also, i found white LEDs n the radioshack website part# 276-320. They don't specify whether they are 10,000mcd or not? Can these be used as well?

 

dayum.. nice write up man.. looks like you goin for the VIP look.

 

" Going going.. back back.. to Cali Cali!!!!!" You da man chris! great right up. I may have to process this one rainy afternoon!!!

 

Excellent Job! Too hard of a DIY for me!

 

I used 20 guage wire, I think it's stated in the parts list at the beginning. 20 guage fits perfect.

 

Right now they are just sitting there, I will put some silicone sealant behind them when I get a chance, they don't move much as it is. I'll post some pics...I know I've been promising this...tomorrow I will have my memory card and laptop in the same place.

 

I haven't found anything at RadioShack that is higher than 3600mcd. If you don't have a huge electronics store like Fry's(it's like a massive Best Buy/RadioShack combo, if you don't know), I would order them from ebay, you can get 50,000-100,000mcd if you want in bundles of 50 or more, they end up being like .10 cents each and they send free resistors you can even buy them prewired. Pretty cheap alternative to store bought if you can wait a week for shipping.

I, however, am one impatient son of a bitch, so I went to Fry's.

 

I am telling you all, you dont need 50k mcd LEDs for the door handles... I think i used 8k-10k mcd, and mine are almost too bright as it is..

 

i would go with 20ga. 22 should work also.


For now they are just sitting there, like someone else said... they dont move much. If you want to secure them, you can use clear silicon or maybe even hot glue.


I would stay away from radio shack LEDs. You can try them out tho.. they may work fine.

 

What are all the on/off options included with the setup you have?

What I mean is will one door opening illuminate all handles or only that specific handle? Do they dim with the dome light? Etc?

 

When you open any door, all door handles illuminate(also the lights inside the two front doors). If you press unlock on your key FOB, they illuminate, and dim out with the dome light.

 

Where did you get your LED's from? I called radio shack and thiers were reated at like 2-6vlts. And they couldnt tell me the MCD's

 

I work at the shack, and One 5000 MCD White LED which is 3.6 V costs 4.xx...Thatll be bright enough but for the price of four, you could get 50 on Ebay With the necessary Resistors included.

 

Well I just might have to do that then.

 

They go with the dome light. You hvae to have the dome in the middle position. They will basically turn on when you hit the unlock button on your remote or open your doors. They will turn off as soon as you lock your car also.

Also, i did mine in blue to match my dome light... hopefully this pic will work. Sorry, its kinda dark.

 

idk about the blue door handles, I think white looks better no matter what. But Blue looks alright.

 

Oh, I wasn't suggesting using 50k LEDs, I used 10k and they are great.

 

Well, getting it to theis point was actually easy. I found that getting it through the frame and into the car was much harder! It took me a long time to figure out how I was going to get it run properly. I eventually found an opening that I could run it through.

This also caused a slight problem for me... I tapped into the wrong wires and messed all the lights up.

First I didnt know the problem was here. I ripped off all the doors again and checked all the wires. Found nothing. I checked both fuse boxes and didn't find anything. Then I went inside and read the DIY again carefully and tried to find what I missed. Didn't find anything. So I check the driver's side again cause that was the most difficult for me and figured if I messed up, it was probably there. Turns out I was in the wrong wire. I was in a white wire w/blue stripe and ONE repeating silver mark. UGH. What can I say, it was late and dark. Oh well, then I fixed it and they all work now! I haven't taken pics yet though.


Much Thanks To CaliChris517 For The Great DIY

 

Your welcome man, glad to see people are using it!

 

yo Chris, who was the first person to use it?

 

You can jump straight into connector d (i believe...its the top left one of the 4 wire connectors). It's the middle two wires and is easier than going up to the passenger side pillar to tap into the dome wires.

 

I posted my pics in a thread I started.
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=155924

 

I got a problem. I dont think I wired something wrong but I could be wrong. My lights wont cut off. They are on and stay on. I had to pull the fuse. Help me please. I followed this DIY

 

LOL, I'm doing this today also, and hit a dead end....can't figure out what to connect the rear passenger doors to, how to power them. The DIY, tells you to run the drivers passenger to the glove box area, and just leave them there. Same with the right rear passengers door, don't know where to power them to. I've read the DIY a bunch of times now, and can't figure it out...maybe I'm overthinking it..or just slow!! But I don't want to continue without knowing what to do, so I don't end up with your problem.!! Someone help us!!!!lol

 

Are the LEDs and wiring protected enough from rain/water?

 

yes, the liquid electrical tape seals them up.

 

If you run the wires from the back doors through the boot and seal the ends of the LEDs they should not be affected at all. I use liquid electrical tape, double shrink wrapped them and sealed the ends of the shrink wrap. I still haven't siliconed them in place but my car is at the dealer.

Davinci27, I posted an answer to your question in the thread you started.

 

you got pmed...check messages. THX

 

Well I fixed one problem. Now I have another. They come on when the front doors open but they are not acting like the dome. Maybe the I dont have the right dome wires. This is killing me. I been doing this all day and yesterday LOL.

 

Car looks hot in the night.

 

me 2. just hang in there...in the end it'll all b worth it. I just don't want it to go into Monday and still not done....NEWBS!!..well it is my first surgery on my baby..so everything takes twice as long!!

 

very sick and an awesome write-up

 

WOOO HOOOOO. I fixed it yea. Im a dumb ass I didnt have the ground on the dome hooked up LOL. Here's a pic.

 

Nice..

 

HAHAH..dude this is weird..I just finished mines alsoI'm going to go eat some cereal now! Thanks "02TLSFAN" appreciate the help. Don't have time for pics, GF is already bitching that I've spent 2 days working on car, and no quality time together. Just wondering do any of your bulbs light up diff.? ..my drivers door lights up really nice and dark blue, while the rest light up a lil brighter...maybe cuz the drivers didn't get shaved down as much as the rest? PICS tomorrow!!

Nice write up CaliChris, pics helped out a lot.

 

I HAD THE LED SITTING AROUND FOR A LONG TIME UNTIL I HAD TIME TO FIGURE IT OUT AND I JUST SAW YOUR D.I.Y SO THIS WEEK I HAVE SOMETHING TO DO THANKS GOOD WRITE UP

 

Mine light up the same. Its looks darker than the other at day but at nite it looks the same.

 

oh, on an off note. When i first went to Home Depot looking for some kind of sealant for the wires, I ask a lady if they carried a product called liquid electrical tape.. I saw it on the internet somewhere, so i figured they would have it. This lady looked at me like i was crazy. She then asked if I was serious.. I told her yes. She then asked "am i gettin punked?".. I almost started laughing in her face. She then called 2 or 3 different department heads asking about liquid electrical tape... One of those department heads was the electrical department head... She(elec. dept. head) claimed she had never heard of that stuff.... I had to wonder around the store to find it. Goes to show you who they have working at home depot.

 

Chris do you bulbs light the same? why do you think my drivers bulb looks more blueish then others?

 

I would think it may not be equally shaved, unless somehow it's a different mcd than the others. Or some come further out of the door hanfle than others. The only other thing I can think of that would make one super bright would be the absence of a resistor, but that would burn out pretty quickly. I fried the shit out of one without a resistor just for fun, I can see how an LED could easily start a fire if it burned out in the car.