Jump to content

How-To: Install GMT900 Footwell Lighting.


Recommended Posts

Posted

So on your 2009, which wires did you tap from to get the LEDs going?

Same gray wire that OP used. There are 2 gray wires there, just pick one.

Only reason i had a question is because mine has the "Tahoe" interior

post-27607-0-13678000-1386248922_thumb.jpg

post-27607-0-13678000-1386248922_thumb.jpg

  • Replies 116
  • Created
  • Last Reply
Posted

I got board and installed some red LED in the foot wells, They are hooked to dash lights.They dim with the dash lights as well. I would have taken a pic but the red makes it hard to see them in a photo.

Toddfather..which wire did you used to hook up your footwell LEDS to control the led with the dash lights so the can be dim?

Posted

Toddfather..which wire did you used to hook up your footwell LEDS to control the led with the dash lights so the can be dim?

I am traveling this week. Shoot me a reminder around the 27th and I will take a look. I also installed a the same set up on a new member here named Seatec. Might be able to message him to look as well.

  • 3 months later...
Posted

Finally added this to my 2014. This certainly is a must! I'll never understand why GM stopped the factory installed footwell lighting or the engine bay lighting. 2 things that my old 2002 Yukon Denali that my 2014 didn't come with. Evolution isn't always progress I guess!

 

 

Drivers side footwell before

vasarehy.jpg

 

Here it is now!

vabuvyvy.jpg

 

 

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Posted

There is a myraid of little things GM has deleted over the years, while continuing to raise the price of the truck. Some that come to mind are:

  • Underhood lamp(still available on the fullsize vans)
  • Footwell lighting
  • Rear power window switch lighting
  • air filter flow indicator
  • rear seat passenger ventilation
  • reel light under the hood
  • 2 months later...
  • 1 month later...
Posted

I am taking on a similar project with the foot lighting and under the front seats, except I want to have the lights come on and off with the dash and headlights. Also, I want to install a RGB strip controller to change colors when the mood hits me. Any takers on where I need to tap into to get this done? I have seen a video suggesting the use of the under hood fuse panel in the circuit #43 slot using an "add-a-circuit cable and a 12vdc relay. Although this is for ignition on/off functionality. FYI, this is for a 2010 Chevy Silverado 1500 LS extended cab.

  • 1 month later...
Posted

I got board and installed some red LED in the foot wells, They are hooked to dash lights.They dim with the dash lights as well. I would have taken a pic but the red makes it hard to see them in a photo.

So did you ever tell us which wire you spliced into to get dash light + dim function?

 

Thanks!

Posted

+1 ^^ I am looking to add either just some red lights or I may even get a color changing kit so I can have other colors on if ever I choose to do so.

Posted

I bought a wifi led controller from the bay. http://m.ebay.com/itm/400760823256?nav=SEARCH

I didn't pay that much for mine but it is the same. Power supply required is 12-24vdc. I am planning on using relays to operate two separate sets of lights. One to the controller above connected to the dash and the other direct to a white strip connected to the dome. This way white on when the door is open and the controller is on when the dash lights are on. Using the wifi allows you to connect your phone to the controller.

  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

So did you ever tell us which wire you spliced into to get dash light + dim function?

 

Thanks!

Hadn't forgotten you guys. Soon as I got back from traveling my truck went right to the dealer.
Posted

 

1ab073bb226009f509a8b7c5d1774437.jpg After much delay. Under the black cover that is a pain to get off. Green connector, top left is the yellow wire you seek.

  • 1 month later...
Posted

6aa51f560d69b7b2ca9b6dd79dade7c7.jpg037c318d505dde02f1a90546c4583bb7.jpgb220291a31c37d4db1d087d7785d5e2d.jpg

 

 

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Thanks Toddfather!!!!

 

 

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • Those  headrest speakers look fun! Standard panoramic roof on the AT4X might be a deal breaker for me unless I can delete it. Maybe I should just supercharge my truck and call it a day. We'll see what I think of all the new trucks when I see them in person. 
    • "Increase"?   You want to "increase" your turning radius?     What is your truck?  What kind of cab and bed do you have currently?  Is it stock?  Modified?  Lifted?  
    • OP's quote is parts and labor.  Not just parts.     The # you found isn't the right one.  But besides that, the right # is the same price within a couple bucks.  $5802.01.    Now, factor in labor and fluids.  Book time is 17.1 hours for a Colorado 8 speed.  At $200/hr for a dealer average rate, its $3420 just in labor.  We are already at $9222.  Fluid and other necessary items, there's your $400-500 more.      Also.  Your "discounted" transmission.  Which is 99% likely quoted off of GM Parts Direct as that's the MSRP I found on their site.    You failed to note the $597 in shipping charges.  So we are right back almost to MSRP.  $5794.  Oh.  AND, you better have the $4000 for the core charge which you'd have to pay and get refunded, AND you gotta pay to SHIP THE CORE BACK.    So now you'd have paid MORE to buy that one online yourself, even after you get your core refunded.  
    • I would like to know if I can increase my 2025 Silverado 2500 HD
    • Length/amount of data capture will be important to consider, sifting through 5 minutes of a data log can be enormous when it is stored in milliseconds. Being able to find the 'event' let alone decipher it.   Presumably the driver would notice something and hit a button to capture the 'window' of data. That window has to be large enough for the operator to recognize the event and react accordingly.    The data has to be able to be retrieved easily.   The data has to be able to be understood. Which is the biggest challenge, dealer techs won't even know what most of it is and would likely not even look at it if an owner brought it to them. Meaning the owner, the least educated/qualified, trying to understand it.    How will the data be presented? Could specific PIDs be selected and a timelapse graph be watched? How will a specific value be noted as abnormal? Additionally, a good data logger would be able to 'learn' normal values for a specific vehicle and flag abnormalities automatically. It could in theory watch parameters degrade over time and suggest maintenance as needed. (If the MAF reading begins tapering off for a given set of other readings - MAP, throttle position, Ambient, etc.. a flag to check air filter.) With the amount of data available, a device (really the vehicle rather than an additional accessory) should be able to do more than issue a DTC. It should be able to run the full diagnostic suite automatically and present a solution rather than a code. (It's not the 90's anymore). The technology is available for the vehicle to not just say "P0087", it should know low fuel pressure, check other PIDs to narrow down the problem itself, and determine if it is a lift pump, high pressure pump, regulator, leak in the fuel line, clogged filter, etc. Even if it can't narrow it down, it should be able to guide the user to the likely problems.   This would be a major problem for dealer service departments, which are the manufacturers customers it is in their collective best interest to NOT have this available to the consumer.   Further, if the owner is going to be the primary consumer of the data, it's got to be at a consumer price point vs. dealer only specialty tool price.   This group is more 'involved' in their vehicle than general public/consumer and will have knowledge, experience, needs and desires that are quite different from the market at large.   
  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...