Superb £1.57 mod for your Evoque...

Just installed one of these... Took a week to arrive all the way from Hong Kong for the princely sum of £1.57 including postage!!

Has made a HUGE difference!

Have you guessed yet?.....

New 16 LED bulb to replace the pitiful standard boot light....

TIP: if you install one and it doesn't work then just reinstall the other way around as it has a + and a - side.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140669298868?s...2031wt_962

Pics of the bulb and before and after - The "Cars" book was to show how much more light is thrown out but basically the whole boot is lit with the new bulb...

(08-01-2012 10:30pm)WB Wrote:  Just installed one of these... Took a week to arrive all the way from Hong Kong for the princely sum of £1.57 including postage!!

Has made a HUGE difference!

Have you guessed yet?.....

New 16 LED bulb to replace the pitiful standard boot light....

TIP: if you install one and it doesn't work then just reinstall the other way around as it has a + and a - side.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140669298868?s...2031wt_962

Will post some pics later.

Im thinking of replacing all my interior lights with LED's. However I am not technically minded at all.
Is it likely that if I walk into my local auto parts shop and ask for the appropriate parts they will be available. Or is the connection/shape/voltage quite an unusual combination?

Or are the retail prices of these LED bulbs ridiculous. Cause £1.57 is brilliant!

Looking forward to your pictures might have to order some for my car too

Good job, the standard 5W Festoons are certainly very poor.

(08-01-2012 11:52pm)DefLeppard Wrote:  Im thinking of replacing all my interior lights with LED's. However I am not technically minded at all.
Is it likely that if I walk into my local auto parts shop and ask for the appropriate parts they will be available. Or is the connection/shape/voltage quite an unusual combination?

Or are the retail prices of these LED bulbs ridiculous. Cause £1.57 is brilliant!

You'd probably pay £6+ per bulb in an auto parts shop.

I don't think I'm going to do the interior lights as they are bright enough for me - and I don't want them to be too bright.

The boot light on the other hand was hopeless and this very worthwhile upgrade has made the world of difference.

I believe for the 5 interior lights you need these ones (under £3 delivered for a pair!) -> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-5-LED-501-...43a92a253f

how was the fit? if it was bigger than 37mm would it be too big?

(09-01-2012 12:02pm)pureevoque Wrote:  how was the fit? if it was bigger than 37mm would it be too big?

Not sure what you mean - the fit was perfect - it is a 37mm bulb.

(09-01-2012 12:49pm)WB Wrote:  Not sure what you mean - the fit was perfect - it is a 37mm bulb.

sorry, I wasn't clear, I looked at the listing and can see 37mm is length of bulb.

(09-01-2012 12:39am)WB Wrote:  You'd probably pay £6+ per bulb in an auto parts shop.

I don't think I'm going to do the interior lights as they are bright enough for me - and I don't want them to be too bright.

The boot light on the other hand was hopeless and this very worthwhile upgrade has made the world of difference.

I believe for the 5 interior lights you need these ones (under £3 delivered for a pair!) -> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-5-LED-501-...43a92a253f

Are these for the interior lights

I think you can get these LED bulbs (and others) from Amazon (I have no connection with Amazon except as a satisfied customer) most of their suppliers will also ship abroad.
Graham