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How To: Install foot well lights - Astra J

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FOOT lights that work with your interior lighting and when you open the door, and fade in and out. this is not connected too your ambient lighting and will not be on when you are driving, only when you use your interior lighting unit or enter or leave the car, this is a test post as i will be using a small LED bulb that will be replaced with a strip light that i don't have yet.

FIRST REMOVE GLOVE BOX FROM PASSENGER FOOT WELL. THERE ARE 4 10MM BOLTS.



THEN DICONECT THE LIGHT, WARNING DO NOT LEAVE THE LIGHT ON AS I DID IF YOU TOUCH ANY THING METAL WITH IT YOU WILL SHORT THE LIGHT OUT. IF THAT DOES HAPPEN JUST LOCK THE CAR AND WAIT 10 MIN,S. IT WILL RESTET IT,S SELF AND WORK AGAIN.
OK LOOK LEFT BEHIND THE FUSE BOX YOU MAY NEED A TOURCH HERE AND LOOK FOR THESE WIRES.


YOU NEED TOO LOOK FOR THE BIGGEST GRAY WIRE. PUT RED ON LED TO THIS WIRE AND BLACK TOO AN EARTH POINT.


THEN TEST THE LIGHT, OPEN THE DOOR LIGHT COMES ON. PRESS LIGHT CONSOLE LIGHT COMES ON.

THEN JOIN ANUTHER BULB UP TOO THE ONE YOU DID THRED THROU TOO THE OTHER FOOT WELL AND FIND SOMEWHERE TOO MOUNT THE BULB,S.


AND JOB,S. A GOOD ONE THANK,S. TOO DAVE C FOR FINDING THAT WIRE TOP MAN.
PUT SOME PIC,S. UP TONIGHT BUT DONT THINK THEY WILL LOOK TOO GOOD WITH SMALL LED,S. BUT ALL MY WIRE,S ARE NOW INPLACE READY TOO SWAP OVER FOR SOME BETTER ONE,S. WILL POST PIC,S WHEN THEY TURN UP.
they are working really well open door they come on and fade out after a min.
 
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