Dome light swap from 97 to 04 type, possible...?

[oldskool73]

Wired it up successfully.

Cut the 3 pin connector off an small stepper motor in an Arduino kit I had lying around and it fitted over the new lights pins fine. Attached the other ends of the wires to small spades and pushed them into the old connector slots instead of hacking it off, in case I ever want to go back.

They have swapped the wire order around just to keep us on our toes:

old ---> new
left (door open power) ---> left
middle (ground) ---> right
right (constant power) ---> middle

The led also works, but really... what's the point, that thing hardly illuminates the rear view mirror, let alone anything in the cabin!

Thanks all for your help.

[PaulDash]

Originally Posted by oldskool73

Wired it up successfully.

The led also works, but really... what's the point, that thing hardly illuminates the rear view mirror, let alone anything in the cabin!

Congrats!

At night, if should be shining a bit of light on your shifter, cubbies, and ashtray/non-smoker tray.

[KevinH1990]

Originally Posted by oldskool73

Wired it up successfully.

Cut the 3 pin connector off an small stepper motor in an Arduino kit I had lying around and it fitted over the new lights pins fine. Attached the other ends of the wires to small spades and pushed them into the old connector slots instead of hacking it off, in case I ever want to go back.

They have swapped the wire order around just to keep us on our toes:

old ---> new
left (door open power) ---> left
middle (ground) ---> right
right (constant power) ---> middle

The led also works, but really... what's the point, that thing hardly illuminates the rear view mirror, let alone anything in the cabin!

Thanks all for your help.

Do you think this connector will work?
Molex 3-Pin Connector Kit 0.093" 3 Sets

I've asked the seller to see if they can include the connector from the car, but I'd like to have a back up plan if they can't help me. A few years ago I would have taken the part to Radio Shack and found something, but they have closed most of the stores in my area and there aren't any close to me.

[oldskool73]

No I don't think so, looks too big. If you look at the last pic in the first post with the green PCB showing, it's the white connector there you need to fit on and it's quite small with tiny PCB type pins.

I think you'd have more luck with something like this (though I can't guarantee it's the right size, just looks more like it...) : https://buildyourcnc.com/Item/3d-printer-component-connector-female-2!54-pitch-newbiehack-connectors-female-2!54pitch-wrcon

I was lucky, I just found an old Arduino motor I had lying around that fitted and chopped it off.

[oldskool73]

You might also be able to use the single pins, something like Single Pin Connector Set (1 set) - Servos and Stuff

Or even a simple PC fan connector, like https://allpinouts.org/pinouts/connectors/motherboards/motherboard-cpu-3-pin-fan-connector/ , although that would take a bit of filing to get rid off the ridges and make it fit, better to get a flat one if you can.

[mrw]

You can reuse the connector pins from the rocker light and connect them to the newer dome light as shown in photo. Easy solder job