Styling Footwell neons to work with Interior Light

[Yarde]

I've been looking round at doing this for a while, but can't find a guide for the MK2 Punto. I want to, if possible, wire them up to the interior light, so that when I open the doors, the footwell lights come on.

What I have gathered from the threads I've read is to use LED strips over cathode tubes as they're a bit stronger and less likely to break.

Is there any guide on how to do this? Cheers.

 

[DaveMcT]

Do some google ("punto LED etc") and FF searches its been covered many times but there is no guide.

 

[s and b]

easiest way would be to fit door switches in the A posts fused and connected to your leds
i buy mine from china on ebay for pennies but they can take 3 weeks to come

forgot to add take photos as you do it and post up how its done

 

[wilko92]

i'm going to make a guide on this tonight... so you can wait till that is up if you like?

 

[wilko92]

https://www.fiatforum.com/punto-gui...t-well-lighting-interior-light.html?p=2744444 Here is your guide hope it helps any problems PM me and ill get back to you as soon as i can good luck!

 

[Yarde]

https://www.fiatforum.com/punto-gui...t-well-lighting-interior-light.html?p=2744444 Here is your guide hope it helps any problems PM me and ill get back to you as soon as i can good luck!

Awesome. I shall read and get back to you!

 

[burtz]

Just dont get neons.

 

[Yarde]

Reckon something like this would work?

 

[wilko92]

some thing like what? lighting in the footwells when the doors open? Yes it works i have it done

 

[Yarde]

some thing like what? lighting in the footwells when the doors open? Yes it works i have it done

It would really help if I posted the link to what I was talking about wouldn't it! Sorry gaffer!

http://bit.ly/dUGRS5

^^ That is what I meant to link!

Also, I've got two questions (well,kinda three )

1) Would it be difficult to locate a switch into this little circuit so that, if I wanted to, I could stop the footwell lights coming on with the interior lights, but still have the interior light itself come on? If so, where abouts in the circuit would that go?

2) What colour do y'all think would look the best? I've got a Azzure Astrale (something like that) Mia (the one with the matt black bumpers as standard - mine are in the process of being changed) So i've got the really blue interior. I'm thinking either white or blue lighting for the footwell

 

[wilko1992]

I have just done this in my MK1 with cold cathode tubes inster of LED`S:yuck: i just had to solder a negitive wite to the trackthat the festoon bulb fits into and then run that wire to the power box and took the positive from the back of the siggy lighter so when i open my doors the festoon bulbs lights upand so do my footwell neons and they also come on when i turn the festoon light on by hand

 

[wilko1992]

I have just done this in my MK1 with cold cathode tubes inster of LED`S:yuck: i just had to solder a negitive wite to the trackthat the festoon bulb fits into and then run that wire to the power box and took the positive from the back of the siggy lighter so when i open my doors the festoon bulbs lights upand so do my footwell neons and they also come on when i turn the festoon light on by hand

 

[Yarde]

Nice! I'm thinking more and more of LEDs though. I've snapped so many cathodes in my PC, so i don't think they'd last two minutes in my car

 

[Ziggy122]

Cathode Kits is all there so to speak, BUT I've broke all 4 i had in mine

They are SOO easily caught and broken

LED's are Brighter, More duable, Use less energy too!

Ziggy

 

[wilko1992]

i will upload a pick of were i solderd my negitave cable to on sat if u can hang on that long to do it iv got 4 blue cold cathode tubes in my boot wired from the boot light :slayer:

 

[wilko92]

a switch... it could be done just have the break in the negative wire but why would you want a switch they only come on when the doors open or when you take the keys out the ignition, and them ones off ebay are too big, my strip of LED's are 8cm and its more then enough and there very bright but its up to you how and where you want them

Oh, also i have the LEDS that are flush so its a skinny little strip rather then the big bulbs there with the big bulbs you would see them and if its in the back seat and some one sits in the back, i guess it would be easyer to brake them or take them off then my flush LED strip, i will take a picture of my led strip tomorrow with out the light on so you can see what type i got, ill post a pic of how bright they are in a new post

 

[wilko92]

here is the strip lit up on my pc desk

 

[s and b]

the led strip lighting i buy off ebay i chop to size and solder wires back on
this way its like a worm you can chop to any size but the monster lives

 

[Yarde]

: iv got 4 blue cold cathode tubes in my boot wired from the boot light :slayer:

I don't have a boot light! That's something else I wouldn't mind wiring in!

 

[wilko92]

I don't have a boot light! That's something else I wouldn't mind wiring in!

I also want a boot light... but my normal one isnt working something i need to sort out this might be a q people might be able to awnser.. If my boot opens should my interior light come on aswell?