A variety of options are offered by Chevrolet for the mid-engined C8 Corvette, and among them is the $995 Engine Appearance Package, which includes carbon fiber closeout panels and LED engine compartment lighting. YouTube user AzuluzA decided to skip this package for his C8, opting to embark on his own DIY LED lighting project instead. He recorded the installation and uploaded it for the benefit of other C8 owners who might want to do the same thing.
AzuluzA began the work very early in the car’s life, when it had just 164 miles on the clock. Understandably, he wanted to cause minimal damage – “no drilling, no cutting, nothing” – though he did end up having to make two small holes.
The video begins with him taking the roof panel off the C8 Corvette, moving the seats forward and removing the liner from the rear roof section. This allows him to check the route of the wiring already fitted to the car, which he will follow as far as possible.
For his DIY LED lighting project, AzuluzA chose the Mictuning C2 Curved RGBW LED Rock lights. The package includes four pods (he will use two for the engine bay of the Corvette and decide what to do with the others later) plus a wiring switch kit and a Bluetooth controller. The latter will allow him to switch the LEDs on and off, and to control their color and brightness, using his smartphone.
AzuluzA helpfully goes into a lot of detail about how to fit the lights and route the wiring. When describing how he refitted the liner, he urges the viewer, “Take your time. There’s no rush. Make it look nice.” He even tells us which vacant slot he used to fit a fuse for the DIY LED lighting kit (it was #19) and that he used a screw behind the driver’s seat to ground the system.
The full effect of his work isn’t apparent until the last minute and a half of the video, when he switches on the DIY LED lighting system at night. It looks great in the engine bay of the C8 Corvette, it cost a lot less than $995, and it gives him the satisfaction of having done the job himself. Check out the full 19-minute video below.
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Comments
how does that work in my convertable
What would be the reason for putting lighting on your convertible except for show, when you’re parked I guess with the hood up.
Why not just tap into the license plate light for power when the actual lights come on ?
These lights are only $39 for 4 at Amazon, no controller, no pulling apart the back to find and run the wire to the fuse box.
You could still put a inline fuse from the license plate light to these lights.
I don’t have my C8 yet, its getting close to production, but I’m thinking about getting power the same way and see if I can tap into the license plate lights to the switch going to the lights that’s already in with the engine bay option.
On the convertible you have to drill a giant hole on top.
Harness 84740000 Lights 84239355 and 84239354 are the part numbers to purchase the factory C8 parts. and…
can be plugged into the existing wiring harness without modification. Once that is installed, tap that harness for adding color
LED RGB 5050 strip lights for color changing.
The part numbers you’ve included don’t exist in any of my searching.
gmpartsdirect had the parts and shipped them using those numbers .
I am not the only one. check midenginecorvetteforum
Sorry but I did enter those numbers on GM Parts direct and a open search.
But it’s no worry as I’m getting the engine appearance on my C8, with a easy way to connect to the license plate light for constant lighting with the lights on.
Thx, I’m sure your info will help many 👍
Horrible audio fidelity on project!
Is it time to start using the FPFQ acronym? No doubt comes off as look at me ricer-esque and not fitting of a car of this caliber. I have never seen any other mid engine super cars with this type of lighting except those crazy glowing Japanese owners…
A white light “yes”, like GM designed and the reason I’m going with a C8 coupe.
Multiple color lights, might as well saved money and just bought a rice burner.
Making a simple add-on into a costly time consuming project.
I know a lot of people are doing this.
I will say this is one of the cleaner installs and the audio was just as good as some of these other DIY projects.