Running Board Lights

[ygmn]

The more I get in and out at night the more I wish they had lights in the running board. I do not think the light under the outside mirror is enough for those very dark nights.

 

[gandolphxx]

You could try ricer "neon strips"

Seriously, if XRover can find the BCM trigger - I will talk to the Line of Fire guys about an LED strip in amber or white that could do the job.

 

[timcosco]

Seriously, if XRover can find the BCM trigger - I will talk to the Line of Fire guys about an LED strip in amber or white that could do the job.

g - That would be sweet and geek that I am, have been impressed with the technological leaps the LED industry has made. Can you tell me more about the Line of Fire guys? They could make a bundle manufacturing aftermarket tail/brakelight LED strips for dual-sport motorcycles.

But, I digress... I've been thinking of something similar, but a little more applicable for off-road use along with cargo/backup light floods mounted on the rear sails.

Tim

P.S. I know of you from the gm-trucks board (I think) and pretty much flipped when you installed that blower (among other things). But it all started making sense when I saw that you also owned a '98 5.9L ZJ (drool).

 

[gandolphxx]

I like the idea, but worry that this is approaching the "ricer" line, pardon the pun.

Yes that is me on all the boards - simpler that way.

 

[spork_av]

long before the Ricers, custom vans and motor homes had lighted running boards. This shouldn't be too hard to do.

 

[timcosco]

I know what you guys are saying, but I'm thinking more along the lines of off-road lighting. Too many times, I've been caught on the trails after dark and having some chassis level floods illuminating 10-20 feet of earth surrounding the vehicle is rather comforting.

As far as the running boards go, I took them off the day I brought home my Av. My off-road skills can be described as "impatient and amateurish", so I took the boards off before they got mangled up in some rocks.

 

[MrFish]

better to have the body of the truck get mangled up on rocks instead.

 

[FredRose]

Any news on this? This thread has been dead for a while but I'm interested so I thought maybe I could revive it.

Fred

 

[gandolphxx]

Could someone spec exactly what they want these lights to do - I have an idea, but not sure what the demand is.

 

[MrFish]

I've been thinking lately of mounting standard lights into the end of the bottom of the door. Look where your white/red marker lights are on the interior of the door panel. Think of a light mounted into the bottom edge of the door in about that area aimed downward. It'd probably be easy to wire them to the existing puddle lights.

 

[jasgot]

I have the BCM Trigger info. Just indicate what you are specifically looking for.

 

[gandolphxx]

It would be nice to have the BCM trigger them when you are getting out of the car as an override - perhaps avoid a puddle.

I will accelerate this process next week, just got the Beast back from a driveline upgrade and trying to solve a few PCM problems.

 

[rockslide]

I'v been thinking about this issue for quite awhile now. The other day a lincoln navigator pulled up beside me at a traffic light, I looked down at the running boards and there was the answer. I called the lincoln dealer and the cost of the assist step light is $41 or $42 each. I just might be going over to the lincoln dealer this week. The only problem is do I really want to put a ford part on my chevy

 

[gandolphxx]

Be sure to take pictures so we know what you are talking about - thanks

 

[rockslide]

I really need to buy a digi camera first.

 

[jstrickl]

I replaced my Expedition with the Av. I know exactly what you guys are saying - the cooler feature on the Expedition/Navigator is those lighted running boards. Luckily, nowhere on the surface was there refernce to Ford/Lincoln. However, there are so many Expedition/Navigators out there that you'd probably be picked on for having FOMOCO parts on your GM truck.

Jamie

 

[stend]

I'm thinking of getting the Westin lighted step boards, but I can't find a site which shows them mounted on an Av. Has anyone seen them to give an opinion?