Yes, I hate the OEM lights and swapping the bulb with a led festoon doesn't seem bright enough. I did a similar LED strip and wired it myself without a kit in my 2010 sportwagen.
+1 you just need to first tighten up the clips before installation
I got one of these off ebay: http://deautokey.com/product/mkvii-v...-plug-and-play. I didn't think it was bright enough so I looked for more options.
The light seems more bluish than white? Is that how the color is or is it the photos? How white is the lights compared to the front and rear passenger interior lights?I got one of these off ebay: http://deautokey.com/product/mkvii-v...-plug-and-play. I didn't think it was bright enough so I looked for more options.
This is what I ended up doing and I'm very happy with it
https://www.amazon.com/YITAMOTOR-Daytime-Reverse-Backup-Parking/dp/B018G5MY5O/
Here it is with the cargo cover on like OP asked about
Here it is with the cargo cover pulled back
Side view:
Close up of install:
I took off the panel on the hatch that allows access to the trunk latch. Then I drilled 4 holes with a 1/2in drill bit. I put the light through and screwed the nut in. I took the wires and connected it to a new wire I ran through the hatch panel, through the rubber grommets into the ceiling right next to the light. I spliced the wiring for the hatch light to the wire and all done. The angle of the panel is perfect to shine down to the cargo area and not get in the way when using the cargo area or obstructing my view in the rear view mirror. It's pretty sturdy too and I'm not worried about the LED breaking off. It's also above my head and I don't block the light when looking in the trunk.
The yellow/orange street lights threw my phone's white balance off by a lot. It's a standard 6000K LED like almost all bright DRLs out there. I agree the color looks off compared to real life. The brightness also doesn't come through as much on my phone. It really is very bright, more than the picture suggests.
I did manual white balance on my phone (cloudy wb so 5000k. Not 6000k but closer). My kids wanted to play inside. You can get a sense of color and brightness. The interior lights are definitely warmer
We appreciate it, our trunk LED strip are all plug and play, it comes with custom adapters that fit with your trunk housing without issue, we mention this because all other options will require you to cut or splice and many don't want to do that. Plus this is 48 bright LED diodes with resin coat so they won't damage in your trunk. We hit this with plywood and they held up.
