i have 2 led bar lights that i want to add to the interior of my 2007 ford mustang v6, the only problem is, is that i want them to only work when i open the doors, or roll the switch for the dome lights to come on.

what fuse do i tap into or how do i go about setting up the lights so the work as another dome light?

thanks

 

Interested in seeing the respone to actually do this because I was thinking of doing the same thing...

 

+1 yea me too

 

Im already thinking of how to do it. When I get around to it I am probably going to tap the dome light and run a line back down the A pillar and then out to the lights.

 

Moss Muscle already sells an LED light kit designed to fit in your doors and come on when the doors open. I would imagine if you got that the instructions for that kit would tell you what you need to know.

 

whitehorse- thank! never even looked to see if they sold kits.

everybody else --
the link below is what he is talking about-35 bucks. ill see if i can find somebody on this forum tho with them instructions, i already have all the wiring and lights

it says tap into the "door switch"? anybody know what that is?


http://www.mossmuscle.com/Shop/ViewP...eIndexID=84719

 

i would talk to the guys in the audio/visual section. they may take a while to respond cause there arent as many, but they know alot of good stuff. they will definitely put you in the right direction

 

I would suggest using a relay to trigger the lights off of the door switch. I wouldn't recommend attaching them direct as you don't know what the current draw of the existing lights are and whats on the rest of the circuit. Adding additional items to an existing circuit without knowing if the wire can handle the extra current flow could cause problems like blown fuses and melted wires. I recently did the GT bumper and grille swap. I wanted the lights to work without purchasing a new switch or overpriced wiring harness so I made my own for $35. I was able to use one of the headlight wires as the trigger to turn the fogs on when the headlights come on but go off when the high beams are on. It works great and doesn't draw much current at all.

Here is the wiring for a V6 convertible and it might be the same for yours.
Yellow-Light Green (YL-LG) Right door
Light Green-Black (LG-BK) Left door

You could also tie the relay trigger into the light itself so that when using the RKE, they come on with the other interior lights.

Just my .02

 

I used a relay harness from a $20 set of lights from autozone, works awesome. I am going to look in to that kit I havent purchased anything for the doors.

 

LEDs dont pull enough amps to warrant a relay.
Not enough to warrant a size bigger in the wire department.
Unless you are planning on adding hundreds but the
OP stated only 2 LED light bars?
84 watts of Fog lamps, YES to the relay, two LED lights, NO relay required.
Its just plain overkill.
Sorry charlie.
WIRING diagrams are available online.
The wire colors and locations are shown in detail for those that can understand....