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RoniisH · 02-25-2013, 04:57 PM

Hiya!

I've seen a few cupholder LED mods with switches and such, however I made my own modification which suited me:

You Tube

As you can see in the video, it's a very simple construction with a reed switch and a magnet.

The reed switch itself was purchased on ebay: 1 White Recessed Door Window Alarm Contacts Reed Switch | eBay

The magnet that came along was too big, so I got myself a very tiny, and strong, rare earth magnet: Super Strong Disc Round RARE Earth Neodymium Magnets 10x1mm N35 Craft Model | eBay

Along with a set of 5050 LED strips: 12V 1M 60leds 5050 SMD Waterproof Red LED Strips Light Black PCB for Car Home | eBay

I like to have everything "automated". I don't like pressing switches and such, therefor this setup suits me the absolute best.

All in all, I'm very happy with the result

Knupsel · 02-25-2013, 05:28 PM

The 04 came with the lid thing for the cup holders?
Or did you do that yourself?

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mmceorange · 02-25-2013, 05:28 PM

Nice!! Glad you got that stuff to fit somewhere.. not a bad placement at all. Good work, sir.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knupsel

The 04 came with the lid thing for the cup holders?
Or did you do that yourself?

Yea, pre-facelift, as well as speed6's, have the flippy cupholder cover, as well as a similar ashtray cover.

DisplacedMainah · 02-25-2013, 05:46 PM

Ya the 03-05 got those cool things. I am trying to buy some for my car puter project to put some stuff in it and lock it down.

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Originally Posted by Knupsel

The 04 came with the lid thing for the cup holders?
Or did you do that yourself?

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Knupsel · 02-25-2013, 06:32 PM

Those don't happen to be interchangeable with face swapped models?
And that mod looks great!
I'd do it if its swappable!

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Mr.Smoke · 02-25-2013, 07:01 PM

There is no reason why you shouldnt be able to swap that piece out @Knupsel.

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WeakSauce · 02-25-2013, 07:14 PM

This is awesome! You should set up a how-to thread

DisplacedMainah · 02-25-2013, 07:54 PM

this is interchangeable. We had some issues with fitment, as there was a gap.

mrl112 · 02-25-2013, 10:37 PM

Best way I've seen this one done. Although I think I'd still like to have it on some kind of a switch, I like it dark when driving at night, and I keep my iPod/phone in the cup holders if I have a drink in one.

RoniisH · 02-26-2013, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by mrl112

Best way I've seen this one done. Although I think I'd still like to have it on some kind of a switch, I like it dark when driving at night, and I keep my iPod/phone in the cup holders if I have a drink in one.

Thanks! Yeah I was thinking about installing some type of on/off switch as I might want to turn it off sometimes while the lid is still open.

Thanks for the comments fellas!

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