M13KYF Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedrush Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 you cheeky sod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P15UL T Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Always these http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Mod ... d&doy=28m3 I have a couple of green cold cathodes from my Volvo install if you're interested Paul. are these another type of light or are you pulling my chain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Always these http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Mod ... d&doy=28m3 I have a couple of green cold cathodes from my Volvo install if you're interested Paul. are these another type of light or are you pulling my chain No, not pulling your chain. I had two green cold cathodes mounted behind my amp build. They give a soft glow, but are tube like so give a nice look. http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?cri ... ce=15&SD=Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted March 28, 2008 Author Share Posted March 28, 2008 Cathods give a nice glow, I tried some before these. And LED tubes, but I broke them all trying to install them hidden away under the dash so decided to get those flexible ones. Give Robs a go Paul, cathodes give off a really nice glow, sure he will do you them dirt cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Cathods give a nice glow, I tried some before these. And LED tubes, but I broke them all trying to install them hidden away under the dash so decided to get those flexible ones. Give Robs a go Paul, cathodes give off a really nice glow, sure he will do you them dirt cheap They are with my ICE dealer at the mo but will bring them to the Donny show and you can take a look. I have no use for green cathodes so a dirt burger should cover them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndySpak Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Looks cool on your car Chris however I don't think they'd be any good for me. All the bogeys and finger nails in the passenger footwell would be on show... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Looks cool on your car Chris however I don't think they'd be any good for me. All the bogeys and finger nails in the passenger footwell would be on show... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl114 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I like it Chris, your car is looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 What did you wire them into buddy? Is there a footwell light already in your car? If not, how did you find the feed for the map lights and get it down to the footwell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 Hey guys, Its all been discussed before, you will have to trawl the thread to find the specifics. Basically you chase the wires from the dome lights to the footwell. If you take the A-pilar cover off the passenger side, you will see a socket with 3 wires on it. I think red, black and pink. Red is permenant live, black is permenant ground and pink is switched ground which comes on when you open the doors etc. What you need to do is get a light (neon, cold cathode, LEDs as I linked before) and wire them up to the pink and black. Thats as much as I remember. I will take a look behind the pillar tomorrow, but a bit of multimeter action will tell you which is the right power source Link to the lights: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-Green-24CM-PVC- ... m153.l1262 (you'll need to browse his store to find an active auction) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 to do the footwell lighting - If you take the A-pillar cover off the passenger side, you will see a socket with 3 wires on it connect the live to the red and black and the neg to the switched earth on the pink the lights will work exactly as the interior lights do, on when unlocked via the remote and fade when locked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shire350Z Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 got the lights im doing this mod this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Doubt it'll arrive by this weekend James...... I've ordered it too. Think it looks tasty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 Bah, I'm not going to be so unique any more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 No you won't Chris but you should be feeling something warm and fuzy inside (It isn't Jay or Louis before anyone asks....) Sharing does that! Just need to LED up the rest of the car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedmonds Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Did everyone do this in the end? I am a numpty when it comes to electric (everything?) so would welcome some more input. 1. Is there a specific way to remove the A pillar or is it a simple case of just pulling it off 2. I purchased the exact same lights from ebay and noticed that the wires are very thin and puney. Do I need to replace them or should they be fine? 3. Do I need to place an additional fuse in between the whole setup and if so, where can I get one and what should I be looking for? (told you I had NO idea about these things) 4. How do you guys connect the cables once you have snipped them? 5. Am I safe to just get a volt meter and follow these instructions "connect the live to the red and black and the neg to the switched earth on the pink"? Can I just snip them and reconnect? If you have read this far you are probably thinking .... So am I! If you dont ask you dont get and I love asking Wayne Numpty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I have the light strips sitting on the stairs in my house. Working this week so no time to do them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p1tse Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 nice mod i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Did everyone do this in the end? I am a numpty when it comes to electric (everything?) so would welcome some more input. 1. Is there a specific way to remove the A pillar or is it a simple case of just pulling it off 2. I purchased the exact same lights from ebay and noticed that the wires are very thin and puney. Do I need to replace them or should they be fine? 3. Do I need to place an additional fuse in between the whole setup and if so, where can I get one and what should I be looking for? (told you I had NO idea about these things) 4. How do you guys connect the cables once you have snipped them? 5. Am I safe to just get a volt meter and follow these instructions "connect the live to the red and black and the neg to the switched earth on the pink"? Can I just snip them and reconnect? If you have read this far you are probably thinking .... So am I! If you dont ask you dont get and I love asking Wayne Numpty. 1. carefully pull 2. no leds draw next to no current 3. no 4. i used small connector blocks and wrapped in insulation tape 5. yes i fitted blue leds in the footwell in mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDM Performance Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 to do the footwell lighting - If you take the A-pillar cover off the passenger side, you will see a socket with 3 wires on it connect the live to the red and black and the neg to the switched earth on the pink the lights will work exactly as the interior lights do, on when unlocked via the remote and fade when locked Gawd I wish I had read this before I did the same job to my car 2 weeks ago. Ended up wiring it a different way but works the same as the standard interior lights. Used 2 LED light bars on each side which cost me something like £1 each from the local cash and carry. A bit of creative soldering and the job was done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 to do the footwell lighting - If you take the A-pillar cover off the passenger side, you will see a socket with 3 wires on it connect the live to the red and black and the neg to the switched earth on the pink the lights will work exactly as the interior lights do, on when unlocked via the remote and fade when locked Gawd I wish I had read this before I did the same job to my car 2 weeks ago. Ended up wiring it a different way but works the same as the standard interior lights. Used 2 LED light bars on each side which cost me something like £1 each from the local cash and carry. A bit of creative soldering and the job was done Looks at night, i turn the interior light off and just leave footwells lit up, these light up when lock/unlock good cheap mod imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 to do the footwell lighting - If you take the A-pillar cover off the passenger side, you will see a socket with 3 wires on it connect the live to the red and black and the neg to the switched earth on the pink the lights will work exactly as the interior lights do, on when unlocked via the remote and fade when locked Gawd I wish I had read this before I did the same job to my car 2 weeks ago. Ended up wiring it a different way but works the same as the standard interior lights. Used 2 LED light bars on each side which cost me something like £1 each from the local cash and carry. A bit of creative soldering and the job was done Does look very good. I think if you get just the right tint of light with similar vanity lights, it looks very classy. Where did you end up wiring it from chap? Always interested on how others have done mods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDM Performance Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Where did you end up wiring it from chap? Always interested on how others have done mods I had previously wired in a LED bar into the roof of my car, taking a feed from the circuit of the lights already in the roof. So I just ran a feed off that down inside the A-pillar and across to the footwell LEDs. Not really difficult, but knowing there is already a pre-wired plug would have 1/2'ed the job time - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 Where did you end up wiring it from chap? Always interested on how others have done mods I had previously wired in a LED bar into the roof of my car, taking a feed from the circuit of the lights already in the roof. So I just ran a feed off that down inside the A-pillar and across to the footwell LEDs. Not really difficult, but knowing there is already a pre-wired plug would have 1/2'ed the job time - Ah yes, I looked there too. Then found the wires leading off to the A-pillar, and after quite a bit of searching on my350z realised that there was access to the wire in the A-pillar. my350z is about the best resource I have found for mods, theres always someone on there whos done the mod you are thinking of doing, its just finding the info that takes ages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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