Interior: How To: Install LEDs In CupHolders (Tons of Pics 56K warning)
09-15-2005, 12:49 PM
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How To: Install LEDs In CupHolders (Tons of Pics 56K warning)
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.
Finshed Product:
I Hope that helps you people.
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:
------------------
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.
Finshed Product:
I Hope that helps you people.
Last edited by TommyP; 05-17-2012 at 09:29 PM.
09-15-2005, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by c7015
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)
09-15-2005, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by sneaky
Very nice beverage finder or good source of low light in case you hate your map lights.
You read your maps upside down?
