Dash lights aka LED lighting voltage

[Bobw]

Has any one measured the voltage going to the back lights used in the car?

I want to add a few LEDs to light up the cup holder area, not sure if the run 12 volts to them or less.
I was going to tap into the PRNDL light next to the shifter so i could adjust them with the rest of the lighting.

Bob

[montess1]

i might be wrong but i dont think you can dim the leds like a regular bulb.

[Bobw]

Actually you can, either drop the voltage, or drop the current they can have. I have not looked at mine yet, but would not surprise me to find they wised up and used leds instead of regular lamps in the dash, but I could be wrong.
will find out this week end and let everyone know.

Bob

[tecollins1]

What about taking the power from the display above the head unit. It is also tied in to the dimmer. I'd Sopose it has a more around 14v and you can route the wire easier.


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[Bobw]

Measured at the connector for the PRND 3.6 volts lowest or dimmest setting, 8.6 volts brightest setting.

Custom Accessories - LED MICRO LIGHTS 12V

These are the leds I installed today, I used a 220k resistor with them but want to lower it to 100k they are just a bit dimmer than I wanted, but I can control the intensity with the cars dimmer switch.
will post pictures later.

Bob