1947-53 LED dome light retro fit

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by VWNate1

That's really nice ! .

You may discover you'll still want some under dash lights as your shoulders will block a lot of that good light .

Youngrodder (or anyone else), have you installed below dash LED lights? Maybe in-the-door LED's? Obviously, these same LED's or maybe smaller ones could work great for that but I'm wondering what kind of housings you'd use in the under dash ones? I'm tinking lights that come on with the door opening but you might want to also have a switch on them to turn on one or the other while driving in case you dropped something or wantd to see something you put on the floor. Ideas?

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

Youngrodder (or anyone else), have you installed below dash LED lights? Maybe in-the-door LED's? Obviously, these same LED's or maybe smaller ones could work great for that but I'm wondering what kind of housings you'd use in the under dash ones? I'm tinking lights that come on with the door opening but you might want to also have a switch on them to turn on one or the other while driving in case you dropped something or wantd to see something you put on the floor. Ideas?

The ones that I saw I didnt care for the housings. Heres the idea I settled on mainly because it would be cheap and clean. I was going to purchase two small strips of LED lights and double side tape them out of sight on the bottom edge of my lower dash panel. I will also have a center console running down the middle so the idea as to put on strip of lights on each side.You could just hook them up the the light swtich if it has a reostat. Then when you turn the light dail all the way to on side the light would come on even with the doors closed. I will also tie the dome light into the same switch.



Here is a link to the lights.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/350534923301...84.m1423.l2649
You can also get them in many colors. but I would stick with white.

Marc

[sleepertruck72]

Whoa That is BRIGHT !!! I like it ! Im gonna let my cousin know about it for his 49 and I will try one for my 72 it looks like it will fit !!! Thats a SICK truck by the way youngrodder

[OKGMC4]

If the under dash lights are tied into the dome system they will turn on when the door is open. If you use a modern GM headlight switch you can turn them both on with a twist of the knob. I also thought about under dash lights but may not. If I do it I may put them under the bench seat facing forward. I ran my dome light wireing across the floor, had to much trouble running it in the roof as original, so the wiring is already under my seat, I just have to tap into it. At this point the 42 LED panel I have is plenty bright enough!