How To Install OEM footwell lighting

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I bought these from allmoparparts.com and got it 2 days later. These lights are SMALL! Makes the glove box light look huge. That said, they're very well made. They are in fact LED in a warm white color. I was expecting it to be an incandescent filament bulb.

Part number: 55057282ab
Quantity required: 2

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I also thought it would be 100% plug and play. That makes this DIY write up that much more useful.

1) Expose both harnesses if you are prewired. Driver side is taped to a harness to the left and forward of the brake pedal. Untape it. The passenger side harness is right under the finishing plate under the dash board. Remove 3 Christmas tree clips and place panel aside.

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2) You'll see there are no places ready to install AND secure these lights on either side. Here is my take on it as I believe it is meant to be done. Both lights have a foam pad that APPEARS to be a double sided tape. It is NOT. So, on both lights, pull the foam off completely remove any residue off and apply two small pieces of 3m tape as pictured.

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3) Starting on the drivers side, if you look up by the OBD2 port, there's a portion of plastic with two holes; one round and one square. The square one is what you will use. If you feel above it, you can feel ridges that serve as guides for the placement of the light. I have taken a picture of said ridges.

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4 ) Take an alcohol pad to the surface and remove the backing from the tape. Apply the light with the extruding connection piece towards the FRONT of the truck. It just makes the harness not as stretched to make the connection. Use the ridges and cut out in the plastic to center the LED in the hole.

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5) Moving on to the passenger side, locate the indented image of a rounded square in the carpeted panel. It is towards the seat and centered on the panel.

6) Place a piece of painters tape over it as you will be drawing on it.

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7) Using the light as a rough guide, take a pencil and trace the outline of the light on the tape making a squarish shape centered on the square.

8) Then, using not much more than your eye, draw the outline of the light diffuser cover in the middle of the tape illustrating a 2D image of the top of the light.

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9) With a sharp knife, cut the hole of the INNER markings only. Do NOT cut the outer markings. They are just used as reference!

10) Test fit the light and trim as necessary. If done properly, it will fit tight and actually stay snug even when shook and flipped like mine.
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11) while I did use a 3m tape on this side too, I do not know how well that will hold attached to the carpet on the under side. I will likely use a dot or two of crazy glue gel or epoxy to attach from the back side.

12) once tape backing or glue/epoxy is applied, put the light in with the connection towards the passenger door, again, just to give the harness as much slack as possible.

13) connect harness, test light and reinstall carpet panel and push clips.

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you are done! Enjoy the lighted foot wells with every opening of the doors. very neat that they actually fade off. not just on or off like a lot of LEDs. its got some circuitry inside. very much worth the $53 shipped for both lights.
 
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Got Pictures?

i do. i just noticed they werent inserted in the thread. working on a fix as we speak.

EDIT: pictures up and running!
 

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These only come on when tge door us open? Not when tge kiggts are on?

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I'll have to check if they come on with the dial on the dash. They don't come on when you hit the light to turn on from the console. I'll figure it out for ya


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Very nice!

ETA: I really like the "underdash" carpeting / padding on the 2014's. Wonder if it'll fit the 2009-2012's?
 
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I couldn't imagine why they wouldn't fit. It's not exactly an "exact fit" kind of part. Maybe with a bit of trimming on the back edge it'd be fine, so long as you have the three holes in the dash frame to secure the push clips on the front edge


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Nice write up!
So does part number 55057282AB come with both driver and passenger or do you buy two of that part number to do both sides?

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Ray, great point. Sorry for being unclear about that. A quantity of two is required for this installation. The part number only comes with one.


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These only come on when tge door us open? Not when tge kiggts are on?

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ok, so these come on with the unlock button pressed AND with the dial for the lights being turn on. simply pressing the map lights buttons will do nothing for the dash lights. two ways to turn these on.
 

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Excellent write up!! :waytogo: Really got me thinking about this... need to see if the harnesses are tucked up under the dash of my truck...
 
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Thank you. I'm sure if my express had it, yours should as well. Otherwise you've got plenty of 12v sources to pick from


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I have the connector on the drivers side, but not on the passenger side??? I got the Big Horn.. Checked my dad's truck (express) and he has them on both sides??
 

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Footwell Lighting Update

2012 Rams seem to not have this harness for the footwell lights.
If you order the I/Panel-Instrument Panel Closeout (Part #68165861AD) it comes with clips and a footwell light already installed with a tiny bezel holding the light on to the panel. This is if your under dash did not originally come with this finishing piece as was the case with my 2012. This will warrant buying another light to complete the set (Part #55057282AB). Plugs for a harness can be obtained off a PC's cooling fan (Small square plugs), which will work with some minor trimming and harness creation. Don't know if the little bezel which holds the light on to the panel is available, but I am looking for a part number to complete install. Hope this helps and hopefully someone will find the bezel part number since part breakdowns are hard to come by.
 

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I have the connector on the drivers side, but not on the passenger side??? I got the Big Horn.. Checked my dad's truck (express) and he has them on both sides??
Look under the kick panel right in front of the door. Mine was under there not under the dash panel.
 

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Found the plug on the passenger side... It was tucked away to the side...
 

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Thanks to the help of a forum member we have now added the bezels that surround the LED's to the kit. This should make installation even easier and neater than before

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Ram 1500 Footwell Lighting (Part No: RAMFOOTLIGHT)

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