Submarine lighting for 182

[davebigfoot]

If you've seen the official focus st website you'll have seen the "submarine lighting" feature - a red light shining down on the gearstick for a bit of ambience at night (audi tt has similar mood lighting). Has anyone fitted a coloured lamp or filter in the map reading light for a similar effect? Just wondering what it would look like. I'm off to find some boiled sweet wrappers and check it out....

Dave

 

[Josh@Renparts]

e46 bmw 3's have them as well.. Might have to get a couple from down the scrappers and have a mess with them.. I also considered them for the footwells. Another cool one is puddle lights as featured on some BMW's. Leds on the underside of the door. When you open the door it lights up the ground.

 

[M1TCH]

I have colour changing LED's in mine for a disco effect

 

[Phill1978]

jag s-types have a single street light colour LED only a tiny bulb near the wing mirror but it lights the gear lever area its really nice, also my dad`s audi a4 has them in red.

you need leds not normal lights.

 

[SoA2k6]

I'm off to find some boiled sweet wrappers and check it out....

Dave

Been there, done that, doesn't work. Unless your actually joking, in which case i'll be extremely embarassed.

 

[davebigfoot]

Been there, done that, doesn't work. Unless your actually joking, in which case i'll be extremely embarassed.

Be embarrassed!

 

[Nightfire]

If you've seen the official focus st website you'll have seen the "submarine lighting" feature - a red light shining down on the gearstick for a bit of ambience at night (audi tt has similar mood lighting). Has anyone fitted a coloured lamp or filter in the map reading light for a similar effect? Just wondering what it would look like. I'm off to find some boiled sweet wrappers and check it out....

Dave

I've got 12 leds that shine through the little holes at the side of the interior light. Works well, I use them to read maps and addresses etc

 

[howie p]

^^ picture

 

[Nightfire]

My cam's not that good. Basically all you see is the glow from the leds shining through the holes. I used Iceled's gems http://www.litewave.co.uk/iceled_gem.asp

Usually have it showing blue or amber, but when I need to read anything just change it to white or green