Lighted door sills

[Skylo5]

Not installed yet....gonna wait for some ideas and/or taz to get some shots once his rig is done. I think I'm just gonna drink alot and do some heavy thinking!

[rodster]

Skylo -- What came in the kit? Any chance you can post photos of all parts? With that and the schematic we may be able to figure it out.

Couple questions I have: Is the microswitch on the schematic the truck's existing switch or is it a switch that's built-in the sill? How big is the inverter and is it a separate box that mounts remotely from the sill?

[Skylo5]

Rodster,

I will post pictures of the parts on monday.

1. The microswitch is refering to the switch on the truck(somewhere).
2. The invertor is small and is wired into the lights (wiring looks pretty simple) themselves.

I think the pics might help and I will get them up as soon as I can.

[Skylo5]

Ok, Here is a pic. It looks simple but maybe someone with wiring experience can tell me which wire to connect these two (2 red/ 2 black). I am not into chopping the wiring on my $50,000+ truck...FYI, the wire schematic is on pg 1 of this post.
Thanks

[rodster]

Hmmm. I see two white plugs, each with a red and a black wire. But at the end of the wire pairs, I see one set of black and one set of red.

Do the wires change color in the wrapping or do the wires get switched somewhere so that the reds and blacks end up together?

[Skylo5]

The wires get switched inside the coverings. I think I can just put both blks on the same connection and the same with the reds.

I can't believe No one knows which wires I can hook these too. I took taz advice and found the wires to a kick light which is activated only when I open the door but I dont know which wires (red or blk) to hook up to the light wires (blk or blkw white stripe).

The red only needs a "hot" source(only when doors are opened) and the blk needs to go to a ground. The clips are just for a quick disconnect.

Does anyone know how to test the car light wires to see which one is hot and the ground?

[MotorsportsAuthority aka Dragon]

i'll take pics of the items you'll need to make this project happen. i might not be able to put it together for u in a write up until i have downtime in las vegas, but i'll see what i can do. i'm guessing your fairly unfamiliar with electronics.

[Skylo5]

Thanks Dragon,

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

[Skylo5]

Well.....

I finally figured it out!!!!!!!!!!!

I got them hooked up and they are looking sweet!

I took pictures the whole way through and will post the write up on how to do this yourself. It was actually quite simple.

Thanks to all for your words of encouragement and wisdom

[HummBob]

Congrats Can't wait to see your installation instructions!

[TootsSUT]

Same here!! I'd love to see these installed!

Thanks Skylo!

[MotorsportsAuthority aka Dragon]

congratulations!!!! i love that sense of overcoming something that was really challenging. definitely, post pics of your install.

[WORKIN]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by HummBob:


These are what we are talking about

http://www.apsisusa.com/Door%20Sill%...ll%20plate.htm </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

those are beautiful.... i would probably need to keep them covered if i used those in my rig.

[TootsSUT]

Soooo..where are the pics??? I'm dyin over here!!

[TootsSUT]

Did we loose Skylo?? That's too bad. I wanted to see those pictures.

Oh well!

[Skylo5]

Patience...I'm working on the write up..I've been working some OT. Will post them soon

[TootsSUT]

Skyloooo??? Where are youuuuu???

[Skylo5]

Ok here is the write up on how to install these bad boys. Sorry it took so long but better late than never!

The pictures should be in order with the instructions.

1. Here are the wires with the kit. Also don't forget to turn off the dome lights using the switch next to the headlight switch( this will make the wires you are working with "dead" so you don't get shocked or short out anything).
2. Locate the kick panel light which is behind the driver/passenger seat repectively. Pop the cover off using a small bladed flat head screwdriver (from the top is easiest).
3. This is what it looks like with the light opened, exposing the 2 wires needed for wiring.
4. Now pop open the plastic covering where the kick panel lights are located (It is held with only clips and pops open easily). This will allow you to run the door sill wires through the kick panel light opening.
5. Now cut and wire together the lights (the vehicles grey wire goes to the red wires of the sill lights and the black wire to the black wires of the sill lights) Don't forget to hook the kick panel light up with everything else.
6. I am old fashioned and used solder to connect my wires but you can use any type clip you like.
7. Next put the converter boxes under each door sill along with excess wires. The rear sill only needs to opened alittle bit to place the wires/boxes under them.
8. Test to see if you wired everything correctly, (turn on the dome light switch you turned off earlier) and open/close the doors. (this should activate the door sill lights).
9. Now you want to start putting it all back together. You need to line up the sill light over the kick panel to see how much slack in the wire you need. After you determine this I figured out a little trick. I placed some black electrical tape over the sill wire where it goes under the kick plate. This allowed the me a reference ponit and hid the wire from view.
10. remove all of the double sided tape covering on the new sill and stick the light on it. Place the new sill down in the correct position and adjust the slack in the sill light wire as needed. Once all looks good press the new sill plate down and the sill should pop into its place. Once yo have done this to both front and rear, go ahead attach the new sills securely with the provided screws in the kit ( I used my drill screwdriver but becareful not to screw them in too fast or you will strip the backing of the old sills).
11. Make sure all is popped back together and whola! The second side goes much faster and smooth.

Remember to take your time and it will all come together. Total time for me about 2 hrs.

[Skylo5]

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