Courtesy Light Wiring

[NC-Expy]

How do I tap into the courtesy light wiring?

I know it's behind the kicker panel and all but which wire is it exactly?

I think it's supposed to be a black wire with a blue stripe, but there a couple different ones.

 

[stamp11127]

There are 5 hot feeds for the courtesy lamps. All originate at the central junction box.
The first one is fed from the battery saver relay and is colored light green/orange. This powers the engine compartment lamp and glove box.
The second is from the interior lamp relay, colored orange/light green, goes to the main light switch.
The third feeds the battery junction box with a black/light blue wire for the running boards. After the junction box the wire color changes to white/red.
The forth and fifth feeds branch off the third feed and are the front door courtesy lamps. Color is black/light blue. All ground at G200 with black wires in passenger kick panel except the hood lamp.

What are you wanting to power?

 

[NC-Expy]

There are 5 hot feeds for the courtesy lamps. All originate at the central junction box.
The first one is fed from the battery saver relay and is colored light green/orange. This powers the engine compartment lamp and glove box.
The second is from the interior lamp relay, colored orange/light green, goes to the main light switch.
The third feeds the battery junction box with a black/light blue wire for the running boards. After the junction box the wire color changes to white/red.
The forth and fifth feeds branch off the third feed and are the front door courtesy lamps. Color is black/light blue. All ground at G200 with black wires in passenger kick panel except the hood lamp.

What are you wanting to power?

I just need to tap into the proper courtesy light wiring to power some LED lights.

I want them to come on when the doors are opened and turn off when the doors are closed just like the dome lights.

 

[stamp11127]

Tie into the interior lamp relay circuit with its own fuse. That way if the leds ever short out they will only blow that portion of the circuit, you will still have the courtesy lamps. To do it right, run a new ground, neatly, from the leds to the G200 post behind the pass kick panel. Its extra work but follows the factory wiring. Makes life easier when all the grounds are at specific known points.
How are you planning on tying into the lead?

 

[GAINMOB]

i think i may stay a weekend in maryland and see if thermo can rewire all my stuff....guaranteed to be right..lol

 

[stamp11127]

Hey Freeway why rewire? Did you do a hack job?
I just love it when upfitters ziptie a roll of wire instead of cutting to length. Some of them don't ziptie, they just throw it in and close it up.

 

[GAINMOB]

no i didnt do a hack job...i just know theres a more efficient way of wiring everything i have and plan to do...HID relay/LED lights for doors (coming)/underbody kit (coming)/wheel lights (coming)