Added some footwell lights, cargo lights, cargo stop
I wanted the footwell area lit whenever the interior dome light came on. So I added some LED lights under the dash. I have posted a picture here.
I think others on this forum have done similar things. Nothing new here. But this is what I did.
Bought the following: LED light strip at amazon.com.
Littlefuse Add-A-Circuit kit at the local auto parts store O'Reilly.
Because I wanted the footwell lights to come on whenever the dome light came on, I wired the negative from the dome light switch and ran it down to the fuse box area under the dashboard on the driver's side. Running the wire is not hard because you can easily tuck the wire over the overhead trip and the A pillar trim without removing them.
Note that I said "wired the negative". That's because the dome light is switched on the negative, not positive.
I then used the add-a-circuit to R7 fuse (the one that controls the positive for the dome light per Smart Owner's manual) and took the positive from there.
I cut the self adhesive LED light strip for the appropriate width under the dashboard, stuck it on and connected the power. It all worked well.
I am not sure how long the adhesive is going to stay stuck. I may have to add some small plastic clips. But so far so good.
Edit April 20, 2014
See post #3 for cargo lights and cargo stop
I wanted the footwell area lit whenever the interior dome light came on. So I added some LED lights under the dash. I have posted a picture here.
I think others on this forum have done similar things. Nothing new here. But this is what I did.
Bought the following: LED light strip at amazon.com.
Littlefuse Add-A-Circuit kit at the local auto parts store O'Reilly.
Because I wanted the footwell lights to come on whenever the dome light came on, I wired the negative from the dome light switch and ran it down to the fuse box area under the dashboard on the driver's side. Running the wire is not hard because you can easily tuck the wire over the overhead trip and the A pillar trim without removing them.
Note that I said "wired the negative". That's because the dome light is switched on the negative, not positive.
I then used the add-a-circuit to R7 fuse (the one that controls the positive for the dome light per Smart Owner's manual) and took the positive from there.
I cut the self adhesive LED light strip for the appropriate width under the dashboard, stuck it on and connected the power. It all worked well.
I am not sure how long the adhesive is going to stay stuck. I may have to add some small plastic clips. But so far so good.
Edit April 20, 2014
See post #3 for cargo lights and cargo stop