ambient footwell lighting

[J.Topaz]

never seen so much interest in some LEDs and 12v feeds before.

Perhaps its beacuse the Irish lady got involved. Which im glad she did - seems like a very good 12v feed hunter.

I'll probe around the door pressure switch with a voltmeter at some point. I'm thinking though if i pulled the feed from there then the voltage will either be on or off as its a simple switch, so I wont get that dimming (lowering voltage) effect from the light in the roof.

Only time will tell...

Those pics by the way, nice. But get a better camera phone lol

 

[Pantygirl]

never seen so much interest in some LEDs and 12v feeds before.

Perhaps its beacuse the Irish lady got involved.

Hey .....

you made two coments about me and both I could take offence too..

 

[J.Topaz]

Hey .....

you made two coments about me and both I could take offence too..

You must be really easily offended sorry

I complemented you at your 12v feed finding ability, sposed to be a joke...

 

[Pantygirl]

was only jokin too..

... girls dont really like being called "ladies"... kind off implies something..

... and im not Irish

I know u were jokin

xxx

 

[J.Topaz]

you made me feel bad for about a second then lol. glad were friends again!

 

[Pantygirl]

lol

why dont you get a couple of new intererior lights (dimmer ones) from the steelers or a scrappy and fit them under the dash, then wire up the same way as the one in the roof.

 

[Ibiza Dan]

I did this a couple of weeks ago.
Just removed interior light and soldered a + and - off that, ran through roof lining and down pillar to centre console and then installed a little red LED on each side, looks good, not bright at all and very subtle. And it dims with the interior light
I wanted red so it matched the dials etc, and it looks mmmm good.
I might put another one in each side just to make it a little brighter but thats easy now as the wires are already there

Took maybe 1hour to do in total, got my LED's from halfords, 4 for a £5 with nice long wires on. And just used a bit of speaker wire to get to the centre console as its paired and nice and thin.

Dan

 

[J.Topaz]

I did this a couple of weeks ago.
Just removed interior light and soldered a + and - off that, ran through roof lining and down pillar to centre console and then installed a little red LED on each side, looks good, not bright at all and very subtle. And it dims with the interior light
I wanted red so it matched the dials etc, and it looks mmmm good.
I might put another one in each side just to make it a little brighter but thats easy now as the wires are already there

Took maybe 1hour to do in total, got my LED's from halfords, 4 for a £5 with nice long wires on. And just used a bit of speaker wire to get to the centre console as its paired and nice and thin.

Dan

How did you run the wires down the pillar? I take it you hid them. Thats the bit im not sure about...

 

[Pantygirl]

sounds good Dan

but if you put anything more powerfull thay an led you may blow the light modual or burn it out!

 

[Ibiza Dan]

On previous cars when i thought it looked good i had loads of lights wired in the same way and im sure i wont burn anything out with a couple of tiny LED's

Running the wires:
I just tucked them in behind the pillar on the windscreen side then down the door rubber into the footwell and across under the glovebox. I used to fit hands free kits and this is how we ran mic wires.
It is completely hidden, cant get snagged or caught on anything and i didnt have to remove any part of the interior other than the light to fit them

Just noticed this is the mk3 ibiza bit and mines a mk4 will work just the same though

 

[J.Topaz]

Running the wires:
I just tucked them in behind the pillar on the windscreen side then down the door rubber into the footwell and across under the glovebox. I used to fit hands free kits and this is how we ran mic wires.
It is completely hidden, cant get snagged or caught on anything and i didnt have to remove any part of the interior other than the light to fit them

Awesome thats exactly what I wanted to hear, a nice and easy tuck and hide procedure.

 

[Pantygirl]

a nice and easy tuck and hide procedure.

lol

 

[Ibiza Dan]

Pantygirl:
By the look of your pic id show you "a nice and easy tuck and hide procedure" if you werent so far away

(edit to say that is a joke btw incase the no humour brigade kick off)

 

[Pantygirl]

lol

 

[J.Topaz]

Pantygirl:
By the look of your pic id show you "a nice and easy tuck and hide procedure" if you werent so far away

(edit to say that is a joke btw incase the no humour brigade kick off)

Dan your smooth. I need to get some tips off you at some point.

 

[Ibiza Dan]

Cheers mate, im like a newage romeo haha
subtlety is the key mate

 

[ian_cupra]

did say pics were pants, i did wire mine into the door switch to start with, but if you want the interior light on with the doors shut, the foot lighting wouldnt come on, so did it via the interior light

took the pillars off, and did it properly when i did mine, but if your feeling lazy can just tuck it behind them

 

[Ibiza Dan]

OYE IAN!
haha
Its not lazy if it works just as good! its efficient haha

 

[ian_cupra]

lol, true

 

[Dan1.6]

iv had a thought at what im going to try for this footwell lights
here it is

iv seen on the internet some were that you can a six inch neon type tube well as you sit in your car down on the left beside you there is that lenght panel which you can remove im thinking i might fit one of them neon tubes in ther what you lot think?