dangerranger16
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Felt cute this weekend so decided to poke around and see if I can tap into something to wire up some puddle lights on my XLT. Using my volt meter, couldn’t find anything in the side view mirrors so I went for the dome lights above the rear view mirror. Theres a ground and power wire accessible on the connector pictured below after you pull down the overhead console.
To wire, there’s a nice black ground wire there and the power wire is 3rd one from the right in the picture (but please check before wiring anything, just in case). When I go back I’ll note the color of the wire and update the thread. I mocked up the wiring without soldering or taking anything apart beforehand so I recommend doing the same. Turns on and off appropriately, lock/unlock, door opening/closing, etc. Got the led puddle lights from amazon, link below.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NYPLJ8C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I led the wiring to the A pillar, down to the rubber grommet where the door wiring goes and led it through there. I didn’t go through the center where all the other wires were, instead I went through the grommet and just taped it up along the outside before running it into the door. I ended up taking the door panel off. There’s a chance you can avoid that if you’re really good at running wires with a coat hanger but the door panels are pretty easy to take off anyways. Once you get the wire ran up to the side view mirror, the speaker and mirror need to come off. The speaker pops off with enough pull. Three torx bolts hold the mirror on. One is hidden behind a rubber plug.
With the side mirror off, I took my dremel and cut out the pre-marked hole. I went a little smaller than what the line shows because the lights I got from amazon looked a bit smaller than what the line would have allowed. Measure twice, cut once. Or twice if you need to. I just trimmed little by little until the light clicked in and held well. The lights I ordered had two notches that I incorporated into my trimming job on the mirror. Overall, the fit and finish was pretty solid, just take your time.
Back to the wiring, there’s an unused hole the wire can go through on the door frame where the mirror mounts. Punch a hole through the rubber seal and the grommet in the mirror, then up and around the back of the mirror to get to the bottom where it’s hooked up to the light. Be sure to leave a little extra slack for the folding action of the mirror.
Repeat for the passenger side...if you feel like it. The inside of my garage got to 100 degrees so I decided to stop. Or at least that’s what the little blue garden gnome told me...which prompted me to go inside and drink some water. Let me know if you have any questions.
To wire, there’s a nice black ground wire there and the power wire is 3rd one from the right in the picture (but please check before wiring anything, just in case). When I go back I’ll note the color of the wire and update the thread. I mocked up the wiring without soldering or taking anything apart beforehand so I recommend doing the same. Turns on and off appropriately, lock/unlock, door opening/closing, etc. Got the led puddle lights from amazon, link below.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NYPLJ8C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I led the wiring to the A pillar, down to the rubber grommet where the door wiring goes and led it through there. I didn’t go through the center where all the other wires were, instead I went through the grommet and just taped it up along the outside before running it into the door. I ended up taking the door panel off. There’s a chance you can avoid that if you’re really good at running wires with a coat hanger but the door panels are pretty easy to take off anyways. Once you get the wire ran up to the side view mirror, the speaker and mirror need to come off. The speaker pops off with enough pull. Three torx bolts hold the mirror on. One is hidden behind a rubber plug.
With the side mirror off, I took my dremel and cut out the pre-marked hole. I went a little smaller than what the line shows because the lights I got from amazon looked a bit smaller than what the line would have allowed. Measure twice, cut once. Or twice if you need to. I just trimmed little by little until the light clicked in and held well. The lights I ordered had two notches that I incorporated into my trimming job on the mirror. Overall, the fit and finish was pretty solid, just take your time.
Back to the wiring, there’s an unused hole the wire can go through on the door frame where the mirror mounts. Punch a hole through the rubber seal and the grommet in the mirror, then up and around the back of the mirror to get to the bottom where it’s hooked up to the light. Be sure to leave a little extra slack for the folding action of the mirror.
Repeat for the passenger side...if you feel like it. The inside of my garage got to 100 degrees so I decided to stop. Or at least that’s what the little blue garden gnome told me...which prompted me to go inside and drink some water. Let me know if you have any questions.
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