UNDERDASH/ILLUMINATED ENTRY LIGHTS PROBLEM

[nemoxfishy]

I just finished installing my illuminated entry lights and they look sweet..... however..... whenever i close my door and the lights dimms off..... i hear this buzzing sound from the rear speakers.... like radiation sounds or sth ......
how can i fix that ????

[Akfahad]

I'm no electrical expert by any means, but check where you placed your grounds. Possibility pros??

[anttarz]

ground problem

[nemoxfishy]

which ground ?? i used the varible ground from the door sensor...... and tthe constant ground is just ..... raw metal !!! ......... where is the problem ???

[NeFaRiOuS_SLE]

UH OH!!!! You have plutonium lights, and that's the car's Geiger counter! Call your HAZMAT team!

[krook]

I just finished installing my illuminated entry lights and they look sweet..... however..... whenever i close my door and the lights dimms off..... i hear this buzzing sound from the rear speakers.... like radiation sounds or sth ......
how can i fix that ????

what's the specs on these "illuminated entry lights" that you have? what did you use to check for the door wire? multi-meter?

[nemoxfishy]

crap i threw the boxes away already... but i used the red/silver wire from the tab that controls the door sensors (under the steering wheel).... that is my variable ground b/c wen my doors open... that wire becomes negative......
sigh..... god help me!! lol

[krook]

schlock-schlock-schlock i threw the boxes away already... but i used the red/silver wire from the tab that controls the door sensors (under the steering wheel).... that is my variable ground b/c wen my doors open... that wire becomes negative......
sigh..... god help me!! lol

red/silver???

as far as i know there IS NO red/silver stripe wire in a Toyota. do you mean SOLID RED wire with silver dots?

the proper door negative input wire (which catches both doors) is red/white stripe. and it's around the kick panel area. are you using a multimeter?