Interior lighting lights cabin e30

[Mtriple]

Alright, here are some pictures that I took...

mood lighting portion of the E39 domelight:


looking down into the led shrouds:


LED's and resistor removed:


shrouds cut away from the rest of the housing:


Took apart the maplight mirror but didnt like what I found:


So I decided to go here:



Pretty simple wiring, just tied into the ignition power on the sunroof (the E39 is the same way, on with ignition):


Directly underneath, looking straight up:


I dont remember my E46 being this bright. We'll see how it goes, I may play with the resistor value to tone it down a bit.


Overall, I'm pleased with the results. I'm kind of a stickler for the factory appearance and it doesnt look out of place in my opinion.

[george graves]

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[Mtriple]

that sounds awesome lets see it!

Patience young grasshopper, I'm at work until 6am... :(

[thull]

This is a mod I have been planning for a long time and I finally got around to it last night. I bought a dome light assembly from a E39 on Ebay last year and disected it just for the mood lighting. Not neccesarily for the LED's (common) but more for the little shrouds that the LED's are placed in.

Initially I was going to mount it in my map light mirror but after taking that apart and looking at it, there really wasnt a good spot. I ended up mounting everything in the access cover for the sunroof motor.

I'll post pictures when I get home.

that sounds awesome lets see it!

[Mtriple]

This is a mod I have been planning for a long time and I finally got around to it last night. I bought a dome light assembly from a E39 on Ebay last year and disected it just for the mood lighting. Not neccesarily for the LED's (common) but more for the little shrouds that the LED's are placed in.

Initially I was going to mount it in my map light mirror but after taking that apart and looking at it, there really wasnt a good spot. I ended up mounting everything in the access cover for the sunroof motor.

I'll post pictures when I get home.

[gearheadE30]

If you want footwell lights, run leads from the door switches to the center of the dash, pull the front part of the shifter (the part with the console in it) and cut holes in the lower part so that the lights can fit. I havn't had time to do this yet, but it is the easiest way to mount the lights.

I also have a silverado dome light in place of the check panel. I think the cabrio panel is a different size, though. My car also had the half-checkpanel thing that all M42 cars got. Here's a pic:

[Aerton]

Anyone here has added lights to the e30 interior, on mirror, rear view mirror, doors, sills etc. I'm interested in adding some under dash,seat lighting in a clean tasteful manner. I heard modern cars like Porsche and BMW's E46's etc have them.

Anyone who can show me the e46 mood light in action please, location of bulbs etc. Pics Video, I would like to this this summer and the short warm months in the East Cost go by fast so I need to work fast and time is of essence.