i cut a small hole under the side view mirror and put it small LED in there. now whenever i lock or unlock the car i have a led light that shines down from the sides of the car.

take a look:

http://media7.dropshots.com/photos/393268/20090806/001156.jpg

and here is a video showing how the lights fade in and fade out. the video starts off with the car locked. then i click the unlock and the lights fade in and when i lock the car the lights fade out. unfortunately i couldnt really get a good exposure setting for you to really see the lights turn on and off. also, it looks like its blue light but its actually this crisp, white light.


VIDEO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWoDNZv_Qa8)



i think its a cool little mod.

That's cool! You think you could put together a DIY guide for us?

-GT

That's cool! You think you could put together a DIY guide for us?

-GT

thanks for the kind words!

as for the DIY ohh man... id love to! but to be honest... its a pretty complicated procedure. there is a lot of custom fabricating and some pretty invasive dremeling and lots of wiring!!!

thanks for the kind words!

as for the DIY ohh man... id love to! but to be honest... its a pretty complicated procedure. there is a lot of custom fabricating and some pretty invasive dremeling and lots of wiring!!!

Yeah, that's the rough part. I'm hoping to do some door lights with an LED strip under the door panel, but I don't know how to splice or tap into any other power source in the car to get it to go on and off when I'd like.

-GT

awesome dude, you should put a line of LEDs on side of the car facing down so your underbody will glow also when you unlock the car. VIP style :)

damm, nice work man...

Yeah, that's the rough part. I'm hoping to do some door lights with an LED strip under the door panel, but I don't know how to splice or tap into any other power source in the car to get it to go on and off when I'd like.

-GT

if you have a coupe then thatll be a little tougher. if you have a sedan, then its pretty easy! i have a strip of LEDs on the bottom of the door frame so that when i open the door it lights up the entire floor area as im stepping out of the car.



awesome dude, you should put a line of LEDs on side of the car facing down so your underbody will glow also when you unlock the car. VIP style :)

hahaha i think in theory that sounds good but im afraid if i actually did that it would look way to fast and furious. i like having the one single light under the mirror because it doesnt draw as much attention. i was actually inspired by my friends BMW. on all of the new BMWs they have an LED right under the door handle. i thought it looked fantastic!



damm, nice work man...

thanks! im really happy with the result but it was actually a lot of planning and hard work to actually complete this little project.

That's pretty awesome, I must say. Nice work!

My door handle LEDs are pretty cool looking if I do say so myself.

well its not fast and furious as long as its not on when you are driving. i never liked that, but when it turns on when you unlock doors thats a different story. :)

and yea i know what you mean by the BMW door handles thats sexy

That's pretty awesome, I must say. Nice work!

My door handle LEDs are pretty cool looking if I do say so myself.

seriously... i still love eurocars but the depreciation is SOO steep and the reliability is still questionable at best.



well its not fast and furious as long as its not on when you are driving. i never liked that, but when it turns on when you unlock doors thats a different story. :)

and yea i know what you mean by the BMW door handles thats sexy

yah i know what you mean. i think the underbody lighting would be a little TOO non oem. and the entire modding theme of my car has always been very subtle, oem looking additions/modifications.

i wanted to keep things simple and clean.

i think these lights are the perfect accent to the exterior of the car. it doesnt do anything as dramatic as body kit or a bbk but i think it adds a nice little touch and also adds a bit of class.

if you have a coupe then thatll be a little tougher. if you have a sedan, then its pretty easy! i have a strip of LEDs on the bottom of the door frame so that when i open the door it lights up the entire floor area as im stepping out of the car.

I've got an 8Gen Coupe, so from what you're saying, it should be a tough job. How'd you do it?

-GT

Love it!! Looks good with the interior lights too! What kind of rims are those (sorry for off topic) and what size?

Trippy...

good for the OP for coming up with a nice original Modification. :thmsup:

Very nice

Love it!! Looks good with the interior lights too! What kind of rims are those (sorry for off topic) and what size?

those are the 19' inch g37-s wheels....nd yes they r sexyy

Eric what about putting a led in your door handles sort of like the BMW's when you lock or unlock it illuminates... BTW looks pretty crazy would love to see it in person.

I've got an 8Gen Coupe, so from what you're saying, it should be a tough job. How'd you do it?

-GT

i have a sedan so i have the OEM door lights. i just tapped those wires. you have a coupe so you dont have those OEM door lights.




Love it!! Looks good with the interior lights too! What kind of rims are those (sorry for off topic) and what size?

infiniti rims with honda center caps. kinda lame i know... but WHO CARES!?! i think they are dead sexy and thats all that matters to me! :lmao:




Trippy...

good for the OP for coming up with a nice original Modification. :thmsup:

thanks! as soon as i saw the bmw leds my brain started moving already.




Very nice

thanks for the kind words.



those are the 19' inch g37-s wheels....nd yes they r sexyy

hahah thanks.



Eric what about putting a led in your door handles sort of like the BMW's when you lock or unlock it illuminates... BTW looks pretty crazy would love to see it in person.

i didnt wnat to put leds in the door handles because thats a much smaller area and it would be harder to get those in there. plus, id have to run wires from the BACK doors also and that sounds like a terrible pain in the ass!

Hi - do you have any day pics of your fog lights? I'm looking to install byt cant seem to get any solid pics - dealer says they look gjust like v6 -

hey looks great, how are they fading in and out, and what kind of leds did you use?

Very Nice!!!!!

another great DIY :) ...... and damn u didn't get ur plates yet?? or you just don't want to put them on

oh btw I agree with mystick putting LEDS under the door handles, it would looks sick. but yeah too much work and it would be a PITA ...... just a thought tho :naughty:

Pretty slick! I like it :thmsup:

Hi - do you have any day pics of your fog lights? I'm looking to install byt cant seem to get any solid pics - dealer says they look gjust like v6 -

i can take a few pics of the fogs but you can find them on google.

they look just like THIS (http://www.hondawheelshop.com/ebay/2008-accord-sedan-Fog-Light-Kit-274.jpg)




hey looks great, how are they fading in and out, and what kind of leds did you use?

i used the OEM circuitry for the fade in fade out. and i am using some LEDs that i bought off of ebay from a seller in hong kong!






Very Nice!!!!!

thanks!



another great DIY :) ...... and damn u didn't get ur plates yet?? or you just don't want to put them on

thanks! i got my plates but ive been too lazy to put them on...:D




oh btw I agree with mystick putting LEDS under the door handles, it would looks sick. but yeah too much work and it would be a PITA ...... just a thought tho :naughty:

yah... the door handles would have been ideal but its too much work.




Pretty slick! I like it :thmsup:

thanks!

that looks great! I've been wanting to do this for awhile now.
please a DIY would be awesome...I read the wiring diagram and couldn't really figure out the best way. You tapped in to the light on the door? those lights only turn on when the door's open.

Good job!

That looks great! It makes the car look much more classy IMO.

can you post some close up pic? like under the mirror and the kind of LED you used? Thanks!

Guess it's nice to have if you lose a contact or something at night ..

BMW status. Very nice. Eric, all the little things you've done with your sedan has made it so much more unique
than any of the cars here. :thmsup: Pshh and you said you weren't planning to do much with your car that day
at Pepboys.

You never disappoint me with your mods. Those "little mods" you do makes the car so much better than those with "big mods". You keep the car classy! I actually wanted to do something similar. Instead of the light on the side mirror, I wanted to have white underglow to light the ground below the car. The lights would be in sync with the dome light of course, I don't want them to be on when I'm driving.

Can you take more photos of your cars with different angles? I saw alot of photos of your car in other threads but I want to see more because I want to black out the grill and paint the reflector housings black as well. It would help me ALOT if you do. Plus, I'm SURE other people want to see more photos of your car.

Btw, I hope you find some tail lights for that other LED mod you're planning to do :thmsup:

that looks great! I've been wanting to do this for awhile now.
please a DIY would be awesome...I read the wiring diagram and couldn't really figure out the best way. You tapped in to the light on the door? those lights only turn on when the door's open.

Good job!

hahah. yah i didnt tap the door lights. those things only turn on when you open the door.





That looks great! It makes the car look much more classy IMO.

can you post some close up pic? like under the mirror and the kind of LED you used? Thanks!

thanks. i think it looks really classy too.

i used something very similar to the putco lights that you guys have been installing in your dome lights. they are really cheap on ebay. i think i piad 4 bucks per piece.





Guess it's


nice to have if you lose a contact or something at night ..

hahaha you know how it is.




BMW status. Very nice. Eric, all the little things you've done with your sedan has made it so much more unique
than any of the cars here. :thmsup: Pshh and you said you weren't planning to do much with your car that day
at Pepboys.

hahaha aww man. please dont call me out like that. i REALLY didnt plan for all of these mods. i just get bored sometimes and want to do a mod project. and then it just gets WAY out of hand!

You never disappoint me with your mods. Those "little mods" you do makes the car so much better than those with "big mods". You keep the car classy! I actually wanted to do something similar. Instead of the light on the side mirror, I wanted to have white underglow to light the ground below the car. The lights would be in sync with the dome light of course, I don't want them to be on when I'm driving.

Can you take more photos of your cars with different angles? I saw alot of photos of your car in other threads but I want to see more because I want to black out the grill and paint the reflector housings black as well. It would help me ALOT if you do. Plus, I'm SURE other people want to see more photos of your car.

Btw, I hope you find some tail lights for that other LED mod you're planning to do :thmsup:

wow thats really high praise and im not sure i deserve that. but thank you for your kind words.

as for underglow be sure to get LED lights instead of the CCFL or neon tubes. i think it would look great but also very flashy at the same time.

as for the photos... i dont know man. my car is always a MESS! its really nothing too fancy and all of my mods are not really aesthetic. my car just looks like a regular sedan off the lot.

as for the led tails... UGH! that project has been on hold for a really long time! i dont really want to spend a lot of money on the tail lights but for some reason the tails are more expensive than the headlights. WEIRD right?!

anyway... if i get an extra set of tails for a reasonable price ill get that project started up again. the entire LED module is already done. i just need to rip open a set of extra tails so i can see how im going to mount them.

Not aesthetic? I beg to differ. I'm in love with your car. I really don't mind if your car has dirt on it. Take some photos whenever you have free time!

I keep comin back in this thread drooling! Man I wish u were in jersey so I can pay u for ur "little mods" and those rims are not only sexy to u, cuz I love em! 1st ones I actually considered AFTER I said I'd NEVER do rims again. Excellent work my friend.

sexy rimss!!

Not aesthetic? I beg to differ. I'm in love with your car. I really don't mind if your car has dirt on it. Take some photos whenever you have free time!

hahah ill try to get some pics later tonight. the dirt doesnt show as much during night photoshoots. HAHAHA




I keep comin back in this thread drooling! Man I wish u were in jersey so I can pay u for ur "little mods" and those rims are not only sexy to u, cuz I love em! 1st ones I actually considered AFTER I said I'd NEVER do rims again. Excellent work my friend.

haha i miss NYC sooooo much! be thankful you're on the east coast!





sexy rimss!!

thanks

Can you take more photos of your cars with different angles? I saw alot of photos of your car in other threads but I want to see more because I want to black out the grill and paint the reflector housings black as well. It would help me ALOT if you do. Plus, I'm SURE other people want to see more photos of your car.

please forgive the dirty car. i havnt washed her in WEEKS and she is filthy! here are a few pics:

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh101/fongaroos/IMG_1624.jpg

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh101/fongaroos/IMG_1625.jpg

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh101/fongaroos/IMG_1626.jpg

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh101/fongaroos/IMG_1627.jpg

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh101/fongaroos/IMG_1628.jpg

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh101/fongaroos/IMG_1630.jpg






I hope you find some tail lights for that other LED mod you're planning to do :thmsup:

you know... i think i might have found something to work with! :naughty:







can you post some close up pic? like under the mirror and the kind of LED you used? Thanks!

i really shouldnt show you guys these pics because this mod is NOT a pretty mod when you look at it up close. its more for the EFFECT.

heres a VIDEO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AjDeASnDZ8)

and here is one pic if you're interested:

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh101/fongaroos/IMG_1623.jpg

Thank you SO MUCH for the photos. You don't know how much I appreciate it. I'm definitely going to blackout the grille and headlights now.

I'm glad you found something to work with, can't wait to see the final product of your next "little mod" lol...

Btw, are you going to seal the bottom of the side mirror? It looks like there's just a hole there. Sealing it with glass or clear plastic will give it a more complete look! Nvm, I just checked your video, it looks like there might already be something in there.

One last thing... your car looks pretty clean to me lol gotta love PMM

ur rims look super nice .lights look good too

Thank you SO MUCH for the photos. You don't know how much I appreciate it. I'm definitely going to blackout the grille and headlights now.

I'm glad you found something to work with, can't wait to see the final product of your next "little mod" lol...

Btw, are you going to seal the bottom of the side mirror? It looks like there's just a hole there. Sealing it with glass or clear plastic will give it a more complete look! Nvm, I just checked your video, it looks like there might already be something in there.

yah. there is a piece of clear plastic that is sitting in the hole. you just cant see it because of the angle of the camera.






ur rims look super nice .lights look good too

thanks for the comments!

thanks so much for the pix...that looks like alot of work...I really want to do this "little mod" but i just don't have the skill for it

Thanx alot fir the pics. Now I need a bib! Lol

thanks so much for the pix...that looks like alot of work...I really want to do this "little mod" but i just don't have the skill for it

well its not really that high on the difficulty scale. its just a lot of time and patience.




Thanx alot fir the pics. Now I need a bib! Lol

hahaha ohh come on... the other DAers have some CRAZY MODDED cars. my car looks SOOOOO OEM compared to theirs!

hahaha ohh come on... the other DAers have some CRAZY MODDED cars. my car looks SOOOOO OEM compared to theirs![/QUOTE]

that's wat i like about your car...your "little mods" blend in with your car so well that it look just like oem but when you look closer, you see all the little detail...subtle yet unique

i see you have a Sierra Monrovia frame...I'm from san gabriel...hopefully i'll see you on the road someday:)

thats pretty sick.. I like alot.. Great job and keep it up maybe ill think of something to do when i get bored and done paying my bills off

i see you have a Sierra Monrovia frame...I'm from san gabriel...hopefully i'll see you on the road someday:)

we should have a SGV gtg just with the local DAers.




thats pretty sick.. I like alot.. Great job and keep it up maybe ill think of something to do when i get bored and done paying my bills off

thanks! well the good thing about this mod is its DIY and doesnt cost a whole lot of money. just some time and patience and research.

hahaha ohh come on... the other DAers have some CRAZY MODDED cars. my car looks SOOOOO OEM compared to theirs![/QUOTE]

that's the thing! It's small things that make it a BIG thing. Looks great man.

that's the thing! It's small things that make it a BIG thing. Looks great man.

thanks!

damn eric, you and your crazy mods!! nice work

damn eric, you and your crazy mods!! nice work

IM CRAZY?! whatever... what about you mr quad exhaust?!

IM CRAZY?! whatever... what about you mr quad exhaust?!

hahaha, we need to have a get together man!! you have some awesome mods. cant go wrong with all the stuff you did to your car.:thmsup:

Holding my breath for the DIY! Puh-leaseeee?

man i been googlin and ebay'n my ass off all nite at work and couldnt find those rims (not like I have the $ right now if i found em) but they're just so FN sweet makes me wanna be a copy cat lol

OH NOES!! theres a snake unda mah cah! lol, seriously tho, thats pretty hawt. yes h-a-w-t worthy

we should have a SGV gtg just with the local DAers.






thanks! well the good thing about this mod is its DIY and doesnt cost a whole lot of money. just some time and patience and research.

that would be awesome.

I agree with everyone, your car looks great. I'm in SGV too, maybe I'll see you on the road.

dude ****ing props!

that would be awesome.

I agree with everyone, your car looks great. I'm in SGV too, maybe I'll see you on the road.

Let's have a SGV gtg!!:thmsup::thmsup:

Let's have a SGV gtg!!:thmsup::thmsup:

im down... lets set a date!!! ahha:biggrin:

Let's do it! Wanna meet up at tenju teahouse in temple city this sunday night? Sayy...9pm?

Anyone available?

yea, im down.

but just wondering if anyone want to meet in the am or noon time?

I can only do later in the evening on sundays...

actually i forgot that i can't in the morning. haha...
evening is fine with me.

Any other takers?4

I'm down for sunday it's actually the only day im in the sgv

tenju's my spot... evening is perfect, i got work in the morning

looks like we have 3 sedans and 1(me) coupe so far....come on coupe people!!!

looks like we have 3 sedans and 1(me) coupe so far....come on coupe people!!!

i also posted a gtg HERE (http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/showthread.php?t=23601&page=7)



so we got 4 DAers for this GTG?

i also posted a gtg HERE (http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/showthread.php?t=23601&page=7)



so we got 4 DAers for this GTG?
+1

All the 626 people - check it here... Fongaroos already posted the info
http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/showthread.php?p=471747

+1

All the 626 people - check it here... Fongaroos already posted the info
http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/showthread.php?p=471747

so whos comin? ill be there at 9!

i'll be there!

see you guys there at 9.

ill be there with another 7g accord coupe and an s2k. you guys might be interested to see the 7g accord too. i did the HID projector retro on that car as well.

damn bro, sick sick little mods, really impressed, I just started to do little mods to it and hope I can find something like the door lights as well very very impressing. oh btw love the rims very nice choice. Cant wait to see whats next :D

thanks for comin out guys! it was a cool gtg!

Thanks!! It was great meeting all of you!

fongaroos
Congratulations but, how i can start the process to install the led light for the mirrors and can you plz show me a pic for the process and how to connect them to the fuse box ?
How did you run the wires from the door to the fuse box ?
What are the led you installed and does they need any especiall matirials ?
Thanks in advance

I agree, shed some info.. we should try and get a DIY going.

fongaroos, what did you tap to make the light come on when you unlock the doors?

I'm trying to think of ways to make it happen, but it might be different for me because of the Viper system I have. If you can help me figure it out I can write up a DIY for everyone.

DIY plz !!!

Any pic for the interior of the mirror ?

wow you guys are nuts. ive been kinda busy lately so i havnt had a chance to check DA

well i didnt really take pictures when i did the mod.

ill try to describe it i guess.

on a very basic level:

1) take off the mirrors (you can find the PDF in the how to forum on DA)

2) disassemble the mirror housings. its very intuitive. just remove a few screws and the whole thing falls apart

3) get a dremel and cut out a small hole under the housing (i cut into the unpainted portion of the housing)

4) line up an LED array/circuit board right above the hole and then hold it down either with some kind of adhesive or just regular tape. i used something like this:

http://i5.ebayimg.com/01/i/001/45/bd/a676_1_sbl.JPG


5) then connect the wires to the interior door lights. you'll have to run a LOT of wire because you need to go from the side view mirror housing, through the door panel, through the door jamb, and into the interior cabin.

6) and then just fire it up and test it out.

i know this is a really elementary and basic explanation but i didnt take pics while i was doing it so its kind of hard to explain everything after the fact.

if anyone is in socal i can help you guys do this mod and you guys can write up the DIY and post it.

hope that helps...

Thanks
From where did you got the LED lights?
Is there a place under the mirror motor that i can install a larger part such as halogen housing ?
Thanks

Thanks
From where did you got the LED lights?
Is there a place under the mirror motor that i can install a larger part such as halogen housing ?
Thanks

i got the led lights off of ebay. you can also get them from pepboys. they are the same lights that people are using for the dome lights. i think there is a company that is selling them on DA called putco or something..

as for a halogen housing i dont know if it will fit. there isnt a whole lot of space in the mirror housing.

Excellent mod and nice ride.

wow you guys are nuts. ive been kinda busy lately so i havnt had a chance to check DA

well i didnt really take pictures when i did the mod.

ill try to describe it i guess.

on a very basic level:

1) take off the mirrors (you can find the PDF in the how to forum on DA)

2) disassemble the mirror housings. its very intuitive. just remove a few screws and the whole thing falls apart

3) get a dremel and cut out a small hole under the housing (i cut into the unpainted portion of the housing)

4) line up an LED array/circuit board right above the hole and then hold it down either with some kind of adhesive or just regular tape. i used something like this:

http://i5.ebayimg.com/01/i/001/45/bd/a676_1_sbl.JPG


5) then connect the wires to the interior door lights. you'll have to run a LOT of wire because you need to go from the side view mirror housing, through the door panel, through the door jamb, and into the interior cabin.

6) and then just fire it up and test it out.

i know this is a really elementary and basic explanation but i didnt take pics while i was doing it so its kind of hard to explain everything after the fact.

if anyone is in socal i can help you guys do this mod and you guys can write up the DIY and post it.

hope that helps...

the interior door light is not the one on the door right?

the interior door light is not the one on the door right?

no no. not the door lights.

I am not sure why this is so confusing, but you say the door light, but "no no" not the light on the door? Which light again did you hook into?

I think by "interior door lights" he means the map/dome lights, which come on when you open the door.

It's different for my car because of the Viper system I have, but on a stock Accord, do the interior lights come on when you unlock the doors and the headlights are set to AUTO?

can you please post the item you bought from Ebay?

Thanks!

In my country the accord comes with the JDM mirrors, i don't know whether i have a space to install a bulb housing that i can put a LED or a halogen bulb inside it.

can you please post the item you bought from Ebay?

Guys help me with the LEDs, i don't know from where i can buy them. Here some ppl told me that not all kind of LED are good, some of them burn fast. Does any one of you know a car that the LED comes inside it (anywhere not in mirror only ) that i can use them or know a good brand that i can buy them from the net ?
Thanks in advance

What do you think the hardest part of this was? Would the gauge of the wire matter when doing this?

no comment ????

No one !!

fongaroos,

your car looks sweet....are you on coilovers for that drop because it looks prefect with those rims. Keep us updated with your car!!!!!

Eric,
Whats up mang. Long time no hear. I see alot peeps are on your jock. LOL. Hahaha.

man i must admit those look pretty nice, great job man and like someone else said here try putting some on the bottom and have a whole underglow thing when you open your door :)

That is awesome i wish i knew how to do that!

You got skills man... And LOL on the youtube video. *click**click**click**click**click* *UNLOCK* *click**click**click**click**click**click**click* *LOCK* *click**click* Hahaha. Stupid Honda remotes! :lmao:

Any one have seen the BMW e60 ones ?

my god those are sick!! i love what you done to your car, the g37 rims, perfect fit on there and the projector headlights!? they're just insane!! :D

Wow

Look into patenting, because that is brilliant

:notworthy

thats pretty sick! can somebody photoshop or has done this to the 8th gen sedan? =)
http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/2977/dsc00007ah8.jpg

If ur car has the chrome door handle it is impossible to do it cuz u cann't drill the chrome

If ur car has the chrome door handle it is impossible to do it cuz u cann't drill the chrome

some people drill the door panel

Wow, this looks good. Gonna take a peak inside the mirrors tonight. Where did you tap your power from? Did you use the unlock sensors or reading lights? Please tell us exactly where you tapped in?

No comments for a while, no help....just did a fun mod and left us all in the dark to fret....WELL I FIGURED IT OUT. Sorry guys, no how to but it is rather easy. I have lots of pics so I'll just explain what I've done and also, I'm not done yet but it has been tested and works. Here's the scoop.

First I actually took my mirrors off and was playing around, didn't run any wires, just mounted the oznium superflux prewired led's I had sitting around from my LED DRL mod. They're perfect, bright and easy to work with (more on that in a bit). The tough part was testing another spare LED to the overhead map lights that come on when the doors open and dim. I honestly could not figure it out until I decided to reverse my way of thinking. Rather than wiring up hot to hot and bround to ground I wired the LEDs postitive to a spare male connector in the passenger side fuse box and touched the ground on a couple of the green wires leads to the overhead lights and bingo...it worked. On when the doors open, dim when the doors close works with lock and unlcok, doesn't come on when you turn on the map light....perfect. Here's some pics:

The mirror comes off really easy. All you do is give a tug to the tweater speaker cover and let it hang, then you remove 3 8mm bolts (the larger of the 6 bolts behind the speaker), disconnect the mirror wiring and pop the mirror out. You may want to make this all simpler by removing the door panel since you're gonna have to run wire anyway. Here's some info from DevinKato's stereo install, starting on page 3 just look for the pics and you'll see how to remove everything:
http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/showthread.php?t=16709&page=3

Okay, now here's some of my pics:
1 - first is the completed setup (the only one I had of the complete unit). See that bottom portion on the hinge has an easy to remove cover just use a flathead screwdriver then it looks like image 2.
2 - Okay, in this picture I already cut the hole (3/8 inch) to fit the superflux LED in picture 3. All you do is unscrew the 3 screws and the mirror comes apart in two pieces but you have to work around the wiring harness a bit. If you look in image 4 you can see the inside of the hinge where you can decide where to cut the whole to glue the LED in.
3 - Superflux LED (prewired and resistor ready to go for 12v) buy here:
http://www.oznium.com/prewired-superflux
4 - I've already siliconed the LED in place here but you can see that you have to work around the reinforcements and drill a hole through one of the walls so you can run the wires through to the wiring harness and run it through the rubber cover as in picture 5.
5 -rubber cover with the LED wiring coming through near the mirror harness (may want a little dab of silicone just to be safe).

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....continued.

6 - This image shows the bottom without the plastic cover. The trick is to put the cover on after you drilled the larger 3/8 inch hole so that you can drill from the other side with a smaller bit to fit the LED through and get it to line up properly.
7 - the finished cover with a little silicone to clean up but all sealed nice. As you can see in image 1 with it lit.
8 - Last image is the overhead console. The green wire on the left side is the one you want to tap the ground into. The positive is tapped into any lead that is always hot (if you look in the passenger side fuse box there are several open slots on the bottom row that you can use a female quick connect on...easy as pie). To remove the overhead console open up the sunglasses holder and remove the tw screws. remove the two plastic light lense covers using a small flathead screwdriver - gently) and then remove those two screws. I then unclipped a few of the harnesses (depends on what model you have) and it will be easier to work wtih. I stripped the black plastic sheathing on the blue Light connector harness (with the green wires) so I could work with it. I then used a wire stripper to pull the left green wire (it is green with a white marking on it) sheething back. I then ran some really thin 24gauge black wire from the doors to the overhead console and soldered it to the open sheathing I stripped back.

Okay running the wires was a piece of cake. All i did was ran the wire along the top edge of the front panel and the glass (just slid right behind there and through the opening into the console I took apart). Then I ran that wire along the windshield underneath the headlinging without any tools to the A pillars. Nothing to take apart here as well except for the rubber weather stripping which just pulls off and snaps back up in place afterward. Just figure this out it's really easy. The trick is getting it tucked under the hard plastic at the top of the A pillar but easy enough just to pry a tiny bit with a small screwdriver. Then I ran the wire down to the doors.

Here's the tough part that I have not had time to do yet (wire is hanging down to my floor right now). Door panels will need to come off (see the thread I provided above) and you will likely need to get under the glove box (remove it) and the drivers side will take some tinkering to get in there. I might have to use a stif but flexible piece of wire to run through the wiring gromet from the door to the cab at the hinges...this will be the not so fun part. After that you're done. Black ground to the overhead door operated lead wire and the red hot to a fuse that is always hot. you can use a $2 test light to check for a hot lead in the passenger side fuse panel. I am tapping into the one that is the second one closest to you as you look at it. There's 4 or 5 slots there with 2 connections, one is possitive and one is negative the postive is the one you need.

I'll post more pics up by this weekend with the finished product and maybe a video with the output.

Good luck.

The BMW e60 (530 or M5) has the puddle light we can buy it and add it

Nice Mod on the down-light. Ever consider a red filter lens to make it a little more "stealthy"?

Just a thought . . .

Nice work!

Eric

The BMW e60 (530 or M5) has the puddle light we can buy it and add it

Yeah, but for how much.....$$$$$$

It is about 100$ for each side but it won't burn !!!

It is about 100$ for each side but it won't burn !!!

Got a link to the products you're talking about and what do you mean it won't burn. Mine is using a single superlflux LED and they don't get hot.

I mean they cann't damaged in the future.
For that check this led under the mirror
http://cgi.ebay.com/BMW-E60-530D-2005-Passenger-Side-Electric-Wing-Mirror_W0QQitemZ320426804537QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item4a9aed0539

Mattchatwin, car looks dope, thanks for the write up as I was looking at the same LEDs you used in your MOD.....made my day.

I know you had yours from an earlier project, but what do you think about the surface mounts and the LED Modules for this MOD from Oznium?

Any update with your mod? Nice DIY. Gathering parts to do it myself.

Can the TPMS sensors in the Infiniti wheels be programmed? I love those wheels, but don't want to have the idiot light staring at me every day...

Been too cold to wire up the lights but they do work as stated just haven't had a chance to run the wire through the doors. Still gonna be a trick to do that so just waiting.

On the Oznium side, the prewired superflux were easy to install and my recomendation for the cleanest look. The strips will have to be glued to the exterior and the wires will run...somehwere....my opinion is that if you are going to do that you might as well do it right and pull everything apart. It's easy to do.

On the rim side of things they have to be Honda TPMS, cost around $40 a piece. You will want to have TPMS if you ever want to turn off the traction control. Can't turn it off if there is a TPMS sensor fault.

Thanks! Do our cars have the sensor in the valve stem assembly? I hope they can work in the Infiniti wheels.

yes, not sure if our TPMS sensors will fit in the infiinity wheels though I tend to think they are pretty standard. You'll have to ask the OP if he has done this with his wheels.

Very nice mod. Looks like the BMW and Mercedes LED light under the mirror.

Thanks for the reply.

Hey
Look what i found
Those are for the BMW e60. Can i install them on the mirrors or they are too thick ? They are 0.5cm and 1.5cm thick
http://www.7ammil.com/upfiles/MYo01828.jpg
http://www.7ammil.com/upfiles/AQ301828.jpg
http://www.7ammil.com/upfiles/wfA01828.jpg

I'm sure you could probably install them. The picture you showed installed looks like a custom project anyhow. It'd require some heavy duty cutting.

It is the OEM mirror for the BMW not a custom project.

Huh. Looks like a custom cut job. It looks too grainy on the edges to be OEM, but if it is, then that's pretty neat. Doubt you'd have any trouble putting it in the OEM housings, since the entire bottom is one piece. Our colored cover doesn't wrap all the way to the bottom.

The problem is with the mirror if it can still be adjustable down. If the LED is too sick it will hit the mirror.

You should have enough room. It might not be able to be placed immediately on the first edge. You might need to push it further back a little. No one's really going to be able to tell you this since its actual size would be necessary to try and figure it out.

I said the actual sickness of them is 0.5 cm from a side and 1.5cm from the other.
The length is 7.5 cm

Just a heads up, members don't have sideview mirrors removed to just handily check this out for you. My suggestion, tilt your mirror all the way down and see how much room is there. If it's 1.5cm thick, then you won't be able to fit it. From the looks of it, sounds like 1.5cm wide... Keep in mind, 2.6cm is 1inch, so you're saying the item is over .5in thick... That's a pretty darned thick module.

I don't think there will be as I looked into this before I did mine. In fact, i had to mount my LED's near the base since there was no easy way of mounting it cleanly near the edge.

I bought them. Installation coming soon ......lol

Nice work, you should check out the new puddle lights they put on the hyundai sp? genisis sedan. I saw them the other night looked pretty good.