What color LEDs? (coral red interior)

SerenVoX · 12-17-2016, 01:27 AM

Hi guys,
Know a guy that can make custom LEDs. I want to change all the stock light housings in the interior with another color LED granted it will look good in combination with my coral red leather.
What's your opinions? Keep stock/ Red on red/ Orange/ Brighter white/ Other color??
Car is Alpine White.

Thanks in advance.

Maynard · 12-20-2016, 11:34 AM

They sell custom 3-color LED's with controllers that let you adjust color almost infinitely. You might want to try one of those just to trial color's, then get your guy to match the final selection. Offhand I'd think a red would really pop, but might be too much and look like they were radioactive. I prefer the lower key (I have sportline seats in black w/ red stitching), but I'm considering a red or red-orange footwell light.

SerenVoX · 12-20-2016, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Maynard

They sell custom 3-color LED's with controllers that let you adjust color almost infinitely. You might want to try one of those just to trial color's, then get your guy to match the final selection. Offhand I'd think a red would really pop, but might be too much and look like they were radioactive. I prefer the lower key (I have sportline seats in black w/ red stitching), but I'm considering a red or red-orange footwell light.

Thanks for the suggestion! You happen to know the link for multi color leds? Please post pics and where you get your leds from.. low key might be the way to go with all my red leather too. Don't want over do it.

BEM-S4 · 12-21-2016, 05:54 AM

It's not the same thing obviously but I have CR trim and recently swapped the brushed aluminum for gloss black interior trim. Cleaned the whole
Interior up quite a bit and the red really pops now. With the red interior less is more when it comes to everything else inside, IMO.

Maynard · 12-21-2016, 08:03 AM

I don't have a link, and quick look isn't finding online listings. I got the idea originally from the tool company I buy from (http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/pag...t=1,43349&ap=1). Last time I was in an auto parts store (Autozone?) they had some of these already set up for cars, as light bars or strips, some of which plugged into a lighter socket. They were in the area right by all the other blingy stuff like stick on portholes and chrome-skull license plate frames. Probably too cheapo to be a full time solution, but they would be good for a test trial.

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Maynard Colonel 3848 Rep 2,873 Posts Drives: 228iX & M2C Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Upstate NY iTrader: (1)	They sell custom 3-color LED's with controllers that let you adjust color almost infinitely. You might want to try one of those just to trial color's, then get your guy to match the final selection. Offhand I'd think a red would really pop, but might be too much and look like they were radioactive. I prefer the lower key (I have sportline seats in black w/ red stitching), but I'm considering a red or red-orange footwell light.
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Maynard Colonel 3848 Rep 2,873 Posts Drives: 228iX & M2C Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Upstate NY iTrader: (1)	I don't have a link, and quick look isn't finding online listings. I got the idea originally from the tool company I buy from (http://www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/pag...t=1,43349&ap=1). Last time I was in an auto parts store (Autozone?) they had some of these already set up for cars, as light bars or strips, some of which plugged into a lighter socket. They were in the area right by all the other blingy stuff like stick on portholes and chrome-skull license plate frames. Probably too cheapo to be a full time solution, but they would be good for a test trial.
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