Interior Light

Hi, couldn't find this covered:

The interior light in my 3dr is quite frankly crap (there's only one light and no map lights) - I have that really stupid glasses holder or whatever it's meant to be at the front instead of a proper interior light.

Is there anyway i can fit something like this? If not any suggestions for a workaround?

LANDROVER FREELANDER FRONT INTERIOR LIGHT XDE 10040 | eBay

Thanks!

That's the front interior light unit from a 5-door right enough.

I would guess that with careful use of a stanley knife you could fit it in place of the one you have. It just clips into the headlining with springy things.

I fitted LED bulbs in mine as the originals are pretty low power.

I imagine you could pick one up from a breaker much cheaper though.

Singvogel.

Thanks, i hadn't considered fitting it in place of the original. My first thought was to try anf fit it in front between the driver and passenger where the cack sunglasses holder is - but i guess that would be more tricky?

If i replace the original light with this larger unit (provided there is space) will it affect the volumetric sensor? That's somewhere around there isn't it - i presume all freebies with an alarm have one?

Defunct. I reccomend utilising the cack hole underneath the sunglasses holder to attach another interior light or rally gooseneck or similar. Just make up a sandwich arrangement and put a base inside the thing to clamp it to. either take the 12v feed off the light, or run a fresh one in (as I am doing with the custom switch panel in the holder)

DuncanS - good tip thanks - at one point i was looking for single LED lights with a spot focus lens, which i could fit in there - they would shine down directly (green light) onto the centre console like a dim cockpit light - BMW have it built into the rear-view mirror and it looks great, doesn't distract the driver and allows you to see everything on the console. Unfortunately i couldn't find anything to make it out of and focus it with.

If you want a decent interior light without hacking your car about have a look on fleabay for LED panels. Measure the space that you have inside the fitting then get a panel as close as. They sell them with bulb fittings but I found these a bit fragile so soldered mine in. EVERYBODY comments when I open the door - usually "F**K my eyes!"

**** that tacky crap! Avanti Rally Map Light, Rally Series 12" Unswitched | eBay is what I am putting up front. Got LEDs to go in the footwells as my interior light is too bright at night and shows you to the world, as well as my 1m led strip above the boot door lol.

Thanks for the suggestions - i'm going to try changing the interior light to the 5 door one first, simply because i think it would work best functionally and look reasonably as if it was there originally.

I like that rally map light though - might get one anyway

DefUnct said:

Thanks for the suggestions - i'm going to try changing the interior light to the 5 door one first, simply because i think it would work best functionally and look reasonably as if it was there originally.

I like that rally map light though - might get one anyway

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I put a red LED 'festoon' in the centre lamp so I can run with it as a 'cockpit lamp' and LED white in the 2 side ones.

I've got one of those Avanti map-lights too - left over from my rallying days.

Singvogel.

If / Once i get a light and get it fitted i will try that bulb combination - sounds good. Presumably green light (LR colour) isn't as good as red?

DefUnct said:

If / Once i get a light and get it fitted i will try that bulb combination - sounds good. Presumably green light (LR colour) isn't as good as red?

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Green might be OK for Halloween but it's not so good for low-light vision.

I haven't seen any submarine films or Vietnam war helicopters with green.

Red is best by a long way.

S.

Hmmm....Red interior light. Exactly what sort of custom are you trying to attract:censored:

Singvogel: True, ill go with red

Dougden: Whatsor of custom would green attract?