Ambient- Footwell Lighting

[privatelogic]

On to the next step - The gray ambient light connector slides out to the right from the black holder. The gray connector has a release catch and can be separated from the wiring harness. The light unit has a catch that when released allows the light to be dropped through the panel. Pulling the tape off the three wire bundle revealed a blue striped black wire, a blue striped yellow wire, and a green wire with a red stripe.

My interest in pulling this apart was to connect a set of LEDs to the ambient light circuit so that on and off control and brightness for the OEM ambient light and the footwell LEDs are one. Before splicing into what is there,, what does everyone think, LED black to the black/blue (or a separate ground), LED red to the green/red. Will that likely accomplish what I’m aiming for?

Did you ever test this?

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[Polak658]

Also curious, which wires from the Ford ambient light plug did you use to connect your LED?

 

[AbnRgr]

I'm sorry to disappoint. After taking things apart and getting to the ambient light plug, I chose to go a different route. Frequently transporting grandkids and great grandkids is paired with the common cry to charge multiple phones and Ipads simultaneously. To give me the ability to meet their demands, I installed a four port USB hub with individual lighted on-off switches in the forward center console tray. My front footwell LED strips are plugged into this hub. They can be turned off and on at the Hub, or the kids can enjoy using the included remote to change colors or other options.

The OEM USBs power my Appleplay dongle and the USB hub. The cigarette lighter plug is used for a coiled phone charging cord. I also have a flexible neck USB reading light that a passenger can use as a task light.

I'm setting up the rear passenger seat in a similar manner. The multi-port hub will be mounted with velcro to the rear of the center console. In addition to offering the passengers multiple charging points, I'm routing power cords for the rear dash cam and the passenger footwell LEDs under the all-weather floor mats to the hub. The kids really like playing with a flexible USB starry LED sky light that allows them to fill the ceiling with pinpoint stars. Cheap entertainment for a few bucks!

 

[Allen King Jr]

I'm sorry to disappoint. After taking things apart and getting to the ambient light plug, I chose to go a different route. Frequently transporting grandkids and great grandkids is paired with the common cry to charge multiple phones and Ipads simultaneously. To give me the ability to meet their demands, I installed a four port USB hub with individual lighted on-off switches in the forward center console tray. My front footwell LED strips are plugged into this hub. They can be turned off and on at the Hub, or the kids can enjoy using the included remote to change colors or other options.

The OEM USBs power my Appleplay dongle and the USB hub. The cigarette lighter plug is used for a coiled phone charging cord. I also have a flexible neck USB reading light that a passenger can use as a task light.

I'm setting up the rear passenger seat in a similar manner. The multi-port hub will be mounted with velcro to the rear of the center console. In addition to offering the passengers multiple charging points, I'm routing power cords for the rear dash cam and the passenger footwell LEDs under the all-weather floor mats to the hub. The kids really like playing with a flexible USB starry LED sky light that allows them to fill the ceiling with pinpoint stars. Cheap entertainment for a few bucks!

Link of USB hub?

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