So, I turned my concept into reality :ven: and I must say, it feels good. A very simple mod that makes you feel good inside every time you open the chill zone door. I purchased a blue Flex LED from Advanced Auto Parts for about $20.
To get started, take off the door covering the chill zone (CZ) and storage compartment, instructions in PDF found here: http://www.caliberforumz.com/showthread.php?t=25069&highlight=cabin+air+filter
There are holes at the back of the CZ you can feed your first light through.
While you're here, may as well take the time to check your cabin air filter; I replaced mine.
There's a hollow area to the left near the latch hook where you can drill a 5/16" hole for the button. (Yes, I kept the button and the battery box attached, my wiring skills are a handicap and changing the batteries occasionally is fine with me).
The excess wires can be concealed near the cabin air filter behind the door, and the other LED light can be put wherever you want, I put mine:
and ran the wire down the side and covered it w/ electrical tape
The trick is to, after getting the CZ door back on, you'll need to improvise with an inconspicuous object secured to the back of the door so that when you open it, it pushes the button in and voila! the lights turn on. I used some spare rubber bump protection nubs w/ adhesive on the back found in any hardware store. View of CZ from the front, ,note the electric tape and wire placement:
And when it's dark:
Thanks for reading everyone, I'd love to get feedback and love to see this improved upon!
-Wilk
To get started, take off the door covering the chill zone (CZ) and storage compartment, instructions in PDF found here: http://www.caliberforumz.com/showthread.php?t=25069&highlight=cabin+air+filter
There's a hollow area to the left near the latch hook where you can drill a 5/16" hole for the button. (Yes, I kept the button and the battery box attached, my wiring skills are a handicap and changing the batteries occasionally is fine with me).
The excess wires can be concealed near the cabin air filter behind the door, and the other LED light can be put wherever you want, I put mine:
and ran the wire down the side and covered it w/ electrical tape
The trick is to, after getting the CZ door back on, you'll need to improvise with an inconspicuous object secured to the back of the door so that when you open it, it pushes the button in and voila! the lights turn on. I used some spare rubber bump protection nubs w/ adhesive on the back found in any hardware store. View of CZ from the front, ,note the electric tape and wire placement:
And when it's dark:
Thanks for reading everyone, I'd love to get feedback and love to see this improved upon!
-Wilk