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charleschia1986
11-24-2009, 08:41 PM
FINALLY i have finished my LED installation, it took me a while to do this because i have some problems with the wiring stuffs..
the LED will turn on when the door is opened.

1st pic - Full LED ON
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/3591/img0218c.th.jpg (http://img267.imageshack.us/i/img0218c.jpg/)

2nd pic - Partly ON
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/3359/img0221he.th.jpg (http://img267.imageshack.us/i/img0221he.jpg/)

3rd pic - Night View (Full LED ON)
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7569/dsc0269do.th.jpg (http://img526.imageshack.us/i/dsc0269do.jpg/)

4nd pic - Night View (Partly ON)
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/3498/dsc0265qc.th.jpg (http://img510.imageshack.us/i/dsc0265qc.jpg/)

5nd Pic - A switch to turn it OFF
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5820/img0220oy.th.jpg (http://img80.imageshack.us/i/img0220oy.jpg/)


#just wondering which light pattern looks better? the 1st pic or the 2nd pic?
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# A Special thanks to "CTScott" because he helped me a lot, thanks...
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TUTORIAL:

# sorry for my poor English


STEP 1:

remove the Passenger seat's glove box. u will see a fuse box on your left inside the glove box area.

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/5043/10860015.th.jpg (http://img257.imageshack.us/i/10860015.jpg/)


STEP 2:

on the top left of the Fuse box, u will see a blue (constant 12V) wire and pink wire ("door open" signal).

it will be use to wire your LED strip.

tap a wire to the BLUE wire from the fuse box and connect it to one of your switch's terminal


STEP 3:

connect the LED strip's "+" (usually the Red wire) to the other terminal of your switch


STEP 4:

connect the "-" (usually the Black wire)of your LED to the PINK wire which is located in the fuse box.


STEP 5:

drill a hole on those removal panel in order to fit in your switch's size.

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/600/img0220ye.th.jpg (http://img526.imageshack.us/i/img0220ye.jpg/)


STEP 6:

place your LED strips to your desired location and stick it with the provided double sided tap.


STEP 7:

u may HIDE all the wires behind the panel, i think this won't be a hard job.
u may hide the wires wherever u feel like to.


FINAL STEP:

Turn ON your switch and you are ready to GO....
wait for the Night to come.


Hope this helps..... ENJOY!
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YarisSedan
11-24-2009, 10:34 PM
Looks nice. How did you run the wires and where did you tap into. Im looking into this mod now too but with white.
gmodder
11-25-2009, 02:26 AM
Yes really if you gonna post something that looks this cool you could at least give a how to :confused:
yarisugi
11-25-2009, 12:14 PM
1st pic is better. 2nd pic looks like some of the LEDs had blown.
A DIY on wiring it up would be nice indeed.
charleschia1986
11-25-2009, 01:21 PM
hi guys,
i already put up some brief descriptions of how to install the LED strip that works with the door as well as some night view of the led strips.

enjoy.....
yarisugi
11-25-2009, 10:47 PM
Thank you charleschia1986!! :) It looks like an easy DIY, even a caveman can do it.
charleschia1986
11-25-2009, 11:32 PM
Thank you charleschia1986!! :) It looks like an easy DIY, even a caveman can do it.


you're welcome man, indeed this is an Easy MOD.
the most difficult part is to locate where is the fuse box and which wire should be used.

# please post some pic of yours to share when u done it.

enjoy...
JumpmanYaris
11-26-2009, 01:00 AM
This thread has to be move to the DIY section. By the way how did it turned out?
charleschia1986
11-26-2009, 05:01 AM
This thread has to be move to the DIY section. By the way how did it turned out?

yea, i think so. haha...
so is there any way that i can move the whole thread under DIY?
charleschia1986
11-26-2009, 09:25 AM
Cool, just wondering how did u do this?
JumpmanYaris
11-26-2009, 02:37 PM
Cool, just wondering how did u do this?

Only the ALLMIGHTY MODS can do it
taKuto
11-26-2009, 04:53 PM
how about attaching the LED strips to the bottom of the door frame? You will require the SMD LED strips because the clearance is very low. Just clean the bottom frame, double sided tape (I also used clear tape for some extra adherence). You just need to run the wires through the doors which requires removing the door panel to get access.
charleschia1986
11-26-2009, 09:53 PM
how about attaching the LED strips to the bottom of the door frame? You will require the SMD LED strips because the clearance is very low. Just clean the bottom frame, double sided tape (I also used clear tape for some extra adherence). You just need to run the wires through the doors which requires removing the door panel to get access.


nice mod, actually i tried this as well before i put these on.
personal preference, i found that is nicer to put it on the door panel because you can see the LED lights which really look good.

some more during nite time, the led will make the whole door frame looks blue, look at da 3rd pic (nite view)
=D
taKuto
11-27-2009, 08:56 AM
I guess it's just preference. I prefer having light illuminate the ground where I can see what I might want to avoid stepping on as I exit, as opposed to lighting up my cabin with blue as I exit. :iono:
Nick4u1
02-02-2010, 09:24 AM
Nice job, I was looking at installing some LED strip (http://ecoledlight.co.uk/search.asp?types=STRIP/LINEAR+LED+Llighting) myself but a lot of people I know who have done have had theirs failed. Done properly though it can really put on a display.
GeneralDon7
02-02-2010, 11:34 PM
Wow I'm glad i found this, I been looking for a way to attach my LED door sill to the door sensors. This is perfect, now just gotta rewire it, thanks for the info and great job on yours, that looks really cool. I would have to say I like the one with the full LED strip on. Now i'm pondering putting LEDS underneath my door now. :biggrin:
skeck
09-06-2011, 10:27 PM
Perfect...DIY...thanks!!! Got them installed today...$50 off of ebay!
skeck
09-07-2011, 07:19 PM
I installed these yesterday, but to clean up my wiring was hoping to eliminate the rocker switch i installed. Anyone know if I can just have both led wires go to the fuse box and not have a ground. Right now using the above set up there is no ground and all works fine, but again just want to bypass having an extra switch.
CanadianHiFive2
09-11-2011, 04:25 AM
Quick question.... Is it possible to turn the LED lights on while driving? I know in your case if doesn't really matter since they're in the door jam but if I wanted to put them under the steering compartment so that they come on when I open the door and if I wanted them on while driving I could flip the switch to turn them on or is that not possible?
skeck
11-05-2011, 08:49 PM
Here's the pic of my LED Door Sills after following this install