Hi Jeep People
I need some advice. I got some Projection lights and installed them in the doors of my 2012 JK.
As per the photo.
I just did a test with wires direct to the battery to check if it works.
Now - I have been searching and reading and went through 100s of forum posts on related questions. But cannot find an answer.
What I want to happen is, these lights should only switch on when the door opens. So my first thought is okay, in the latch switch wire there must be something I can use to switch this light on, with the "Door Open" event.
I realised that none of the existing wires into the door (power lock, mirrors, window etc) is a constant hot wire.
So my thoughts are to tap into the lighter wire, which is always hot, and run a wire into the door, with a connector to disconnect when I remove the doors.
So I got my wire tester out. Grounded it on the car, switched the car on (not start) and got a light when touching the live on the lighter switch.
So at least I have a power source. So my thinking was that the ground wire for the light, I should tap into the ground wire coming from the latch switch. (For some reason I thought the latch "breaks@ the ground and when door is opened, it completes the circuit)
I tested it. Opened up a gap in the black wire running to that switch, and clippend the tester on there. Touched the lighter wire (door open) and I have light (yeah). But.. then closed the door.. Open Door notification on dash goes away.. but the tester light is still on.. (not so yeah).
Any advise how I can wire these lights.. (thinking of it now, it would be cool to get power to the lights when I unlock the car and open the door. But I guesa that will mean it needs power ALL the time, even with the key out of the ignition.)
Any advice will be greatly appreciated. I am not a car expert.. Novice enjoying learning and doing things myself.
(I want to do a writeup on my headunit, and kicker speaker upgrade. And using sound damp sheets, I sound damped my doors inside. Apeaker boxes and sound bar - will get to it)
Cheers
I need some advice. I got some Projection lights and installed them in the doors of my 2012 JK.
As per the photo.
I just did a test with wires direct to the battery to check if it works.Now - I have been searching and reading and went through 100s of forum posts on related questions. But cannot find an answer.
What I want to happen is, these lights should only switch on when the door opens. So my first thought is okay, in the latch switch wire there must be something I can use to switch this light on, with the "Door Open" event.
I realised that none of the existing wires into the door (power lock, mirrors, window etc) is a constant hot wire.
So my thoughts are to tap into the lighter wire, which is always hot, and run a wire into the door, with a connector to disconnect when I remove the doors.
So I got my wire tester out. Grounded it on the car, switched the car on (not start) and got a light when touching the live on the lighter switch.
So at least I have a power source. So my thinking was that the ground wire for the light, I should tap into the ground wire coming from the latch switch. (For some reason I thought the latch "breaks@ the ground and when door is opened, it completes the circuit)
I tested it. Opened up a gap in the black wire running to that switch, and clippend the tester on there. Touched the lighter wire (door open) and I have light (yeah). But.. then closed the door.. Open Door notification on dash goes away.. but the tester light is still on.. (not so yeah).
Any advise how I can wire these lights.. (thinking of it now, it would be cool to get power to the lights when I unlock the car and open the door. But I guesa that will mean it needs power ALL the time, even with the key out of the ignition.)
Any advice will be greatly appreciated. I am not a car expert.. Novice enjoying learning and doing things myself.
(I want to do a writeup on my headunit, and kicker speaker upgrade. And using sound damp sheets, I sound damped my doors inside. Apeaker boxes and sound bar - will get to it)
Cheers
