Color changing ambient lighting using Ford OEM parts

[CBass]

Spent the last 3 days in my garage messing with all sorts of stuff and ended up doing the ambient cup holder and cubby lights. I will say I was not prepared for what it took to make that new cup holder fit. As there aren’t detailed instructions anywhere, it was a long and meticulous process because if it ended up looking off it would drive me crazy to the point I would rip it out. It turned out pretty well though.

I did some DIY ambient lighting for under the dash, all 4 seat and the rear cargo instead of ordering all the OEM color changing lights. I made my own splitters and connectors to hook everything together. Took a long time to pin everything out and make it look factory but it was cheaper than buying it online. Plus I have everything to make 30 more if I needed them. Thanks Amazon. I liked the blue color so the cup holder and cubby are still tied into the factory wiring and I tied the rest into my Scosche switch panel and programmed it so I can dim or brighten them.

Appreciate everyone’s poss and input on everything! Few pics from how it turned out.

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[CWGrisw0ld]

I did the footwells and cup holder a couple weeks ago. For anyone considering this mod, I would advise against doing the cup holders. A previous poster said the fit with the LED cup holder was 97%. I’d call it 85%. In my picture, you can see how the central cup separator area doesn’t line up very well. The gap bothers me and I may go back to the original cup holders until a better option is available.

 

[‘21OBX]

I did the footwells and cup holder a couple weeks ago. For anyone considering this mod, I would advise against doing the cup holders. A previous poster said the fit with the LED cup holder was 97%. I’d call it 85%. In my picture, you can see how the central cup separator area doesn’t line up very well. The gap bothers me and I may go back to the original cup holders until a better option is available.

Use a heat gun and form it a little and you can get better results. That’s what I had to do.

 

[CWGrisw0ld]

Use a heat gun and form it a little and you can get better results. That’s what I had to do.

Good idea. I'll give that a shot!

 

[JHForman812]

@21Obx sent me his factory cup holder, I cant find a better match than what we are cuttrently using.

 

[Jbrow306]

@21Obx sent me his factory cup holder, I cant find a better match than what we are cuttrently using.

I’m thinking about modeling up an adaptor for it to mount without modification. I would assume it’d only need to be .5” think.

 

[JHForman812]

I’m thinking about modeling up an adaptor for it to mount without modification. I would assume it’d only need to be .5” think.

That was something ive thought about but I dont own a bronco. Im still working on the 23+ super duty lol

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