OK! this is a very easy interior mod in my opinion. Theres a certain performance website out there asking for £160 for this kit
I did it for around £35 and 30mins of my time
So here's how I did it
1) You will need
A light unit from a focus (black or beige)
16 gauge wire Red (from maplin), there's 10mtrs here but you'll only need approx 2mtrs
A small female spade connector (like you would use for audio speakers)
A small Blue scotchlock
Crimpers
This is the submarine lighting connection your looking for(circled):
2) Crimp you spade connector onto your red wire (excuse the rubbish crimping lol):
3) Check for a snug fit:
4) Go out to the car and carefully remove your old interior light using a large flathead screwdriver or (like me) a butter knife wrapped in kitchen towel
:
5) Disconnect the 3 plugs, then feed the ambient lighting feed through the gap between the roof lining and windscreen:
6) Feed the wire behind the roof lining across to the 'A' pillar and then down to the dashboard:
7) Now carefully remove your light switch unit from the dash (again using a screwdriver or knife):
8) Then disconnect it from the plug.
9) Slowly pass the wire through the gap bewteen the A pillar and the dash, I had to reach into the hole until I could feel the wire and pulled it through.
10) Next you need to look for the Orange/Blue wire (this means mainly Orange with Blue line) on the loom.
11) Use the scotchlock to connect the red wire into this:
12) Now connect the red wire onto the replacement (Focus) unit, re-connect the 3 standard connections and clip it back into the roof lining.
13) Re-connect the lighting unit to the plug and test it by clicking the sidelights on....
14) Finally, tidy up the wiring along the A pillar, re-fit the A pillar plastic and weather strip, re-fit the unit into the dash.
Just to prove it
all works for any doubters out there
Hopefully this will help someone wanting to do this
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