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Scottyboy

Member Since: 09 Jul 2024
Location: Kaiserslautern
Posts: 20

Footwell and dash tray lighting

1999 Td5 110 CSW
The interior is so dark at night. I would like to install blue lighting for the dashboard tray and for the front footwells. I have looked at a lot of options online, but I can’t find lighting that’s bright enough to illuminate, yet dim enough to not interfere with night vision.

Any suggestions are welcome.

9th Sep 2025 5:45pm

rustandoil

Member Since: 08 Sep 2012
Location: Cotswolds
Posts: 886

2005 Defender 110 Td5 XS DCPU Bonatti Grey

Chap I know showed me some LED "noen" strip.... Very impressive 😎
I think it came from Ali Express

9th Sep 2025 6:05pm

Cragster69

Member Since: 15 Jun 2021
Location: Scotland
Posts: 250

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Cairns Blue

Some footwell lighting on Roy5695's Build Thread using LEDs from a strip

https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic30623-45.html Craig.

“Don't believe everything you read on the internet.” ― Abraham Lincoln

www.scotgrc.co.uk

9th Sep 2025 8:47pm

Scottyboy

Member Since: 09 Jul 2024
Location: Kaiserslautern
Posts: 20

Thank you! I sent him a PM.

10th Sep 2025 5:30am

el sid

Member Since: 06 Sep 2025
Location: devon
Posts: 15

1996 Defender 90 300 Tdi CSW Barolo Black

Cragster69 wrote:
Some footwell lighting on Roy5695's Build Thread using LEDs from a strip

https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic30623-45.html

i tried some led strips but they got too hot for my liking.I dont know if thats normal or not.

13th Sep 2025 8:58pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20992

30cm 5050 LED strip, just above the footwell on the lowest edge of the dash.

I found the adhesive would often let go, and come off, but, I put sellotape over and, around the rear lip and that keeps it in place long term.

You can even wire into the interior light system, just be aware of the current consumption, you want any load above 1A, realistically for the length you’ll be well below that.
You can use an ignition switched supply elsewhere of course if you wanted to.

On mine I can have OFF/ ON Interior inc dimming / Permanent ON.

That mirrors the interior light, the dimming can be a bit more steep of a cut off due to lower current but still works perfectly.

If you have a rear interior light, you have another upto 1A supply there too.
1A is a lot for LED’s.

There is RGB types with a controller but these will pull more power, I used a single colour strip.

I seem to remember each 30cm strip would be about 180mA in current each, approx. ____\We|Will|Win/___
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13th Sep 2025 10:28pm

Scottyboy

Member Since: 09 Jul 2024
Location: Kaiserslautern
Posts: 20

Good to know. Thank you for all the information.

14th Sep 2025 7:13am

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