I wanna LED my vert dome light...

[DaveSmed]

Hey I just receive my 6 led bulb for my dome. I went out and try to install it and it didn't turn on. I used the round metal adapter and plug the wire supplied from the led board to the adapter. Nothing! Wtf? Any advice?

Wrong polarity? Flip the plug over.

[Kwaaahhh]

I installed the bavauto 6-led light in my vert, it's bright and works great. simple and excellent mod.

The website stinks when it comes to trying to link to stuff, here's a link to the pic:

http://www.bavauto.com/lview.asp?imgfile=assets/imglib500/led6.jpg

I was pretty satisfied so I bought 2 of the 12 LED ones for the hardtop dome lights. They are very bright and have a sharp white color, very nice. I'm sort of considering measuring to see if I can fit a 12 in the smaller dome light of the vert, but since that one is more in-your-face I think i'll just pass and not get blinded. The 6 is plenty.

2 thumbs up. If they weren't so expensive I'd put those damn things EVERYWHERE.

Hey I just receive my 6 led bulb for my dome. I went out and try to install it and it didn't turn on. I used the round metal adapter and plug the wire supplied from the led board to the adapter. Nothing! Wtf? Any advice?

[Cha Ching]

Kwaaaahhhh, that avatar in your signature is off the proverbial hook. Now back to our regularly scheduled thread...

[DaveSmed]

Correct, but not in the same location the factory cabrio mirrors are glued on which is almost at the top border of the windshield. The GM mirror mount is located straight back from the mirror on the glass.


My mirror is from a '96 Deville. Oddly enough I didn't use one with map lights as I had this one laying around, and the mirror with the lights was in the Cadillac. It's nice though, digital compass and electrochromatic dimming.

[gearheadE30]

The GM mirrors glue on, correct?

[accident]

So thats a mirror from a gm?

Yep.

[Kwaaahhh]

Or needlessly difficult to adapt to operate with the domelights, or require swapping mounting arms (well, if you have a cabrio), or make the bulbs any cheaper....

Head to the junkyard, Stop by one of the 500 80's GM cars in there, pay the $2 and take the map light mirror off of that. It even has a lead for dome light connection! Sweet!

Or you can go a little fancier....



Remember, there are options, and those E30 mirrors aren't getting any more plentiful or cheaper anytime soon.

So thats a mirror from a gm?

[DaveSmed]

finding a write-up won't make it any less overpriced. :(

Or needlessly difficult to adapt to operate with the domelights, or require swapping mounting arms (well, if you have a cabrio), or make the bulbs any cheaper....

Head to the junkyard, Stop by one of the 500 80's GM cars in there, pay the $2 and take the map light mirror off of that. It even has a lead for dome light connection! Sweet!

Or you can go a little fancier....



Remember, there are options, and those E30 mirrors aren't getting any more plentiful or cheaper anytime soon.

[Wiglaf]

finding a write-up won't make it any less overpriced. :(

[E30 Cabrio]

Find a maplight rearview mirror and do the swap. There should be a write up on how to do it if you search.

I swapped one into my vert and it's great.

[accident]

yeah i put the 6 in the vert and 12's in the coupe. the 12 may fit in the vert, need to measure. dimensions are given on the bavauto site.

Bueno, thanks for letting me know the 12s will fit in my coupe.

[Wiglaf]

yeah i put the 6 in the vert and 12's in the coupe. the 12 may fit in the vert, need to measure. dimensions are given on the bavauto site.

[Kwaaahhh]

They're not actually bulbs, they just look like it. The actual LEDs are in the top left corner of that picture, the bulb looking things are just for carrying power to the wires.

Thanks for clearing that up! So 6 led for vert huh?

[accident]

So the 6 led for verts? The pics shows various led bulbs, which one do you get?

They're not actually bulbs, they just look like it. The actual LEDs are in the top left corner of that picture, the bulb looking things are just for carrying power to the wires.

[Kwaaahhh]

I installed the bavauto 6-led light in my vert, it's bright and works great. simple and excellent mod.

The website stinks when it comes to trying to link to stuff, here's a link to the pic:

http://www.bavauto.com/lview.asp?imgfile=assets/imglib500/led6.jpg

I was pretty satisfied so I bought 2 of the 12 LED ones for the hardtop dome lights. They are very bright and have a sharp white color, very nice. I'm sort of considering measuring to see if I can fit a 12 in the smaller dome light of the vert, but since that one is more in-your-face I think i'll just pass and not get blinded. The 6 is plenty.

2 thumbs up. If they weren't so expensive I'd put those damn things EVERYWHERE.

So the 6 led for verts? The pics shows various led bulbs, which one do you get?