Toyota Yaris Forums - Ultimate Yaris Enthusiast Site
 

 


 
Go Back   Toyota Yaris Forums - Ultimate Yaris Enthusiast Site > Technical Forums > DIY / Maintenance / Service
  The Tire Rack

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 11-24-2009, 07:41 PM   #1
charleschia1986
 
charleschia1986's Avatar
 
Drives: Yaris RUSH HatchBack
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Perth, WA
Posts: 80
DIY LED Strip under the door panel

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


2nd pic - Partly ON


3rd pic - Night View (Full LED ON)


4nd pic - Night View (Partly ON)


5nd Pic - A switch to turn it OFF



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




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.




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!
.
.
.
.

Last edited by charleschia1986; 12-06-2009 at 10:42 PM.
charleschia1986 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-24-2009, 09:34 PM   #2
YarisSedan
 
YarisSedan's Avatar
 
Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: California - Bay Area
Posts: 2,773
Send a message via AIM to YarisSedan
Looks nice. How did you run the wires and where did you tap into. Im looking into this mod now too but with white.
YarisSedan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-25-2009, 01:26 AM   #3
gmodder
Riceman43
 
Drives: 2009 Yaris 3door
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Texas
Posts: 208
Yes really if you gonna post something that looks this cool you could at least give a how to
gmodder is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-25-2009, 11:14 AM   #4
yarisugi
やりすぎだ~
 
yarisugi's Avatar
 
Drives: Me: Nuts:
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: ハワイ
Posts: 2,041
1st pic is better. 2nd pic looks like some of the LEDs had blown.
A DIY on wiring it up would be nice indeed.
yarisugi is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-25-2009, 12:21 PM   #5
charleschia1986
 
charleschia1986's Avatar
 
Drives: Yaris RUSH HatchBack
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Perth, WA
Posts: 80
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.....
charleschia1986 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-25-2009, 09:47 PM   #6
yarisugi
やりすぎだ~
 
yarisugi's Avatar
 
Drives: Me: Nuts:
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: ハワイ
Posts: 2,041
Thank you charleschia1986!! :) It looks like an easy DIY, even a caveman can do it.
yarisugi is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-25-2009, 10:32 PM   #7
charleschia1986
 
charleschia1986's Avatar
 
Drives: Yaris RUSH HatchBack
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Perth, WA
Posts: 80
Quote:
Originally Posted by yarisugi View Post
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...
charleschia1986 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2009, 12:00 AM   #8
JumpmanYaris
USAF_SrA_E-4
 
JumpmanYaris's Avatar
 
Drives: C300 / Del Sol
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: SO. INDIANA
Posts: 4,777
Send a message via ICQ to JumpmanYaris Send a message via AIM to JumpmanYaris Send a message via MSN to JumpmanYaris Send a message via Yahoo to JumpmanYaris
This thread has to be move to the DIY section. By the way how did it turned out?
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by sw07gt
All of your junk is slow and you couldn't regulate the backside of my ballsack if I gave you an AR15 and 13 border patrol agents.
JumpmanYaris is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2009, 04:01 AM   #9
charleschia1986
 
charleschia1986's Avatar
 
Drives: Yaris RUSH HatchBack
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Perth, WA
Posts: 80
Quote:
Originally Posted by JumpmanYaris View Post
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 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2009, 08:25 AM   #10
charleschia1986
 
charleschia1986's Avatar
 
Drives: Yaris RUSH HatchBack
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Perth, WA
Posts: 80
Cool, just wondering how did u do this?
charleschia1986 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2009, 01:37 PM   #11
JumpmanYaris
USAF_SrA_E-4
 
JumpmanYaris's Avatar
 
Drives: C300 / Del Sol
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: SO. INDIANA
Posts: 4,777
Send a message via ICQ to JumpmanYaris Send a message via AIM to JumpmanYaris Send a message via MSN to JumpmanYaris Send a message via Yahoo to JumpmanYaris
Quote:
Originally Posted by charleschia1986 View Post
Cool, just wondering how did u do this?
Only the ALLMIGHTY MODS can do it
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by sw07gt
All of your junk is slow and you couldn't regulate the backside of my ballsack if I gave you an AR15 and 13 border patrol agents.
JumpmanYaris is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2009, 03:53 PM   #12
taKuto
rice rocket
 
taKuto's Avatar
 
Drives: 05 Echo
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Toronto
Posts: 163
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.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg SDC10408.jpg (54.6 KB, 847 views)
File Type: jpg SDC10411.jpg (48.9 KB, 844 views)
__________________
taKuto is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-26-2009, 08:53 PM   #13
charleschia1986
 
charleschia1986's Avatar
 
Drives: Yaris RUSH HatchBack
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Perth, WA
Posts: 80
Quote:
Originally Posted by taKuto View Post
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
charleschia1986 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-27-2009, 07:56 AM   #14
taKuto
rice rocket
 
taKuto's Avatar
 
Drives: 05 Echo
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Toronto
Posts: 163
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.
__________________
taKuto is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-02-2010, 08:24 AM   #15
Nick4u1
I've made a post!
 
Drives: Toyota Supra - Yaris
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Southeast
Posts: 1
Nice job, I was looking at installing some LED strip 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.
Nick4u1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-02-2010, 10:34 PM   #16
GeneralDon7
 
Drives: Yaris Sedan
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Frederick, MD
Posts: 221
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.
GeneralDon7 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-06-2011, 09:27 PM   #17
skeck
keckbot
 
skeck's Avatar
 
Drives: 2007 Blazin' Blue Liftback
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Dublin, OH, USA
Posts: 119
Perfect...DIY...thanks!!! Got them installed today...$50 off of ebay!
__________________
skeck is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-07-2011, 06:19 PM   #18
skeck
keckbot
 
skeck's Avatar
 
Drives: 2007 Blazin' Blue Liftback
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Dublin, OH, USA
Posts: 119
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.
__________________
skeck is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
DIY (08' USDM LB): Interior Light Color Change revnull DIY / Maintenance / Service 37 05-21-2016 12:59 PM
DIY: Yaris LB Halo Led Projector Headlights goku87 DIY / Maintenance / Service 37 11-15-2013 06:23 AM
Door Handle LED DIY with pics window_lee DIY / Maintenance / Service 93 05-31-2012 11:58 PM
DIY: LED side mirror installation eTiMaGo DIY / Maintenance / Service 85 06-24-2011 11:48 AM
DIY for Low Cost Dim Light in the light LED tang DIY / Maintenance / Service 0 03-08-2009 10:58 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:52 PM.




YarisWorld
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.