Autonomous LED car lighting. Car interior lighting with LED strips

23.11.2021

Standard lighting of the car interior is as necessary at night as air conditioning in hot weather or "windshield wipers" in the rain. Lighting will make it easier to find the little things you need. A number of illuminated people in the cabin get tired more slowly and concentrate better on the road. Additional lighting is also a way to make your vehicle unique, unlike hundreds of thousands of other cars.

Why do you need additional lighting

The feeling of comfort in the passenger compartment depends to a large extent on the quality of the interior lighting. The need for soft, non-annoying backlighting is especially relevant when traveling at night, when you need to check a map, write something in a notebook, take out important trifles from the glove compartment or find objects that have fallen on the floor.

Additional lighting is of great aesthetic importance. It creates a unique design for the interior of the car, distinguishing it from similar vehicles. This lighting can be synchronized with a subwoofer, as a result of which the LEDs will pulsate and change colors in time with the music. Despite the important role that is assigned to the car interior lighting, the standard lighting system in some car models leaves much to be desired, so you have to redo it yourself.

Backlight options

The modern market for car accessories offers two options for lighting: neon and LED. These lighting options are installed either separately or combined with each other, illuminating part of the cabin with neon, part with LEDs.

Neon lights come in the form of bulbs or flex. Lamps emit bright, even light, but they are afraid of mechanical damage and often burn out with intensive use. Flexible tape is more practical, it can be easily mounted in the passenger compartment, it is suitable for highlighting uneven and embossed surfaces, it does not break and consumes little electricity.

LED backlighting is becoming more and more popular, which is characterized by the following advantages:

flexible design;
compact size;
ease of installation;
convenient form of purchase (by footage);
low sensitivity to mechanical damage;
increased service life;
the ability to change the color of the luminous flux (in RGB strips).

Thanks to its compact size, the LED strip can be glued to small interior elements: handles, cigarette lighter, steering wheel trim. With its help, you can get interesting lighting effects, ranging from smooth switching on and off of the backlight, ending with transitions between several colors.

IMPORTANT! The lighting color must be in harmony with the interior color. From the right choice the color depends on the result and the quality of the glow.

Installation locations

Anything can be illuminated inside the car. Most often, additional lighting sources are installed on the following elements:

in the glove compartment;
under the seats;
on the doors;
on the right handles;
under the driver's torpedo;
under the glove compartment;
at the ignition lock;
in the trunk.

For tuning small elements (ignition lock, door handles), single diodes are used, diode tapes are glued to larger surfaces.

Tools and materials

Before purchasing the necessary tools and materials, you need to decide on the location for installing the backlight and make the appropriate measurements. To install you need:

single diodes for spot illumination;
LED strip (if you plan to illuminate the ceiling, dashboards, legroom);
set of wires (3-5 m);
heat-shrink tubing;
any degreaser;
insulating tape;
glue "Moment";
soldering iron;
scissors;
Dimmer;
screwdriwer set;
tools that are listed in the instructions for the backlight.

LED strip is sold by the meter. You can buy it from the automotive market or from a specialist spare parts store. Experts recommend not to skimp on the quality of the tape and buy good LEDs.

ATTENTION! It is better to purchase a tape with a small margin than to find out at the last moment that it is in short supply.

If you do not want to suffer with measurements, soldering and insulating wires, you can look for kits ready for connection. These include LED strips with wires soldered along the edges. Such strips are fixed in the right place and connected to the power supply.

Setting different lighting options

Point diodes

A resistor is soldered to one of the legs of the diode. Next, the wires are soldered and the open wiring is wrapped with electrical tape. A terminal connection is made at a distance of about 20 cm. LEDs are ready for installation.

Now they are preparing a place for installation. If we are talking about the interior handles, then you will need to remove the trim and make a small hole at the installation site. The hole should be of such a diameter that the diode is held quite tightly in it. If desired, it will be possible to glue the diode with Moment glue.

The wiring is pulled under the trim into the passenger compartment so that it can be connected later. In the same way, point diodes are installed anywhere in the cabin.

LED Strip Light

It is not difficult to install LED lighting in the car interior. Measure the site of the proposed installation and cut the tape to the appropriate length. Incisions are made with scissors along special membranes.

ATTENTION! If you take more tapes than you need, it will not fix well and will sag in the future. Therefore, it is better to cut a little less tape than planned.

Wiring is soldered to the edges of the prepared segments, the structure is checked for operability by connecting it to the power supply, and then proceeding to installation. For the best adhesion of the tape to the plastic surface, degrease the place where the tape is attached. To do this, apply a degreaser to a rag, wipe the desired area and leave it for 3-5 minutes until it dries completely. After that, the protective film is removed from the LED strip and the strip is glued in the right place. If the tape does not have a protective film and a sticky surface, then Moment glue is required for its installation.

The algorithm described above is suitable for mounting lighting on straight surfaces. If you need to install the backlight on an area with a bend, you will have to tinker. The fact is that it is not advisable to bend the LED strip even at an angle of 90 degrees. Therefore, you will need to cut off two pieces of the desired length, clean the edges and solder them at the folds. A heat-shrinkable tube is put on the place of soldering and heated. The wires are soldered to the outer edge of the LED strip, insulate them and install the tape in the right place.

Neon lights

Neon lamps should be installed in places where the risk of mechanical damage is reduced to zero. For example, to highlight the engine compartment. For installation, you will need the following tools and materials:

neon lamps;
aluminum corner;
nylon clamps for fastening;
self-tapping screws.

If the lamp has a socket for connecting to a cigarette lighter, it is cut off and the contacts are stripped. A piece is sawn off from the aluminum corner, which coincides in length with the lamp. The corner is screwed under the torpedo, neon lamps are attached to it with clamps. In the same way, the lamps are attached under the glove compartment and under the rear seats. The wiring is hidden under the upholstery of the car and pulled to the torpedo.

Backlight connection

There are different options for connecting the backlight. Most often, a cigarette lighter or interior light is used for this purpose.

If the backlight is connected to the cigarette lighter, then "+" is connected to the "+" of the cigarette lighter, and "-" - to any place in the car body. To connect the backlight to the interior lighting, you will need to remove the cover and connect the “+” to the white wire, and “-” to the red one. For the effect of smooth turning on and off the backlight, a dimmer is additionally connected to the system.

As for the neon illumination, it is powered through a specially installed transformer from a battery. You need to connect a switch to the battery, and then put a fuse on the entire backlight. The maximum distance from the fuse to the positive terminal of the battery is 45 cm.

The best way to run the wire is through a hole in the case, between the engine or the passenger compartment. To prevent sharp edges from cutting the cable, they are neutralized using soft rubber rings of a suitable diameter.

Now connect the second wire to the corresponding battery terminal. It is either pulled along the same route as the first, or simply connected to the body of the machine. Then they turn on the system and check its operability.

This completes the installation of the car interior lighting with your own hands. It does not require any special skills and abilities. The main thing is to stock up on the necessary materials, tools and show a little perseverance and patience.

In the evening, the LED interior lighting becomes an analogue of an air conditioner turned on on a hot day. Not all car owners are satisfied with the classic illumination, often there is a desire to make changes to it. The best option for solving this problem is LED car interior lighting, made by yourself.

Let's try to figure out how to make relaxing and comfortable lighting inside the car, giving the interior uniqueness and individuality. Interior lighting with LED strip, made on its own, will cope with a similar task. Modern LEDs are able to make a radical transformation of the interior appearance in a matter of minutes. Currently, manufacturers offer various options for the combination of colors, the saturation of the glow - the choice is up to the consumer.

Interior lighting

Let's start with the fact that the LED lighting in the car interior has distinctive characteristics:

ease of installation of the backlight;
when installing the emitters, there is no need to mount fasteners. The backlight must be mounted on a special surface with a sticky base. In order to strengthen the LED strip inside the car, it is enough to get rid of the protective strip;
small LEDs can be easily put into standard sockets, after removing typical lamps from there;
the LED lamp has high mechanical strength, it is sealed. If the polarity is not reversed during installation, it is quite difficult to disable the lamp;
LED lamp lights up instantly, you can use bulbs for light and music.

Specificity of neon lighting

Neon lights give a rich and bright light. Installing them is more difficult than installing LED bulbs. In addition, problems often arise during the operation of neon illumination. For example, such lighting is not designed to be switched on and off continuously. Lamps will need to be changed frequently.

How to make an original backlight in a car with your own hands?

As soon as you choose the option of lighting the car interior, proceed to the selection of tools and materials, without which you cannot realize your plan.

You will need:

Instructions

DIY LED interior lighting is performed according to a certain algorithm:

First you need to remove the terminal from the battery.
Next, we determine the location of the LED backlight. It can be installed above the torpedo.

Advice! In order for the lighting to be safe in operation, it is not touched by passengers, we suggest strengthening it under the seats.

Attention! Try to place the fuse closer to the battery so that you can change it at any time.

Put a protective tube on the electrical wire. Solder the wire, then place a protective tube on the soldering site.
The second wire must be brought out to the body, connected to the battery. With the controller, you can change the color options of the LED backlight, an average of 17 million different shades can be used. The controller helps you choose colors, adjust the intensity of the glow. With the help of an LED strip fixed inside the cabin, it is possible to illuminate the space in five different speeds, with a change in effects and colors.

Next, we start calculating the length of the wires. You also need to decide on the location of the switch. The location of the fuse near the battery allows you to protect the lamp from voltage surges, switching errors.

Places for mounting LED lighting

Among the convenient places where you can mount LED backlighting, we highlight:

location under the glove compartment or dashboard;
installation of LEDs under car seats;
fastening the LED strip under the headrests.

Once the wires are attached to the battery, you can put on a fuse for the backlight. You can pass the wire through the holes that are in the plate dividing the engine compartment and the car interior. If there is no hole, you can drill it yourself.

Attention! Do not forget to put rubber insulation on the edges of the hole, otherwise the wires will break while the machine is moving. For such purposes, a rubber ring of the required diameter is suitable.

We connect the second wire to the battery terminal by throwing it through the hole in the plate. When connecting, be sure to observe the polarity.

Advice! Make sure that there are no traces of rust, paint, dirt on the wire.

When carrying out self-installation of LED lighting in the cabin, you can significantly save your family budget.

Interior lighting connection options

Ready-to-use lights are available from many auto parts stores. On average, the basic set of interior lighting, consisting of 4 neon emitters, is 2-6 thousand rubles. After installing such lighting, the car will become "exclusive", completely transformed and updated.

We mount a multicolor backlight that will be powered by a car cigarette lighter. Professionals consider this installation option to be the simplest, since there is no need to change the electrical wiring inside the car. To work you need to use:

four-pin RGB LED strip;
stranded wire (4-5 m);
controller with control panel;
soldering iron;
4 terminal clamps;
transparent silicone sealant.

Before proceeding with the installation, it is important to make high-quality measurements of the places where you plan to mount the LED strip. In addition, it is important to measure the perimeter of the passenger compartment along which the tape will be attached. The distance under the instrument panel is measured. Next, the distance between the front car seats is determined.

Advice! Add 40-50 cm of tape to the received numbers as a reserve.

After completing all measurements, you will have four pieces of LED strip and 7 pieces of wires.

Connection diagram

The tape is attached, then the wire, then the connector, the next wire, again the connector, again the wire, and a new piece of tape. To attach the individual elements of the circuit into a single whole, an electrical wire is used that passes between the upper connectors. The terminal clips for the upper pair are mounted under the dashboard, and the lower ones are attached under the front seats.

You can clearly see this in the video:

When buying an LED strip, keep in mind that you will only be able to cut it into pieces in some places, using the line that is between the flat metal contacts. Also, keep in mind that the controller is rated at 12W, so calculate the maximum wattage of the lamps on the tape before starting installation. We clean the 1 cm sections of the wire from plastic, solder it to the LED strip, and perform the insulation using silicone glue.

You can secure the tape and wires to the place you need using double-sided tape. Installation should start from under the glove compartment.

The wires must be passed through the terminal clamp and the controller fixed to it. Then you need to check that the wires match the color of the controllers. We complete the installation of the backlight under the car pedals.

This project should appeal to most car owners. Everyone must have tried to find shoes under the seats and knows that the lights in the cabin are so dim that it can be difficult to do. So why not make your own LED car interior lighting and make it stand out among others?

Necessary note: I did not want to risk the integrity of my wiring and therefore did not cut anything, but only sketched the wires from above. Well, now let's get down to business from talking.

What do we need for the backlight? So:

- LED strips. I prefer to use RGB strips, which allow me to choose among a certain number of colors, rather than be content with just one color.
- RGB LED strip controller with remote control.
- Four-core wire. Usually V + (white), R (red), G (green) and B (blue) wires come from the LED strip.
- Connectors.
- Soldering iron.
- Silicone glue.
You also need brains and patience. Because, as soon as you make this LED interior light, you start begging the sun for sunset so you can drive your pumped car))).

As soon as the plan became clear, we proceed with the design of the wiring, taking into account the connectors. Why connectors? They play an important role in both bonding and securing the bond. Let's say a few LEDs are out of order. Nobody wants to rip out all the wiring. When using connectors, you just need to remove the faulty section of the tape, repair or replace them and insert into place.

In the following image, we can see four connectors located in pairs at the back and front. Thus, the wire to each tape passes between them. The LED controller connects to a 12V power supply.
Now, since I do not want to cut the wiring and include additional fuses in the circuit, I will power it from the cigarette lighter or charging, which will be very easy to do. Also, in this case, when removing the ignition key, the lighting will go out.

Now that everything is planned out, the next very important step awaits us - measurements. The importance of this stage is to further position the elements in the right places without pulling the wires.
We make the first measurements for the section of the interior lighting located under the dashboard, determining the total length of the two front LED strips. Secondly, we take measurements for the tapes located at the back, under the chairs.
After this part of the work is done, we proceed to determine the length of the wires, bearing in mind that you need to have a margin of length to be able to fit at the place of their attachment to the tapes. To determine the length of the wires, we measure the following sections:
- from the controller to the front left connector;
- from the front left connector to the front right connector;
- from the front left connector to the rear left connector;
- from the rear left connector to the rear right connector.
When connecting the illumination circuitry under the seats, leave additional length of the wires so that the connections do not break when the seat is moved forward or backward.

After taking measurements, it is time to cut the LED strips to length.

Our project requires four pieces of LED strip. All LED strips have cut lines every three LEDs. Keep in mind that it is better to make the segment shorter than longer, as the extra "tail" of the tape will dangle, and this will give the appearance of an incomplete structure and spoil the impression.

After soldering, it is best to check its quality by lighting all the colors of the LEDs in sequence. So, in the images we see that the check of the three primary colors - red, green, blue.

If they light up without any problems, you need to ensure the safety of the joints. One method is to apply silicone glue, which will prevent the wires from contacting with each other and ensure the rigidity of the connection.

ready to be installed in the car. In the same way, we will make three more, which in total will give us four sections of the car interior lighting.
Now is the time to go to the car and start connecting the circuit.

As you can see, first of all we attach the LED strip located under the dashboard to the glue. Then we attach the connector to it. Pay attention to the photos - they clearly show what is being said here.

Once it's done, let's hide our wires. It is enough to shove the wires inside the panels and stretch them to the seats, where the next section of the LED interior lighting will be installed.

Under the chairs, the pieces of LED strip should not be glued with glue or adhesive tape, but passed between the springs and strings and tied at the ends. It should be noted that I left a sufficient amount of wire to ensure that moving the chair forward or backward does not affect the integrity of the connections. When this step is completed, we proceed to rework the charger.

There are several different ways to power our interior lighting:
- from unused fuses from the fuse box using jumpers;
- through the door panel. In this case, the backlight will shine when the doors are open, and go out when they are closed;
- from the headlights (either from the main fuse box or from the cut wiring supplying the headlights).
But we will use Charger... Why?
The reason for redesigning the charger is that I don't use the cigarette lighter in any way other than to charge my phone. So why not modify the "charging" if it is used frequently and thus make it easier to use it for two tasks at the same time.
Most phone chargers give 4V out (which is not enough for our LED backlight). That is, they lower the voltage. car battery from 12V to 4V. All we need to do is run the wires past the voltage regulator.

When we open the charger, we see a fuse (protects against overloads) and a regulator circuit (which lowers the voltage). We solder our wires to the fuse and to ground bypassing the stabilizer. So we get the 12 V we need!
Thus, we will power our LED interior lighting. Once all the connections are made, let's start checking our work.

Using the remote control, you can:
- turn on / off the backlight;
- change colors;
- adjust the intensity;
- use fading effects.
Now it remains to wait for the sun to set, and it will be possible to roll our pumped car out of the garage!

Interior lighting testing in the morning.

LED interior lighting is more popular today than ever. The interior of any modern car has a wide variety of light sources. At a minimum, the cabin has a central ceiling light and a navigator light located at the front of the ceiling, in front of the windshield. In addition, in the car interior there may be lamps in the lamps located in the cosmetic mirrors, in the illumination of the glove box (glove compartment), in the lighting of the trunk, thresholds, leg zones, etc.

For all of these lighting fixtures, 95% of cars use two types of lamps:

baseless lamps with W5W marking (or, according to other classifiers, T10)
spotlights with C5W / C10W marking (or, according to other classifiers, festoon - festoon)

The remaining 5% are for T4W lamps, the selection principle of which is the same as for W5W lamps.

But even in the two most common types of lamps, it is not surprising to get confused, since our catalog of LED auto lamps contains more than 20 models of each type. Let's try to figure out which models of LED lamps are suitable for the interior of your particular car.

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Base type

It is not difficult to choose LED lamps for car interior lighting. On the main page of our store, select the make and model of your car, then open the subsection "interior lighting". If you did not find your car in the catalog, or the subsection "interior lighting" for the car model you are interested in is not filled in, then it will not be difficult to choose LED lamps for interior lighting yourself.

The most reliable way to find out the type of lamps used in your car's lamps is to open the shades and remove the standard lamps. If you see that the lamp is entirely glass with a flat base about a centimeter wide with metal antennae, then you have a W5W baseless lamp:

This small incandescent light bulb has a power of 5 watts and a luminous flux of approximately 50 lumens. To replace this obsolete incandescent lamp in all respects, you can choose a modern, brighter and more efficient LED lamp in the section.

If you see a lamp with two metal cones at the ends, then in front of you is a soffit (aka double-capped) lamp.

With this lamp, it is important to measure the distance between the extreme points of the base. If the length of the lamp does not exceed 37 mm, then this is a lamp marked C5W, the power of such an incandescent lamp is 5 watts, and its luminous flux is approximately 45 lm. If the length of the lamp is more than 37 mm, then this is a C10W lamp, its power is 10 watts, and the luminous flux is about 100 lm. On our website, the length of C5W lamps is indicated by the last number in the name of the LED lamp. That is, for example, the F-4s50f31 lamp is 31 mm long and the F-6s50f42 lamp is 42 mm long. You can select lamps of this type in the section.

If the lamp is a glass body with a cylindrical metal base, then it is a T4W lamp:

The power of such a lamp is 4 watts, the luminous flux is about 35 lm, you can find a replacement for it in the section.

Space inside the luminaire

After the required type of lamps is determined, it is necessary to inspect the interior lamp itself. When choosing LED spotlights C5W pay attention to the length of the lamp as well as the space inside the interior light. If there is not much space around the standard lamp, such as in this case:

then it makes sense to choose a narrow lamp.

If there is enough space and a wider LED lamp will fit into the interior or trunk lamp, then wider and much brighter lamps can be installed.

Larger LED lamps provide uniform light over the entire area of the luminaire, good illumination of the entire area of the diffuser, that is, they solve the familiar "point of light" problem.

The luminaire in which it is installed baseless LED lamp W5W, can be of different shapes and sizes. The first thing to look at is the location of the lamp inside the luminaire. If the lamp inside the plafond is parallel to the plane of the diffuser, i.e. in other words, sideways, as in these photos:

Then it is better to stop at LED side-glow lamps, for example:

In this case, the entire luminous flux of the lamp will be directed in the right direction, and not illuminate the walls of the interior lamp in vain, as in this photo ...

In addition, it is important here to evaluate the space inside the luminaire and, if possible, choose a larger LED lamp for better illumination of the entire diffuser. A good example of choosing bright LED lamps for interior lighting:

In the case when the lamp in the luminaire is located perpendicular to the surface of the diffuser, and the space inside it is very limited, as, for example, in this interior luminaire:

And if there is enough space in the interior lamp, then there is an opportunity to choose: put small LED lamps of a more or less standard size, as shown above, or put larger, slightly unusual LED lamps like these:

having high brightness and giving an excellent effect of bright, diffused light.

Lamp brightness and color

In addition to the external shape and size of the LED lamp, it is necessary to take into account its purpose, that is, where exactly the LED lamp will be installed and what it should illuminate.

The "navigational" light fixtures are intended for reading in the salon, for example, a road map. This means that there should be enough light in them for reading, but at the same time, the light should not be excessive, so as not to blind the eyes. For reading, it is better to choose white or natural white glow color. The optimal indicator of the luminous flux in this case is 100-150 lm.

The central interior light provides general illumination within the vehicle. It is logical to put an LED lamp in it white with maximum luminous flux, so that there are no dark corners in the cabin. But if you are not a fan of classic solutions, then you can put colored LED lamps, for example or and make yourself a blue, red, green or even pink light in your salon, which looks very unusual.

The light in the cosmetic mirrors located in the sun visors should not be too bright, because during the use of the mirror the lamp will shine directly into the eyes. A comfortable luminous flux in this case is 25-70 lm. In this case, the lamps should illuminate the face well, which means that the light should be pure white.

Lighting for the leg area, glove box and trunk should be such that not a single detail is lost in the depths of the car. Here you can not skimp on light and put the brightest LED lamps in these, usually small lamps:

The bright light from these LED lights will be especially helpful when looking for a dropped phone or lipstick in the glove compartment.

LED illumination of doors or thresholds performs two important functions. Firstly, it illuminates the space in front of you when you leave the car, and secondly, it marks an open door in the dark, making it more visible to other road users. LED lamps of any color and brightness, according to your taste, can be installed in the lamps located in the doors.

Ready-made sets of lamps

As you can see, at self-selection LED lamps in the salon, you must take into account many nuances. If you don't feel like bothering with luminous flux figures, markings and lamp configurations, then opt for one of more than 100 ready-made sets of LED lamps we have, made specifically for your specific car model.

The lamps in this set exactly repeat the interior space of the interior lamps and the trunk of this car, the light diffusers of the lamps are flooded with light as evenly as possible, and in addition, they have dimmers and a lifetime warranty! You can choose a set for lighting the interior of your car in the section.

Internal car tuning is very popular. And this is understandable, because any driver wants his car to make an impression not only on pedestrians and other drivers, but also on those who travel with him in the same cabin. And sometimes, you just want to please yourself with individual illumination of the car interior.

Do-it-yourself installation of the backlight in the car interior is not a complicated procedure. To do this, you need to purchase high-quality material and prepare tools, as well as think in advance what exactly you want to emphasize with the help of light.

How and in what places is led lighting most often installed? How does additional LED lighting affect, from an aesthetic and functional point of view? You will get answers to all these questions in this article.

Before starting work, you need to choose a place to place the interior lighting, its type, and also take care of the activation mechanism. For example, appliances and / or door openers can be controlled by a remote control. The most optimal option is a combination of devices.

Today the market offers us two options for modernization:

Purchase of LED strip.
Installation of neon lamps.

In the first, the interior lighting of the car has a clear advantage. This is the ease of tape mounting. There is no need to purchase additional mounting hardware for installation. The included LED strip is simply glued onto double-sided tape. The lamp of standard sizes can be operated from the cigarette lighter and illuminate other small parts of the interior.

The positive properties of diodes include shock / strength and high tightness, as well as long-term operation in comparison with other interior lighting devices. It is important that the LED backlight of the car turns on instantly. This allows you to create different lighting effects.

You can also perform neon illumination of the car interior on your own. This will be a bright light, with the help of which a large space is illuminated. Unfortunately, neon-based lamps are technically complex devices, moreover, very capricious in their operation. Neon lighting often burns out with constant on / off, and is highly fragile.

Do-it-yourself neon lighting installation in the car

Practice shows that it is best to start the installation of neon interior lighting in a car from the floor. We prepare nylon clamps, an aluminum corner, neon lamps and self-tapping screws.

Cut off the cigarette lighter connectors, clean the ends. We are preparing a corner, adjusting it to the size of the lamps, using previously prepared clamps. We mount it under the interior torpedo. The driver's legroom is now highlighted.

Thus, we install additional lighting anywhere in the car interior. We hide the connecting wires under the rugs, directing them to the torpedo from the side of the driver's seat.

The wiring joints are insulated. The kit is connected to the door opening sensor and / or the interior lighting switch. The battery can be used as a power source after removing the wipers.

After finishing the work, the wipers are installed back into place. Now, before opening the doors of the car, a pleasant surprise awaits its passengers - a pleasant neon illumination.

How to properly mount the LED strip for the ice-backlighting of the car interior?

Arrangement of cars with LED strip is carried out according to the standard scheme. First of all, you need to purchase a set of wires, heat shrink tubing, and tape.

It, like individual diodes, is purchased in car markets and / or in specialized car stores. You should not skimp on the quality and length of the tape, experts advise stocking up on good LEDs. It is better to purchase more diode tape than to realize at the last moment that you are missing it.

In addition to the interior design, the diode tape is actively used when illuminating the wheels of cars.

Step-by-step instructions for diode connection of the car interior lighting

Arrangement of the backlight in the car, do it yourself, you should start from the dashboard vehicle... For this, the standard equipment is removed: devices, panel lighting and diodes are installed. The installation process is very simple, since the diodes have bases similar to those of the factory equipment.

Then you need to determine the installation locations. Many people prefer to mount diodes around the entire perimeter of the ceiling, parallel to the car body pillars. The summers are laid gradually, and the remnants can be cut off.

The cut points are clearly visible: they are marked with special membranes. After the procedure, do not forget to clean the cut ends and solder them together. We close the connections with bushings and warm them up with a hairdryer. In this case, it is better not to use an industrial hair dryer, since there is a high risk of overheating; an ordinary household appliance is an alternative.

Turning on is carried out in the same way as for neon lamps. At this moment, you need to be especially careful not to confuse the polarity points, which are indicated on the tapes at the cut points.

In fact, this is where the workflow ends. There is nothing complicated. Only the installation must be carried out consistently and scrupulously treat small elements when connecting them.

An important aspect when working is the combination of lighting aesthetics and its functionality, which will be discussed below.

Aesthetic and functional components of lighting in the vehicle interior

Interior lighting of the vehicle, which is performed on its own, simultaneously solves a number of problems:

a unique design of the interior of the car is created;
The car stands out against the background of the standard interior equipment for its originality and functionality.

Determining the functionality of the interior lighting in a car is often somewhat more difficult. For many cars, the installation of additional lighting (tuning) is an opportunity in the dark to create comfortable conditions for passengers and the driver himself, which include:

Installing a backlight in a car with your own hands can significantly simplify the search for objects in the car, whether it be gloves, water, a mobile phone, etc.;
Getting into the car turns into a kind of ritual, and not a standard, ordinary action. A useful and pleasant addition is turning off the light after closing the car door, smoothly reducing the brightness of the standard lamp;
The ability to easily and simply find items on the floor in the salon;
Speaking of the backlighting of the grips, it is their quick search and facilitation of disembarking and getting into the car interior.

Separately, it is worth mentioning that the interior lighting can be synchronized together with the subwoofer installed in the car interior. This gives a lot of interesting moments, in particular the pulsation of light to the beat of the music, changing the color of the backlight, etc.

We can talk about useful functions for a long time, but we will focus on the above combinations.

The design aspect of the lighting in the car interior

It is important to choose niches for car interior lighting and decide how to highlight them. You can place and make the lighting in the car's interior anywhere you like. But do not forget about the practical side of the issue. The most successful is the installation of lighting in the glove compartment, in the leg area and in the rear of the car, where the passengers are accommodated.

Interestingly, the rear seat lighting is most productive. This applies to accessories and individual parts, including door openers. Car interior lighting as a decor will look effective on air duct grilles and / or around the entire perimeter of the doors. You can combine directional light, or its individual elements, using a cigarette lighter or other electrical on-board network.

You can limit yourself to a one-time activation and / or connect on a permanent basis at nightfall.
There are no clear guidelines for the use of a particular color scheme. Nevertheless, the lighting in the car interior should be "polite", that is, not to irritate passengers, not to hit them in the eyes, etc.

The main thing is that the chosen color does not distract the driver from driving and conforms to the general concept of the car interior.

What tools and materials are needed for additional interior lighting?

Using one or another version of the car interior lighting, you will need the most ordinary tools and consumables. Including:

Scissors;
Soldering iron;
Pliers.

Consumables:

Solder;
Rosin;
Tips for "screw";
Wires of the required length;
Fixing button or toggle switch.

In operation, the individual components of the backlight must be connected to each other using a multicore cable. In this case, the useful area of the veins should be 1 2 mm. Those places where soldering fell, as well as the connection of contacts, must be covered with insulating material. In the process of checking and controlling the correct installation of the car interior lighting with your own hands, you must use a multimeter.

What do you need to know about the illumination of a car interior with cold neon?

You can add personality to your car and make it stand out from the general traffic flow using cold neon, which looks original and very effective. Today, neon lighting is one of the most common interior tuning methods. This option has the following advantages:

minimum energy consumption. Neon is considered a practical option due to its long working life. The transparent material does not lose its original characteristics and does not fade. With its strength, it bends easily, it is well cut when making up different light combinations;
neon thread can be mounted in different parts of the car interior: on pedals, dashboard, door handles and / or glove compartment;
cold neon does not distract the driver from monitoring the traffic situation and is considered a safe material for our eyesight;
the light of flexible cold neon is distributed, evenly saturating the interior, which is very convenient in the dark and at night;
during its operation, do not gently turn on additional lighting devices, including standard equipment.

Do-it-yourself car interior lighting using cold neon is not only beautiful, but also practical. Such tuning allows you and passengers to be safe, and presents a huge field for imagination.
By making the lighting in the car interior with your own hands, you can get a monochromatic light, or in different colors, using different patterns, colors and combining their number. Arrangement with neon material is a minimum of costs and minor interference with the electrical system of a car, which does not affect the stable operation of other (standard) vehicle systems.

Interior lighting of a car - a new option

We are talking about laser illumination, which we have appeared relatively recently, gradually winning the hearts of car enthusiasts and chip / tuning masters. For example, when you open the door, after installing the laser illumination in its lower part, on the ground, in front of the door, the logo of your choice is formed. This is how it looks in the photo.

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