Lighting for everyone

[Jaketheraider92]

Originally Posted by tampajoey

well- here is link to the florida law regarding blue/red lights
Florida Laws: FL Statutes - Title XXIII Motor Vehicles Section 316.001 Short title. - Florida Attorney Resources - Florida Laws
and i would put money on it that the law is pretty damn similar cross the country

I read the link you gave me, all it says is you cannot have blue lights, and fire department and shit can have red lights? But idk if it says you cant have red lights at all? Im confused :/

[tampajoey]

Originally Posted by Jaketheraider92

I read the link you gave me, all it says is you cannot have blue lights, and fire department and shit can have red lights? But idk if it says you cant have red lights at all? Im confused :/

316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions.

(1) No person shall drive or move or cause to be moved any vehicle or equipment upon any highway within this state with any lamp or device thereon showing or displaying a red or blue light visible from directly in front thereof except for certain vehicles hereinafter provided.

that covers the red light to the front......
there is another section that covers the color of the lic.plate light-
316.224 Color of clearance lamps, identification lamps, side marker lamps, backup lamps, reflectors, and deceleration lights.


(1) Front clearance lamps, identification lamps, and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the front or on the side near the front of a vehicle shall display or reflect an amber color.
(2) Rear clearance lamps, identification lamps, and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the rear or on the sides near the rear of a vehicle shall display or reflect a red color. (3) All lighting devices and reflectors mounted on the rear of any vehicle shall display or reflect a red color, except the stop light or other signal device, which may be red, amber, or yellow, and except that the light illuminating the license plate shall be white and the light emitted by a backup lamp shall be white or amber. Deceleration lights as authorized by s. 316.235(5) shall display an amber color.

[Jaketheraider92]

Originally Posted by tampajoey

316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions.

(1) No person shall drive or move or cause to be moved any vehicle or equipment upon any highway within this state with any lamp or device thereon showing or displaying a red or blue light visible from directly in front thereof except for certain vehicles hereinafter provided.

that covers the red light to the front......
there is another section that covers the color of the lic.plate light-
316.224 Color of clearance lamps, identification lamps, side marker lamps, backup lamps, reflectors, and deceleration lights.


(1) Front clearance lamps, identification lamps, and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the front or on the side near the front of a vehicle shall display or reflect an amber color.
(2) Rear clearance lamps, identification lamps, and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the rear or on the sides near the rear of a vehicle shall display or reflect a red color. (3) All lighting devices and reflectors mounted on the rear of any vehicle shall display or reflect a red color, except the stop light or other signal device, which may be red, amber, or yellow, and except that the light illuminating the license plate shall be white and the light emitted by a backup lamp shall be white or amber. Deceleration lights as authorized by s. 316.235(5) shall display an amber color.

So.....you cant have red license plate lights? LOL....?

[KEForte]

Beast, Ever get around to doing a write up? Im getting anxious!

[the67beast]

Originally Posted by KEForte

Beast, Ever get around to doing a write up? Im getting anxious!

Hey sorry I've been swamped. I'll try to take some photos tomorrow for you before work. If not it will be Sunday when I'm installing my hids and CAI.

[KEForte]

No problem man, good luck with the install.

[the67beast]

ok.. here are some photos of how I installed my footwell leds and where i mounted them. Like most people. I couldn't find a hole in the firewall and I did not want to get into drilling one so here was my solution which so far has held up for the 4-5 weeks I have had them installed.

Picture 1 - Passenger Side Mounting Location - there is a small lip at the very bottom which my LEDS fit in perfectly while allowing me to hide them from view.

Picture 2 - center console, 6 led strip fits perfectly - again, there is a small lip in which you can hide the LEDS from sight.

Picture 3 - Driver side foot well... NO LIP!!! I had to stick these to the very bottom/end of the plastic and if you sit in the back seat, they could be seen by passengers back there if they stick there head a little low to see. They are not visible from either front seat unless you stick your head down there.

Picture 4 - Since I didn't go through the firewall, i had to run it via the door jamb. I hide and tied all the wires up behind the dashboard and then ran the main power line down behind the kicker panel. I had to run it over the door jamb, which i intend on paint it so it matches the color of the plastic to blend better.

Picture 5 - A view of the door jamb where I ran the wire up behind the weather stripping to secure it in place.

Picture 6 - were i secured the wire from the top of the door jamb into the engine bay. You will need to loosen the two bolts to fit the wire under there properly and then retighten them and holds the wire in place. and from there, I ran the wire over positive.

My set up does not have the lights turn off with the car. If i leave the switch on, the lights stay on. With or Without the power / key on.

Picture 7 - My new freaking CAI!!!!!! Engine bay looks kinda empty. Might throw a rotisserie or something in there!!


Edit: Forgot to include a picture of the switch. I put this next to my TCS button. I had two empty, so i drill a 1/2" hole and put a toggle switch w/ red led light in there. I'll add the picture once i take it.

any questions, let me know. or email me and tell me what crappy job i did... first time for this stuff for me, so I was pretty happy with it..

[Jaketheraider92]

Thanks bro, really help full

[the67beast]

Glad I could help.

[KorsaBlue]

How long were your wires to achieve this? Did you into any wire insulation? Does it run directly from the battery? are the strips wired together?

[JM4ex2010]

Originally Posted by justone73

I second this, I have been wanting to but some under-dash lights up, but I have seen some crappy jobs before. Yours look great and I would love some advice so I don't screw it up

Originally Posted by KEForte

Beast, Would you be so kind as to help me figure out my wiring for the footwell lights as well as the usb area. Where they are stuck to, how they are connected and connected to (power source) etc. I have done this on my old car but im very anal about haing hidden wires so id like help.

I just got a Viper Responder 350 installed, tint, and they put in some blue lighting i bought free. 2x led strips for the foot wells, a cold cathode right above USB/AUX and they routed it to a blue lit toggle next to my traction control. Think they just tapped into the dash control feed. Pics soon.