Perimeter/Puddle LED strips on 03 Tahoe

[clemenshess97]

I am thinking about installing new puddle lights/perimeter lighting to my 03 Tahoe. One of my mirrors has a puddle light, the other doesn't. Instead of replacing the one mirror that has no puddle light I am thinking about to install LED strips that would light up my entire tube running board. I'm thinking about sticking it under the body so that it lights onto the running board and the ground and then wiring it maybe to the courtesy lights in the door ?

I don't know yet where I should route the wires to the inside of the car and the door.

Has anyone ever done this to their 00-06 Tahoe and maybe has some advise ?


I'd appreciate your input

 

[mountie]

I went to West Marine... They have a good selection of LED strips. I will ( some day), attach them to the underside of the front doors. Use the power from the red light fixture on the door panel.

 

[BatsTDK]

That’s strange that you only have puddle lights on one of your mirrors. Was it replaced at one point? There should be lights on both.

 

[clemenshess97]

That’s strange that you only have puddle lights on one of your mirrors. Was it replaced at one point? There should be lights on both.

Yes, it must have been replaced by one of the previous owners at some point in time.

 

[Tonyrodz]

I am thinking about installing new puddle lights/perimeter lighting to my 03 Tahoe. One of my mirrors has a puddle light, the other doesn't. Instead of replacing the one mirror that has no puddle light I am thinking about to install LED strips that would light up my entire tube running board. I'm thinking about sticking it under the body so that it lights onto the running board and the ground and then wiring it maybe to the courtesy lights in the door ?

I don't know yet where I should route the wires to the inside of the car and the door.

Has anyone ever done this to their 00-06 Tahoe and maybe has some advise ?


I'd appreciate your input

@Rocket Man installed led strips under his rear doors, maybe he'll chime in how he ran his wires.

 

[Rocket Man]

I am thinking about installing new puddle lights/perimeter lighting to my 03 Tahoe. One of my mirrors has a puddle light, the other doesn't. Instead of replacing the one mirror that has no puddle light I am thinking about to install LED strips that would light up my entire tube running board. I'm thinking about sticking it under the body so that it lights onto the running board and the ground and then wiring it maybe to the courtesy lights in the door ?

I don't know yet where I should route the wires to the inside of the car and the door.

Has anyone ever done this to their 00-06 Tahoe and maybe has some advise ?


I'd appreciate your input

I went to West Marine... They have a good selection of LED strips. I will ( some day), attach them to the underside of the front doors. Use the power from the red light fixture on the door panel.

@Rocket Man installed led strips under his rear doors, maybe he'll chime in how he ran his wires.

This is what I did, ran strip lights under alll 4 doors ( mines a Denali and has rear door courtesy Lights) and wired them to the courtesy lights. They really light up the ground when you open a door, way brighter than the puddle lights do.

 

[S33k3r]

Man! I Really want lights on my rear doors. I guess I'll go looking for Escalade and/or Denali doors. Do you have any fancy lights on your rear hatch, or do you have barn doors?

 

[Rocket Man]

Man! I Really want lights on my rear doors. I guess I'll go looking for Escalade and/or Denali doors. Do you have any fancy lights on your rear hatch, or do you have barn doors?

Me? I don’t have any extra lights on my hatch.

 

[BatsTDK]

Man! I Really want lights on my rear doors. I guess I'll go looking for Escalade and/or Denali doors. Do you have any fancy lights on your rear hatch, or do you have barn doors?

Are you talking about this light? I thought this was standard on all Tahoes and Yukons?

 

[Rocket Man]

Are you talking about this light? I thought this was standard on all Tahoes and Yukons?

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Those are only on certain models. They’re one of those things GM did away with including footwell lights.

 

[S33k3r]

I have those on my front doors -- just not on my back doors. And I have been too time strapped to even look to see if I can do it. That, and I have way more REPAIRS to make right now, so mods are not on the list at the moment.

I wanted to convert to a Duramax on my truck so bad it is sad.

 

[Rocket Man]

I have those on my front doors -- just not on my back doors. And I have been too time strapped to even look to see if I can do it. That, and I have way more REPAIRS to make right now, so mods are not on the list at the moment.

I wanted to convert to a Duramax on my truck so bad it is sad.

You will have reflectors there if you don’t have the lights. I’m not sure if the wires are there or not, hopefully someone else knows.

 

[mattbta]

Seems somewhere in the 2003 model year, they ditched the footwells, glovebox and rear door lights, regardless of model.

 

[BatsTDK]

My ‘03 Denali has the rear door lights, but not the footwell. The brackets are there to hold the bulbs, and I actually grabbed a pair off a rig at the junkyard, just haven’t gotten around to figuring out where to wire them to.

 

[Rocket Man]

My ‘03 Denali has the rear door lights, but not the footwell. The brackets are there to hold the bulbs, and I actually grabbed a pair off a rig at the junkyard, just haven’t gotten around to figuring out where to wire them to.

There’s a wire for the interior lights in the left footwell area, forget which color it is. It’s been documented here, maybe try a search or someone might chime in.

 

[mattbta]

Suburban rear door harness in tahoe?

Has anyone tried to put a suburban rear passanger door harness in a tahoe? I want to replace the reflectors in the rear doors with lights like the front doors have. I was a pick n pull this weekend and noticed that the suburban I was working on had lights. I know I could just run a new wire...

www.tahoeyukonforum.com

 

[ScottyBoy]

There’s a wire for the interior lights in the left footwell area, forget which color it is. It’s been documented here, maybe try a search or someone might chime in.

It's been a while, but I believe it MIGHT be a gray wire with a black stripe on 03-06 models. Don't hold me to to that though. If you see a gray/black wire TEST it with a probe or meter to make sure. Don't just go connecting footwell lights it just cuz Scotty said so. Lol

 

[Rocket Man]

It's been a while, but I believe it MIGHT be a gray wire with a black stripe on 03-06 models. Don't hold me to to that though. If you see a gray/black wire TEST it with a probe or meter to make sure. Don't just go connecting footwell lights it just cuz Scotty said so. Lol

That’s the colors they show in that link above- gray with a black stripe. I’m pretty sure that’s the same as my 08 Silverado but yes double check with a test light.

 

[mountie]

Compare the wires for the front door light...... Then locate under dash & run them into the rear door?

 

[clemenshess97]

would anyone be concerned about the amps those strips are drawing if I directly connect them to the courtesy lights in the door ?