KillerG

Topic above...any method of access or bulb replacement available to us?

ed_423

u cant really replace the bulb cuz its...connected to the wire. (dont konw if thats the right way to describe it) but what you can do is 1, drill a hole where the light is placed at the panel (there is a piece of plastic blockign the light) then it'll be brighter. but thats not even good enoguh for me, so i added a stripe of blue leds thats not too bright, but brighter than the oem. search around, i believe some forum members drilled the hole at the panel.

and to access the bulb, look where the bulb is located and u see the panel, jsut kinda push in and pull out...dont know how to describe it. but check the user manual i think its there..if not hope other members can chime in!

KillerG

how are you powering your led strip?

ed_423

tap it into the oem blue footwell, it turns on when i turn my headlights on

fallacy

We have footwell lights?
These are on a night when the lights are on? I have not seen them yet.

KillerG

sit in your car, turn your ignition on, then stick your head under your dash and be amazed D:

denwhat

I did what ed did and very very happy with the results. Just look under your footwell and u should see where the light comes from and just pop that piece out from behind...then just drill a hole through the plastic and put it back. Its more than bright enough for me like that.

KillerG

when yous say piece from behind do you mean that i can push out the light holder from behind, or do i have to remove a panel to get to the light?

ed_423

remove the panel, and u can see u can easily unclip the light from the position

TSXKid2010

I'm boutta do this as soon as the drill charges...LOL.

ed_423

haha since ur car's light is ALL blue, u should def. add a stripe of blue leds like mine

KillerG

ed did ur friend just basically cut the wiring out of the bulb and put it into an led strip instead? im about to do that tomorrow once the led strip arrives.

ed_423

actually, the oem bulb is still there, but what he did was tap the wires into the existing oem bulb, so when the oem is on, my stripe will be on

KillerG

good idea ill try a t-tap
thanks!

ed_423

good luck! sorry i cant really give much instruction or anything, im not good with wires/electrical. a forum member did it for me

TSX2010M

Try it, I really want to do this too.
I have no idea how, I'm to nervous to remove the footwell panel.

KillerG

if it works out ill post a shitty DIY, im waiting for the leds and t-tap to come in the mail. I just wanna test how much power the leds draw and shit before i tap in (also a complete electrical novice but i figure ill learn it eventually)

ed_423

^ whoa i didnt know what t-tap was untill u mentioned it! looks pretty cool man, let me know how it works. what my friend did was just splice the wire into the existing oem one, but the t-tap looks much more simple!

and dont worry, the leds stripe sholdnt draw much power at all

TSXKid2010

I'm thinking bout it! Gonna see how bright the footwell lamp is first though.

Can you take a picture of your setup? I wanna get a general idea of what I'm doing before I go cutting wires in my car...LOL.

ed_423

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ghlight=ed%27s

it looks a bit brighter in picture than in person, in person its brighter than oem because it spreads the light across , but its def not so bright that its distracting. its a really nice touch, i'll see if i can get some better pics later when i update the thread (got a few mod planned, just needa install)

and i dont have a pic of this, but pretty much its just a stripe of leds, and used double sided tape to tape it up on the panel

TSXKid2010

^ Some major thread jacking action in there....LOL.

But yeah, I was hoping some pictures of the wiring itself?

ed_423

ohh lol i dont have pictures, i'll see if i can borrow a camera (cuz my phone doesnt have flash) and take a pic of the wirng, if not, gotta wait till feb when i get a new camera

or wait itll killerg to post his diy

TSXKid2010

Alrite man, thanks! Whenever you can will be fine since I probably hafta wait until mardi gras break to actually do it haha. Schoolwork kills car time! Lol!


HAHA KillerG, you up for it?

KillerG

I just got the i_jdm led strips in the mail, waiting on the t-taps : )

and yes my friend, schoolwork kills time. First day of the semester today was pretty much spent sleeping in all of my classes, even my night class for some reason ~_~

once i get the taps ill make some free time. speaking of which we should make a thread in off-topic where everyone could talk about what they are studying, if that doesnt exist yet. could be interesting!

KillerG

Passenger side is started / kinda finished and i took pics for the DIY and the light works just fine when connected to taps. gonna finish it off and post tomorrow night or so, gotta do the drivers side and get a different type of connector just so i know its insulated properly...