Car Project Day 1

So I started pulling the wire around my car for the lights. It was much more difficult than I thought as many of the spaces are tight to work in without moving massive amounts of the interior out of the cabin. I also discovered that with modern technology running a simple wiring configuration is both frustrating and impossible in many areas. Areas such as the rear doors. There is no way to run a single wire through the frame and in to the rear doors without drilling a whole through both. I'm kinda impressed that my car is so sophisticated and well built but it makes doing small modifications impossible. I did manage to get some done though and instead of putting the lights in the speakers wells in the rear I'm going to mount them under the seats with the light pointing towards the bench. A little traditional but still enough of a mod for me I think.

So I got my 14 gauge wire, screw drivers, wire cutters and flashlight ready to go. I then took off the trim and kick plates inside the car. They just pop off but be careful because most of the snaps are plastic and can be easily broken.














This is the shot of the interior fuse panel. This is where I will draw my power lead as well as run all the wires through. The switch will sit in the panel that covers this box. I have knock outs for 3 switches (2 after I'm done with this project). One of them will be devoted to lights in the engine compartment and lights for my license plate holder screws. (mwahahahaha) I think I'm going to paint my brake rotors and maybe something else I don't know....

This is the area I wanted to light up on all four doors but now only two:














The part circled in red is where the light will be.

More to come later on.

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