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Always annoyed by the absence of light over the rear passenger seats I've started buying a few things hoping to soon do the installation.

I've gone for the dome light that many cars of the VW group share. (Felicia, Polo, Arosa, Lupo, Caddy etc.) Mine has the code: 6N0947105E and it is VW made. A search on eBay will produce a good number of such dome lights, used and new. Their size is aprox, 14cm x 7cm. Wiring loom didn't come with the casing (just with a plain bulb) but you can simply attach cables to the pins on the back. If you want to be very professional about it you can get a socket but when I asked for it at the VW dealership it was about 5euros so I decided to leave it as is. Just for a small piece of plastic I find it expensive :thumbdown: .

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Since I will be cutting the roof lining (I'm already scared about that part :sweat: ) I've realized that for a perfect, snug fit I will need the metal frame that goes around the opening and will most definitely hold the casing better. (I hope). I wasn't able to find it on ebay but my mech had a couple lying around from used Felicia parts :party: .

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Then it was time for the right kind of led. ebay again was the best option and at the link you will find what I picked.(http://viewitem.eim....0845924605/item) The size is just right for the board to go into the casing with no problems and the light output is plenty. Look for Car Interior 48 SMD LED on eBay and you will find loads but always make sure the size is close to 6cm x 4cm

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Here is also a pic of the leds installed into the casing. I've used some foam I had laying around to keep the board from moving around and ready for installation.

Fingers crossed all we go well and I will not just mess up my roof lining. Will keep you updated with the results. :thumbup:

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Managed to find the courage yesterday to install this with my mate. God the day was hot... 100.4F!!! :S

First we took out the front interior light in order to access the power cables which would feed power to the rear interior light. After we figured out which cable does what and how the rear light would function we decided on the placement and using the metallic frame as a stencil we drew a cutting shape on the roof. By the way we decided that the best placement would be in the same line where the roof door handles start. No head (I guess you have to be very tall) can touch it by mistake plus it is in reaching distance from my seat in case I want to switch it on/off.

Then the scary part starts - with a very sharp scalpel we made a smaller cut than the drawn shape and slowly with each pass we widened the opening. Then it was time to fit the metallic frame and with a bit of extra cutting of the roof here and there the fitment was perfect.

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Note that the Fabia roof has a layer of insulation material - something like cotton. We had to remove some of that in order where the opening is in order for the light casing to fit perfect.

With the help of a metallic wire we pushed through the cables to the front interior light - that needs a few tries to get it right. Connected the cables and did a test and all worked fine.

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From there on it was simply a matter of installing the rear light which clicked well in place thanks to the metallic frame.

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Keep your hands clean! we did a couple of finger stains - some foam will fix that :giggle: :p

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At last light at the back! :rock:

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Is this a different light to the one in the middle of the roof? The wife's Elegance already has a central light with two separate on/off buttons.

yes I think it is. Yours should be almost identical to the front passengers one.
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Saw a while back, some one fitted the exact same one as in the front, looked really neat!, cant remeber his name... best of luck though! (out of interest how much is a new roof lining?)

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Saw a while back, some one fitted the exact same one as in the front, looked really neat!, cant remeber his name... best of luck though! (out of interest how much is a new roof lining?)

That will fill him with confidence

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Saw a while back, some one fitted the exact same one as in the front, looked really neat!, cant remeber his name... best of luck though! (out of interest how much is a new roof lining?)

Used I've seen them going around for 75Euros.

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I've got one in the middle of my roof lining, but could be that it was only elegance and estates that have it? :-)

Those leds look good!

You get it with Electric rear windows if I remember right...

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I've got one in the middle of my roof lining, but could be that it was only elegance and estates that have it? :-)

Those leds look good!

I have leds in the front, and wow, what a difference ,

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Estates as far as I know they get them as standard.

Have to disagree. I've the estate with only the roof light up front and two rear ones at the back door. Nightmare for lights in the back seats.

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That will fill him with confidence

Sorry full monte I wasn't meaning it in a funny way... Just because I am also thinking of doing it. And knowing me I will need a new lining lol x

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