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Old 05-08-2008, 05:14 PM
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footwell lights question

i know that you can tap into the courtesy light fuse in the passenger's side fusebox, but how would you wire the driver's side footwell light? would you have to run a really long wire from the passenger's side fusebox to the driver's side? wouldn't it be ugly since the wire would have to run across the center counsel?
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the wire shouldnt be seen but check the driver's side fuse panel and if you dont see anything than ull either have to make a switch for them or run the long wire.
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the courtesy light fuse is only on passenger's side. but im curious as to what other people did, i dont want a switch and i dont want a wire across my counsel either..
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run it behind the dash**
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Originally Posted by co1063
i know that you can tap into the courtesy light fuse in the passenger's side fusebox, but how would you wire the driver's side footwell light? would you have to run a really long wire from the passenger's side fusebox to the driver's side? wouldn't it be ugly since the wire would have to run across the center counsel?
please tell me you put a little more thought into it than run it across the center console?? Or that should have been in Red Text You have heard of hiding the wire, like say up under the dash, under the carpet etc......

Oh and Courtesy light mine never had one of those..
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okay stupid question, but exactly how do you run it under the dash?
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Have you looked "under" the dash? Its pretty wide open. Run the wire under it and zip tie it up to keep it from falling.
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Originally Posted by co1063
i know that you can tap into the courtesy light fuse in the passenger's side fusebox, but how would you wire the driver's side footwell light? would you have to run a really long wire from the passenger's side fusebox to the driver's side? wouldn't it be ugly since the wire would have to run across the center counsel?
that's what i did
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there seems like theres no room under my dash, there's fans and wires blocking the driver's footwell from the passengers..
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theres plenty of room look harder, and theres a spot that you can run the wiring from the driver to the passenger side.
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lol the TL's have tonnes of room to run wires, you just have to know where and how to hide em
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the Audi S6 has really cool footwell illumination. Its like one dim LED. Barely noticeable yet useful.
good luck
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found it. but what does everyone recommend as footwell lights? neons, LED's, etc? what color, i was thinking either blue or white. i have tan interior.
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