puddle lights

[zippy656]

hi, as its getting darker, was thinking again of puddle lights, or side stpe lights.


as any one fitted some


if so where you pick up the "door open" live feed from??

 

[Banshee]

hi, as its getting darker, was thinking again of puddle lights, or side stpe lights.


as any one fitted some


if so where you pick up the "door open" live feed from??

Not sure on those mate but won't judge until I see some attached

Not sure on a feed though :/, I presume that you'll need to tap in somewhere via the rubber switch on the door that controls the interior light.

Not sure how much juice that will give you you may need to run external power direct from the battery, maybe someone else will be able to give you a better option that I haven't thought of

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

I was thinking about this a while ago, but not done anything about it yet.

I was thinking of getting a pair of those flexible external LED strips, and mounting them under the side steps. I was then going to connect them to the courtesy light, as that comes on when you unlock the door, etc, rather than the door switch that only comes on when the door is physically open.

I was going to pick the feed up from under the dash where it leaves the ECU, as that would be the easiest place to get too, since after that it just heads up into the roof lining as far as I can see.

The thing with using LED's, it should not put too much of a load on the cct, so it should be OK., but to be safe, I was going to replace the internal courtesy lights with LED as well.

 

[96terrano]

i was thinking of fitting them too, tbh, id take a feed either from the wires going to the interior lights, the wires run up the lh front door pillar and there's a multi pin connector connecting the roof loom into the dash loom behind the dash on the lh side, remove the glove box and you'll hopefully see it, its a white cube shaped connector and its wedged between the blower fan box and the side of the metal work that's where id look at connecting them in, it's hard explaining exactly where it is you'll need to run wires right across for the rh door puddle light,

hope that helps

 

[spinna]

Im also thinkin of fitting some, but also need to replace my interior lights as both pooped and with tinted windows its dark as foook

 

[96terrano]

Im also thinkin of fitting some, but also need to replace my interior lights as both pooped and with tinted windows its dark as foook

oops:doh

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Has anyone removed the electric Mirror glass with out braking it, and if so, How?

I have a couple of 12v White 15mm LED decking lights that were reduced in a garden centre, and might fit a dream in the bottom of the door mirrors if there is room, but in the past, I have always managed to break the mirror when trying to get it out, so do not want to try while mine are still fine.

 

[rustic]

Has anyone removed the electric Mirror glass with out braking it, and if so, How?.

I had my mirror glass removed quite easily by a white transit truck who was on the wrong side of the road and his mirror smashed my electric mirror to one million pieces.
He didn't stop.

This was before I found this site and ebay ££££££. :doh:doh:doh


You will be amazed how little light you will need to illuminate the floor on a dark night.
You might only need one white high brightness led aiming downwards.
You could epoxy one or two within the door handle or on the edge of the mirrors.

They take very little power. The advantage of having them in the handle space is that they are protected from snow and mud, and they are regularly kept clean as you open the door, and after all, it's the door handle which you are trying to find after all, and to avoid that puddle.
In fact you could fit them to all doors, rear included.

Hmmmm.. I'm tempted to do the handle one myself... Watch this space.
Damn... All the door panels might have to be removed to gain access.:doh
Opportunity to waxoyl the doors again.:nenau

Certainly they need to be activated by the remote locking.
They all need to be on for a limited time, if the interior light comes on then this circuit can be used direct, but if not you can use... An NE 555 timer as a monostable, to give power for say 2 minutes, after central locking is triggered, and also on as you leave the vehicle.

I am also doing this on my boat to illuminate the bank whilst moored up, getting back on after returning from the pub. The puddle can be quite big and very very deep, if you get the gap wrong...:lol:lol

Led's can be wired in series say up to 4 poss 5 and with a small resistor you can limit the current to say 20 mA and you will have plenty of light.

If you need more advice on led's and resistors, there is plenty of info on the net, if not I can provide some info.

Maybe I could even supply some parts, :augie

Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Rustic

 

[firebobby]

I have fitted LED's in the interior lights and these make a big difference, I was also looking to fit puddle lights and also thought the door mirror option would work a treat, just need to find units that would fit and be discreet

 

[rustic]

I have fitted LED's in the interior lights and these make a big difference, I was also looking to fit puddle lights and also thought the door mirror option would work a treat, just need to find units that would fit and be discreet

I was thinking of individual LED's, the larger ones only need a 5mm diameter hole, and the smaller ones a 2-3 mm diameter hole.
How discreet do you want, only the tip of the led need be seen, even then, they could even be recessed.

Surface mounted LED's are another option, but the standard LED's are easier to handle.

 

[96terrano]

I was thinking of individual LED's, the larger ones only need a 5mm diameter hole, and the smaller ones a 2-3 mm diameter hole.
How discreet do you want, only the tip of the led need be seen, even then, they could even be recessed.

Surface mounted LED's are another option, but the standard LED's are easier to handle.

I'd go with SMD LEDS, I've got SMD interior lights and they're great,

 

[zippy656]

All good ideas

Im collecting bits, relays, wire and switches e t. No lights yet

 

[96terrano]

these are smd:thumb2

http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16247

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

SMD just means that they are "Surface Mount devices". So instead of it being the standard LED most people know of, sealed in a 3 or 5mm polymer body, they are much smaller and can be mounted closer together. The only downside is they are not so easy to do with a good old fashioned soldering iron, and tend to use hot air instead.

 

[96terrano]

I though SMD were brighter. They seem to be:nenau