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razputin1

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There are a few threads on here about adding these lights to the footwells, but am I right in saying that I can connect directly into the ashtray light to get a feed for some red LED's? Then, if I want the lights to fade with the interior lights, I should take it from the ceiling light too? Or one or the other? My electrical skills are fairly minimal but I really like this mod :p

Would they both require resistors or would the feed from the ashtray not require it?
 
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Can I take the feed locally where the ashtray light is? Rather than the end of the dash, as mentioned on the other thread.

No doubt the dash needs to come out :roll:
 
Hi mate

I have not looked at the guide, but i fitted two sets.

1st set - from the interior light, as the wires are so easy to identify especially if your not into wiring. this will enable the FL to come on when you unlock the car. Very easy to run the wire down the pillar

2nd set - from the cig lighter. As these ones stay on when driving and can be adjusted manually with the dash illumination, but at brightest are slight dimmer than the 1st set, so when your in the car and the courtesy light dims and goes out you will have the effect of the 1st set dimming leaving a background light in the foot well.

it mimics the characteristics of the foot well lights in the A6 allroad and A8 perfectly. and very simple to do.

hope this helps
 
i have mine connected directly off a feed that comes on when my sidelights are on. (just did some voltage tests with a fluke with the wires in the glove box)

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not that noticable in the day but at night it gives a nice glow. thinking about putting in a resistor to dim them abit though
 
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Just to be clear StevebeechTA, you installed 2 full sets of lights? One from the interior light, down form the pillar to the footwell that come on and fade out when you unlock/lock. Then another fed from the ashtray directly into the footwell.

Does that mean when you unlock the car, both sets come on? Then the ones linked to the interior light fade out and switch off, while the ones linked to the ashtray stay on. Is the footwell very bright when you get in then? As both sets are on?

Probably seems obvious but just being sure before I get my parts ordered :

Cheers for that link too Silverbadger :p Probably the easiest option 8)
 
razputin1 said:
There are a few threads on here about adding these lights to the footwells, but am I right in saying that I can connect directly into the ashtray light to get a feed for some red LED's? Then, if I want the lights to fade with the interior lights, I should take it from the ceiling light too? Or one or the other? My electrical skills are fairly minimal but I really like this mod :p

Would they both require resistors or would the feed from the ashtray not require it?
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