Tools Required
- Phillips screw driver
- Flathead screw driver
- Flashlight
- Side-cutters
- Pliers
Approximate time required for installation:
- 60 min or less
Install
1. You got to remove both driver and passenger side inside kick panels. In addition the passenger outside kick panel.
(you can do this without taking off the side sills. If not, side sills are held in place with 3 pressure fittings and is removed by carefully pulling straight up)
Use your nails or a small flat head screw driver and pop the center then the holder will come out. There are no pressure clips holding the panels in place, and should come out quite easily. Set the 3 panels aside.
2. Remove the glove box.
a. Remove the dash strip.
Pull on the right side of the headunit, you'll feel a small notch you can get two figures into. Pull straight towards the back of the car until the clips are released.
The far right side is held in with a hook, where the rest of the strips is by three pressure clips. One on the far left, and two above the glove box.
b. Remove the two screws for the glove box
c. Pull the glove box out
Pull straight towards yourself if your sitting in the passenger seat. There is a big pressure clip on the right side where the kick panel was. Don't pull to far out, the glove box light is still attached. Use a Phillips screw driver to remove the one screw, then take off the light assembly. Now set the glove box aside.
3. Take off the passenger air duct
The gray holder is removed the same as the kick panels. It will pretty much fall into your hands. The left side is held in place by foam and a small lip, so pull slightly to the right if it doesn't come off on its own.
4. Get the drivers side light across the HVAC unit.
By using a wire or stick of some sort. The drivers side light is the longer wired light.
5. Finding the wires.
When looking at the PBJ, you don't want this wire loom. There are a different set of matching coloured wires in this loom but aren't connected to the interior lighting.
Look under the PBJ, you'll see a black cover. Forgot the picture, but you'll notice two pressure clips. Press with your thumb while slightly pulling.
You'll be presented with three plugs. Here's the one we want.
To make things easier, you can remove it by pressing the two clips on either side with your fingers. The black cover will hinge down and the plug can be pulled off.
6. Making the connections.
Thank you to yearoftherat for specifying the coloured wires to use, I confirmed in my 2007 Repair Bible wiring guide.
I cut the first taped part closest to the plug. This allowed me to get more slack in the wires to make the taps. Cleaned up the wires with a zip tie where the tape was.
Reinstall the plug opposite of removal. As you hinge the cover the plug will fully seat. The foot well lights should illuminate now.
If your doing this in a cold environment, place one of the sticky pads in the kit into your front pocket or in a warm place. We'll get to it later.
7. Installing the passenger side.
The light cover is held with three small hooks which you press in slightly and pull up/off. Once the cover is off, you need to use the longest zip tie (black in the kit) and assemble as shown. There are two pairs of slits that are the length of the light and across, you want the ones which go with the direction of the wire.
Note: The hoop side is the bottom of the light, the smooth side.
Route the light along the bottom of the PBJ and on the inside of the round support frame. Then zip tie the light up. But not to tight.
I forgot the picture, but use one of the gray wire holders and stick it to a smooth part on the bottom side of the PBJ. This will hold the wire up and out of the way.
Reinstall the passenger duct, opposite of removal. Now position the light as shown.
Reinstall the black PBJ cover opposite of removal.
Reinstall the glove box opposite of removal. Note put the glove box in first before the passenger outside kick panel is installed.
8. Installing the drivers side.
Note the location in the picture.
Make sure the area is clean. Take one of the sticky pads and stick it onto the bottom of the light. Then remove the other side of the pad and press the light firmly into the flat spot.
The picture was take post install of the kick panel but it keeps the wire up and out of the way of your foot. This is extremely important as it will be a hazard if the wire is left loose. Tuck the excess wire under the HVAC unit.
If you wish, you can zip tie the wire up in behind the console, for an extra measure of security.
9. Clean up mess and tools. Then enjoy the new footwell lights.
High resolution photos available in the flickr set. HERE