Show off your interior lighting mods

[05Single]

Most know I have a slight obsession with lights, always have even since i was a little kid. Which comes to the conclusion that I'm still a little kid who plays with trucks.

Anyway show off your oem or custom , led or non led lighting upgrades/mods for your interior so we can spread some knowledge and ideas

Let me start with one. For some reason none of the tahoes came with center console lights, even the fully loaded one...which i have, so I added one. I did check the esky and denali center console to see of I can just swap out the liner but that was a no go. Either way I had fun doing this mod.
I put the light housing on the drivers side so it shines somewhat twords the passenger side with no distraction to the driver . Used a pressure switch from a nbs glove box for on/off wired directly to the battery.
I went to the salvage yard and picked out a interior light housing that fit my needs. I wanted something low maintenence and the bulb (194) can be replaced instead of with a strip if one light goes out the whole thing is toast or just looks ugly.
If I remember this particular housing came out of a mid 2000 vw.
Used a empty led 194 base as a lead from the pressure switch

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[adventurenali92]

That's pretty cool! I never thought about that. My 2006 denali doesn't have one either. I guess I don't go into my console enough to need a light haha. That's a really cool mod though!

 

[adventurenali92]

Edit: I always played with Tonka trucks and matchbox cars and Legos growing up. I'm still a kid who plays with trucks too!! Even better that I get to play with the grown ups trucks! Haha

 

[05Single]

That's pretty cool! I never thought about that. My 2006 denali doesn't have one either. I guess I don't go into my console enough to need a light haha. That's a really cool mod though!

You can't miss something if you never had it lol.
I was adding a aux plug and other mods so while I had the center console out I did this too.

 

[MadDogDelpho]

Nothing special, just blue LED gauges on my '02 and full interior LEDs.

 

[Cattivo]

You want lights...I got lights lol. Oh yea, I will be stealing your center console mod

 

[W8TVI]

I did the all on dome light mod before I knew someone had already did a write up on the mod. I went though the trouble of simulating the circuit in a circuit simulator to make sure everything worked the way I thought it would.

I soldered all the connections instead of using crimp connectors.

I need to do the mod where it turns the map lights on with the dome lights...

 

[05Single]

I did the all on dome light mod before I knew someone had already did a write up on the mod. I went though the trouble of simulating the circuit in a circuit simulator to make sure everything worked the way I thought it would.

I soldered all the connections instead of using crimp connectors.

I need to do the mod where it turns the map lights on with the dome lights...
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This is one mod I still need to do. Seems pretty easy

 

[ScottyBoy]

I have all my dash lights in blue LEDs, along with the door switches and the overhead AC controls and the Homelink buttons. I recently had my overhead console removed because I was replacing my old aftermarket flip down TV monitor with a newer one, and I took the opportunity to FINALLY modify the map lights so that they turn on along with the dome lights when a door is opened.
I really should have done a write up on this, but it's pretty easy. I just wired up a relay to the two dome lights. The relay feeds power and ground off the harness that plugs into the Homelink module in the console, and then I simply had to run a "trigger" wire along the ceiling to the dome light. So when the dome light is on, it triggers that relay to turn on and power up the map lights. I also put a diode on each map light wire so that they can still function like normal with the map light switch and not have any backfeed to the other map light when you turn only one of them on.

 

[05Single]

Added rear cargo lights because manufactures don't believe in them

Another one of my top favorite mods. Not only is it bright and very useful as you can imagine but also safer for loading and unloading for me and other passerby drivers when in a dark lit area. Or even scare criminals away (personally I just use my muscles for that last part)

Great for camping and being outdoors, low power consumption can leave these on all night without killing the battery. Tied into the rear dome light for auto on with doors or dome switch. Of course all domes and maps are leds too.

Seats folded down

 

[TxTooTall]

what kind/brand are those round LEDs? Did they come with the resistors already installed?

 

[05Single]

what kind/brand are those round LEDs? Did they come with the resistors already installed?

Eagle eye 23mm led bolts. No resistors needed.

 

[NoGood58]

@05Single

Those mods are nice. Makes me want to dive into something like that. How difficult was that? I'm a rookie at this, so hopefully it's not to difficult. It would definitely look nice on my Tahoe.

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[05Single]

@05Single

Those mods are nice. Makes me want to dive into something like that. How difficult was that? I'm a rookie at this, so hopefully it's not to difficult. It would definitely look nice on my Tahoe.

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http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/05singles-virgin-build-thread-03-tahoe.79987/page-5
A small write up in my build thread

 

[05Single]

Plastidipped all 4 door courtesy lights and all the dome lights for a smoked illusion without smoking the actual lens. Since leds are directional the light output is not changed.

Dipped the blocking plates for the map lights as well. Most people take these out and toss them.

Make sure you clean off the metal contacts so you get a connection.

The dome lights will blend in better once I redo the headliner in a darker fabric.

My last truck I actually used rid dye and dyed them in boiling water, was a fun project and they came out nice but this is quicker and doesn't smell up the kitchen.... or ruin the wifes pan lol.

 

[05Single]

Door lights before

After dip

Wedge design led so there's no need to drill the stock opening in the housing like for most led bulbs.

Again just as bright with leds and output is still great.

The lens and housings are plastic welded together so taking them apart takes time and the edges like to crack a little, that's why I painted the border. Used jb weld to seal them back up and they're stronger than they were from the factory.

 

[05Single]

When I did the center console light I had everything torn apart and did a light for the rear cup holders cause I got tired of showing people where they were lol. Now I just say look at the blue light by your feet. Hooked up to the dash circuit so it dims and auto in off with the rest of the dash light's. Used a housing that holds a 194 bulb for easy replacement.

Nice and flush

One of those things gm should've thought of in their design. Most automakers have lighted cup holders now.

 

[05Single]

Applied the same exact concept to the cubby (don't judge me I was bored and recently laid off work lol)
Added USB and aux directly wired to the head unit.

 

[W8TVI]

Applied the same exact concept to the cubby (don't judge me I was bored and recently laid off work lol)
Added USB and aux directly wired to the head unit.

I need to get a new console like your to match my '05 dash trim. That top cubby would be perfect to attach the remote head for my mobile radio, and it would get it up high enough to read the display...

 

[05Single]

I need to get a new console like your to match my '05 dash trim. That top cubby would be perfect to attach the remote head for my mobile radio, and it would get it up high enough to read the display...

Yea I only use it to put the 3 screws when I mess with my stereo. Besides that it's always empty, I have nothing that fits in there