ceagles1000

I want to install a small dim light that would shine on driver side and passenger side feet at night. A dim greenish light to match my dash. A have seen a few new cars come with this feature. Any thought? Anyone completed this? Been searching the threads..

friesm2000

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yeah a couple of people have done it, just use a couple of LEDs and tap into the illumination wire at the radio and run it to each side and mount as neccesary

MrFluffy

Like this


Sorry the pics kinda crappy , I have more pics here http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3246026 if your curious to see what it looks like but a word of caution this is a neon and it sucks it fading Im replacing it soon with LEDs but im making it so I can change the colors.

CL-Slick

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I think he's referring to the "ambient lighting" that people have installed in their Homelink. I personally would like to do this, but not sure how. I know you drill two holes in the Homelink, but I don't know where to get the right bulbs, how to mount them, or where to wire them to.

friesm2000

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is't the homelink up in the headliner, i think that might be too good shining right into your eye at night ,
get a couple of LEDs (try radioshack) drill a couple of holes in the lower dash which is where the lghts in the picture above proably are , and as said before tap into the radio's illumination

CL-Slick

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That's what some people on the TL side have done, and it shines on the shift gate, not the eyes.

friesm2000

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OK......, but you then would need to run some wire up the a-piller for it cause the homelink always has power so it would always be on

CL-Slick

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I'm not saying it's the right way, I'm just pointing out the way that other member's have done it.

MrFluffy

I would use power from the mirror, use an led and put a small swith up there, Because its easy to pop the a pillar off and tuck under the head liner, but not easy hide it going from the headliner to the mirror

I did this mod in my 95 maxima 5 speed because my dads vette had it and looks good as long as its a dim light like red or blue

where is the guy who started this thread ??? LOL

CL-Slick

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Link to thread discussing installing said LEDs.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...light=Homelink

Pic of Ambient lighting in the same location from another member "Lord Helmet"

MrFluffy

If you resses it a little in to the mirror it will be focused just on the shifter

friesm2000

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i really don't like how that is lighted up (even if it was a different color)

CL-Slick

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I think you can get dimmer bulbs like the ones in the thread I posted. I thought about getting something dim so I could find my Homelink buttons at night.

friesm2000

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i don't have a garage door, so kinda point less for me, if all it was, was a light to just locate the buttons at night (like on the power window switches) and not illuminate the interior like in the picture you posted, then i would say go for it,

btw: those are LEDs and to get them dimmer you just need some resisters