Glove Box Light

[jdub2027]

I wanted to have the ambient light come on when the doors opened, when the headlights came on, and turn off when the map lights on the rear-view mirror auto-dimmed. As a result, I used the dark brown wire (no stripe). I believe this goes to one of the rear brake lights or the license plate light -- I can't recall which one, sorry.

I'm a little confused, does this dark brown wire turn off with the auto-dimming like you wanted, or does it go on with the brakes/license light? Looks great by the way!

[FrankN]

Originally Posted by jdub2027 I'm a little confused, does this dark brown wire turn off with the auto-dimming like you wanted, or does it go on with the brakes/license light? Looks great by the way!

Sorry, I wasn't clear earlier. My original goal was to have the LEDs come on when the parking and and headlights turned on. For whatever reason, the lights come on when I open the door, stay on when the headlights are on, and auto-dim at the same time as the map light after I close the door. It wasn't entirely my intent and I'm not 100% sure why, but I am fairly happy with the result.

I'm glad that you asked the question though... If my memory serves me correctly, there is one ground and two positive wires going to each brake light. One positive wire (the dark brown one) turns the brake light on part of the way when you turn on the parking or headlights. There is another positive wire (yellow, I think?) that controls the brighter lights when you actually press the brake pedal. I think the license plate positive lead is actually green.

Hope that makes sense... If it wasn't so late, I'd go take them apart to double-check. Maybe tomorrow

[PAO]

Originally Posted by FrankN Sorry, I wasn't clear earlier. My original goal was to have the LEDs come on when the parking and and headlights turned on. For whatever reason, the lights come on when I open the door, stay on when the headlights are on, and auto-dim at the same time as the map light after I close the door. It wasn't entirely my intent and I'm not 100% sure why, but I am fairly happy with the result. I'm glad that you asked the question though... If my memory serves me correctly, there is one ground and two positive wires going to each brake light. One positive wire (the dark brown one) turns the brake light on part of the way when you turn on the parking or headlights. There is another positive wire (yellow, I think?) that controls the brighter lights when you actually press the brake pedal. I think the license plate positive lead is actually green. Hope that makes sense... If it wasn't so late, I'd go take them apart to double-check. Maybe tomorrow

you made my life easy...this is exactly what UNEED2 wants do to for lighting inside our cool........thanks for the instructions...simple easy and concise!!!

[madmods]

It would be easy to put some lights in the footwells. Cut the retangular pattern into the door panel and wire into the dome light. Celicas have red lights in their door panels that just snap in. Easy mod. I'm sure there are cool lights at salvage yards. Hot rod shops aslo carry cool shapes

[PAO]

Originally Posted by madmods It would be easy to put some lights in the footwells. Cut the retangular pattern into the door panel and wire into the dome light. Celicas have red lights in their door panels that just snap in. Easy mod. I'm sure there are cool lights at salvage yards. Hot rod shops aslo carry cool shapes

dome light would be tougher..since we dont have one......

would have to go into the connector for the map lights on the mirror or into the same wire he found in the parking brake console......Im already looking into putting ours into the footwell....and two more on either side of the console.......using the snap in brackets and diffusers to give it a finished look.....

[David Dougherty]

I'm looking for a wire to connect to the map light circuit that will allow me to install lights in the foot well (LEDs) and by the seat belts that will dim with the map lights. I find the interior is just too dark at night. Does anyone have any idea how I can make it work?

[madmods]

Originally Posted by PAO dome light would be tougher..since we dont have one...... would have to go into the connector for the map lights on the mirror or into the same wire he found in the parking brake console......Im already looking into putting ours into the footwell....and two more on either side of the console.......using the snap in brackets and diffusers to give it a finished look.....

oops should I have said mirror lights-me bad!

[madmods]

Originally Posted by David Dougherty I'm looking for a wire to connect to the map light circuit that will allow me to install lights in the foot well (LEDs) and by the seat belts that will dim with the map lights. I find the interior is just too dark at night. Does anyone have any idea how I can make it work?

I should have my manual in a few days to look at the schematic. iIhave quite a bit of wires running to my mirrors due to onstar, but one of them is the hot wire you want, and then you want to ground the other wire. Should be really simple.

[PAO]

Originally Posted by David Dougherty I'm looking for a wire to connect to the map light circuit that will allow me to install lights in the foot well (LEDs) and by the seat belts that will dim with the map lights. I find the interior is just too dark at night. Does anyone have any idea how I can make it work?

so you dont want yours to stay on then when the headlights are on..simply come on with the maplights..and then dim with them correct?

trying to decide which way to go here....leave them on..or let them dim

[jrp1948]

I would think the well lights should dim with the other interior lights as long as they're not too bright.
I'd like to find a hot wire that I could use for the glove box with a contact switch. That way when you open the box the light comes on. Madmods-when you get your schematic please let me know if there's one I could use.

[David Dougherty]

PAO

That's correct, I want them to act like the dome lights in my Yukon.

[Critterman]

Do an advanced search someone, 9-12 months ago put in a new mirrow with with a bunch of functions, and he identified the wireing going to our mirrow.

[SayWhat]

Originally Posted by birdliver You guys want everything. First off they're so small you can't lose anything in them anyway so what's to look for with a light, and shoot, I thought it was progress when they started putting doors on 'em. They were just holes in the dash when all this sports car stuff started out. Jeeez! Before that they were glove compartments anyway, but that all changed when we got windscreens and bonnets and spanners and the like, ha ha.

I guess some of us bought there Sol's hoping for a what it might be. I bought mine hoping for better than what was. And I'm very pleased.

[bradsol]

Thanks FrankN. You've given me my next bug and I'll be installing Blue LEDs in the GXP as my 2nd Mod.
This place is dangerous! But thank goodness we have each other!

[FrankN]

Originally Posted by bradsol Thanks FrankN. You've given me my next bug and I'll be installing Blue LEDs in the GXP as my 2nd Mod. This place is dangerous! But thank goodness we have each other!

No problem, best of luck and let us know if you have ?s