LED Footwell Lights

[bigbadjay]

Theres a guide on removing it somewhere but i cannot find it!. Apparantly you use wedge shaped tools to unclip 4 clips. If you pry it abit you can see the four clips.

 

[TimSawf]

If I remember right the interior lights are a switchable earth. Dont forget the LED lamps will only power up one way.

If this is correct, the switched earth should be blue/grey cable. The constant live should be red/black. Try + to red/black and - to blue/grey. It may not have the delay function, that could be a relay or similar actually in the light unit.

 

[BoBdOg!]

LED footwell lights = mountain to climb lol. I WILL get them done!!
They get very annoying when on the ignition tried this as a last resort. Too much light being emitted at night time driving.

Jay my car isn't a fridge!!

 

[bigbadjay]

Just been playin with the lights, iv found the wires you need to switch off auto when doors shut.

My red + goes to red with black stripe (middle) and my black to the blue wire.

These are located behind the center interior lights. Just pull the case off and there you go.
Ive tried them and they defo on/off when door open/shut!

Mountain into molehill

 

[BoBdOg!]

Just been playin with the lights, iv found the wires you need to switch off auto when doors shut.

My red + goes to red with black stripe (middle) and my black to the blue wire.

These are located behind the center interior lights. Just pull the case off and there you go.
Ive tried them and they defo on/off when door open/shut!

Mountain into molehill

Legend! But how do you get the interior light off? Mine seems to be cemented to the roof!!

 

[bigbadjay]

Its easyist if you take the alarm case off first, then bang down on top of lights case. Thats the best way without damaging anythin.

Iamlegend. And thats not all, when i tested it with my red leds, the light fades out on door close. No flicker nada just a nice fade. This will be a mod for the history books lol.

 

[BoBdOg!]

I'm gonna have a go tomorrow will let you know how it goes!

Don't forget copyright BoBdOg haha.

I'm thinking about making a how to guide? But it's a nice mod to surprise people with Hmmmmm!

 

[bigbadjay]

Copywite shmopywrite!
I thought youd be out there now twiddleing wires, iv just been out with mine the reds are a good birightness in the dark. Iv taken loads of pics of mine ill do a write up too. This has took me far too long to do! Damn panels though

 

[BoBdOg!]

Haha! Nah too cold Remember to put my name on the thread then

 

[BoBdOg!]

The wire routing should be easy, I'm routing mine from the light down the passenger pillar, behind the glove box and across the footwells. Same route as my microphone takes for my head unit.

 

[bigbadjay]

Haha! Nah too cold Remember to put my name on the thread then

Err your doin the guide! Hope u took pics!!

haha

 

[BoBdOg!]

I'll install and write up a guide tomorrow. Don't know weather to release it though could be a good mod to show off at meets?

 

[coxxic]

guys as both A3 and Leon share same wiring, why don´t do it in this way:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?2536694-DIY-Footwell-Lights-Installed

 

[bigbadjay]

Literally none of that made sense. I think the word "and" was in there somewhere!

The other way will be much much easier. The hardest part is taking the interior light out! Your pretty much done after that, no vagcom no removing bolts no hacking into looms!

Sorry for the sarcy. Bobdog will show us all how easy it is when he writes it up

 

[dave.richmond]

what about this, seems to be a good way of doing it if it actually works. Each footwell light comes on only when that door is open!

http://www.tyresmoke.net/forum/audi-a4-s4-cabrio/118376-footwell-lights.html

 

[coxxic]

you´re right, it takes some time and effort, but I´d still prefer the way in DIY (it is more like factory fit) to the way in this thread, because with this "retro fit" you can get advantages of further settings via VAGcom as an adjustable brightness, dimmed light while driving and so on ... Once the car has got CAN bus, so why act like in ace age. Its worth to consider

 

[bigbadjay]

That would be nice. I see where your coming from depends how dedicated/confident you are.

 

[BoBdOg!]

Done it! They look ace! I can't believe I didn't notice the 4 clips on the centre light otherwise I would have had this done days ago!!

Jay thanks very much for your help! You is legend haha

 

[bigbadjay]

Its cool mate :thanks: anyway you did the hard bit. I finished mine late last nite once i got the panels off it was easy street.

Do they fade off when doors shut? I mite do red ones in afew weeks ill have a break from ripping parts off my car.....

 

[BoBdOg!]

Yeah I just routed them down the drivers pillar post and behind the fuse board.

Yeah fade off nicely, and when you unlock they fade in lol, what colour did you do? I did white.