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Installing LED footwall strips.
- Thread starter Typhoon
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Very easy, you can buy 12V led strip lights on ebay. The strips come with an adhesive on the back so its easy as peeling off the backing, sticking it where you want it and wiring it.
Exactly this, they can be picked up cheap. Then you need a length of cable to go up to the interior light neatly, then you just wire it in. Job done..
Ford Transit
Why not use RGB strips, and a controller. This way you can pick and choose from thousands of colours and turn them on or off remotly. We've done loads like this.
Effort and money lol.
Ford Transit
Effort, its about 30 seconds more of a job as for money, your not looking at much more than it originally costs. It was just a thought. 
Might be interested in one meself to be honest how do they adjust? Turn a dial?
JezzaMac
ClioSport Club Member
I got a set off eBay for my old car, I wired them into the fag lighter and then try had a wee discreet switch that fitted inside the fag lighter which allowed me to easily turn them on and off which was pretty cool!
You've inspired me haha. Might do this.. question, which interior light did you rig them up to?? over head one by any chance orrr? cheers!As above, though I would advise against this as it will be a huge distraction with the footwells lit up. On my 182 I wired them into the interior light so anytime I opened the door they came on.
as blue as they look my interior light LEDs were actually white..
Most of the LED kits you get come pre wired you just have to join the ends I a power source mate because they have to have a resistor on the positive leg pre wired comes with a resistor in place. Usually a red and black wire red goes to a power source and black to the ground (car body)
This thread is tempting me to install some strips as a rear interior light for when I need to look behind the seats.
Into the overhead one, just use a multimeter and check the voltages for when you open the doors. The nice thing about it is that they also dim with the interior light, so it's not just on and off..
For the boot light I also ran a loom and cut a hole in the opposite side and then wired that in. With two LED bulbs the boot was very well lit..
Spot on mate.
Have you not got a voltmeter mate
Put a switch in the live between the battery and LED I'm working with a guy at work to use RGB LEDs and a dial to change the colour.
TT
Finished it in the end.
Wired it up to the "Remote lock" button, created wiring to make it reach, and used plugs so I can unplug them to change them/remove them whenever necessary without having to unwire the whole lot.
Thanks for all the help/info you've given me.
Here is the finished product;
Wired it up to the "Remote lock" button, created wiring to make it reach, and used plugs so I can unplug them to change them/remove them whenever necessary without having to unwire the whole lot.
Thanks for all the help/info you've given me.
Here is the finished product;
right guys all the pictures are looking great but I have no idea wehre we're drawing power from, all my lights and wiring arrived today.
can someone please take pictures of where they've spliced into there wires and how the circuit is all connected because there isnt anything
on the net that shows you where or what wires to use. Im completely clueless and have been searching the net for days. Sorry for the rant.
can someone please take pictures of where they've spliced into there wires and how the circuit is all connected because there isnt anything
on the net that shows you where or what wires to use. Im completely clueless and have been searching the net for days. Sorry for the rant.
TT
I wasn't in the know, I just fiddled and worked it out.
Take the ashtray out, pop the central locking button out, find out which wire in the central locking unit is live, and which is earth.
Slice a little bit of wire off each (but not the whole way through) and attach the LED's, remembering on the LEDs that Blue is live, and clear is earth.
Hide all the wiring, remove back plastic on LED's and attach to underside of footwell.
They will then come on whenever the headlights are on.
You can also add a switch incase you ever want them off, or use the doorlight instead, so they only come on when you open your doors.
Take the ashtray out, pop the central locking button out, find out which wire in the central locking unit is live, and which is earth.
Slice a little bit of wire off each (but not the whole way through) and attach the LED's, remembering on the LEDs that Blue is live, and clear is earth.
Hide all the wiring, remove back plastic on LED's and attach to underside of footwell.
They will then come on whenever the headlights are on.
You can also add a switch incase you ever want them off, or use the doorlight instead, so they only come on when you open your doors.
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