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How to Puddle Lights - Rusty2009 - 30:th-Mar-2014



How to Puddle Lights.

This guide only covers the passenger door as the drivers door was the trail run.

The first thing you need to do is look at the below how-to's

How-to Remove Door Card

How-to Remove Glovebox

How-to Footwell Lighting

So you've removed the glove box and the the door card.



You then need to remove the speaker just one 7mm bolt.

If you want a bit more room just undo the door stay

and you beloved car should look like it's in pieces.



Next we need to get the rubber off the body which covers the door/body loom connection plug.



there is a little clip on top and bottom just release the top clip.





Next will need to pull the rubber out of the door





Next remove some of the tape around the bottom ot the rubber



Then using something strong and stiff you need to feed it though the rubber.



Attach the two wires you are going to use for the lights and pull it back though





Cut the black cable tie off the connector block



Then you use the pins in any empty block but make a note of which slots you've pick (push the pink tab up from the bottom to put the pins in)



Re Tape the rubber and run down I taped it to follow the speaker.





Next you need to get the connector out of the body and into the car (I couldn't get any pictures as it's well hidden)

There is a block of foam in front of this which needs to come out in order to get the block out



Once It's out you can start adding pins into the right slots so it matches the door side.





Then you can put the connector back.

then put the door loom back and connect them back up





Once you have done that make sure the bottom of the door is clean and dry use pre paint or hot soapy water and then stick the light to the bottom of the door





Then you need a 20mm Gromit slip it over the wire on the light and then into the drain hole





Then you can join the cables up I soldered and heat shrinked mine.

The wires you placed into the car can be connected into the Footwell wiring or however you want to do it.

End results










How to Puddle Lights - tucpal - 30:th-Mar-2014

well done rusty they look very good.


How to Puddle Lights - Lewis6317 - 30:th-Mar-2014

nice mate good job well done


How to Puddle Lights - Gatch - 30:th-Mar-2014

looks great, saw something similar on ebay a while back but thought it might be too much work.
VAUXHALL LED CAR LOGO GHOST SHADOW LIGHT DOOR LIGHT LAMP 2 BULB SET HID - GSL179 | eBay


How to Puddle Lights - Lewis6317 - 30:th-Mar-2014

Thats different


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How to Puddle Lights - tucpal - 30:th-Mar-2014

Gatch Wrote:looks great, saw something similar on ebay a while back but thought it might be too much work.
VAUXHALL LED CAR LOGO GHOST SHADOW LIGHT DOOR LIGHT LAMP 2 BULB SET HID - GSL179 | eBay


they would wire up the same way
i also like them
but you do have to drill a hole in the bottom of the door card to get the little projectors in place
but the above how to will help you loads and wont be that much different.


How to Puddle Lights - Rusty2009 - 30:th-Mar-2014

Yeah I saw them got put off by them having to drill, didn't think of putting them in the door cards, you could place the strip light on the door card as well and that would save rubber grommet.


How to Puddle Lights - Arkanggel10 - 8:th-Apr-2014

good job rusty! allways great ideas.

thank you


RE: How to Puddle Lights - milika - 16:th-Dec-2015

This looks great, but it is to much wiring for me
4 doors and all....

Were there any development to make this a bit easier?!

Thanks!


RE: How to Puddle Lights - blacknik - 10:th-Aug-2016

hallo.can you tell to me the wire cable for puddle lights frond and rear?i want to put puddle lights in my Car.i want puddle lights opening than the door is open,and close than the door is close.thanks


RE: How to Puddle Lights - Rusty2009 - 10:th-Aug-2016

(10:th-Aug-2016, 00:40:41)blacknik Wrote: hallo.can you tell to me the wire cable for puddle lights frond and rear?i want to put puddle lights in my Car.i want puddle lights opening than the door is open,and close than the door is close.thanks

I wired mine into the footwell lighting via courtesy light, this way the lights come only come on when unlock the car or open a door.


RE: How to Puddle Lights - blacknik - 18:th-Sep-2016

Thanks rusty!


RE: How to Puddle Lights - Davidog1994 - 28:th-Apr-2017

I'm looking for someone to put the puddle lights and ambient red led lights into my Astra J. All costs covered including your time. Any help?


RE: How to Puddle Lights - rlievens - 9:th-Oct-2017

Damn none of the images seem to work anymore..
Can this be fixed? Very interested in this mod for this winter!


RE: How to Puddle Lights - Rusty2009 - 13:th-Oct-2017

(9:th-Oct-2017, 14:03:08)rlievens Wrote: Damn none of the images seem to work anymore..
Can this be fixed? Very interested in this mod for this winter!

All fixed.


RE: How to Puddle Lights - rlievens - 16:th-Oct-2017

Rusty2009 Wrote:
rlievens Wrote:Damn none of the images seem to work anymore..
Can this be fixed? Very interested in this mod for this winter!

All fixed.

Awesome, thank you Rusty.

How are these holding up for you? They still stick to the door nicely and without any dead leds?


RE: How to Puddle Lights - Rusty2009 - 17:th-Oct-2017

Yes still working 100% fine no dead leds and still well stuck.


How to Puddle Lights - umognog - 5:th-Nov-2017

More stupid questions before I go pulling the door connector apart:

When you are using empty slots, is there spare pins already there for crimping? If not, can you advise what size/type to get?

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RE: How to Puddle Lights - Rusty2009 - 6:th-Nov-2017

No there isn't you would need to buy them.

These are what I use (not Delphi but do the job for small wire).

Male
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/products/7181263/

Female
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/products/7199374/


How to Puddle Lights - umognog - 6:th-Nov-2017

Ah perfect. I have thousands of Dupont crimps which should substitute just fine

Thank you.

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RE: How to Puddle Lights - zzattack - 6:th-Nov-2017

Do these fit the housing well enough rusty?
If they're available in 1.5-2.5mm² I might change them over for my speaker wires.


RE: How to Puddle Lights - Rusty2009 - 6:th-Nov-2017

(6:th-Nov-2017, 14:33:12)zzattack Wrote: Do these fit the housing well enough rusty?
If they're available in 1.5-2.5mm² I might change them over for my speaker wires.

Yes fit like Delphi ones.


RE: How to Puddle Lights - zzattack - 6:th-Nov-2017

Well damn, nice find!!