Footwell Lighting: For Dummies

Howdy all! I wanted to post a quick how-to for adding footwell lights, tailored for those not keen on altering their OEM wiring. All plug and play!

This guide uses @DSIM DomeRock light module, which makes it easy as pie. In addition to that, you'll need:
- 10mm socket
- LED Strips, I used

$30 LEDGlow 4pc White LED Interior Footwell Underdash Neon Lighting Kit for Cars & Trucks - 7 Unique Patterns - Music Mode - 8 Brightness Levels - Auto Illumination - Includes Cigarette Power Adapter

LEDGlow's Single Color (White) with mode selector. It comes with a Fuse already wired in, which saves a step.
- Phillips head screwdriver
- Yuengling Lager

1. As always, start by disconnecting the battery.

2. Install the DomeRock module using DSIMs very helpful guide located here.
All the steps are the same, and afterwards you'll end up having just the yellow wire from the module left over. This will need to be tied to the power from the LED control box. Leave the cubby removed and hanging for now.

3. Wire up the LED control box and check for proper operation. Here's a quick sketch of the wiring (excuse the terrible handwriting):


Like I said, easy as pie. Keep in mind this is a setup WITHOUT a dedicated on/off switch. Some people may want a 4x4 switch, in which case you should take a look at this post here.

After connecting the power from the control box to the DSIM yellow wire, find a spot to ground out the control box. I connected it behind the cubby area, theres a few screws in a metal frame that works just fine.

4. Test run- reconnect the battery and check the LED's for operation. You should be able to turn on the LED strips with a press of the power button on the control box.

4.a. This specific set of LED's have a few steps to put it in "auto illumination mode". The steps are as follows:

"Have power running to the kit, and hold the mode button on the control box. Turn off the power to the kit. This activates auto illumination mode."

Basically, open the door, get in, and shut the door. The dome light is on for a few seconds, so the kit is getting power. Hold the mode button on the control box, and hold it until the dome goes out. The controller should now be in auto illumination mode, a.k.a. will activate every time the dome light is activated.

5. After proving it works, pop off the center console (it's really easy, just open the console armrest and pull up on the console. It'll pop right up). You'll need to remove the shift knob by rotating it left until it pops off.

6. Push the wiring for LEDs and the control box UNDER the center console, it's a tight squeeze but you should be able to fit it all and pull it through.


From here, you'll want you push the LED bars THROUGH the underside of the center console neatly. route them as required, obviously 2 on the passenger side, 2 on the driver's side.

7. Mount the LED bars. I used the included screws for the front 2 LED bars, and applied 3M Velcro to the two backseat LEDs and stuck them to the underside of the driver/passenger seat. Just find a spot that works for you and get those bad boys applied.

Backseat mount location:


After they're mounted properly, Tidy up. I left just enough slack in the wiring to allow for full seat travel, but otherwise bundled and ziptied all the wiring neatly in the center console, along with the control box. The same goes for the cubby, I pulled all the slack and used 3M Wire holder tabs along the under-dash to organize the wires neatly. Most of the wires fit snugly in the right side of the cubby slot.

8. Give it one more test run before buttoning up the truck! Seriously! You don't want to forget something and have to take it all apart again.

Once you're content, replace the console, cubby, and A-Pillar.

9. PROFIT

 

That looks sweet.

 

That looks nice. I especially like that it is "tailored for those not keen on altering their OEM wiring. All plug and play!"

I cringe when I see mods where the OEM wiring gets hacked up.