DIY Cup Holder Lights

A couple of members asked me to do a write up about the led cup holders I installed the other day. I've never done a write up before, so here goes nothing. I got these disks from accentglowled.com they come in various colors, and disk sizes.

Remove the cup holder bezel, simply grab a corner and pull up, it snaps off eaisly, and I removed the lid for more room to work ( 4 small screws )

First thing I did was remove the rubber cup holders and drill a small hole, just off center and towards the rear of the cup holders and run the disk wires through them. The disks sit flat, and are held to the cup holders with double sided tape. 1st pic. Reinsert the cup holders

I then tied all 3 positive and negative wires of the disks together, using a shrink wrap butt splice, and a cap screw (all I had on hand, and will replace the cap screw with a butt splice when I get a chance to pic some up) pic 2

Ok need tap into power to run them...
Plan A was to wire them to the headlight switch, but I wasn't sure exactly what wires to tap into, didn't want to mess anything up, so thought better of it. I will wait on someone much smarter than me to do that.

Plan B was to get power from the 12V outlet at the counsel. I didn't know how to disassemble the counsel to gain access to the wires. I watched a video, and you needed to take apart the entire apolistry to get the foam out of the way, but the video didn't show what the wire set up was, or if there was access to it. Seemed like to much work for a maybe, so passed on that. So I figured I could cut a access opening on top of and just in front of the 12V outlet. I cut the opening with a dremel, only to find a metal bar under that blocked access to the 12V outlet *smh* .

So onto Plan C... get power from under the drivers seat...success! There are 3 harnesses under the drivers seat, the one that controls the 12V is the one with only 2 wires coming out of the back, the wires were black and purple. Simply push down and wiggle the harness til it frees from the the bracket it's attached to, for easier access. I don't have power or heated seats, I'm sure that's the harness used if you did, so I would take note of where the black and purple wires are if you do have them. Pic 3

I had a few feet of red and black 12G wire sitting around, and found a couple of butt spices in my tool box ...I'm sure the easy way to go would be to use some quick splices, but I didn't have any on hand. So I peeled back the tape, cut the wires and used the butt splices and connected them to the 12G wires. Pic 4

After that I ran the wires under the seat , to the drivers side pillar of the counsel. Ran the wire up and behind the fabric and up the pillar. pic 1 and 2.

Went down the cover and under the little pocket of the counsel fabric on the drivers side. Peeled the fabric just a little bit and ran the wires down the little track there. To the little bend in the counsel Pic 3 and 4.

I tied the 12G wires into the butt splice and cap screw (so cheesy I know) then just tucked the connection and extra wire into a little opening to the left of where the bezel reconnects, so the bezel would sit flat. Pic 5

Reattached the bezel... project done

End result

That is bad ass. I like that.

Parts list?

I'd like to see how you mounted the lights.. they appear to be all around the cup holder itself..

Love the look! Nice write up.....it's now on my things to do list!

What size disks/rings did you go with? This looks awesome!

Parts list
2 shrink butt splices, to connect the disks to the 12G wires
2 quick splices ( I used 2 butt splices , since that was all I had on hand) to connect the 12G wires to the oem 12V wires, under the seat
2-3' each of red and black 12G wire
Few zip ties ... I tied the 12G wires to the factory harness under the seat, just to keep it clean

As for size: the diameter in the pics are 2 1/2" I have realized that crud will build up around the rings, and would have to be vacuumed more frequently, versus a simple wipe. ..I would recommend getting the 3 1/4" ...they fill the cup holder up, won't be as bright, but also won't have to worry about them being a distraction at night..... could always add a switch though

As for mounting the disks.... they come with double sided tape attached to the disks, wipe the bottoms of the cup holder with alcohol, wait a few minutes for it to dry, peel and press

My OCD kicked in, these are the 3 1/4" diameter disks ...I do like these better lol

Don't mind the dash vent lying on the floor. .. separate mod

They look great and nice write up to boot.

got a link to the disks? I would love to do this to my fold down cup holders in my 2009.

Accentglowled.com ..... then click on the custom section

Great job & thanks for the DIY tutorial.

fitment

Has anyone bought the rings for a 2014 2016 sport truck? Looking at the cup holders there is a bevel in the bottom. Looks like a 3 or 3 1/8 might be the best fit? Anyone?

jonnyques said:

Has anyone bought the rings for a 2014 2016 sport truck? Looking at the cup holders there is a bevel in the bottom. Looks like a 3 or 3 1/8 might be the best fit? Anyone?

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any news on this ?
I also would like to make this mod for my 2016 RAM.
Not sure which size is the right one however...

Thanks for the great DIY write up

Did the rear ones as well..... used the small ones I originally bought, perfect fit

MaizeNBlue said:

Did the rear ones as well..... used the small ones I originally bought, perfect fit

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Looks good !!!!!

Which size should I take for the front and for the rear?

Front .... 3 1/4"
Rear ... 2 1/2"

MaizeNBlue said:

Front .... 3 1/4"
Rear ... 2 1/2"

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Thanks!!

Why did I had to stumble upon this.... want to do this so bad.