FAQ
Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions about our products:
EL Ambient Lighting
I connected the EL ambient lighting directly to my vehicle's electrical system at my own risk
(to the illumination of the window regulator switches, hazard warning light switch, etc.) and the strip:
- Flickers
- the voltage the ambient lighting receives is too low. This damages the product's inverter!
- SOLUTION: Provide a suitable power source with 12V DC!
- the voltage the ambient lighting receives is too low. This damages the product's inverter!
- Does not light up
- the applied voltage may be too low or some control unit notices the additional consumer and blocks the channel (sometimes the buttons for the electric windows, the hazard warning light switch, etc. suddenly no longer light up).
- SOLUTION: Provide a suitable neutral power source with 12V DC! If the control unit is the problem, you can try to fool the control unit with our Generation 1 or 2 inverters, as they consume less power than our Generation 3 inverters.
- the applied voltage may be too low or some control unit notices the additional consumer and blocks the channel (sometimes the buttons for the electric windows, the hazard warning light switch, etc. suddenly no longer light up).
- Buzzes/Hums
- with the Generation 1 inverter, this is normal. With all other inverter generations, this is NOT normal and there is a problem with the voltage!
- SOLUTION: Provide a suitable power source with 12V DC!
- with the Generation 1 inverter, this is normal. With all other inverter generations, this is NOT normal and there is a problem with the voltage!
ambitrim® LED Ambient Lighting
I connected the ambitrim ambient lighting directly to my vehicle's electrical system at my own risk
(to the illumination of the window regulator switches, hazard warning light switch, etc.) and the strip:
- Does not light up
- the applied voltage may be too low or some control unit notices the additional consumer and blocks the channel (sometimes the buttons for the electric windows, the hazard warning light switch, etc. suddenly no longer light up).
- Most likely to happen with the RGB RF control, as it has the highest power consumption.
- SOLUTION: Provide a suitable power source with 12V DC that is not monitored, or test our single-colour ambitrim, as they have the lowest power consumption.
- This usually does not happen with the single-colour variant.
- The RGB module flashes at regular intervals
- This is because you connected the lighting to the on-board electrics (to the illumination of the window regulator switches, hazard warning light switch, etc.). This is dimmed with a PWM signal, and this is not compatible with the RGB colour change module.
- SOLUTION: Provide a suitable power source with 12V DC that is not monitored, or install a capacitor to suppress the signal interference. You MUST seek the advice of an expert for this.
- This is because you connected the lighting to the on-board electrics (to the illumination of the window regulator switches, hazard warning light switch, etc.). This is dimmed with a PWM signal, and this is not compatible with the RGB colour change module.
What are the differences between EL Ambient Lighting and ambitrim Ambient Lighting?
Here is a short table:
| Feature | EL Ambient Lighting | ambitrim LED Ambient Lighting | ambitrim Digital RGBIC LED Ambient Lighting |
| Colour change possible | No | Yes | Yes, and colour gradients |
| Voltage | 12V DC |
single-colour: 6-14V DC RGB (multi-colour): 10-14V DC |
12V DC |
| Dimmable | No | In the single-colour version via voltage, RGB version via app or remote control | Via app or remote control |
| Flexible | Bending in the tightest spaces possible, no loss of brightness | Very flexible, small radii also possible, the light can become stronger in curved areas | limited, metal board inside, only curves with medium to large radius possible |
| Colour when switched off | coloured (depending on the light colour) | transparent | milky white |
| Homogeneity of light | 100% | Light intensity decreases with distance from the light source | 100% |
| Technology | EL - entire light strip is a light source | LED + light guide | FULL LED light strip |
LED Interior Lighting
One of the biggest misconceptions circulating on the internet concerns the Kelvin number (short K) for LEDs. The Kelvin number says nothing about the brightness. Rather, it is used to show the colour temperature for white LEDs. Here is a scale that will help you select exactly the LEDs you want:
indivitara®
Differences Standard vs. Premium version
- indivitara Standard (self-adhesive, stretchable, WS3, 180GSM)
- indivitara Premium (self-adhesive, stretchable, WS3-7, 200GSM (Black), 260GSM (all other colours), softer fibre/feel than the standard version)
The topic of fading:
Every fabric, regardless of the brand, will eventually fade. This is unavoidable, as UV radiation breaks down the colour pigments. The time until this happens differs depending on the respective UV protection class. This is measured on the Wool Scale and is therefore represented by the abbreviation WS.
The clear coat of a car, for example, has exactly this protective property for the base coat underneath.
What can you do to protect textiles from fading?
There are special UV impregnations that take on exactly this task, and are only then broken down by the UV radiation before the colour is attacked afterwards. The protective effect can be refreshed in many cases by re-impregnating.
In our indivitara® products, we refer directly to our own UV impregnation in the item description. However, there are also other suppliers of good UV impregnations.