DIY: door handle LEDs
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Originally Posted by jstahnke10
Got a quick question, I need to stop and get myself some wire to run for these. What's the recommended guage for these?
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how did u guys secure the LEDs...does it jus fit tight or is sumthin holdin em?
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Originally Posted by EnvyAce
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?
I, however, am one impatient son of a bitch, so I went to Fry's.
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Originally Posted by 02TLSfan
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, however, am one impatient son of a bitch, so I went to Fry's.
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Originally Posted by jstahnke10
Got a quick question, I need to stop and get myself some wire to run for these. What's the recommended guage for these?
Originally Posted by EnvyAce
how did u guys secure the LEDs...does it jus fit tight or is sumthin holdin em?
Originally Posted by EnvyAce
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?
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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?
What I mean is will one door opening illuminate all handles or only that specific handle? Do they dim with the dome light? Etc?
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Originally Posted by Acuracy02
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?
What I mean is will one door opening illuminate all handles or only that specific handle? Do they dim with the dome light? Etc?
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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.
Also, i did mine in blue to match my dome light... hopefully this pic will work. Sorry, its kinda dark.
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Originally Posted by CaliChris517
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..
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Originally Posted by CaliChris517
Powering a back door LED
Since the back doors don’t have door lights, you are going to have to run your own power wires. I wanted to run the wires in the rubber but its much harder than it looks.
Since the back doors don’t have door lights, you are going to have to run your own power wires. I wanted to run the wires in the rubber but its much harder than it looks.
Originally Posted by CaliChris517
Wiring a front door to the dome trigger (front driver side)
On the driver side the harness is a little different. All the harnesses plug into a panel. You may have to remove 2 harnesses to get to the one that comes from the door.
The two wires you are looking for are:
White wire w/ blue stripe and 2 repeating silver marks(Positive)
Yellow wire w/ blue stripe and 2 repeating silver marks(Negative)
On the driver side the harness is a little different. All the harnesses plug into a panel. You may have to remove 2 harnesses to get to the one that comes from the door.
The two wires you are looking for are:
White wire w/ blue stripe and 2 repeating silver marks(Positive)
Yellow wire w/ blue stripe and 2 repeating silver marks(Negative)
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
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Originally Posted by jstahnke10
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
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
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I posted my pics in a thread I started.
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=155924
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=155924
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wow 2 lost pepz on the same problem same day!!
Originally Posted by lokee99
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
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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.
Davinci27, I posted an answer to your question in the thread you started.
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Originally Posted by lokee99
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.
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Originally Posted by lokee99
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 write up CaliChris, pics helped out a lot.
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Mine light up the same. Its looks darker than the other at day but at nite it looks the same.
Originally Posted by Davinci27
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.
Nice write up CaliChris, pics helped out a lot.
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Originally Posted by Davinci27
yes, the liquid electrical tape seals them up.
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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.