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Collection of my inexpensive mods
- Thread starter tuoncan
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- 3d printed customized mods
@tuoncan thanks for the links to all the parts you used, any chance you'd be willing to upload the 3D models yet? Although documented on thingiverse would probably be ideal, if it's easier for you to just upload a zip of all the files, that'd be fine too (I could upload them to thingiverse too for you if you want). Thanks in advance
insaneoctane
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Really cool.
How did you mount the plate mechanism/mount to the vehicle since it's designed for a C7?
I will try to do it next Monday since I'm not at home this weekend.
In the meantime I have changed the phone dock light and added the wire led at the back seats. While doing that I tried fixing some rattles inside the seats too.
Here are more pictures:
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Here is the potential rattles I have found while installing the light in the back seats.
Here is a video sitting in the back seats
Here is a video sitting in the back seats
Here is the link to thingiverse for the tissue box holder:
Tesla Model 3 Tissue Box Holder by tuoncan
Tesla Model 3 Tissue Box Holder by tuoncan
These looks awesome. They would match perfectly with the dash light trip. How did you wire this into the doors? Did you tap 12v in the doors? Could you explain the steps you took?
BrianG1970
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@Garlan Garner With this quarantine, I'm circling back to all of the projects I've yet to finish. I've installed an el wire across the dash but would like to install door lights like yours that are also controllable via the ambient light button on the screen.
Where did you tap into the 12v for the door lights?
Where did you tap into the 12v for the door lights?
Garlan Garner
Banned
Well I tapped into the pocket light that is already in the door.
I have since removed my elwire and moved to xkglow.
There is nothing wrong with elwire though.
Any advantages of using xkglow? I always thought LEDs had less consistent light although i know xk is of higher quality. I thought they used 4 pin connectors instead of tapping into 12v which would mean it would no longer be controllable from on-screen ambient light controls, correct?
Garlan Garner
Banned
The reason I installed xkglow Is for the colors and the brightness. Not everyone needs that though.
You are exactly right. Xkglow is 4 pin.
Yes. I no longer have the opportunity to control it from the screen. I now use my phone because xkglow is Bluetooth.
Gotcha, that makes sense. I thought about it for the ability to change colors but figured i'd probably use white 90% of the time anyways.
Do you have any pictures/guides of where to tap the 12v in the doors, is it fairly obvious? I'm planning to remove my door panels to add some soundproofing so I figured it's a good time to get both projects done.
Garlan Garner
Banned
Correction....I almost forgot. I can control xkglow from the screen. All xkglow controllers have a wire on them called "control". You can set each controller to do whatever you want when voltage is on that wire. You can have the controllers turn on or off or change colors or whatever.
I actually did that and forgot. When I turn off the accessory lights from the screen my xkglows turn off.
Yes..the 12v to the door pocket lights is obvious. There are only 2 wires on them.
Good luck with adding soundproofing as there is some already there.
I may post a pic later
Nice! I didn’t know you had that much control over the xkglow lights. I was turned off by some of the other cheap aftermarket lights that required usb or a switch to turn it on and didn’t want that.
Garlan Garner
Banned
I re-installed ELwire on the back doors this afternoon..."just for you" to do a comparison.
The front door is XKglow. My apologies for the poor focus.
Garlan Garner
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