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andy180



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Wiring illuminated sill plates

Ok I understand I've to wire them into either the spotlights in the dash fascia's or the footwell lights.

Question is what specification of cabling should I use to extend the tread plate cabling to the either of these locations? Not big on Auto electrics Whistle Now: BMW 640d M Sport, Alpine White
Gone: Range Rover 4.4 V8 Vogue, Zambezi Silver, Charcoal Oxford Leather
Also: Mk1 Audi TT 1.8T Quattro, Brilliant Black
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nicedayforit



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The circuit you are going to connect into is fused at 5A so you need 5A standard auto cable.
This would do you,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5A-TWIN-CORE-CAB...3f2db1261b

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andy180



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Thanks Thumbs Up

I got the required 5amp cables today! I've now removed all necessary interior components Razz however the cables going into the fascia spotlight are brown and red, which is which? Assuming ones live and ones neutral? I've had a search but can't find anything Embarassed any help would be appreciated Now: BMW 640d M Sport, Alpine White
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Also: Mk1 Audi TT 1.8T Quattro, Brilliant Black
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this is where a multimeter will come in handy Andy...

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Red will be +12V, brown will be -ve or earth. Thumbs Up

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andy180



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Thanks guys Thumbs Up

Think I'll take a trip to B&Q in the morning just to be sure Thumbs Up Now: BMW 640d M Sport, Alpine White
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I am sure Thumbs Up Laughing

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Ok got them fitted..... well the passenger side Laughing started getting dark and decided to call it a day Rolling Eyes

Anyhow here's how I went about it:-

First I cut off the JLR connector to expose the wires.



I then soldered Halford's 5amp cabling on to both of the wires and put some heat shrink 'wrap' over the soldered sections of cable and heated up with a hair dryer to create a nice tight seal around the newly soldered wires.





I think checked wires on an old car battery so I was able to work out which wire was which. Upon working out that the yellow wire with the purple stripe was the live I Stripped the dash side panel off and removed the passenger side cupholder to allow easier access to the dash fascia spot light.




The spotlight has two wires which are connected into it, red and brown (red being the live as stated by nicedayforit Thumbs Up )



I then stripped back the cable wrap which was keeping these cables together and used scotchlock clips to connect the live into the red on the spotlight and the neutral into the brown.



The cables were then run up behind the dash and hidden out of sight Thumbs Up


Finished article Cool





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Very tidy Thumbs Up

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Top job there Thumbs Up I bet it looks great in the dark too Bow down If it dont work.......burn it!

If the IId tool cant fix it.......burn the FF.

If the FF cant be fixed......buy a Land Cruiser!

If the LC cant be fixed..............................................BUY a horse !!

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de-light-ful Andy.. Thumbs Up

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Very impressive end result. Thumbs Up

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Thanks for the comments Smile They do really modernize the interior Thumbs Up I've already started thinking about my next few bits Whistle

Hopefully this thread will be of assistance if anyone else is planning on fitting them to a pre 2010 model. Now: BMW 640d M Sport, Alpine White
Gone: Range Rover 4.4 V8 Vogue, Zambezi Silver, Charcoal Oxford Leather
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En light ening Andy Thumbs Up Whistle

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