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Old 05-23-2016, 02:00 PM   #175
geraintthomas
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Good advice

Nothing much to report, just been running the car as usual. But today I decided to install some ambient footwell lights that are on when the lights come on. This mimicks the ambient light found up by the dome light, and bathes the foot wells in a very dim orange glow. When you open the door, a brighter light turns on.

Here's what was needed - wire, two bulbs, and a soldering iron:


Made a loom (testing it with a battery)




Then wired the positive into a 12v feed that the parking lights work from, and grounded the negative.

Done!

Footwells when you open the door (like before):


And now when you're driving at night:


Sorry about the quality, didn't have a tripod for the DSLR.

Very happy
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