Let there be light! Under dash lights - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

72Levi · 06-28-2010, 08:36 PM

I had some time to install these under dash and glovebox lights. I highly recommend you install these, they light up very nice.

k5hart · 06-28-2010, 09:02 PM

Very cool! I've got a set I need to put in some day.

red71cheyenne · 06-28-2010, 11:00 PM

Nice! I like the location for the transfer case instructions. Is that normal? I've only seen them on the outside of the glove box before.

72Levi · 06-28-2010, 11:29 PM

Thanks. No not normal, I just like the decal but didn't want to put it outside.

71jimmy · 06-29-2010, 12:46 PM

Very nice. I need to do that to mine. I bought the under dash harness/sockets when I first got my Jimmy but never put them in. Can you post the connections required for the lights? Were on the fuse panel did you connect? Do the lights go on when you open the doors? What is required for that?

Pretty much everything was missing/kaput in my Jimmy so I have to trace everything down.

Thanks

72Levi · 06-29-2010, 07:51 PM

I did not want to install aftermarket door switches, one option I did not have was the factory switches. I just wired it into the existing orange and white wires that go to the top light. It is the inside light connected to the harness on the side of the single wall top. I simply spliced it to the driver side bottom corner orange/white wire. To turn them on all I have to do is turn my headlight switch to the left and I have light.

Cap'n Hook · 06-30-2010, 06:33 PM

I agree, under dash lights are nice. Got mine installed late last year. Found some door pins on a buddy's parts truck and wired them in. So I have them hooked to the door pins and the headlight switch.

Critter · 07-01-2010, 02:41 PM

NICE! I doubt you ever put your top back on, but will all the lights work together or do the top lights only come on with the dash switch? I have never been around a single wall with functioning lights to know how its supposed to be.

72Levi · 07-01-2010, 10:52 PM

Thanks, yes the top light only comes on with the dash switch, they all come on now. With the damn heat and humidity I've actually considered putting the top back on because I have ice cold A/C. I love the top off but I hate the humidity.

06-28-2010, 08:36 PM	#1
72Levi Active Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: sa tx Posts: 851	Let there be light! Under dash lights I had some time to install these under dash and glovebox lights. I highly recommend you install these, they light up very nice. Attached Images __________________ 1972 K5 Blazer ALL ORIGINAL paint & engine, A/C, Tilt, 4sp, AM/FM, Tow Hooks, Aux Battery Tray, Tach, Vacuum 2004 FORD FX4 SuperCrew 2005 CTS-V 12 sec family car 2008 Buick Enclave AWD, Nav, & DVD, Wife LOVES it!

06-28-2010, 09:02 PM	#2
k5hart Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Charleston, South Carolina Posts: 1,370	Re: Let there be light! Under dash lights Very cool! I've got a set I need to put in some day. __________________ 2006 Silverado CCSB, 1939 Ford Sedan, 1962 BelAir Wagon, 1976 Vega Panel Charleston, South Carolina

06-28-2010, 11:00 PM	#3
red71cheyenne Back in the sticks Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Fordland, MO Posts: 3,188	Re: Let there be light! Under dash lights Nice! I like the location for the transfer case instructions. Is that normal? I've only seen them on the outside of the glove box before. __________________ 1971 Cheyenne C-10 w/700R4 and Tuned Port Injection 1969 K5 Blazer w/Tuned Port 2010 2SS/RS Flaming Orange Camaro 2011 K1500 Suburban 2014 K1500 Pickup 2008 Nissan Altima? The wifes' hoopty

06-28-2010, 11:29 PM	#4
72Levi Active Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: sa tx Posts: 851	Re: Let there be light! Under dash lights Thanks. No not normal, I just like the decal but didn't want to put it outside. __________________ 1972 K5 Blazer ALL ORIGINAL paint & engine, A/C, Tilt, 4sp, AM/FM, Tow Hooks, Aux Battery Tray, Tach, Vacuum 2004 FORD FX4 SuperCrew 2005 CTS-V 12 sec family car 2008 Buick Enclave AWD, Nav, & DVD, Wife LOVES it!

06-29-2010, 12:46 PM	#5
71jimmy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,083	Re: Let there be light! Under dash lights Very nice. I need to do that to mine. I bought the under dash harness/sockets when I first got my Jimmy but never put them in. Can you post the connections required for the lights? Were on the fuse panel did you connect? Do the lights go on when you open the doors? What is required for that? Pretty much everything was missing/kaput in my Jimmy so I have to trace everything down. Thanks __________________ '71 Jimmy, 350, SM465, NP205, 2in Tuff Country lift, 33s on rallies, TBI, softtop and hardtop "If life was fair you'd be able to afford one of each and a garage large enough to house them all."

06-29-2010, 07:51 PM	#6
72Levi Active Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: sa tx Posts: 851	Re: Let there be light! Under dash lights I did not want to install aftermarket door switches, one option I did not have was the factory switches. I just wired it into the existing orange and white wires that go to the top light. It is the inside light connected to the harness on the side of the single wall top. I simply spliced it to the driver side bottom corner orange/white wire. To turn them on all I have to do is turn my headlight switch to the left and I have light. __________________ 1972 K5 Blazer ALL ORIGINAL paint & engine, A/C, Tilt, 4sp, AM/FM, Tow Hooks, Aux Battery Tray, Tach, Vacuum 2004 FORD FX4 SuperCrew 2005 CTS-V 12 sec family car 2008 Buick Enclave AWD, Nav, & DVD, Wife LOVES it!

06-30-2010, 06:33 PM	#7
Cap'n Hook Workin to live... Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 261	Re: Let there be light! Under dash lights I agree, under dash lights are nice. Got mine installed late last year. Found some door pins on a buddy's parts truck and wired them in. So I have them hooked to the door pins and the headlight switch. __________________ Jason

07-01-2010, 02:41 PM	#8
Critter Future TOTM Winner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bulverde, TX Posts: 2,692	Re: Let there be light! Under dash lights NICE! I doubt you ever put your top back on, but will all the lights work together or do the top lights only come on with the dash switch? I have never been around a single wall with functioning lights to know how its supposed to be. __________________ 72 Chevy CST K5 HIGHLANDER BLAZER Getting a 6.0,NV4500,NP205,14BFF (Currently laying all over the place in little pieces) 72 Chevy swb step-side "LS" 6.0 Here's a build thread of sorts 2002 HD2500 Crew Cab, 8.1L Allison 4x4 Daily Driver Check it out www.lsdyno.com Last edited by Critter; 07-01-2010 at 02:41 PM.

07-01-2010, 10:52 PM	#9
72Levi Active Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: sa tx Posts: 851	Re: Let there be light! Under dash lights Thanks, yes the top light only comes on with the dash switch, they all come on now. With the damn heat and humidity I've actually considered putting the top back on because I have ice cold A/C. I love the top off but I hate the humidity. __________________ 1972 K5 Blazer ALL ORIGINAL paint & engine, A/C, Tilt, 4sp, AM/FM, Tow Hooks, Aux Battery Tray, Tach, Vacuum 2004 FORD FX4 SuperCrew 2005 CTS-V 12 sec family car 2008 Buick Enclave AWD, Nav, & DVD, Wife LOVES it!



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