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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 05:43 PM
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Custom LED map light

Just finished the cover for the LED maplight that I put in with a PVC headliner. I'm so stoked about how well it turned out that I decided to make it my first post! lol
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 10:09 PM
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Re: Custom LED map light

If there's any interest I could post some more pictures.
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 11:18 PM
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Re: Custom LED map light

Good idea.
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Old Mar 15, 2013 | 01:08 AM
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Thats pretty cool man. good job!!!!!
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Old Mar 15, 2013 | 11:13 AM
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yes, more pics please
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Old Mar 15, 2013 | 11:31 AM
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Re: Custom LED map light

Looks huge, whats it from?
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Old Mar 15, 2013 | 11:35 AM
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Re: Custom LED map light

I dig it. The factory ones are too dim
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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 07:12 PM
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Re: Custom LED map light

Originally Posted by 6SIX6
Thats pretty cool man. good job!!!!!
Thanks!

Originally Posted by Jeremy_worden
yes, more pics please
Here ya go (Sorry but I forgot to take any during the process):

Originally Posted by 84 1LE
Looks huge, whats it from?
It's not from anything, I just had to cut the PVC headliner on the t-top section to get the right fit, which is a common issue from what I've seen? So I cut out a chunk and used led strips to make a new light.

Originally Posted by neeb_usmc
I dig it. The factory ones are too dim
Yeah man I agree, I had wanted to do an LED overhead light anyway, and rather than try to salvage the old UV faded dome light I just figured I'd go for a more modern look.

The LED strips were just a $10 cuttable strip from dealextreme that I epoxied to the T-top crossbar where the old light socket used to sit. The cover is just a piece of plexiglass that I formed to the shape of the headliner using a heatgun, then bead blasted with a camaro logo stencil that I made on a plotter.

You can kinda see it in the pics, but the PVC headliner still sits kinda funny, with the front and the back both sloping into the center. The PVC as a headliner has a nice look but there's got to be a better way to attach it to the ceiling, it sags way too much and heavy duty velcro isn't really cutting it. I've got a couple ideas I want to try, but has anyone else found a better way to hold these things tight to the top of the car?
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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 07:17 PM
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Re: Custom LED map light

a couple more

(You can kinda see what I mean about the headliner fit being off in the first shot)
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