Floor lighting to ambient lighting?

[Kevin O'Leary]

Is there a way to make the floor lighting stay on and serve as an ambient light for night drives? (My truck does'nt have the full ambieng lighting package...)

 

[Travman32]

I'd like to know as well - been searching but not much info out there. I had factory footwell lighting that worked with headlights in an old vw and it was nice at night.

 

[sparty569]

Ive thought about going with something similar to this, so that I can have it under the back seats as well.

Footwell lighting

 

[Shives]

I’m wondering with Alfaobd if this is possible.

 

[FM45]

I went the OEM way... you do have to remove the old light assembly and connector; install the new factory assembly, new connector, and an extra wire for the ambient side of the light... i added one under each side of the dash and one under each side of the front seats in the factory locations... they are not terribly bright but they do the job... I am also adding factory ambient to each door... I will post the factory parts numbers in a day or so...

 

[Travman32]

I went the OEM way... you do have to remove the old light assembly and connector; install the new factory assembly, new connector, and an extra wire for the ambient side of the light... i added one under each side of the dash and one under each side of the front seats in the factory locations... they are not terribly bright but they do the job... I am also adding factory ambient to each door... I will post the factory parts numbers in a day or so...

This is the info I have been trying to find, cant wait to see what you did. Def. miss having some ambient lighting in the truck, hoping to get front and rear working. Thanks!

 

[FM45]

Sorry for delay... some basic wiring knowledge is required for this mod. The old light assembly and connector must be removed and replaced with the new assembly and connector. Use the reference url posted for connector pin-outs, look at lamp footwell lighting basic/premium --- the basic is a 2 pin connector where the premium is a 4 pin: An extra wire must be added for the ambient side of light assembly to operate. I added the front and rear led/ambient lighting and they work as advertised. When time permits I will do a write-up....

oem
68312665AA x2 front led
68367033AA x2 rear/drivers and pass seat

connector
Mouser # 571-1456983-3

**Mopar Connection Repair
for reference -- http://connectors.dcctools.com/home.htm




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[Travman32]

This is great! Out of curiosity does your headlight switch already have the ambient dial or did you replace the switch with one that does? Or did you tie into the dash dimmer control?

On the mouser connector i don't see (or maybe I am missing it) what type of pins to use, I assume you slide the pins out of the old connector and into the new connector and then add the the new wire and pin as well to the new connector per the wiring diagram.

I think i read somewhere that some trucks have the harness under the seats for the rear lighting, i will have to look and see if i do or not.

Thank you for all the info above!!

 

[FM45]

@T32--- I am on duty for the next 24 so I little patience, I am digging up what I can from memory... the ambient dimmer was already present in my vehicle and I picked up the dimmer wire from the factory plug if the ambient lights were present from factory. As far as the pins, I just re-pined the wires, I will post what I used when my shift ends.... For the under the front seats, you locate the yellow plug and see if the cavities are filled with the needed wiring. Mine was not, so i made harnesses to go under dash to the yellow plug, from the other side of the plug went to another harness that supplied the new light under the seats... Use the reference URL above and look for XY410A and XY420A.... those are yellow plugs, and from there you'll be able to find what cavity does what. Mine looks factory and you could not tell the difference... more to follow----


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[Travman32]

@T32--- I am on duty for the next 24 so I little patience, I am digging up what I can from memory... the ambient dimmer was already present in my vehicle and I picked up the dimmer wire from the factory plug if the ambient lights were present from factory. As far as the pins, I just re-pined the wires, I will post what I used when my shift ends.... For the under the front seats, you locate the yellow plug and see if the cavities are filled with the needed wiring. Mine was not, so i made harnesses to go under dash to the yellow plug, from the other side of the plug went to another harness that supplied the new light under the seats... Use the reference URL above and look for XY410A and XY420A.... those are yellow plugs, and from there you'll be able to find what cavity does what. Mine looks factory and you could not tell the difference... more to follow----


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All good, amazing you figured this all out and appreciate you sharing so whenever you have the time to post it up is cool. I will continue to do some poking around on my end, and see if i can figure out which headlight switch i need that has the ambient dimmer switch. I found multiple parts numbers on mopar but nothing clearly shows which has the ambient dial.

Thanks!!

 

[FM45]

Go here---

Switch, Headlamp.. 2019 Ram 1500 5.7L HEMI V8 4WD LARAMIE CREW CAB - Myrtle Beach SC

2019 Ram 1500 5.7L HEMI V8 4WD LARAMIE CREW CAB Switch, Headlamp.

www.moparpartsinc.com

you will see 4 listed, the key is look for overhead cupholder lamp... that lamp is controlled by the ambient dimmer switch....
So your truck doesn't have the 2 side by side dimmer wheels ???


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[Travman32]

Go here---

Switch, Headlamp.. 2019 Ram 1500 5.7L HEMI V8 4WD LARAMIE CREW CAB - Myrtle Beach SC

2019 Ram 1500 5.7L HEMI V8 4WD LARAMIE CREW CAB Switch, Headlamp.

www.moparpartsinc.com

you will see 4 listed, the key is look for overhead cupholder lamp... that lamp is controlled by the ambient dimmer switch....
So your truck doesn't have the 2 side by side dimmer wheels ???


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Nope - Just the one for the dash dimming. Its a 2020 Ram 1500 BTS w/ Bighorn 2 package. I attached the image of the back of the switch, i looked up the part number but its discontinued already. I have the LED lighting package, auto lights, and fog lights. I found the wiring plug on the mopar site and doesn't seem there is different plug so i suppose the main thing is the wiring coming out of the plug to feed the ambient lights, so i probably just need to add the wire out for ambient (or maybe there is a wire coming in as well?). Just starting to do the digging, the links you gave is a huge help.

I appreciate the help so far, and i will probably have more questions or verification based on what wiring i have vs what you have since you already have the ambient switch.

 

[Travman32]

I verified I have the same plug and wiring pin out as the attached diagram. I would have thought there would have been another wire out of the plug to control the ambient dimmer switch?



Reading another thread there is a plug along the driver side dash that has a white/green wire that supposedly is the ambient control. I don’t have it on the top side of the plug like the photo I took from the thread (or the ground wire) but I have both wires on the bottom side of the plug. So I am hoping if I add the headlight switch with ambient control (assuming the plug is the same as above) that feeds that other plug pictured and then I add a pin/wire out of it that will control the new ambient lighting I add. One thing I need to figure out is how to splice from one signal wire to all 4 locations.

more digging tomorrow.

 

[FM45]

My plug is exactly like the pic you posted... the wht/gn wire is the ambient wire but you don't pick it up at the switch itself; our trucks use mux/data/resistance to send multiple info down one wire -- network like. You need to find the body control module, drivers side kick upper towards firewall, connector C6 and pin /wire 7 --- that is the white/green wire that controls ambient lighting... That wire should be present ... another question -- does your overhead console have the small led ambient light present but just not activating??

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[Travman32]

My plug is exactly like the pic you posted... the wht/gn wire is the ambient wire but you don't pick it up at the switch itself; our trucks use mux/data/resistance to send multiple info down one wire -- network like. You need to find the body control module, drivers side kick upper towards firewall, connector C6 and pin /wire 7 --- that is the white/green wire that controls ambient lighting... That wire should be present ... another question -- does your overhead console have the small led ambient light present but just not activating??

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FM45 - That is correct and glad you conformed the plug is the same on HL switch. I posted the photos of the plug you referenced that the white/green wire feeds into it, just nothing coming out the top of the plug so that is where i need to add a pin and wire and take it to the footwell lighting plugs. I just need to figure out the best way to split the signal to each location. did you use a terminal block or something? I do have a small LED bewteen the map lights but it doesn't work. Would be cool if i can figure out where to tie into that, probably a plug somewhere under the dash that feeds that upper console.

Now just need to figure out what pins i need to add signal wires to these different plugs and get everything ordered.

 

[FM45]

If you are referencing the plug behind the head light switch and dimmer, I believe all wires are present-- you leave as is.... Look at the BCM and locate C6 and see if the wire is present... If it is, I think if you change the switch to one that has a dimmer/ambient knobs and make the proper setting change with Alfa, your over head led would be working.... What part of the world are you from... if you are local I would be happy to assist you; I am in MA .... Again these vehicles use 1 wire to do multiple commands, the days of adding power or ground to a circuit are nearly over, DATA is the new game....

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C6 = large white plug w/gray lock

 

[Dj0mladen]

If you are referencing the plug behind the head light switch and dimmer, I believe all wires are present-- you leave as is.... Look at the BCM and locate C6 and see if the wire is present... If it is, I think if you change the switch to one that has a dimmer/ambient knobs and make the proper setting change with Alfa, your over head led would be working.... What part of the world are you from... if you are local I would be happy to assist you; I am in MA .... Again these vehicles use 1 wire to do multiple commands, the days of adding power or ground to a circuit are nearly over, DATA is the new game....

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C6 = large white plug w/gray lock

I am interested in this as well. I do have led package already and have led lights in foot well. I did hijack the connection from them and added led lights under back seat as well and didnt have issue so far. I am in NH. Where in MA are you?

 

[Dj0mladen]

Couple pis

 

[Dj0mladen]

Inside

 

[FM45]

@ DJ --- nice job on the lighting... looks bright... I know you added some interior lighting but can't tell from post or pics if you have the factory ambient lighting. The factory ambient are under the front driver and pass front foot well, under drivers and pass seat.... there are also two located drivers side dash and one by the glove box -- these three I am passing on for now due to the cost. Each door has 4 leds, two of which occupy each side of the lower map pocket connected by an acrylic tube--still waiting on parts delivery to complete my doors... I live in Salem - The Witch City -- but I have a second home up in Freedom NH by Ossipee lake, so if you need and extra hand or two just give me a yell out...

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