Alec

So my center console has seen better days i.e. scratched/faded a little. It's not noticeable to anyone but me, but since I'm very **** about these things I got to thinking. I saw on fordoemparts.net center consoles with the lighting in the cupholders for $90, but it said for '07-'09. Is there anyway to wire the lights to work in my '05? I e-mailed the site and they basically said they don't know if it's possible or not. I can't imagine it would be super hard but if it is, then I'd move onto something else. I know the lighting isn't for everyone, but I think it adds a nice touch and I'd be getting a new console on top of that.

Anyone done this/have any insight?

CWyler

isnt it for use with mycolor?

Alec

Nah I don't think so, they're separate. The ambient lighting controls both the footwell lights and the cupholders. I'm just looking to do the cupholders now

2cokeman

The ambient lighting is in more places than just the console tho.....there must be a link to the harness somewhere?

SaddleUp

Alec,

Someone on here painted their center console gloss black, and it looked awesome. I didn't think I would like it, but it looked great! Just another option for you to consider...

Alec

I thought it was just the center console cupholders and the footwell lights in the front and back and the Mycolor is seperate. And that's what I'm saying, there's gotta be somewhere to tap into for power

I saw that, it did look really good. I'm just iffy on painting it since it's a high-wear area and am afraid that it would chip/scratch easily. Definitely an option. I might just try it with my current console, see what happens and if it looks bad or doesn't work out I could always order the one I was talking about above

P.S. I've been thinking hard about coming for the hood but the ~1,000 round trip to WV is a little daunting

SaddleUp

Whoa~! Am I that far? Wow, I didn't realize.

Last hood I sold? The guy drove down here from MD without a hood on his car!! Bolted it right on in my driveway!! At midnight!! Lol!

Gotta love a mustang enthusiast.

Alec

Haha yeah I mapquested from Phila to the center of WV and it was around that far. I don't think it would be a good idea to drive to WV w/o a hood, well it would as least be an adventure.

FordEngineer

Ambient Lighting is in the footwells, console, cupholders, and door panels. MyColor is customizable Ambient Lighting (you create custom colors by playing with the Red, Green, and Blue values, instead of using the standard color palette). MyColor is extensible into the gauge lighting and halo rings on some Mustangs as well.

I don't believe there's a harness for this unless your car is factory equipped for Ambient Lighting. Such a setup would also include the ambient lighting button used to switch colors. It looks like the far right button in the following picture, location varies by vehicle:

Alec

Ooh good to have someone of your caliber around. I rented a '09 when I was in Florida for a week (feel in love w/it and is the reason I bought my '05) and I only remembered it being the cupholders and footwells. I figured that you could somehow tap into the wires that run under the center console. Seems like it's complicated, I'll probably put the $$ elsewhere. Hmmm swaybars...