anslinger_j

Hello everyone, I know this is an old post, just hope someone is still around. So I'm trying to wire up some LED lights under my running boards so that when I open the doors the will light up the ground around us. I followed the wiring diagram on the first page but they are staying on all of the time. I'm wiring the driver's side to the rear driver door sill. Yellow/green hot and thin black/yellow ground, but again they stay on the whole time, even when the doors are closed. Can anyone help me?

raduque

You're using the wrong wires. See post #61.

Dang these things are expensive! I'm just going to do my original plan of EL tape under the factory sill plates with the "F150" cut out.

stevebass4

https://www.f150forum.com/f38/footwe...270954/index3/

Purple wire above fuse box. And ground at the bolt by the fuse box. Thats how I did mine. Check out JP post at 15 and mine is 29

GDN

Actually pretty cheap right now on the China supplied wet site - on sale for $68. I'd always hoped for a replacement of the plastic plate in place and a set that would fit there, looks like I'm going this route - $68 is cheap. Look at some of the ford supplied ones for the Fusion - they are very nice and fit into the factory slots, but I think they are close to $200.

http://http://www.justautotrim.com/f...-steel-p-3.htm

I'll scout ebay before buying to see if they are any cheaper - last year in this thread there were reports of $41 a set.

A question for those of you that have wired these in - I've got a '14 and know the right wires in the passenger floor board, but how did you get the wires to the other 3 doors? I figure the passenger front door will be very easy.

stevebass4

Mine is a 14

stevebass4

Should be a purple wire by the molex connector by the front of the door. Ie for the puddle lamps

GDN

Thanks - I've got the correct wires - I'm just asking how did you get the wiring to the other 3 doors? Did you run it under the carpet or under the truck cab?

Thanks,

stevebass4

Oh I ran mine under the truck put the wire I'm wire loom

Camilo Herrera

anyone know the wire to tap on 2016?

IHCHAVEZ

So used the diagram in post 1 and didn't work. Lights would stay on and the light output was weak. Saw the post #61 and they have different color on wires. Has anybody tried it on a 2013 lariat?!