03BrowningSport

Well I was confused of weather or not the door lights turned on too while the doors were closed. But I did only look at the pictures on this thread without readin

ibd2328

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Thanks bud

ibd2328

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My FX4 actually didnt come with courtesy bulbs, so I got the connectors from a junk yard and ran them from the dome light wire. The dome light, courtesy lamps, and cargo lamp run off the same Black/Blue wire.

So anything your dome light does with the key fob, so will your handle lights.

03BrowningSport

Sweet. Good information here

ibd2328

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So your unlock button will turn them on, while your lock buttom cuts them off. Like the last video shows.

fordmotorsport

Thats about the only thing I hate about my truck, it never had a fob. You would think the wiring would still be in there to program one though?

Warspite

IBD - This is WONDERFUL documentation - and results! The spring provides long-term functionality - with such detail, that it SHOULD have been a factory install! Congrats on a well-thought out project, and thanks for sharing it with this forum! (BTW, I WILL be doing this, as I already have the strips - and am waiting for my Dynamat soundproofing to arrive).

ibd2328

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Thank you very much. The spring is pretty much the life of the mod, I didn't want wires getting caught and my handle not closing all the way.

I am anxious to see how yours looks. Make sure to post up pics!!

2KLariat

What do you feel the longevity of the wire will be getting pressure from the spring? I ask because repeated pulling of the wire in theory will eventually break the wire.

ibd2328

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Not much pressure is on the wire. But of course overtime it will loosen and pull, but I dont really see that happening for a while. The insulator is made to flex and move. If you want you could put a piece of string through the spring and fix it to the wire so it helps with the load. But a few ounces of pressure on a good insulated wire for a relatively short period of time is no need to worry. Pressure only occurs when the handle is pulled. So the wire is inert for 99% of the time, with no pressure from the spring.