03 tahoe LED dome light

[Rivieraracing]

Here are a few pics of how I taped up the connections to support and protect them, I taped the wires to others to keep them from being pulled out and then wrapped the rest of it to keep it from shorting out!!

For diodes, I bought radio shack part # 276-1653, it is a 25 diode package for only a couple of bucks!! Like I said, if you wire it up like I did, you should only need one diode per light cluster that has a manual switch!!

Can anyone help me with a good 12v at the fuse box? I have found a few good 12v options in there but not sure what they go to!! I don't want to piggy back off of an important circuit and have something short out and crash!! I'm looking at the harness plug on the left of the fuse box, there are 2 orange wires at the bottom right of that harness plug that have good power!! Needs to be good 12v all the time power!

 

[BillBlatt18]

thats awesome! The windshield wiper fuse in that block gets a constant 12v btw

 

[Rivieraracing]

thats awesome! The windshield wiper fuse in that block gets a constant 12v btw

I'm not worried about finding 12v power, just trying to brainstorm a good place to tap into that would be safe!! I'm nervous about sharing power with my windshield wipers, it rains soo much here that if something happened and blew the circuit, I wouldn't wanna be without wipers just because I wanted some lights to be bright!! Plus it's my wifes primary rig, I wouldn't want her to crash because she couldn't see!! If she survived, I'm also afraid she would kill me!! lol

Keep the ideas coming folks, I'm also open to going beyond the fuse box some for some safe power!!

 

[BillBlatt18]

i run my footwell lights on a switch through that fuse. Been fine since i did it about a month ago and i know Timmy runs his subs and amp off of it too

 

[chauncey0337]

Well I'm glad Somebody actually tried this. Maybe we should have kept it a secret, lol. Glad to seeyou got the problem solved. How aboot the constant for the cigarette lighters. If it blows you wont loose anything important.

 

[Tahoewhat]

Looks good Chris. In a way, glad you had this problem, b/c you have all the right tools to figure it out, volts and all. Might have to try this for the two fronts, once you find a good place for the constant 12v.

 

[Rivieraracing]

Yeah, I should have time tomorrow to figure out a good voltage source, which I will post back up here when I do!!

 

[Rivieraracing]

Well, finished it all up tonight and it seems to be working lovely!! I ended up quick tapping one of the orange wires in the fusebox for the power and also put a 3A blade stlye fuse inline as well for protection in case something not good happens!! I should know tomorrow if it works like is should!!

 

[Rivieraracing]

Well, thought I'd update my results!! Looks to be a winner!! Last night I turned off my dome light button so the door wouldn't trigger the lights, then went out 3 times so far today and all 3 times I have full power at both dim light clusters!!

 

[chauncey0337]

Well, thought I'd update my results!! Looks to be a winner!! Last night I turned off my dome light button so the door wouldn't trigger the lights, then went out 3 times so far today and all 3 times I have full power at both dim light clusters!!

That's great man! This is a big breakthrough imo. People with this problem now have a solution and people who have not done the dome led's because of this problem can now do it.