night time illumination

[big jase]

first real chance ive had to have a play witht he car, 2.7 tdi s-line and ive just noticed that the front cup holder does not light up ? it did in my prevoius a4 ( b6 ) tdi sport 03 plate .
just checked a few other thing's and found that the rear ashtray has no night light, previous car did and the light switch for the rear roof light's has no bulb holder what so ever.

has audi decided to cut corner's here, as im quits supprised by it all.
any way to add the bulb holder's ect?.

[bez101]

some have some aint

[big jase]

thank's for that, but any idea if the wire'ing will be there to illuminate the above item's ?.
did have alook but couldnt see any but not sure if they coulb be tuckd away ???.

[kodkod.84]

The fully lit buttons came with the 'illumination' pack. I have seen a how to on the web for lighting up the cup holder symbol but can't recall the link.

Rear lights is a swapover of the whole unit to the map reading type. I was lucky to get on eBay and in black to match my headliner.

Don't forget the ambient led too, this is a simple plug n play module that clips into the front interior light unit and you drill out the blanking plates, also available on ebay

[big jase]

The fully lit buttons came with the 'illumination' pack. I have seen a how to on the web for lighting up the cup holder symbol but can't recall the link.

Rear lights is a swapover of the whole unit to the map reading type. I was lucky to get on eBay and in black to match my headliner.

Don't forget the ambient led too, this is a simple plug n play module that clips into the front interior light unit and you drill out the blanking plates, also available on ebay
thank's for that, that help's me quite alot, i've orderd the front ambient lighting yesterday, just need to get the rear map reading light's now so i can put ambient lighting in that to. will try and have alook for the link to install cup holder illumination , rear ashtray lighting to .

[big jase]

cant find the link's anywhere mate :aargh4:

[kite]

Try this thread over on audi sport


http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/a4-a4-cabriolet-s4-forum-b6-chassis/91356-cup-holder-coin-tray-help.html

[big jase]

thanks kite, that's helpd me out alot

[big jase]

The fully lit buttons came with the 'illumination' pack. I have seen a how to on the web for lighting up the cup holder symbol but can't recall the link.

Rear lights is a swapover of the whole unit to the map reading type. I was lucky to get on eBay and in black to match my headliner.

Don't forget the ambient led too, this is a simple plug n play module that clips into the front interior light unit and you drill out the blanking plates, also available on ebay
i've seen a rear light on ebay ( map reading style ) with part number 8e0 947 111a any idea if this will fit the b7 rear interior light hole ?.

i e-mail'd the seller but he did'nt say ?.

[bez101]

post the link

[Ben]

I did a quick search and found this that matched the part number.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-AUDI-INTERIOR-LIGHT-SWITCHES-8E0-947-111-/130404211393?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e5cb25ac1

[big jase]

I did a quick search and found this that matched the part number.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-AUDI-INTERIOR-LIGHT-SWITCHES-8E0-947-111-/130404211393?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e5cb25ac1

cheer's ben that is the one i was on about .

i e-mailed the seller, and he did'nt seem to know much about it, i ask'd him the colour of item and he said light grey, but to me it look's like a cream which is the colour i want ( i think ).

[big jase]

post the link

sorry bez, still learn'ing to use computer's lol

[kodkod.84]

That certainly looks like the one I have- a quick google shows part numbers 8E are from the B6- essentially the same interior as the B7 so should fit.

[big jase]

That certainly looks like the one I have- a quick google shows part numbers 8E are from the B6- essentially the same interior as the B7 so should fit.

cheer's mate, i orderd it yesterday, and ive also orderd the ambient led's for the back off e-bay also. have you done this mod?.

[kodkod.84]

I haven't done the rear ambient LED mod but if it is the same as the front unit is pretty straight forward.

- Drill out the blanking plates inside the plastic cover
- Clip in the LED module

[big jase]

recieved the rear led kit yesterday, just waiting for the rear light's to arrive. look's straight forward to install ect, off to audi on friday to see about ordering an illuminated cup holder, just hope i have luck with it lol.

[kodkod.84]

Keep us posted regards the illuminated cup holder- this is the only button symbol not lit up on the dashboard at the moment in my car, and I would be interested in doing this if easy enough.

Cheers

[big jase]

apparently if you havent already got the illuminated cup holder, you have to get one from audi ( breaker's e-bay ect ) scarce.
there will be a led holder, on back of it which audi do not list a part number for so you have to buy the complete cup holder ect.
then it's just a question of wireing it in to the illumination circuit .
will let you no either way .

[Ben]

I have on of these as my rear interior light.
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb105/golfmk5gttdi/IMAG0203.jpg

Today I got this out of a b6 saloon. It's an exact colour match.
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb105/golfmk5gttdi/IMAG0205.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb105/golfmk5gttdi/IMAG0206.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb105/golfmk5gttdi/IMAG0207.jpg

Although the size, shape and colour all match, the electrical connection is a 6 pin compared to my 3 pin.
How very frustrating.

[big jase]

i cant remember what pin mine was but it plug'd in and work'd . what colour is that ben, i had to replace my front piece aswell, as i couldnt get the back light's ( b6 ) in the same colour as the front light's so had to buy both in platuinum when the colour i wanted was silver .

[Ben]

I would call it cream. There was another in the scrap yard, darker. A dark grey/blue shade.

[big jase]

ive also changed the bulb's for the latest l.e.d's makes a real big difference ben

[Ben]

Got a link?

[EADON]

The Interior bulbs will more than likely be 501 type, working in halfords as a youth these seemed to be in every cars interior, if someone can confirm that.. all you need to serch for is some 501 LED type, you can pick up some nice x4 cluster types in various shades of white.

[dan.taylor.1]

They are the mini capped bulbs, not 501's iirc, or at least the front map lights are, i think the rears are the same. the main ones in the front are festoon bulbs, 40mm long ones.

Dan