I just installed 4 LED floor lights and I grounded the negative to the car and tried to put the positive in a couple of diff interior fuses, but every fuse stays on when I put it in, even when the car is off? I want them to be on when the headlights are on. trying to keep it simple, everything is lined up and would like to just put it in a fuse spot.....thx

 

What year is your TL? I believe 04-06 has a different fuse box than 07-08.

 

Hey there Vlad, I have an 08' I found fuse #32, I placed into it. it works great but on all the time when the car is on? so I'll keep in there for the time being.

 

To get it to come on with your headlights, the best spot is going to be to wire it in parallel to either the glove box light or the console box light.

The red/blk wire on those is the + and the blk wire is the ground.

If you put your LED with the anode tied to the red/blk wire, a suitable resistor soldered to the cathode and the other end of the resistor soldered to the black wire off one of those lights it'll have the effect that you're looking for.

 

You could just tap them into the little foot well bulb thats already there. They will go on with headlights. And also when you lock and relock doors. And no fuses or anything needed.

 

If you have an 08, doesnt your car come stock with the blue LED footwell lighting?!?

 

yes its an 08, I double checked this on the vin and on the driver side door not sure about the foot well lights? maybe they are out.... I bought the car used last yr... also I notice that I don't see a glove box light nor center console light? there is something in the big arm rest that looks like a light, but I cant tell? and the stupid manual doesn't show a light in either spots, im getting worried now, lol

 

Yea it weak though. I just wired my led strips into those. 5 minute mod.

 

nick, where is the led light located? I want to see if its there, also same thing with the glove box light?
thx

 

The glove box and center console light are both behind the white opaque plastic cover. Your bulb may be shot, hence you don't have a light. It's actually a #74 bulb so if you're so inclined, you can create a #74 pigtail to plug in. (or just tap it in using vampire splices or T-taps.)

 

Turn on your headlights. Look under and you should see a small blue light. Theres one on each side. Its built into the plastic piece. Easier at night ofcourse this light is so weak no1 knows its there. I basically just cut the wire to that bulb and connected it to my led strip.

 

gd point, will look tonight...thanks again

 

LOL, if you plug it into fuse #32 it will turn on everytime you turn your car on.

Tap it to the parking light wire or any red/black wire behind the dash (as someone said earlier).
You could tap it into the stock footwell lighting too.

 

is there a fuse number for the parking light? sorry lol

 

what kind of LEDs are you all installing>? I am looking for something as well, but I don't want it to be bright, I sat in my friend's lexus gs430 and the lighting is perfect, it's just bright enough to see the shoes if you look down, but not bright enough to blind when you look down

 

I think mine are perfect to me.... I bought them on amazon for $15, came as two 24 in strips, then I cut ea one in half, so now I have 4 12 inch ones.... really makes it look classy, not to bright and not to dull. but other ppl might have their own opinions.

 

^ that doesn't look too bright at all actually. I have seen some where the foot well lighting is brighter than anything else in the car, I think it just looks stupid that way.
Are they just any regular 24" LEDs in white 12V ?

 

yes, just your basic 24 inch strip, I cut them and made for two in the front and 2 in the rear. Its perfect for me, plus my interior is black so I didn't want them to be so bright while Im driving, just an accent. plus the wife and kids love them.