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anyone know how to get rid of the damn 12 second delay on the lights? it annoys me when i turn on my alarm cause my alarm will beep 4 times indicating sometyhing is not right (detecting a light is left on) and it psss' me off.... btw, i succeeded in taking a resistor out of the master control switch and now the LEDs are way brighter  not blinding bright, but perfect brightness.
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Originally posted by flummox:
Originally posted by StolonTour#05:
Three 6000mcd white led's wired to the dome light. Works on the 12 sec delay AND the manual control.  Damn bright too. If my digi cam took better night shots I'd show ya.  Next up are white led's in the dome light/maplights. 
If it had the theater lighting effect of dimming slowly when the 12 seconds are up.. that would be really sweet!
That would be cool.
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Well this will be on my 2 DO LIST , since i ordered 300 Ledâ??s I guess Iâ??ll have plenty to go around the car a few time , Disco dancing might be something in the near future
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OK OK... I get the message.....
Here's a short parts list:
3 - 1100mcd 3.6V 20mA #276-320
3 - 1/4watt 470ohm resistors #271-1317
3 - snap in panel mount led holders to fit 5mm dia led's
#276-079
Install is fairly simple. Hardest part is probably fishing the wire above the headliner. Remove the rear grab bars and 2 snap in plugs in the back of the headliner. You will also have to partly unsecure the rear trim that the seatbelts retract into for the headliner to drop down enough to work. These are just snapped on so gently pull on them to remove. Also pop out the dome light.
Then using a metal coat hanger or some bailing wire, fish it from the front through the opening where the dome light goes, to the back. I then attached some 18gauge copper twisted wire to the coat hanger and pulled that through.
Then I took all my leds and resistors and soldered a resistor to each one long w/ a foot or so of wire off each lead. Once all three were soldered up I took each one individually and wired one at a time to the wire that was fished earlier. Now the fun part. wiring them up to the dome light. The positive wire goes to the orange wire on the domelight. If you only want them to work w/ the 12 sec delay then it can be grounded to the black wire w/ the blue stripe. This will make them work w/ the door but not manually turning the switch on. To make them light w/ the doors open and the 12 sec delay along w/ manually turning them on, the ground needs to go to the contact that is just to the right of the black wire w/ the blue strip. (between both harnesses, looking at the dome light back side exactly as it is positioned in the roof. Once that was worked out. I just sat in the back seat and held each led where I though it needed to shine down on the seat and punched a hole w/ an awl just large enough for the little snap in led holder to fit in. Then pushed the led through the back side and secured the wiring so it didn't rattle around. Did this for each one, made sure it all worked on completion and there you have it. Light in the back seat w/o an extremely obvious light source.
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Twelve second delay is controllable by the roof switch forward of the sunroof area, and aft of the glass.
triple position switch is the key.
left is always on
Center is always off
right is twelve second delay.
However a function for "ON" when doors ope, and OFF instantly, afterwards, is not available..
If you knew about this, then sorry.. if not then you are welcome.. lol
All I know..
Sorry..
Ray
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Originally posted by flummox:
That looks nice!
If it had the theater lighting effect of dimming slowly when the 12 seconds are up.. that would be really sweet!
There was a topic on the old board about theater lighting but nothing ever came of it. Has anyone tried it since? That would be something I would like to do to my SVT. 12 seconds of light then dim to go off.
There is a unit called "IL-2 Fader". Do a google seach for it and you'll turn up a few automotive places selling them. I think they are around $20 or so. They provide an 8 second delayed 12V supply at a 2A draw max.
Surely someone here can come up with a quick design for a diode and cap system that will do the same thing? Paying $20 for this thing is like getting robbed.
I've searched the archives and haven't found any details on building your own.
L.
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Originally posted by StolonTour#05:
OK OK... I get the message.....
Here's a short parts list:
3 - 1100mcd 3.6V 20mA #276-320
3 - 1/4watt 470ohm resistors #271-1317
3 - snap in panel mount led holders to fit 5mm dia led's
#276-079
Install is fairly simple. Hardest part is probably fishing the wire above the headliner. Remove the rear grab bars and 2 snap in plugs in the back of the headliner. You will also have to partly unsecure the rear trim that the seatbelts retract into for the headliner to drop down enough to work. These are just snapped on so gently pull on them to remove. Also pop out the dome light.
Then using a metal coat hanger or some bailing wire, fish it from the front through the opening where the dome light goes, to the back. I then attached some 18gauge copper twisted wire to the coat hanger and pulled that through.
Then I took all my leds and resistors and soldered a resistor to each one long w/ a foot or so of wire off each lead. Once all three were soldered up I took each one individually and wired one at a time to the wire that was fished earlier. Now the fun part. wiring them up to the dome light. The positive wire goes to the orange wire on the domelight. If you only want them to work w/ the 12 sec delay then it can be grounded to the black wire w/ the blue stripe. This will make them work w/ the door but not manually turning the switch on. To make them light w/ the doors open and the 12 sec delay along w/ manually turning them on, the ground needs to go to the contact that is just to the right of the black wire w/ the blue strip. (between both harnesses, looking at the dome light back side exactly as it is positioned in the roof. Once that was worked out. I just sat in the back seat and held each led where I though it needed to shine down on the seat and punched a hole w/ an awl just large enough for the little snap in led holder to fit in. Then pushed the led through the back side and secured the wiring so it didn't rattle around. Did this for each one, made sure it all worked on completion and there you have it. Light in the back seat w/o an extremely obvious light source.
Awesome! thanx
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Originally posted by lardy:
Originally posted by flummox:
That looks nice!
If it had the theater lighting effect of dimming slowly when the 12 seconds are up.. that would be really sweet!
There was a topic on the old board about theater lighting but nothing ever came of it. Has anyone tried it since? That would be something I would like to do to my SVT. 12 seconds of light then dim to go off.
There is a unit called "IL-2 Fader". Do a google seach for it and you'll turn up a few automotive places selling them. I think they are around $20 or so. They provide an 8 second delayed 12V supply at a 2A draw max.
Surely someone here can come up with a quick design for a diode and cap system that will do the same thing? Paying $20 for this thing is like getting robbed.
I've searched the archives and haven't found any details on building your own.
L.
Anyone with electrical skills willing to give it a try?
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Are your part numbers Radio Shack?
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Originally posted by bkent:
Are your part numbers Radio Shack?
yes they are.
the LEDs are $4.99/ea
the Resistors are $.99/ pack of 5
the holders are $1.19 / pack of 5
NY State Trooper: So what makes your car so special to have SVT all over it?
Me: Er...It was made by Fords SPECIAL Vehicle Team?
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