All LED bubs for 12V systems will have a "driver" because LEDs don't work on 12V. Probably as simple as a resistor to limit voltage but sometimes more complex - especially on the more expensive, higher power ones. As warrior193 said, the boot / interior lights are just dumb bulbs, not affected by CANBUS issues, unlike headlights / tail lights.

I usually get the flatter profile ones for this job. The last lot I bought did require a little trimming of the clear soft transparent plastic around them to fit the boot light holder but at £2.24 for ten I wasn't complaining.

I got the Aliexpress ones but had to go back to the bulbs.

In order to check if the trunk is closed, the car checks if the lights are one, yeah stupid but it is what it is.

The cheapo leds where letting a slight amont of curent pass, trigering the open trunk alerte.

When the car was shut my blinkers would go on anf off like when you open the trunk with the kessy

I've placed an order for bulbs ("XELORD" W5W T10 LED, supposedly 800lumens but I'll believe it when I see it, since most W5W LED replacement bulbs for which I saw lumen ratings were 450LM and 300LM). https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0DK8FV8V8?th=1 These bulbs have the word "CANBUS" printed on their stems. 🤞

We'll see. (If the new bulbs are bright enough, that is!)

Any guidance on how to remove the rear passenger seat over-door lights? https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/540252-add-morebetter-lighting-to-combiwagon-cargo-area/#findComment-6020021

Again, thanks!

-Jay

@nickytheshaft (great handle!) The Aliexpress ones .. the complete LED-from-the-ground-up replacement units? Or LED bulbs to fit into the stock plastic-lens-enclosed-T10 sockets?

-Jay

45 minutes ago, nickytheshaft said:

I got the Aliexpress ones but had to go back to the bulbs.

In order to check if the trunk is closed, the car checks if the lights are one, yeah stupid but it is what it is.

The cheapo leds where letting a slight amont of curent pass, trigering the open trunk alerte.

When the car was shut my blinkers would go on anf off like when you open the trunk with the kessy

3 hours ago, JayLibove said:

@skomaz Do you happen to have the total wattage of the LED strip that you tacked on to your cargo area light socket?

I tend to see "6W/m".

I assume that there's a small amount of margin above whatever the manufacturer puts in, but I have no sense of how much margin.

thanks,

I went for 5mm wide x 500mm long 110lm/m 12w/m led strip. So it'll be about 6w 'extra' over the existing rwo w5w bulbs.

Edited 20 hours ago20 hr by skomaz