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Old 10-20-2008, 08:49 PM
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wiring lights to dome light??

okay is there a way to wire interior lights to the little switch in the door jam so they come on when the dome light comes on? (or when you open the door)

come on, i know soemone knows....bump

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just get to the wire that leads to the dome lights and splice in
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Originally Posted by dman090
just get to the wire that leads to the dome lights and splice in
but would the lights come on when you open the doors like the domelight does? im just curious cuz my car needs more light in the morning. i want lights to come on when the i open the door.
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i dont see why it wouldnt, or u could wire them to the little trigger thing in the door, but i thnk that would be a pain in the ass
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Originally Posted by britt
but would the lights come on when you open the doors like the domelight does? im just curious cuz my car needs more light in the morning. i want lights to come on when the i open the door.
If you splice into the domelight wire, whatever you attach to it will function just like the domelight.
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Originally Posted by dman090
i dont see why it wouldnt, or u could wire them to the little trigger thing in the door, but i thnk that would be a pain in the ass
yeah thats what i was wonderin. i hope someon on here has done it. i want to put led strips under my doors so they illuminate the ground when you open the door
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im not positive but that lil trigger comes out quit easy and would be your easiest best because you would have to run wires threw the headliner and all but not bad idea might look into it
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fyi dome light wire comes down on the drivers side of the vehicle... should be accessible by removing the c pillar
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Originally Posted by EmperorJJ1
fyi dome light wire comes down on the drivers side of the vehicle... should be accessible by removing the c pillar
awesome, so is there just a positive and neg. wire goin to the light and then the trigger acts like a switch?
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??? ive always wanted to add extra light in the back but never touched it. im pretty sure its just 2 wires but not sure
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