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The dim / full bright setting is controlled by the computer, depending if the car is in drive or park. What I did is replacing the oem LED which is super dim with an aftermarket.
So did you ever write it up? If it's the 194/168 should be a pretty simple R&R I wonder how hard it'll be to change the ones in back of the seats on my LS.
I'm not sure why anyone would want their foot wells lit so brightly. You don't need any light at all to see where your feet go. Even in the cleanest of cars the floor mats are going to be the dirtiest part of the car's interior. Maybe you want to show off the aluminum pedals? Is that it?
When you drop stuff on the floor while driving at night, and you get to your destination and get out of the car, it's nice to be able to find that stuff. On my Camry that I drive now, I have to use a bleeping flashlight to do this. Also makes people less likely to forget stuff on the floor when they get out of the car.
I think everyone has their own preferences. That's the beauty of a forum and and exchange of ideas. I personally love the idea of accent lighting so my choice would be a slightly brighter footwell but not "on" per se.
What do you mean not working? You changed the bulbs but they don't power on?
Im trying to replace them with new leds. But yes, i dont think im getting power to just the footwell lights. The 1w fuse attached to the driver side led is blown and i need to replace it. But i wouldnt think it would effect the other 3 footwell lights?
All my other interior lights work. Which are all connected to the one fuse in the engine bay.
I cut the led off the driver side. The other 3 i havent touched.
Im trying to replace them with new leds. But yes, i dont think im getting power to just the footwell lights. The 1w fuse attached to the driver side led is blown and i need to replace it. But i wouldnt think it would effect the other 3 footwell lights?
All my other interior lights work. Which are all connected to the one fuse in the engine bay.
I cut the led off the driver side. The other 3 i havent touched.
What I tried to do is make a connection that will allow me to quickly swap the aftermarket led with the oem led when I need to take the car to the dealership, and also easy to swap aftermarket leds for trying out different colors. For that I used what I had laying around, which is a few pairs of audio cables. You can use whatever connectors you want, I'm just lazy.
Preparing the cables
Left to right: male audio connector, T10 led socket wire connector.
Soldered: male audio connector, T10 led socket wire connector.
Female audio connector, male audio connector, T10 led socket, T10 led.
Male audio connector, oem led.
T10 led socket and oem led, both with audio male connectors.
Pull out the 7.5 amps form the fuse box under the hood, on the passenger side.
Make sure you pulled out the right fuse by checking that the REAR doors led strip are out. The front doors will still be on. Also, the footwell leds should be out.
On the passenger side, just pry out the cover with your finger.
It should come out nicely, there's nothing you can break.
Cut off the oem led. As explained in the wire preparation section above, I soldered a male audio connector to the oem led and a female audio connector to the car wires.
From left to right: the car wires with the audio female connector, audio male connector soldered to T10 wired socket.
Car wire with audio female, T10 led & oem led with audio males.
T10 led taped in place. It doesn't stay put otherwise but the electrical tape is more than enough, grips very well.
Passenger side done
Now the driver side. Pretty much the same story, take the cover off: it has 3 visible screws and one tricky plastic retainer that keeps in place even after you took of the 3 screws. It's roughly at the center of the cover, just pry with your fingers and you'll be able to see it. Push it in to release the hold.
The plastic holder.
Cut off the oem led
Soldier the audio female to the car wires
Plug in the T10 wired socket
This is it pretty much. Two hours if you don't know what you're doing, one hour if you do. I didn't. Let me know if you have any questions.
Did u happen to notice a black fuse holder connected to the led? I have one connected to at least the front two footwell lights. A mechanic at a Lexus dealership told me that this was added aftermarket and he thinks its lojack. I laughed at first but he was serious. I dought the dealership would add lojack and not tell the buyer about it?
02-03-16, 10:55 PM
