Mirror puddle light

Has anyone installed mirror puddle lights on a none puddle light mirror?? Wanting to add some.

 

I have, definitely can be done. Make sure you do it via a professional shop or dealer. It can trip the airbag if you are not careful.

After doing mine I was underwhelmed. I would personally just get puddle lights under the door or frame area, works way better and less risk to trip an air bag.

I installed some AMP running boards and did 2 jobs in 1 for me

 

How does that trip an airbag? If I'm using stock harness in mirror assy?

 

There is a small airbag line that passes through that area. I tripped it and was a PITA to fix. It’s been some years, so just be cautious and map where you are working and keep track.

 

Ok awesome thanks. Just found a thread that had a video on how to install them. Works great. But thanks for the heads up

 

Check out AMP running boards, they have built in puddle lights and are very bright. No problem!

 

https://www.vleds.com/universal-pud...poArxB_MjhOxrwaLh_ZHVTAogUWEybKAc-OUMgj4SISlF

 

I swapped out my oem puddle lights with vleds…big difference as in candle to a flashlight difference.

 

NO reason not to do this simple upgrade yourself.
No way I'd pay anyone to do it.
It is as simple as pulling the door panel, removing the mirror, running the wiring, cutting a hole in the bottom of the mirror, tapping into the tiny floorboard light circut, testing it, and reassembling it.
If one is worried about triggering an airbag, disconnect the battery before installation.

The tiny lights that came with my AMP steps were quickly replaced with something usable.
Perhaps they gave you different lights.



I replaced them with metal 12" LED bars painted to match..
I've since removed my AMP steps, got tired of replacing parts.

VLEDs is the way to go.
I first tried some other LEDS and none were as bright as VLED.

 

Thanks man. Yeah I'll do it my self. Also i don't need to buy AMP runningboards when I already have boards in place. And definitely not spending $1400 on them. When all I want is puddle lights lol

 

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I recently did this mod, instead of what most people do here, I chose an alternate method to power them. VLEDs makes a base adapter that fits in the footwell light (mine hasn't worked for years so wasn't an isn't an issue)

Base Adapter:
https://www.vleds.com/parts-accessories/2p-wiring-modules/base-adapter-2-pin-waterproof-female.html

Pigtail:
https://www.vleds.com/accessories/2p-wiring-modules/base-adapter-2-pin-waterproof-y-adapter.html

Extensions:
https://www.vleds.com/accessories/2p-wiring-modules/2-pin-waterproof-extension.html

And if you prefer to keep a footwell lighting option their kit has a power module where you can route power off of it using a pigtail and their 2 pin connectors. I didn't want the footwell lights myself and didn't want to spend $80 on their kit but they make very high quality products so if I wanted footwell lighting I would just get their kit and use their power adapter it uses a fuse tap to power.

It's a few extra bucks but I much preferred this method than tapping into existing wiring.

 

Ok bet. Thanks for everything. I appreciate it

 

Thinking of doing this mod on my 2021 SR5 without prewired. Just want to clarify how you powered it and materials. I was gonna buy the puddle lights x 2, the extension and base adabpter. How would the two red puddle lights connect to the extension? Or am I a missing a part or is the wiring already present I haven't checked but I thought it wasn't there on SR5 models. Thanks for all the help and like how did this.

 

Actually it looks like I would just have to buy the universal lights and should connect right up. Sorry for my original post overlooking it.