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Car interior at night lit by cyan ambient LED strips along the doors and dashboard
Cabin atmosphere after dark

Ambient lighting installations

Fibre optic and LED ambient lighting routed through door cards, dash and footwells for a factory finish.

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Typical time in the shop: 4 to 8 hours
  • Fibre optic door and dash runs
  • Millions of colours or subtle single tone
  • App or factory switch control
  • Dims with your headlights
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Subtle by default, dramatic when you want it

Done well, ambient lighting reads as something the manufacturer installed. Thin fibre optic runs follow the existing lines of the door cards and dash, footwells get a soft wash, and nothing shines directly into your eyes. Set a single warm tone for daily driving, or run a slow colour cycle when you feel like it.

  • Light hidden behind trim, never a visible strip
  • Brightness tied to your headlight dimmer
  • Door open welcome sequence
  • Optional music reactive mode
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Installation is trim work first

The lighting hardware is straightforward. The craft is in removing door cards and dash panels without breaking clips, cutting precise channels for the fibre, and reassembling so every panel sits flush. That is where the hours go, and it is what separates a finished car from an obvious add on.

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Control that makes sense

We can run the system from a phone app, a hidden switch, or in some vehicles the factory interior lighting menu. Settings save between drives, so the car comes back exactly how you left it.

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Pairs well with other cabin work

If you are already booking a screen upgrade, steering wheel or speaker install, adding ambient lighting at the same time saves labour because the panels are already off. Most customers who do both wish they had started with the combination.

Car interior at night lit by cyan ambient LED strips along the doors and dashboard

Questions we get asked

Something not covered here? Call or message us and you will get a straight answer, even if the answer is that your vehicle is not a good candidate.

Often booked together

Apple CarPlay and Android Auto upgrades

Wireless or wired CarPlay and Android Auto added to almost any vehicle, with steering wheel controls and factory audio kept intact.

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Android touchscreen displays

Large format Android head units with built in navigation, streaming apps and split screen multitasking, fitted to look like they belong.

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OEM CarPlay integrations

Keep the original display and controls, and add CarPlay behind the scenes with a vehicle specific integration module.

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Tell us what you drive and we will tell you what is possible

Send your year, make, model and trim. You will get a straight answer on options, timing and price, with no pressure and no upselling.

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