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Old 11-23-2009, 04:08 PM   #9
markmass
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Drives: 2SS/RS Oct 2009
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Thanks Edrock....

I used the 15" Blue LED from Advanced Automotive Concepts - I had 2 inverters
I also took the opportunity to wire in the Escort Radar detector - alas its on permanent power from a spare in the fuse box, can't find any that operates on the ignition... anyway

First remove the Door Pillar post cover - I found removing the seal gives you easy access. Once removed you can grab the door pillar cover and it actually comes away pretty easily


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Next is to remove the dome light assy. There are other threads on this, but gently - take a flat head screwdriver and remove the lens cover and the silver reflector. they basically just need easing out all round. The main 'white' piece is a little tricky. Two spring clips hold it in place and they toward the front of the car

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I used a long nail to push clip up while using a screwdriver behind to leverage it out, bit awkward to explain but I think you'll see what I mean - Don't let go---it will spring back - It does come down easily when they are released.
Next take out the wire harness, it has a clip so depress that first.
The dome light wire is the one on the left -

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Don't ask what color - im color blind....but it is the one with a space between it.

You should be able to see at the front of the headliner a small hole. I fed a wire through this from the windshield side -- i.e toward you

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you can just about see the cutout in the picture. Once fed through the headliner, go ahead and run behind the headliner over to the post - you will feel a small gap between the headliner and wind shield. Once over to the post run it down to the fuse box. At this point I spliced it to the dome light - but you may want to do this last - just in case of a short

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Now secure the inverters:
Drivers side is perfect fit in the fuse box:

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Next - the passenger side - you will need to extend the power wires to these - bit of solder and heat shrink...Placement of the inverter is not too bad either

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Next secure the LED strips. Passenger side - drill 3 holes - its ok, they don't go through to he inside, use tie wraps to lightly secure the LED - plug in to the inverter

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Drivers side has existing holes that you can use to secure the LED tube:

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Next step is to secure the ground wire - There is a convenient black colored bolt just above the bank of fuses that i used a ring terminal for both inverters, - you can see this in the pictures below
Connect both +ve wires from the inverters to the wire you ran from the dome lights previously - i soldered and insulated them
At a later date i may add switch so i can have them on without the Dome light - pretty easy mod to do....

I think that sums it up - probably 90 minutes work.

JOB DONE
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And I have no idea where these next pictures came from --- so please ignore!!
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Last edited by markmass; 11-24-2009 at 06:24 AM.
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