Shoutout to
@
emmantik
and
@
daytonaviolet
for the ideas and guidance for this mod. I'm super happy with how it came out. I have the console safe, and it's impossible to see the combination pad or inside it at night, so this was the perfect solution for me. I changed a few things and put my own spin on it, but I think I did a good job in the end.
Here's a before
Quick tear down
Found center and marked my holes
First hole
Second hole
Testing with the battery
The directions weren't clear, but I did what daytonaviolet did and used the ground for the switch, I also mounted mine at a 15 deg angle as recommended
I wired the 2 positives in parallel so that I could send 1 set of wires down
And here's the final test of the switch and wiring
I used wire taps for the back of the 12v socket so that I didn't have to cut the stock wiring
And here's my finished product. I had some 3m wire holders leftover from my Blackvue dash cam, so I used those to hold the wires. I also ran the wires through a mesh loom
And here it is all reinstalled, this is before the switch triggers
Here's the light triggered with the switch
And the finished product, I'm now able to see and access my console safe at night. Thanks guys for the inspiration and information to get this mod done. I love it! Not bad for 20 bucks!