LED Puddle Lights
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LED Puddle Lights
I added some 20" LED strips underneath my doors today. They light up whenever a door is opened, or when I activate my keyless entry. It's a pretty slick mod, if I do say so myself.
Activated:
I'll try to get some night-time shots of them tonight, but they lit up the ground in my garage really well.
MikeR
Activated:
I'll try to get some night-time shots of them tonight, but they lit up the ground in my garage really well.
MikeR
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My design uses transistors to observe the behavior of the doors (open/closed) and light up each side independently. Turning on the dome light will NOT activate my puddle lamps. In theory, you could easily mount the LED strips anywhere, and use this trigger system.
I don't have a "how to", but my kit (with instructions) is for sale if you would like it.
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The problem with wiring into the dome light is that whenever the dome light is on, both puddle lights are on.
My design uses transistors to observe the behavior of the doors (open/closed) and light up each side independently. Turning on the dome light will NOT activate my puddle lamps. In theory, you could easily mount the LED strips anywhere, and use this trigger system.
I don't have a "how to", but my kit (with instructions) is for sale if you would like it.
My design uses transistors to observe the behavior of the doors (open/closed) and light up each side independently. Turning on the dome light will NOT activate my puddle lamps. In theory, you could easily mount the LED strips anywhere, and use this trigger system.
I don't have a "how to", but my kit (with instructions) is for sale if you would like it.
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It does not help the fact that they are tied to the circuit output, instead of the input.
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I bought the longer pigtails with my LEDs. I ran those (in wire loom) along frame rails, spliced them together near the transfer case, and hooked them into the main power wire that I ran up into the cab (thru a grommet in the firewall). Factory-looking install, which is the way that i do things.
MikeR
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