from 20 metres away—at any point within an arc of 45 degrees from the surface of the plate, above or to either side of the vehicle.""

Taken from here... ( not guessing)
Number plates

Now as for the interior light, if you run ANY sort of color apart from the standard, expect to get pulled over....Pretty simple that one, it is just an attention getter. So expect attention..

Miss-E · #12 26-03-2008, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Classifi3d Calais

i replaced my interior lights with color changing LED's

Now all of my interior lights (its a calais so 9 of them) change color at the same time

are you sure they change at the same time?
For changing colour leds i was pretty sure they had to run off the same modulator to make them the same colour at the same time, or they just change at slightly different rates and arent always the same colour.
If you found something that changes at the same time, I want it!!

Classifi3d Calais · #13 26-03-2008, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Miss-E

are you sure they change at the same time?
For changing colour leds i was pretty sure they had to run off the same modulator to make them the same colour at the same time, or they just change at slightly different rates and arent always the same colour.
If you found something that changes at the same time, I want it!!

Iv noticed that after maybe 3 min running, they begin to change timing, but only occasionally. Most of the time they are all in time. I ended up just making it the top 3 lights (3 roof lights) because i could not see a dam thing in my car otherwise. That is till i fix my map lights, they are not making connection properly.

I got the globes at Autobarn @ $9.99 each