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Can you tell what I did?

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Here is a better idea...

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Who guessed Puddle Lights? :banana:

Here are a couple of crappy "in the dark, dirty garage" pics

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The pics don't do the lights justice. They light up the entire side of the car, past both bumpers, and they shine a good 4 feet on both sides of the car.

Let me know what you think, I'm interested to hear
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How do they turn on?
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harofreak00 wrote:How do they turn on?
I tied them into my footwell lights. They dim just like my interior.
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Awesome. Do you unlock with the fob and they turn on... love it
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love it, :thumbup:
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Yep. They come on when you unlock with the fob and turn off when you lock with the fob. If you leave the car unlocked they dim and fade out. They don't light up outside in the sun, the twilight sentinal keeps the interior lights from coming on when it senses sunlight.
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This has to be my favorite mod ever. Good work! Of all the mods that someone could do, this is the coolest, and most useful.
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Looked cool at the meet. I'd like to see them @ night tho. Could you link to what you used for lights?
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That's pretty sweet! I like it. :thumbup:
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COOL!

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That's a really good idea. Do they come on if you turn the interior lights on when you are driving? That's the only drawback I can see.
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If you were to turn all your interior lights on while driving they will turn on. If I need light while I'm driving, well tht's what the overhead map lights are for. I'm working on a write up
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didn't the 00 - 01 have a light bar under the vehicle for a puddle light?
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I've never heard of that. The 2000's had door lights that lit up
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Black Pearl wrote:I've never heard of that. The 2000's had door lights that lit up
Which makes this mod even easier for 2000's, we don't need to tap any further in than the door. Where did you tap into?
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I tapped into the lights in the footwells. The hardest part of the install is getting the wires into the car from the door. In '01 when they stopped the courtesy lights in the doors they removed the wires to the light housing from the door harness, they also went to the red housing from the smoked pieces.

I'll have a write-up thrown together this weekend
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Thinking about doing this on my 95' when I do the directionals in the mirrors....looks great!
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This looks like an awesome mod!! Brilliant idea! :banana:
Waiting for the write up!

Need complete parts, sources, wiring diagram, etc...
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Thats a really great idea.... looks nice too!!!
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good bump.. OP disappeared on this one :ballkick:
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