how have you guys done interior lighting?

i was thinking about getting some red el wire or led strips and wireing them up inside the cab. but i was wondering how i could have them so that when the head lights turned on and the guages lit up i they would light up the floor in red. any ideas?

 

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And yes, many people have, myself included. You'll get "rice" comments but if you like the look do it. There's a nice write up around on how to tap into the LED next to the gear select stick. that's what I did. And I used 12" cathodes for computers and stuck them under the dash. There's a guy in the lighting forum selling led strips. Check him out too.

 

i was also looking at pictures to see what i was thinking also i was kinda looking for one that did what the guages do. also i have a stick. would taping into the guage fuse in the small fuse box work? or is there a relay somewhere else?

 

On my 07 TRD sport there's at least one unused fuse spot that has power only when the lights (park or headlights) are on. I believe it's in the top row but I'd have to double check.

I leave my lights on all the time and let the truck shut them off when I open the door. I hooked my sirius to that pin then the next day turned my lights off and realized it wasn't ignition power after all, hehe. An add-a-circuit is on the way to fix that.

 

please let me know you guys think it'd be cool to do a tron like thing?

 

good luck

 

not like that but el wire and follow the bottom of the dash so you could see where your steping

Also would i have the positive lead going to the pig tail on the add a circut and have the neg go to some gound?

 

im trying to decide if i should hook it up to the dome light or a switch in the factory blanks. is there any places i could splice into that turn on when the headlights r on by the dash of a 08 base stick ?

 

I got 2 prewired leds from oznium.com and put one in each corner under the dash. Not to bright at night, so they aren't distracting. I tied them into the shifter light, but you can tie them into the a/c control light. Its very hard to capture the true output with the camera. Here's a link to them http://www.oznium.com/prewired-surface-mount-led

 

^^^that is nice

 

ill have to look into the ac light. didnt think about that thanks

 

i did my cup holders and front floorboards. I wired them up to come on with the igition. you could tie them into the dome light and have them come on with the door if you wanted.

 

wait a minute... is it the camera or are your gauge lights NOT amber? don't presume so, because i see amber color on your control panel.

i hate my amber gauges.

HUH?

 

This is a great idea.... happen to have a write up?

 

I'de like to have explained whats on your dash hey?

 

I changed them to white shortly after I got the truck. I never liked the amber look.

Edit: that's a dash mat on top if that's what your asking about

 

heres my fues box. also i will do a write up if anyone's intrested

 

if this is as easy as changing a bulb, i think i may shoot myself! how is this done?????????????

you'll make me a happy boy!
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I always use red for extra lighting to preserve night vision. I also always place lights, no matter what I am driving at the time, under the dash. I set them so the glow is facing the feet area, truckers actually call them snakelights?? Not really sure why, they call pointy cowboy boots cockroach killer too , as you can kill a roach in a corner with them. I do not usually place any more lights than that in my trucks, I wire them to a switch as well to have control over when they are on, but I always run them through key power so I cannot leave them on and run the battery down.

 

it takes a bit. heres a link on how its done http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=180314