Trunk Dome Light For Rear Seat Lighting

[irfant]

My car does not have rear dome light or cluster.

There is a baby seat on the rear and needed lighting in the dark to see the belt clips etc.

I've removed the trunk dome light and fitted to the car roof liner. No need to remove roof liner.

I've used steel wire for guidance first, to find a way for wiring. Then as you see

You can also find alternatives on ebay, very cheap I've ordered a dome light to replace it from local dealer.

Pathfinding

Done!

Cutted the liner with a scalpel and fitted the light

Bonus: Trunk hooks also fitted

Big brother behind us

Edited 21 February, 2012 by irfant

[32KOFDATA]

irfant use [ img ] [ /img ] at the start and the end of the pics cause they don't show up.

By the way that is not a bad idea at all. I was planning to place another dome unit but I guess that would be more expensive and more tideous to install.

[irfant]

On the preview pics were OK! But    

[32KOFDATA]

On the preview pics were OK! But

Yeah I know - the guys have been making changes to the forum over the weekend so that might be the reason. They are still tweaking stuff so some features might not work.

[adam1985]

My car does not have rear dome light or cluster.

There is a baby seat on the rear and needed lighting in the dark to see the belt clips etc.

I've removed the trunk dome light and fitted to the car roof liner. No need to remove roof liner.

I've used steel wire for guidance first, to find a way for wiring. Then as you see

You can also find alternatives on ebay, very cheap I've ordered a dome light to replace it from local dealer.

Pathfinding

Done!

Cutted the liner with a scalpel and fitted the light

Bonus: Trunk hooks also fitted

Big brother behind us

seem to work now

Edited 21 February, 2012 by adam1985

[irfant]

Thank you Adam, the full editor does not work at the moment, I see coded version when I try to edit

[nutztoys]

That is a great idea. Does it provide enough light? My interior is all black and I could use some more light.

[irfant]

Yes the lighting is enough for me. Also on ebay you can find alternatives.

If not, you can get the LED one from superskoda

http://www.superskoda.com/Skoda/OCTAVIA-II/Octavia-II-MEGA-powered-LED-dome-light-for-your-trunk

Priceyyyy pair

[newbie69]

Yes the lighting is enough for me. Also on ebay you can find alternatives.

If not, you can get the LED one from superskoda

http://www.superskod...-for-your-trunk

Priceyyyy pair

Says it doesn't fit the Fabia:

sorry, nothing for Fabia II currently..

superskoda.com

[Naths vRS]

Looking good.

I was trying to find away to fit another interior light (same as the front one) for the rear.

[irfant]

I was trying to find away to fit another interior light (same as the front one) for the rear.

This is my favourite, as original

[Rsrob]

Very nice job looks good I thinking about puting some light in the rear of my vRS estate and this looks the best way to do it

[nutztoys]

This is my favourite, as original

Doesn´t it mean that you have to get a new rooflining...? Looks like the lining is shaped after the light.

Bgds Dan

[32KOFDATA]

Doesn´t it mean that you have to get a new rooflining...? Looks like the lining is shaped after the light.

Bgds Dan

I think you are right. The roof there looks like it has a shape and it looks deeper in order to allow the unit to fit properly.

[Togo]

Says it doesn't fit the Fabia:

sorry, nothing for Fabia II currently..

superskoda.com

The LED dome for the trunk from superskoda is the same for Roomster, Fabia II and Octavia II.

I have installed the one from superskoda in my Roomster and it works perfect.

On eBay if found this, and I believe it is the same as superskoda.

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item416110bb34

This is the label on on the box from superskoda - http://www.superskoda.com/Skoda/OCTAVIA-II/Octavia-II-MEGA-powered-LED-dome-light-for-your-trunk

Edited 21 February, 2012 by Togo

[Ford29]

Don't know why Skoda does not fit as standard.

This is the one I fitted.

It has the usual three functions

Off

on when door opens off when door closes

on manually

[john123]

Doesn´t it mean that you have to get a new rooflining...? Looks like the lining is shaped after the light.

Bgds Dan

 

This is my favourite, as original

hi does your rear light have  the usual three functions Off

on when door opens off when door closes

on manually

 

[Ant-Vrs]

I'm wanting to do this mod, how do you connect the wires from the rear lights to the dome light?