LED strip help required (for door handle lights)

[paul_sri150]

evening all!

I have been looking about trying to find single led's already encased (the flat smd type) to add interior door hand lights, but i cant seem to find anything suitable, does anyone know if there is a product out there?

[Keithy]

hmmm not sure i had a mondeo with them as std and i thought they were great

[paul_sri150]

i do think they look the buisness, but when i do have passengers in car, they can never find door handles!

just come across these

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/White-12V-30cm...item41534f27fd

might chage my foot well lights to these too, and it states that they can be cut down so perfect for handles!

what you think?

[Keithy]

yeah that would do the trick but where do you plan on hiding them?

[paul_sri150]

either on the actual back of the door handle (thats y they need to be covered)

orrrrrrr as you look at the handle, on the right hand side, 90 degrees so the back of the handle (hard to explain without a pic lol)

[Keithy]

keep us posted mate. interested in seeing this mod

[rushy]

I have the same Led Strips in my footwells, front and rear. They say white but they do have a blueish edge to them.

[rochey]

any pics rushy

[Leemarksmith]

Did this with the Astra mk4, using the interior light live...worked very well but mainly as the handles over hang, or the insides are hidden if get me... not sure i like this way on the vec tho - although i have given it a thought or two in the past...





I again used your links type but trimmed 15cm ones. you can trim any of these by taking off 3 SMD's at a time, I generally use the flat flexible smd type for everything, slighlty duller then LED's but i think that adds style rather then the christmas tree look... I used blue on the Astra, but IMO white would be the choice now as they generally have a blue tint as Rushy says

[paul_sri150]

cheers for the pics, lee

the leds are going to be on th einterior handles though, but i have ordered 10 strips so may do outside too