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Hello friends, Namaste:)

Sharing with you all, my new mod, Ambient lights in my Polo6R.

Special thanks to Master ciclo, his ambient lighting mod was an inspiration.

Previously....
viewtopic.php?f=56&t=73189&start=105


Only pictures for now, full details will share later.

Very nice!!!
you also got all switches in dashboard to illuminate? or you have actual functioning switches?

hmm... is a hoot.


I guess the camera increases the brightness and sharpness of the red color in these shots.

ag69 wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:42 am Very nice!!!
you also got all switches in dashboard to illuminate? or you have actual functioning switches?

Thank you for your kind appreciation.

Yes all dash buttons are illuminating. Only heated seat buttons(for now) are non functional, rest all are functional.

Used Start/Stop button for ON/OFF function of ambient lights.

I've prepared a pcb circuit with special relay and positive voltage regulator to convert push button signal into continuous signal with on/off functionality.

For new module I've given +15 supply from fusebox(1A, fused). The circuit is normally closed, so it works like this.. ambient lights will turn on by default with turning on sidelights/ or light sensor activation in dark.

The ambient lights then can be manually turned OFF and ON again and so on with dash button(works only with ignition ON).

So far so good.

ciclo wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2020 6:43 am hmm... is a hoot.

I guess the camera increases the brightness and sharpness of the red color in these shots.

Aye Master you are absolutely right!... in reality the illumination is around 60 percent of what you see in pictures.

My photography skill sucks, and same goes with my smartphone camera quality.

Made a short video clip of ambient lights with dash button in action, illumination is almost real, hope you can appreciate it better.

patil wrote:

ag69 wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:42 am Very nice!!!
you also got all switches in dashboard to illuminate? or you have actual functioning switches?

Thank you for your kind appreciation.

Yes all dash buttons are illuminating. Only heated seat buttons(for now) are non functional, rest all are functional.

Used Start/Stop button for ON/OFF function of ambient lights.

I've prepared a pcb circuit with special relay and positive voltage regulator to convert push button signal into continuous signal with on/off functionality.

For new module I've given +15 supply from fusebox(1A, fused). The circuit is normally closed, so it works like this.. ambient lights will turn on by default with turning on sidelights/ or light sensor activation in dark.

The ambient lights then can be manually turned OFF and ON again and so on with dash button(works only with ignition ON).

So far so good.

thats interesting. can we have a look and more information on the special module? would to see n to have that made as well

patil wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2020 10:26 am Made a short video clip of ambient lights with dash button in action, illumination is almost real, hope you can appreciate it better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VTxvWyZhQg

Great! Thanks for the video.

Nice melody, it seems that your sound system sounds great.

benzinkopf wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:42 pm
thats interesting. can we have a look and more information on the special module? would to see n to have that made as well

Hello benzinkopf,

Surely I will post all details with pictures, soon.
Thanks.

ciclo wrote: Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:44 am

patil wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2020 10:26 am Made a short video clip of ambient lights with dash button in action, illumination is almost real, hope you can appreciate it better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VTxvWyZhQg

Great! Thanks for the video.

Nice melody, it seems that your sound system sounds great.

Thank you for your appreciation Master, means a lot to me.

The song played was old 70's Indian classic.

The sound system is comprised of stock speakers, and I've installed OEM tweeters front Apillars and C pillars in the back.

The Discover media sound processing is simply awesome to say the least, I never thought the stock paper cone speakers are so capable, underestimated them until I installed Discover media.

Yes, I appreciated the same on the standard speakers when I installed the Subwoofer with the AMP (Helix-VW).
Magic sound ...
I also noticed a great evolution of sound with the new Headunits in my most recent cars. In both Discover and Composition Media.

very nice ! does not itself obstruct such light?

Can you pls send some pics of the actual LEDs you've used and the way you fited them to the door cards etc? Can't figure out how to do this and make it look pretty too...

Here you go... pulled out the pictures from archive for you














The above led's are 12v flat head bolt type bought from Aliexpress.