Interior Lighting switched by Headlights

1. northants L-plater Joined: Mar 2010 Fleet Posts: 51 Vauxhall Corsa Trip 1.0 12v, Citroën Saxo VTR 1.6

   #1 8th August 2010, 11:52

   Pretty much as the title says..
   
   Putting some LED's into my cabin to jazz things up a little bit, They are going in footwells and behind speaker guards, and i want them all to be turned on when i switch the head lights on. Whats the easiest way to do this?
   
   I have my headunit wired to the headlights, so when they are turned on the lights on my headunit dim down, would i find something around this to make it work?
   
   Thanks
2. user_38172 Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Scarborough Posts: 914 1.4 furio white

   #2 8th August 2010, 12:41

   could connect to the wires for the light behind the heater controls
3. northants L-plater Joined: Mar 2010 Fleet Posts: 51 Vauxhall Corsa Trip 1.0 12v, Citroën Saxo VTR 1.6

   #3 8th August 2010, 13:13

   how do i get behind there without breaking something?
4. Paulp Super Moderator Joined: Aug 2007 Lancashire Posts: 14256 Astra VXR + 1989 Astra GTE

   #4 8th August 2010, 13:15

   Take the torx screws out holding centre console in.
5. Paulp Super Moderator Joined: Aug 2007 Lancashire Posts: 14256 Astra VXR + 1989 Astra GTE

   #5 8th August 2010, 13:18

   As said easiest way is to splice into the interior lights that light up the centre console. When you do this i seriously recommend also putting a switch into the circuit. It will be really easy and they only cost a couple quid. That way the leds are for show-use only. And you won't get pulled driving down the motorway looking like you have a christmas tree on your lap
6. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

   #6 8th August 2010, 14:15

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Paul As said easiest way is to splice into the interior lights that light up the centre console. When you do this i seriously recommend also putting a switch into the circuit. It will be really easy and they only cost a couple quid. That way the leds are for show-use only. And you won't get pulled driving down the motorway looking like you have a christmas tree on your lap

   plus could be dam distracting all them leds around your car whilst night driving.
   as quoted put on a switch or link them to your doors so when you open doors they come on and go off when closed