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Can anyone help with advice on the best way to connect power to
footwell lights. I have considered using power from the cigarette
lighter or the glove box lamp - but if anyone has experience of the
easiest way to connect - I would like to know.
I think I would like to aviod removing the centre console - but if
that has to be done I have found a site which will show me how to do
that.
Any help would be appreciated.

That should work, except some lighters remain powered. So maybe the
ignition switch? I guess some alarms tap into it? Properly fused of
course. You may still be able to Google Fujitsu-Ten faxback and get
detailed fax-back on factory (toyota) alarm installation instructions.
Would be good reading.

Use something like:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=96230

If you use low wattage LEDs then it may be OK. I had thought about
rigging an ambience lighting system (foot wells, ceiling to center
console, inside door handle area, under front seats, etc) and I
suppose most don't need bright LEDs for that. (There are legal limits
to the number and types of external lighting in many states.)



On Jan 17, 3:17*am, D...@writing.com wrote:

> Can anyone help with advice on the best way to connect power to
> footwell lights. I have considered using power from the cigarette
> lighter or the glove box lamp - but if anyone has experience of the
> easiest way to connect - I would like to know.
> I think I would like to aviod removing the centre console - but if
> that has to be done I have found a site which will show me how to do
> that.
> Any help would be appreciated.

The power is already in the vicinity, why don't you go to an online Honda
parts store, see if they sell the factory kit and see if they have the
instructions available as a .pdf, that will tell you where to look.

<Dadq@writing.com> wrote in message
news:fd6572cc-9426-4ebb-b78b-a66d99eadd42@l33g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
> Can anyone help with advice on the best way to connect power to
> footwell lights. I have considered using power from the cigarette
> lighter or the glove box lamp - but if anyone has experience of the
> easiest way to connect - I would like to know.
> I think I would like to aviod removing the centre console - but if
> that has to be done I have found a site which will show me how to do
> that.
> Any help would be appreciated.

Thus spake johngdole@hotmail.com :

>That should work, except some lighters remain powered. So maybe the
>ignition switch? I guess some alarms tap into it? Properly fused of
>course. You may still be able to Google Fujitsu-Ten faxback and get
>detailed fax-back on factory (toyota) alarm installation instructions.
>Would be good reading.
>
>Use something like:
>http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=96230
>
>If you use low wattage LEDs then it may be OK. I had thought about
>rigging an ambience lighting system (foot wells, ceiling to center
>console, inside door handle area, under front seats, etc) and I
>suppose most don't need bright LEDs for that. (There are legal limits
>to the number and types of external lighting in many states.)

Many states prohibit any external lights beyond the usual suspects.
The "standard" is no more than four lights at any time on the front.
It took an act of Congress (not really, but it felt that way) to allow
the HID lights, since they weren't "white". Not that the existing
lights were, but some pedantic types objected.

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>
>
>On Jan 17, 3:17*am, D...@writing.com wrote:
>
>> Can anyone help with advice on the best way to connect power to
>> footwell lights. I have considered using power from the cigarette
>> lighter or the glove box lamp - but if anyone has experience of the
>> easiest way to connect - I would like to know.
>> I think I would like to aviod removing the centre console - but if
>> that has to be done I have found a site which will show me how to do
>> that.
>> Any help would be appreciated.
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