i bought these lights from Amazon. Planning on tapping into the tail lights using the same lights but instead of the white DRL I will be using the red/amber turn signals instead. More of that to come later. As for the wiring, look at the video where I ran the wires in between the gap of the door and through the opening to the engine compartment. Fortunately, the Maverick has a huge opening into the engine compartment from the doors. Once I get the wires into the engine compartment it's just a matter of lining it up along side of the wall and then tap them into the turn signal of the head lights. Not too difficult to do. I will have to clean up the wires and tuck them in nicely when I have a chance. This was a last minute haphazard set up I was trying to do. I used the 3M tape to stick the lights under the side mirrors. Placement is up to you where you want them to be. I picked a spot in the center of the mirrors at the bottom and stuck the lights there. For now I think it worked out pretty well. At night you could see the lights lid up on the side when they are on which is a bonus because I was worried that the lights could only be seen from the front.
Thanks for the info. I'm anxious to see your more detailed videos. I'm familiar with the wiring run to the front turn signals.
Lol…this is why I’m no professional by any means. Just doing this at the last minute without any planning or preparation. I just winged it. I’m more about functionality than form. Don’t intend on keeping my maverick forever so drilling and cutting into the mirrors aren’t what I wanted to do because of that.
You did fine for the initial install. When I do an experimental install I'll do just enough to make sure it works and that I'm happy with the modification. If so, then I proceed to clean it up. You had an idea, went forward with it and proved that it works. For you, that is well enough. It's up to others to take your idea and change it to fit their needs. I appreciate you taking the time and effort to post the idea and how you did it.
Trying to keep the cost and time down when doing these projects has been my #1 priority. If I was to drill and make it look professional, the cost would not be $50 or less. Plus, I don't have all the time in the world right now to design and create prototype to please you people...haha.... Got a newborn and he occupies 99% of my time, not to mention I got millions of other things in life to do beside messing around with my Maverick. This is my therapy from all the chaos in life. Hey, as long as I'm happy with the results that is what matters. Appreciate all the likes and feedback from y'all.
Your priorities are exactly right. I also have found the Maverick to be therapeutic so much so that I started a thread on it. Interesting read . . . if you have the time . . . LOL.
to follow up on this, the correct thing to do would be to remove the mirror which should be possible by pulling the door panel including sail panel, and wiring through the existing bundle into the door.
Same here there could have been a better way to hide the wires.
That bundle of wires appears to be getting very badly pinched. It needs to be routed a different way, because with enough damage, it can short out and be a fire hazard.
