Basic lights under the dash (pic)..

[Quick]

I was bored so I went to AutoZone.

I bought two 194 sockets and two 194 white bulbs. I used some wire and this is the result..

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It is a little blurry because I moved the camera too much on accident but you get the general idea.

I really like them. They come on when the door is open or I switch the dome light on.

 

[Bill Kemp]

Mark....That looks really good.
Guess you know what I'll be doing soon.......
Thanks for the pix.

 

[BoatsRcool]

how hard is it to wire something like that? I have wired my CB thats bout it.

 

[Quick]

Thanks Bill..

It was that hard to do. I spliced it off the black/blue wire that I found near the huge harness on the drivers side kick panel and just ran the wire. It was rather easy.. (20-25 min job).

 

[B94Sport]

Are those wired to a switch or do they come on when you open a door or just when you turn on the headlights?

 

[Quick]

They come on when either door is open or you turn the headlight switch all the way to the right so the dome light comes on.

 

[IgotTwo]

Looks good! Did you ever think of making them red running lights off the headlights. Give it that "Red Alert!look.

 

[Quick]

I thought about doing something like that.. not sure though.

I might change the bulb color.

 

[IgotTwo]

maybe try flashers too haha

Good going on the lights but I could never do it.
It would be a constant reminder how dirty my rugs are.
Maybe that would be a good thing.. I would inspire me to clean them more often.

 

[yob_yeknom]

Great idea!

My Daytona has a light on the steering column that shines down on your feet for a couple seconds after you open a door. I have been wanting something similiar for my Explorer.
How did you go about finding the right wire?

 

[newbz]

What kind of wire did you use? Are the sockets easy to hook up? Did you run a wire from each side, IE for the driver and passenger side? I like the way that looks a lot Please give me some more info I would like to try doing it also

 

[DarkFox1]

very nice, adds a luxury look to your ride, I've always wondered why ford didn't put lights under there for courtesy.. very nice idea, I still hafta say I like my neon better tho I'm weird like that, sorry!

 

[swak6287]

u think we can also put a pair at the rear passenger under the seat? hhmmm.....

 

[aldive]

Originally posted by Quick

I really like them. They come on when the door is open or I switch the dome light on.

How did you physically attach the light sockets to whatever you attached them too?

Thanks in advance....

 

[espnfreak]

Same Thing

I have the same thing like that, i bought 4 neon 10" street glow light tubes and stuck 2 in the front and 2 in the back and they are just like that, with a switch in the center console where the tissue holder is. Its really cool and makes the car looked pimped. I am going to post some pics, but just another idea since it is so similar to what eric did with his 93 sport (nice job by the way :=)

 

[Quick]

Originally posted by aldive


How did you physically attach the light sockets to whatever you attached them too?

Thanks in advance....

What I did was find a spot where I wanted them and used some black zip ties and tied them up. I'm sure there is a better way to do it, but this way works as well.

 

[beavis195]

how come the door lights don't come on when the door is open? Did you eliminate those by splicing the wire?
Thanks

 

[Quick]

All the lights come on when the door is open.

 

[beavis195]

ohh, it just didn't look like it from the picture.

 

[Bmxboy]

Nice job! You should get some neons though!!!! =)


I saw that you have white gauges...where did you obtain these from? Are they indiglow?? I would like to get some for my 96 Eddie Bauer explorer. Thanks a ton.

Carl