Well this is my first attemp in writing a tutorial so i hope it somepeople. I used my leet xbox hacking skills and did this. Links are below to see my xboxs
Xbox 1
Xbox 2
Xbox 3


Mods feel free to put it in the how to section. i just posted here so people would see it and stop PMing me

How To: Install LEDs In Cupholders

Tools Required:
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Dremal Tool or Drill
22 Gauge Wire
Soldering Iron & Solder
LEDs 3mm 5000MCD+
Hot Glue Gun
Electric Tape
100OMH 1/4watt Resisters


First Disamble the center console and take out the cup holders & Drill holes where ever you want to put LEDs in. make sure to drill the hole smaller then the led so it fits snug in there.


Next Take you leds and put them in the holes and hot glue them in. Try to make then as stright as possible and do one at a time till the glue drys then move to the next one.



Next is to wire up the leds. The longer leg is the +12 and the shorter leg is the ground. Wire up the longer legs by soldering the wire to each leg. Run the wire from leg to leg to make a chain. Now do the same for the ground wire on the shorter legs. DO NOT let 2 wires touch other wise it will short, if it looks or seems to be touching put a price of electric tape between the 2. Now at the end of the +12 wire solder the Resisters. (1 resister for ever 2 leds) solder them in a row. Now solder a peice of wire after the resister so we can hook that up to a +12 soruce in the car.




Now Tape up or hot glue all the expose wire. I chose to tape since i was lazy and didnt feel like wiaitng 5 mins for the iron to heat up .



Now place back into the car and run the +12 wire to any +12 source. I just wired it to my cigar lighter. and installed a switch. Run the ground to any bolt thats bolted to the chasie. If you look next to the ebrake handle under the plasic theres a bolt. I used that. Or you can wire it to the ground on the lighter. For a switch I took a wire and wired it from the +12 on lighter to a pin on a switch then i took a wire and ran it from the other pin on the switch to the +12 wire on the leds.

Heres a switch i made for my leds in my car and also my radar. I put geen leds on top of switch to glow when in use. hook up is same concept.



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I Hope that helps you people.

 

Very nice beverage finder or good source of low light in case you hate your map lights. Also good in case aliens are looking for there mothership.

 

haha its not as bright as you think, i mean is dose light up the car a bit bt if you want dimmer just add another resister till you get the brightness you want.

 

can you throw a picture at night from the backseat with a waterbottle in it ....if possible (i know this is kinda specific ...just want to see how it would look)

 

sounds like youw ant a picture like they have in the scion catalogs lol

 

No problem. hold on its dark in my garage

 

Exactly ...lol

 

Enjoy

 

little off topic... how do you like your heated leather seats? They nice?

 

I havent used them yet.. waiting for a nice hard long day of snowboarding and ill enjoy them on the way home

 

hehe that looks really cool, I think I might do that myself!

 

Not sure if this would be too much of a pain in the ass but could you post a picture of each color?

 

looks cool with the water bottle all lit up ... I would consider doing just the two cup holders

 

is that Xbox case really selling for that much???? and its just the case!!!

 

You read your maps upside down?

 

very nice! good work! love them!

 

Just in reference to in case you hate using the lights they provide on the rear view mirror. They are bad.

 

haha that is awesome, you should sell kits and make a little $$$.

 

Wow I thought I was the only one who is infatuated with leds. I guess everyone has a little insanity in them. ;-)

 

I have already started putting together some packages to sell on ebay. If you guys are intrested let me know. I will include LEDs, resisters, and also wire.

 

Thats pretty neat man. I love working with LEDs. Niice

 

Hey id deffinitly be interested in a kit, but i would love to see a pic of all the colors, mainly the orange.

 

Thats tight man i really like it

 

those LEDs look HOTT!!! great job!

 

YEah... the leds do look hot.. UM HOW DO U DO THAT AGAIN..???? lolol....... I will be e-mailing u soon.. lol