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jbsrace1 · 01-02-2010, 11:48 AM

I use my glove box allot and wanted a light in it.
So when I got a Oracle LED light kit for Christmas & only changed the dome light I had a extra cool LED light. So I decided to do a glove box light mod.
Other than the a little wire and a light bulb you only need 2 parts.
A switch and a light socket. I used a door jam switch for a 94 Chevrolet truck & a marker light socket. Less then $10. @ Advance auto parts.
The part numbers are s1067 for the switch and 8581608598 for the socket.

My camera is crappy so forgive the bad pictures.

The switch has 3 terminals but you only need the outside 2. ignore the one in the middle. You may can order a pigtail or get one out of a salvage yard but I just used 2 small spade connectors and some epoxy to hold them in the switch.
Hot melt glue would also work.
Wires for the switch

Wires installed in switch

Then I removed the glove box door and drilled a hole for the switch. (A 5/8 drill bit was just a hair to small. I used a box cutter to trim just a little more for the switch to fit).

Above the glove box is a plastic cover that is held in by 5 torx head screws. 3 in the front along the opening of the glove box and one on each side close to the rear. At the rear on each side it has fittings that snap into place. After you remove the screws just give it a little pull and it will pop lose.

Again with the 5/8 drill bit I drilled a hole for the light socket.

The plastic is real soft so I warmed it up a little with a heat gun and pushed the light socket in. Once it cooled it locked in real tight.

Here it is with the LED bulb installed

I was going to run a separate wire to the fuse panel but after looking around there is a constant 12 volt power wire directly above the glove box. In the harness that runs above the glove box you can see 2 large red wires. One has a black stripe and is larger the other is just red. I spliced into the smaller one without the stripe.

I am running it straight to the light socket so I am not really worried about it shorting out so I did not put a fuse on it. (A fuse would not hurt)

I ran one wire from the switch to the light socket and the other I ran up and over the glove box with the factory harness to a ground on the other side.

This is basically how I have it wired.

Here it is without the glove box door

Put the glove box door back on and it is good to go

You have to lay in the floor and look up to see the bulb but it lights up the glove box Great and is up high enough I don't believe anything will ever contact it.

Here you go.

It is not that hard and makes it real nice finding stuff in the glove box at night

PAUL SS · 01-02-2010, 01:54 PM

Nice work, I believe there were some other members lamenting about the lack of a glove box light a while back. This will help.

FRKNlo · 01-02-2010, 02:20 PM

Very good DIY instructions!

infamous00827 · 01-02-2010, 03:41 PM

awesome work, i need a light in there also

BumbleBeeSS2009 · 01-03-2010, 06:23 PM

any pics at night so we can see it in action?

jbsrace1 · 01-03-2010, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BumbleBeeSS2009

any pics at night so we can see it in action?

Here you go.

Superfly1 · 01-03-2010, 08:54 PM

Very helpful mod, I do think this will be going into my Camaro

FRKNlo · 01-03-2010, 08:55 PM

Wow! Very bright.

Waco · 01-03-2010, 09:21 PM

great mod, love it. so you don't know what the power source is for the wire you tapped into? Or where it leads?

franknbeans · 01-03-2010, 09:44 PM

nice... good job.

ssrsheaven · 01-03-2010, 11:21 PM

MY CONCERN WAS NO LIGHT IN THE ENGINE AREA.WAS SHOWING THE CAR TO FRIENDS AT NIGHT AND THEY WANTED TO SEE THE ENGINE,OPENED THE HOOD AND NO LIGHT.WISH THEY COULD HAVE PUT ONE THERE.

jbsrace1 · 01-04-2010, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waco

great mod, love it. so you don't know what the power source is for the wire you tapped into? Or where it leads?

I believe it to be the power feed for the blower speed control but it was getting cold and I did not take the time to trace it out. The LED pulls such a small load I wasn't worried about it. If I get some time this afternoon I will try and see exactly what it feeds.

Mark A Collier Sr · 01-04-2010, 06:37 AM

I am sold! I like it and will add it to my "To Do" list! Thanks!

jbsrace1 · 01-04-2010, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssrsheaven

MY CONCERN WAS NO LIGHT IN THE ENGINE AREA.WAS SHOWING THE CAR TO FRIENDS AT NIGHT AND THEY WANTED TO SEE THE ENGINE,OPENED THE HOOD AND NO LIGHT.WISH THEY COULD HAVE PUT ONE THERE.

There are all kinds of under hood light kits around. Or you can go to any salvage yard and pick about any 80 or 90's chevrolet truck and get one that only requires running a power wire to it.

01-02-2010, 11:48 AM	#1
jbsrace1 Drives: 2010 2ss Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 211	Glove box light I use my glove box allot and wanted a light in it. So when I got a Oracle LED light kit for Christmas & only changed the dome light I had a extra cool LED light. So I decided to do a glove box light mod. Other than the a little wire and a light bulb you only need 2 parts. A switch and a light socket. I used a door jam switch for a 94 Chevrolet truck & a marker light socket. Less then $10. @ Advance auto parts. The part numbers are s1067 for the switch and 8581608598 for the socket. My camera is crappy so forgive the bad pictures. The switch has 3 terminals but you only need the outside 2. ignore the one in the middle. You may can order a pigtail or get one out of a salvage yard but I just used 2 small spade connectors and some epoxy to hold them in the switch. Hot melt glue would also work. Wires for the switch Wires installed in switch Then I removed the glove box door and drilled a hole for the switch. (A 5/8 drill bit was just a hair to small. I used a box cutter to trim just a little more for the switch to fit). Above the glove box is a plastic cover that is held in by 5 torx head screws. 3 in the front along the opening of the glove box and one on each side close to the rear. At the rear on each side it has fittings that snap into place. After you remove the screws just give it a little pull and it will pop lose. Again with the 5/8 drill bit I drilled a hole for the light socket. The plastic is real soft so I warmed it up a little with a heat gun and pushed the light socket in. Once it cooled it locked in real tight. Here it is with the LED bulb installed I was going to run a separate wire to the fuse panel but after looking around there is a constant 12 volt power wire directly above the glove box. In the harness that runs above the glove box you can see 2 large red wires. One has a black stripe and is larger the other is just red. I spliced into the smaller one without the stripe. I am running it straight to the light socket so I am not really worried about it shorting out so I did not put a fuse on it. (A fuse would not hurt) I ran one wire from the switch to the light socket and the other I ran up and over the glove box with the factory harness to a ground on the other side. This is basically how I have it wired. Here it is without the glove box door Put the glove box door back on and it is good to go You have to lay in the floor and look up to see the bulb but it lights up the glove box Great and is up high enough I don't believe anything will ever contact it. Here you go. It is not that hard and makes it real nice finding stuff in the glove box at night Last edited by jbsrace1; 03-06-2010 at 04:19 PM. Reason: Corrected switch part number

01-02-2010, 01:54 PM	#2
PAUL SS The Mark of Excellence Drives: 2010 ABM 1SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Smallest State in the Union Posts: 8,690 View My Garage	Nice work, I believe there were some other members lamenting about the lack of a glove box light a while back. This will help. __________________ BMR, CAI, DynoMax, Elite Eng., Hurst, Jannetty, Clear Image Headers & Hi Flow cats, Jet Hot, LSR, TSW, VMax, Vredestein

01-02-2010, 02:20 PM	#3
FRKNlo Drives: VStar 1100 Classic, 2010 CGM 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: GMT -10hrs Posts: 405 View My Garage	Very good DIY instructions! __________________ Kooks+Noweeds+Stock Muffler Clip

01-02-2010, 03:41 PM	#4
infamous00827 Heartless-1 Drives: 2008 nissan altima coupe Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 93	awesome work, i need a light in there also __________________ "When A Man Gains The World, What Good Is His Profit If He Loses His Soul?"

01-03-2010, 06:23 PM	#5
BumbleBeeSS2009 Drives: Rally Yellow 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wellington FL Posts: 1,597	any pics at night so we can see it in action? __________________ #52325 Delivered 11/07/2009

01-03-2010, 08:54 PM	#7
Superfly1 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT #2197 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 916 View My Garage	Very helpful mod, I do think this will be going into my Camaro __________________ CAI intake \| OBX LT Headers \| Flowmaster AT Exhaust \| Trifecta Tune \| SS Rear Diff, Axles & Driveshaft Zex 100 Shot Nitrous \| Konig Airstrike Wheels \| Custom Engine Cover, Fuse Box & Underhood Bowtie Eibach Springs & SS Sway Bars \| BMR Strut Brace \| Drake Shifter \| Vitesse Paddles \| 13.26 @ 105.88 mph

01-03-2010, 08:55 PM	#8
FRKNlo Drives: VStar 1100 Classic, 2010 CGM 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: GMT -10hrs Posts: 405 View My Garage	Wow! Very bright. __________________ Kooks+Noweeds+Stock Muffler Clip

01-03-2010, 09:21 PM	#9
Waco Layla Drives: '10 2SS/RS, LS3, CGM/IO Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Newport, RI Posts: 345	great mod, love it. so you don't know what the power source is for the wire you tapped into? Or where it leads?

01-03-2010, 09:44 PM	#10
franknbeans Whipped Drives: 2010 CAMARO Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pittsburgh-ish - PA Posts: 4,216 View My Garage	nice... good job. __________________ Car of the week 7/7/14

01-03-2010, 11:21 PM	#11
ssrsheaven Drives: 92 firebird,2010 camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Indianapolis,In Posts: 362 View My Garage	MY CONCERN WAS NO LIGHT IN THE ENGINE AREA.WAS SHOWING THE CAR TO FRIENDS AT NIGHT AND THEY WANTED TO SEE THE ENGINE,OPENED THE HOOD AND NO LIGHT.WISH THEY COULD HAVE PUT ONE THERE.

01-04-2010, 06:37 AM	#13
Mark A Collier Sr Retired Army, 101st ABN Drives: 2 SS/RS w/sunroof Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Newnan, GA Posts: 852 View My Garage	I am sold! I like it and will add it to my "To Do" list! Thanks! __________________ "BABY" is a Summit White, 2SS/RS, My Tribute to the 13 years I served in the 101st Airborne Division!!! ORDERED: 18 JUL 09 #NMMS88, BORN ON 4 NOV 09 at 12:26pm VIN:63460~ HOME on 18 NOV 09! "101BABY"

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