Under Dash Foot well Lighting

pickupman66 · Jan 20, 2014

So, I noticed a very lacking thing from my truck today. Under dash lights. The interior lighting SUCKS on these trucks. There are NO lights for your feet, on both the front and back of the truck. Also, i kinda miss the lights on the bottom of the doors like my Tundra had.

I dont need them on at my feet all the time, just when I turn the interior on or if I want to turn them on separately.

IM guessing I need to tie into the dome lighting. Does it run up the A pillar for the console in front and down the driver door channel for the rear light?

I want to install LED under the front dash and on the bottom/back of the front and back.

thanks,

theshortyram · Jan 20, 2014

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Those are the wires you want to tap into, they are to the dome light and are found on the left side of the dash just pop the cover

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pickupman66 · Jan 20, 2014

Thanks man. did you pull the knee panel?

tjones524 · Jan 20, 2014

I tapped into the yellow/white one for mine, the other one wasnt needed for me.

Works good, found a bolt under the steering column for my ground.

Theres a strip under the passenger glove box you can mount lights too.

On the drivers side, I sort of just zip tied it around stuff, works lol.

I'd use a strip like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-1...Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a18e170d2&vxp=mtr

Comes with SMD 5050 leds, super bright, sticky backing for mounting.

pickupman66 · Jan 20, 2014

awesome.. I am thinking of doing them in red since the truck is red exterior. sounds like a pretty easy and cheapo mod. now to find some power at the back of the seats too. I may pull the plastic on the door bottom and run a single hot wire. surely there is ground under there with my Laramie edition seats.

tjones524 · Jan 20, 2014

Just run your hot wire from the front to the back there.

You can use the seat bolts for a ground if you'd like.

I haven't got the spare time to do the rear yet.

pickupman66 · Jan 20, 2014

Gotcha.... Yea thats what I was thinking. hope that yellow/white is easy to get to. I may do it this weekend. get some of the inexpensive led strips from walmart.

tjones524 · Jan 20, 2014

Super easy, just pop off the side-dash panel and she's right there.

pickupman66 · Jan 20, 2014

Awesome... weekend project.

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theshortyram · Jan 21, 2014

Super easy mod hardest was finding what to zip tie the strip to on the driver side like mentioned above

WhiteExpress · Jan 21, 2014

I recommend against the use of T-tap, but this is the same place I tapped on my '11.
At some point I will do the same on my '13.

I want to find some "Sky Blue" LEDs to match the other interior lighting.

colport833 · Jan 21, 2014

No need for t-taps...found the pigtails for footwell lights yesterday...passenger side requires you to remove lower glove box( open and squeeze sides...look around inside..I found my pigtail..yellow/violet on 2013`s.) then crawled upside down under drivers side..found same pigtail taped to a wire bundle..have not tested yet...but do believe its prewired..as for the wiring for lights to come on with rotary switch..not sure...too damn cold to play around just yet..

pickupman66 · Jan 21, 2014

yea I dont think I have any T-Taps, I was planning on just cuting the wire and then crimping in the wires to do what I needed.

Colport? so you had some igtails? were they just a blank plug taped to the harness up in there? Ill have to go digging with the Mulitmeter then. that sounds even more promising than splicing like I had planned originally. Should then be pretty easy to split out on one side and run under the seats for the rear. ( have have two young boys who tend to drop stuff in the back)

colport833 · Jan 21, 2014

The passenger side was loose..sitting just above heater box...the driver side was taped up to a wire harness just left of steering column

pickupman66 · Jan 21, 2014

Awesome. thanks man. I appreciate the information.

colport833 · Jan 21, 2014

Confirmed

Ok gang..went outside..dropped glove box..fished out the footwell pigtail..put a 5mm led into harness..opened door..lights, closed door..dimmed then off..bonus feature..reached over used rotary switch to activate dome light..the 5mm led also came on...sweet :cheers:

...when can I start!! got some of these in blue to install..footwells..bottom of doors(more puddle lights)..under rear seats..maybe one in upper glovebox cubby...

pickupman66 · Jan 21, 2014

Where did u get those

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Danimal77 · Jan 21, 2014

colport833 said:
Ok gang..went outside..dropped glove box..fished out the footwell pigtail..put a 5mm led into harness..opened door..lights, closed door..dimmed then off..bonus feature..reached over used rotary switch to activate dome light..the 5mm led also came on...sweet...when can I start!! got some of these in blue to install..footwells..bottom of doors(more puddle lights)..under rear seats..maybe one in upper glovebox cubby...

I really like the looks of those.

Alex · Jan 21, 2014

Think I just found my next project, I had footwell lights in my car and loved em

mocaby73 · Jan 21, 2014

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-19...e170d2&vxp=mtr
Will the ends on these strips plug into the wiring that is there? I have a 2012 so im assuming it will be the same.

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