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   I am looking to string up led lights in the rear of a few vans as me and some of my engineers get older the piss poor light in the back of a T5. Can I wire these off the internals or were can I pick up a constant live?

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Alonline Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Vanorak VW Customer Service Joined: 18 Apr 10 Location: Belfast Status: Offline Points: 2517	Post Options Post Reply Quote Alonline Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Power supply Posted: 25 Aug 15 at 21:54
	I am looking to string up led lights in the rear of a few vans as me and some of my engineers get older the piss poor light in the back of a T5. Can I wire these off the internals or were can I pick up a constant live?

gregozedobe Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Vanorak Joined: 22 Dec 06 Location: Canberra, Oz Status: Offline Points: -998266	Post Options Post Reply Quote gregozedobe Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Aug 15 at 04:18
	Have you tried a high power replacement LED festoon "globe" in the existing T5 light ? I put one in mine and it improved the illumination a lot. There are ordinary ones that are about the same light output as the std filament globes, but the brighter LED ones are a lot better (and they use less power than the std globe to boot). I got mine off ebay years ago and am quite happy with it. Saves re-wiring, but they still automatically turn off after about 5 minutes. NB Get the same length as your existing festoon globe (there are different lengths), and if it doesn't work first time just turn it around, they need the correct polarity on the power supply. Edited by gregozedobe - 26 Aug 15 at 04:20