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Cam-Tech-Craig Member Since: 04 Aug 2011 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 16369 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
If its a set like this?
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Baron Member Since: 20 Apr 2013 Location: Nr Drum Castle, Royal Deeside, Scotland Posts: 305 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Are they easy to fit and wire up? 4.4 TDV8 Vogue Baltic Blue MY11 |
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andy180 Member Since: 26 Aug 2010 Location: scotland Posts: 509 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The ones in the ebay link are very nice |
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Cam-Tech-Craig Member Since: 04 Aug 2011 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 16369 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
They prize upwards with a screwdriver under them as held down with plastic poppers (quite tight though) and are simple to wire up with a 12v live & earth ![]() |
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Baron Member Since: 20 Apr 2013 Location: Nr Drum Castle, Royal Deeside, Scotland Posts: 305 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Don't like to see a fellow ff owner suffer so I have purchased the last pair to save you the pain ![]() |
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Baron Member Since: 20 Apr 2013 Location: Nr Drum Castle, Royal Deeside, Scotland Posts: 305 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Thanks Craig. Just need to locate the door light switch wiring now to connect them to. 4.4 TDV8 Vogue Baltic Blue MY11 |
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kungfupanda Member Since: 24 Jun 2013 Location: Manchester Posts: 234 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Cheers for the tips Craig. A cheeky offer of £225 secured my set. Might give them a ring tomorrow morning as I'll be heading past Leeds on the way back from Harrogate. |
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Gruute Member Since: 05 Jul 2012 Location: Flanders Posts: 136 ![]() ![]() |
I got them by accident without ordering. They were on the car by delivery.
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kungfupanda Member Since: 24 Jun 2013 Location: Manchester Posts: 234 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Just picked them up. Not opened the box yet but was just wondering if there were dedicated cables tucked away somewhere that I just had I find or whether I had to tap into either the lower footwell light or one of the door lights? |
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Baron Member Since: 20 Apr 2013 Location: Nr Drum Castle, Royal Deeside, Scotland Posts: 305 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Understandably I'll be very interested in what you find re connecting them up. 4.4 TDV8 Vogue Baltic Blue MY11 |
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kungfupanda Member Since: 24 Jun 2013 Location: Manchester Posts: 234 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Well, the instructions state that once you take off the original sill and pull off a small cover that runs up the side of the dashboard end, there should be a cable with and end plug which is sheathed. You take the sheath off and plug it into the socket which is stuck under the illuminated tread plate.
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axle Member Since: 28 Oct 2007 Location: Perth Perth the end of the Earth Posts: 2964 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Would this not be why the ebay add says 2010 onwards ? maybe only the TFT dash cars have the plug in the loom . 2008 MY Supercharged
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Cam-Tech-Craig Member Since: 04 Aug 2011 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 16369 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Axle, you hit the nail on the head sir |
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kungfupanda Member Since: 24 Jun 2013 Location: Manchester Posts: 234 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Got myself a £2.99 12v tester which lights up if it hits a live cable. Successfully tapped into a live on each side and there's a handy earthing point on each side too. All in all took me around 30 minutes. I'll try and post some pics of the glow when it gets dark later. |
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