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Dark trunk, bad light location..my DIY solution!

Old Jan 13, 2015 | 09:29 PM
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Default Dark trunk, bad light location..my DIY solution!

I find the trunk light in our 3GS too dark, so I decided to do something about it.

First I tried an LED board, this was okay, it definitely brightened the trunk compared to the OEM halogen bulb; but one time we went on a road trip and when the trunk was fairly full, I couldn't find stuff in the back because we had stuff that blocked the light.

I saw XxGoKoUxX's DIY and decided to buy a similar roll of lights. I didn't feel like soldering wires to the lights so I also used some 2 pin adapters.

Here's the result as posted in my instagram (http://instagram.com/alex.soo):



Let me know what you think!
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 10:15 PM
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looks great. how did you hook up the 2 pin adapter to the strip of LEDs
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 11:28 PM
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We need more pictures of locations
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Old Jan 14, 2015 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by utah801
looks great. how did you hook up the 2 pin adapter to the strip of LEDs
It's very easy, it basically just snaps into place.

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We need more pictures of locations
Just placed it in the middle of the trunk.
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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 09:05 AM
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I got to do this mod
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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by xms
I got to do this mod
I just noticed you've replied to 2,000 threads in the last hour. Not really spamming but damn haha.

Dope mod you've came up with, I noticed that trunk lighting is horrible in our cars but I don't spend that much time in the back to need that much lightning. Cool project tho my man, thumbs up and I'm sure others will hit this up.
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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 12:07 PM
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looks great. you should work for the lexus trunk light design engineer project manager team...
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Old Jan 19, 2015 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by LoveThatV8
I just noticed you've replied to 2,000 threads in the last hour. Not really spamming but damn haha.

Dope mod you've came up with, I noticed that trunk lighting is horrible in our cars but I don't spend that much time in the back to need that much lightning. Cool project tho my man, thumbs up and I'm sure others will hit this up.
I actually was really bored that day and got to catch up on the forum
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Old Jan 19, 2015 | 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by LoveThatV8
I just noticed you've replied to 2,000 threads in the last hour. Not really spamming but damn haha.

Dope mod you've came up with, I noticed that trunk lighting is horrible in our cars but I don't spend that much time in the back to need that much lightning. Cool project tho my man, thumbs up and I'm sure others will hit this up.
Best do it before you need it.

I have a flashlight on me and in the car too. Never know and it sux having to do things in the dark. Making it worse is doing it on the side of the road. Cars passing by and you get blind for a few second til your eyes adjust to the low light again, than another car pass by. So a flash light is a need, never know when you need to change the tire or your alternator is dead.
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Old Jan 31, 2015 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by xms
I got to do this mod
Just do it!

Originally Posted by LoveThatV8
I just noticed you've replied to 2,000 threads in the last hour. Not really spamming but damn haha.

Dope mod you've came up with, I noticed that trunk lighting is horrible in our cars but I don't spend that much time in the back to need that much lightning. Cool project tho my man, thumbs up and I'm sure others will hit this up.
Thanks! Yeah, most of the time it's not a big deal; now that it's in, I love it!

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looks great. you should work for the lexus trunk light design engineer project manager team...
I'd love to give them some suggestions! I really don't know what the designer was thinking when they placed the light in the corner, it's almost like it was an afterthought.

Originally Posted by worker
Best do it before you need it.

I have a flashlight on me and in the car too. Never know and it sux having to do things in the dark. Making it worse is doing it on the side of the road. Cars passing by and you get blind for a few second til your eyes adjust to the low light again, than another car pass by. So a flash light is a need, never know when you need to change the tire or your alternator is dead.
I agree and I have a small LED flash light in the car too!
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Old Feb 2, 2015 | 03:58 AM
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I saw your post, loved it so I did it myself. Thanks for the idea 😆
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Old Feb 2, 2015 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 1jz68u
I saw your post, loved it so I did it myself. Thanks for the idea 😆
You're welcome! Let's see some pics!
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Old Feb 3, 2015 | 08:03 PM
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Here is my after pic.

I left the standard light and attached the LED strip to the switch just in case I ever want to turn it off






Sorry for how dirty my boot is.
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so this is hooked up to the existing light switch in the corner?

not just the trunk, the whole car is in need of more lights. The cabin is dim as hell too, and you have to carry around a flashlight to find the damn buttons.
They skimped on the LEDs.
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Old Feb 4, 2015 | 03:21 AM
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Mine is hooked up to the existing light yes.
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