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{Patrick Tam Dot Net} - Passenger Footwell Light Hack
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 Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Materials:
An interior light (can be bought at your local auto store)
15 feet of 22 awg electrical wire (white and black is preferred)

Tools:
Soldering iron
Torque wrench (buy the entire set)
Wire stripper
Standard screwdriver

01. You can but this from your local auto store. Make sure that it is 12V DC operated, not battery. If there is an on off switch, cut the wire that goes to the switch and bypass it. This way it is at a constant on position.
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02. Underneath the passenger feet area, remove the foam panel by unscrewing the two plastic screws.
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03. Cut a square hole that is the same size of the light cover where the light is being shined through. Don't cut too wide, because you need the material for mounting the cover.
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04. Location of light. With the light cover on the outside acting as a clamp, lock the two screws down to the casing of the light unit.

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05. Remove the dummies or motion sensor to get to the torque screws. The dome light unit will come off once the two screws are removed. Use a standard screwdriver to pop out the dome light.
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06. Remove the light cover and solder the negative (black) wire to the contact.
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07. Solder the positive (white) to the middle prong of the three prong contact.
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This picture is wrong. Solder to the opposite side.
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08. Assemble the light unit back together. Route the wires accordingly to prevent any obstruction when the light switch is toggled.
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09. Snap the dome light unit back on. Route the wires accordingly so there is no interference.
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10. Remove the sun visor and start tucking the wires inside of the panels. Run the wires all the way down into the passenger footwell area.
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11. Now connect the wires black to black and white to white. Test the light out by turning the dome light on and off. Reinstall the foam panel and you're done.

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10/5/2005 9:03:23 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)  #      Boxster Hacks and Mods  | 
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