Red LED footwell lights done

[Sootchucker]

Don't forget, digital cameras are very sensitive to the red channel, so it looks brighter in the photo than it actually is.

Going to run with them for a while and see what I think - but so far in the flesh I'm really liking them. If just takes away the sterility of the all white interior (GTI owners at least have red ambient lighting in the doors and kick plates).

Also got my next mod lined up:


IMG_1182 by Sootchucker, on Flickr

A set of 4 active door warning lights. Just need to connect the positive to terminal 16 of the 32 pin connector in the door control modules and the negative to pin 5 of the 32 pin connector (but will mean door cards off, so I'll be doing this over the xmas holidays. Stay tuned.

Oh, and in case you are all wondering who this blithering idiot is - it's ME - Norbreck21a (my account was hacked or had a software glitch so until it's fixed, I'm posting under my alter ego  )

[monsta]

Just removed the footwell light on my car and the "bulb" is a circuit board with a single LED in the middle.

Are you able to buy replacement red ones or do you need to replace the LED yourself? i.e. get the soldering iron out?

[Mark V GTD]

So the footwell lights are white LED as standard (as are the courtesy/map lights?

[Jimble]

So the footwell lights are white LED as standard (as are the courtesy/map lights?

Yup.

[Sootchucker]

Just removed the footwell light on my car and the "bulb" is a circuit board with a single LED in the middle.

Are you able to buy replacement red ones or do you need to replace the LED yourself? i.e. get the soldering iron out?

Nah, I still had some "standard" non led footwell lights from a project on my MK5 Golf many years ago, so dropped the red LED bulbs from the scirocco into them and whacked them in.

[Mark V GTD]

Thanks Jimble - no yellow glow then! 

[monsta]

Thanks Jimble - no yellow glow then! 

Ahh, makes sense, cheers.  I think the red LED in the footwall would complete the interior of the GTI with the red strip on the door, need to source some mk6 holders!

[2014GTi]

Ok..... how about the strip above the glove compartment? 

[JellyB]

Odd question here, but should both the driver and passengers footwells be illuminated as standard? I checked and the light fitting is there but no cable connected to it.

I only noticed that only the passenger footwell has ever been lit in my car..

[2014GTi]

Odd question here, but should both the driver and passengers footwells be illuminated as standard? I checked and the light fitting is there but no cable connected to it.

I only noticed that only the passenger footwell has ever been lit in my car..

Oh dear, yes both sides should be lit