How To Install Illuminating Door Sill on 8th Gen Accord Coupe.
Hey Guys,
So Based on popular demand hahaha...here is a video I made during the install. Gotta say the feedback was tremendous and I really do appreciate it. I got a few more customizations I made on the car that many might like. I thought this was small potatoes compared to other things I've done on it. A couple things I need to highlight.
The Install:
It's not a hard install. I'd give it a 7/10. It's really more time consuming and if you're like me, very slow because you don't want to ruin anything since it's your baby. Couple Bullet points:
- When taking off the side panels on by the sills be careful when doing the passenger side. At the end by where the feet go there is a hook and if you pull straight up it'll break. You have to pull towards the inside of the cabin because the hook curves into the other panel. You really don't need to take out the entire floor panel just start from the back and work your way forward until you are able to see the wire you've snaked down. Same thing with the driver side. If you want to take the entire thing off you have to actually take a screw off the bottom where the gas/trunk leaver is. Not really necessary to go that far into the install. You're just really giving yourself more work.
- The top light cover/sun glass holder is actually really a pain to put back. The trick is while putting it back that you slide the screw slides all the way back towards the back of the car. You'll see what I mean when you take it off. If you don't do this you'll never get the screws back in. They're white and the slide back and forth for some reason. Like Honda thought the entire thing will be capable of sliding or something? Terrible idea but it is what it is.
- I highlighted it in the video but that blue wire is the main power feed. If you disconnect it you won't have any power. It took me a minute to realize why the lights weren't coming on bellow and freaked me out for a sec until I realized the blue white coming in is main power for all the electronics there. So in order to avoid you having a heart attack by not seeing anything turn on just realize that if it's not plugged in that's most likely your problem. Also if you're using LEDS, remember they're picking and need to be + to + and - to - so just flip them and they might come on.
- The way I soldered the red and black wires might be a bit confusing because my bottom was actually the front and top the back of the unit while I was filming. Just meter check before soldering so you don't get confused.
- I ordered the kit from majestic honda with a part number of:
08E12-T3L-100
I didn't end up using the wiring kit but did use the small plastic notch that goes over the lip to prevent the wire from pinching. Highly recommend it. The wire I was going to use for the inside floor illumination (future project).
Sorry for the long wait guys. I know a few of you have been asking for it but I've been studying for the GREs and I rarely have time for anything. This was the last custom car project I did and will be for a while. Shout out to my GF for helping with the soldering. She held the wire for me haha. Couldn't have done it with out her. It's getting cold over here in the North east so that's another reason why you won't get any new things coming up but I have a few other neat ideas. I'll show you all my rear backup camera project in the next post I make. Best of luck to you all. Don't hesitate to ask questions I'd be happy to answer. Thanks Guys! Enjoy!
Installation Video:
http://youtu.be/8aM1Ya1yVX4
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