Installed Mabett back seat/cargo area ceiling light

[da_jokker]

Personally I like the brighter light color. If I wanted a yellow dingy light, I'd use an incandescent bulb

Reminds me of a couple years ago, I had removed all the bulbs my other car and replace them with cool blue LEDs. Love them.

My wife kept leaving her dome lights on in her car and killing her battery. So I decided to swap out her bulbs with the same LEDs (because you can run those for days without killing the battery).

She hated them. I had to swap them out for yellow dingy LED bulbs... If it weren't for the power savings, it would have been a total waste of money.

I just wish this light came with a Red light option so we could go white or red.

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[bradcd]

There is no longer a dwindling stock counter for the Amazon listing so hopefully that means there's a big surplus. I'm less pressured to buy one, for now.

And to be clear, color temperature is different than lumen output and they're both different than current draw.

 

[Kjbeggs]

Does the plastic match the stock plastic or does it look like a mismatched tumor?

Matches really well

 

[jdubby]

yes, direct replacement

That’s actually cool. The IAG lights have a wiring kit and you basically have to take everything apart and splice wires. They are nice. Just seem like a PIA to install

 

[Ksjrb03]

@Ksjrb03 Any luck with the 4 light IAG kit? I’m itching to see a photo of those with the Mabett light.

I got the IAG kit installed today. It’s awesome. Very simple install. If I was to do only one light upgrade it would be the IAG kit hands down. The Mabett light is nice, but not near as bright as the IAG kit. It was a noticeable upgrade before, but after I don’t think I notice it at all, except maybe a bit in cargo area.

I already have a light upgrade for cargo area, which blows away the Mabett light, more than the picture makes it look.

 

[Dirty Bronco]

I got the IAG kit installed today. It’s awesome. Very simple install. If I was to do only one light upgrade it would be the IAG kit hands down. The Mabett light is nice, but not near as bright as the IAG kit. It was a noticeable upgrade before, but after I don’t think I notice it at all, except maybe a bit in cargo area.

I already have a light upgrade for cargo area, which blows away the Mabett light, more than the picture makes it look.

I was literally driving back from dinner with my parents and thinking to myself “hey… I haven’t seen any photos from @Ksjrb03 yet! I better blast him on the forums.”

but alas… you beat me to it! Looks absolutely incredible. Thank you for sharing and making the effort on a Friday night. Appreciate it!

 

[Ksjrb03]

I was literally driving back from dinner with my parents and thinking to myself “hey… I haven’t seen any photos from @Ksjrb03 yet! I better blast him on the forums.”

but alas… you beat me to it! Looks absolutely incredible. Thank you for sharing and making the effort on a Friday night. Appreciate it!

Ya I’m very happy with my lighting now lol. Been waiting for this for over a year. While I agree that the color temp is different between stock, IAG, and Mabett, it doesn’t bother me like I was anticipating. I’m the guy that makes sure to buy 4000k LEDs for all the lights in my house, drives me nuts if they don’t match.

 

[rblock50]

I got the IAG kit installed today. It’s awesome. Very simple install. If I was to do only one light upgrade it would be the IAG kit hands down. The Mabett light is nice, but not near as bright as the IAG kit. It was a noticeable upgrade before, but after I don’t think I notice it at all, except maybe a bit in cargo area.

I already have a light upgrade for cargo area, which blows away the Mabett light, more than the picture makes it look.

Wow it’s like daylight in there, nicely done! How long did the IAG take you to install? The IAG only turns on when the doors open, or can you control it via a switch too? Given that they are the same price, I guess the best light wins.

Oh for our OCD LED Color friends, how does the IAG color match the OEM lighting?

I’m not sold on the $129 price yet, so I may go the DIY route but it may just be localized to the rear like you did.

Thanks for the inspiration!!

 

[Ksjrb03]

Wow it’s like daylight in there, nicely done! How long did the IAG take you to install? The IAG only turns on when the doors open, or can you control it via a switch too? Given that they are the same price, I guess the best light wins.

Oh for our OCD LED Color friends, how does the IAG color match the OEM lighting?

I’m not sold on the $129 price yet, so I may go the DIY route but it may just be localized to the rear like you did.

Thanks for the inspiration!!

It took me a about an hour and half to install the IAG kit. I wired it to the door, and to an Aux switch so i can turn on whenever. The color is different between IAG and stock, but stock is so dim you have to be looking to even notice. Non issue for me. The IAG kit is worth every bit of $129. I spent more than that on other DIY lights that I had to give up on.

 

[rblock50]

It took me a about an hour and half to install the IAG kit. I wired it to the door, and to an Aux switch so i can turn on whenever. The color is different between IAG and stock, but stock is so dim you have to be looking to even notice. Non issue for me. The IAG kit is worth every bit of $129. I spent more than that on other DIY lights that I had to give up on.

Thanks, that doesn’t sound too bad. Do you think it would be difficult to hook up a 5th LED of some sort to the IAG to light up the cargo area?

 

[Ksjrb03]

Thanks, that doesn’t sound too bad. Do you think it would be difficult to hook up a 5th LED of some sort to the IAG to light up the cargo area?

Ha that’s a great idea. No that wouldn’t be hard at all with a wire tap or cutting and splicing. I already have cargo lights that I love so didn’t cross my mind. I bet that will be done alot.

 

[rblock50]

Ha that’s a great idea. No that wouldn’t be hard at all with a wire tap or cutting and splicing. I already have cargo lights that I love so didn’t cross my mind. I bet that will be done alot.

OK, you sold me. Now I just need them to be in stock again lol. Thanks for all of the details!

 

[Herbie]

I got the IAG kit installed today. It’s awesome. Very simple install. If I was to do only one light upgrade it would be the IAG kit hands down. The Mabett light is nice, but not near as bright as the IAG kit. It was a noticeable upgrade before, but after I don’t think I notice it at all, except maybe a bit in cargo area.

I already have a light upgrade for cargo area, which blows away the Mabett light, more than the picture makes it look.

 

[bradcd]

I've got two boys in car seats in the back. One faces forward and the other backwards. Would the Mabett dome light shine directly into the rear facing boy's eyes at all? I mainly need more light back there to clip their tricky belt clips.

 

[John Auer]

I've got two boys in car seats in the back. One faces forward and the other backwards. Would the Mabett dome light shine directly into the rear facing boy's eyes at all? I mainly need more light back there to clip their tricky belt clips.

I’ll let you know when I take delivery in a couple of weeks. My dealer is installing the Mabett dome light as part of their PDI. The factory light is just too small, IMO.

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