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Old 08-19-14, 04:23 PM
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Has anyone added more lighting to the interior of your ES? My girlfriend's car is an 07 and the amount of usable light inside the car is sub-par. It seems those LEDs dont put out that much from the factory. Any upgrades? I was thinking about cutting holes in the overhead console to install additional LEDs to complement the existing ones.
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You can change the foot well, glove box and center console lights to white for more lighting. I also added more light by installing 12 smd LED panels into my vanity mirrors and flip the mirror when I need more light.
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Ok thanks. I may do a custom job myself. It seems even if you change out the oem ones with brighter ones its the holes that inhibit light to pass through effectively. Looks like a late summer project in the making.
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I've had the over head console apart and there is a plastic filter that the light passes thru, if you remove that filter and install some 10mm white LEDs the protrude thru the console a tiny bit that may provide some more light to Lexus' poor design. The holes the light come Thru should fit a 10mm flat top led perfect and still look OEM and hopefully light up the interior a bit more.
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