Interior roof Light

[Lazy-Ferret]

My interior lamp was playing up, the one just behind the front seats, not always turning on, and the switch had become intermittent.

I decided to have a look at it today, so I unscrewed it from the roof, and struggled to unplug it, it was like the plug had melted!!! When I finally got it out, I discovered in many places it looked like it was made out of honeycomb, the plastic had melted and turned brittle. There was also a crack right where the plug was, which meant one of the power bars was able to move, resulting in it moving away from the switch contact.

I checked the bulb, and it was 10w, but I guess in the past, someone must have put something in that was bigger. First idea was to try and get a replacement, but then I thought, it is just the internals that are damaged, and I already have a nice LED light in the rear, I could turn it into a matching LED lamp.

Our local "cheap" shop sells 60 LED, 3.2w, 12v MU16 type bulbs, so I massacred one of those, and after a bit of chopping of the interior light, some soldering, heat shrink tubing, and plenty of Silicon sealant to hold stuff in place, I now now have a really bright LED roof light that matches the one I fitted to the boot area.

 

[solarman216]

sounds like a good alternative to sourcing a replacement, Rick

 

[sp00k]

http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/NikoN__Photos/temporary-5.jpg i put some LED bulbs in mine not long ago and man there bright......:lol

 

[firebobby]

I fitted LED's in mine, much brighter :thumb2

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Here it is...

 

[Sweety]

Now that's some bulb mate you'll need sunglasses on to be able to get in in the dark:lol I've changed all the bulbs to LED's inside, main lights are blue & the front map lights are white

 

[firebobby]

I wouldn't mind fitting submarine lights to mine, the ones that give the car a slight orange glow while you drive, I think Audi fit them to some of their cars

 

[puddle hoppers inc.]

my mate did this in his escort mk2 many years ago, he just put some orange lamps behind his centre console but wired to the interior lights, it gave an orange floor lite effect. handy for getting in of an evening?