NEW $15 MOD: HOW TO INSTALL EL WIRE INTERIOR LIGHTING ON THE DODGE CHALLENGER SCAT PACK
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- čas přidán 13. 06. 2024
- Hey everyone! In today's video I show you how to install EL wire lighting in the interior of my 2017 Dodge Challenger 392 Hemi Scat Pack Shaker. Ultimately the new mod cost me about $15. Was it worth the 15 dollars?... Find out in today's video! It took me a lot longer than I thought but I really like the result! Would I do it again?...thats debatable... It was extremely frustrating at times:
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ok i bought the EL Wire, Now I need to buy the car
You're halfway there
I'm dead 😂
You ain't no joke
😂
Are you serious？？
Why am I watching this I don't even have car
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It works on bicycle frames too , plug and play
You WILL have a car in due time. This is just preparation ✌
things take time nobody is born with a car
keep saving
Some complain about the length of the video, but I really appreciate that you showed every part of the installation.
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Instead of connecting the wires to the floor light connect them to an after market subwoofer amplifier via the speaker wire location and they will light up when the bass hits
Genius
Yooo, your a Genius
@@onyxphantom6762 the problem with the sound activation kits is it goes off of all sounds not strictly the bass. And my lights never blew out. I was using a 1200 watt amp
@@onyxphantom6762 the problem with the sound activation kits is it goes off of all sounds not strictly the bass. And my lights never blew out. I was using a 1200 watt amp
You could also use resistors to weaken the power to the lights. I fail to see how your set up is not a lot of work and how simply putting wires in a amp is "a lot of work"
10:45 - 11:30 Tip: Instead of taping the wire to the hanger and pushing it up, feed the hanger down first then tape the wire to it and pull it back out... *FAR* easier
Mind blown.
Hmm perhaps but perhaps not.
The good old pull out method
I’d use electrical tape instead of scotch tape.
I just wouldn’t use the hanger. The EL Wire is just strong enough to thread through without the hanger. If you have any other problems, just pop the panel off a little bit more so your hand can fit and thread it that way. At least, that’s how my car is.
It looks good, if anyone asks about the orange during the day just say it's HEMI orange
Not Orange it's RED i have those.
@@uxot They've got multiple colors, i've gotblue
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@@uxot its orange being bro .. apparently you dont have it or you would know! I ordered the same exact one and it said red when I ordered it but got this crappy orange..
How much HP did that light mod add????
About 200+ HP pretty much worth it
Young Aze thought it gave a 1000hp😤
@@intruder222 its when you add the extra stickers on the windshield, it gives it 1400 HP 🔥😎
More than you can afford pal
when it's turned off around 20hp, when you turn the light on around 45/50hp
Just did this install on my Super Bee. I couldn’t have done this without watching your video, so thank you. Took almost 5 hours, but it looks fantastic! Thanks again for sharing this info.
You definitely are going in places mate! Cudos
5 hours? What took the most time? Watching this video and learning from his mistakes it took me like 2hr tops. And that's running 4 different sets of lights (4 doors, center console and dash.
@@esellantain the video he says it took him 5-6 hours lol
Ive taken apart the interior of my car multiple times and have added things like dash cams and backup cameras. If u have as much experience as that u can probably get this done in under an hour
I just crack some glow stick and tape 2 min job🤷🏻♂️
sum good shit lol
🤣😂
Would look good that... for a few hours
Lmaoooo
The finger on the microphone was crazy
I never thought little things and imperfections like that were that big of a deal, but this one was painful to watch and listen to, literally. It gave me a headache..🤕
Sooooo... the reasons you list it NOT being worth it all sound like your fault and issues, and nothing to do with the product. And to be honest, anyone that can change a tire or their own oil can do this job in less that an hour or so, even quicker if you know your vehicle and the correct ways of removing trim and accessing the proper wiring. There’s no way this is an intermediate-to-difficult job for the average DIY’er.
That aside, I think it would look better if the light was diffused instead of looking very sharp and concentrated. More like the Mercedes and Jaguar ambient lighting.
Yeah it was annoying asf!
Hahaha so true
Just bought my Dodge Challenger R/T less than a week ago (5.14.20) I'm loving this car so much. Keep showing these mods, I'm doing them all. I'll be purchasing these lights today, thanks again!
Awesome you're going to love the car!
i tried this on my audi and the panel gaps were too small ..... god damn the europeans with their "quality"
😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😅
So this won’t work for an Audi 😓
Just Johan unfortunately no
Mario Mičić wait i have an audi and this works because you have to think that some of these gaps are fake
Can’t be mad, but you can disappointed lol
I’ve actually needed to manually splice before.
For those wondering he meant you’re only removing the plastic cover around the light wire (source of power) not cutting through the wires.
You use the splice to and move it clockwise and counter clockwise around it until you can see the metal wire beneath and then pull gently away from each other to expose the wire, then wrap your wire around that, secure and twist it, and tape it off with electric tape.
You are moving the plastic on that light, NOT CUTTIING THE WIRE through.
I have a question, he taps into the wires of the foot lighting but doesnt this mean that it either will always stay on or only goes on when the foot lighting is on?
@@adamchakkour5722 yes. if he taps into the foot lighting, anything connected to that will be powered when they are powered, off when they're off (assuming they don't have a controller, basically a light switch for a car).
If you want them to stay on, tap into a wire (i recommend a fuse tap to the fuse box, cost $9, plugs straight into the fusebox, you can use a free slot, or a used one, as the tap has an extra slot for slots already in-use. 1 fuse is for the LED-lights usually a 2-3 amp fuse, LEDs and Fiber use so little power. you can power several hundred LEDs on 3 amp fuse, the 2nd is for if you tap into a slot already used for say, dome lights. an empty slot could be for a sunroof while your car doesn't actually have a sunroof, like in my car, i tapped my lights into a empty slot that receives power when the car is on)
if you want to turn them off/on, you can find a fuse or accessory that already does this the way you want, or you can buy a controller (light switch) and put it between power source and the lights themselves.
When you show the the result i was blown away :0 big like from me
I think it kind of looks sick even for the orange but I definitely would prefer a true red color only because it would match the instrument cluster better.
Would’ve been nice to have around cup holders
Jacob Cloer the cup holders already light up
Pro tip: when feeding the wire, put the coat hanger downward through the area you want the wire to come out, then attach the wire so all you have to do is pull the coat hanger back out the top so the wire comes with it. Don't attach the wire before feeding it through the area because then you are just trying to shove something twice as large through a whole when you have no idea where that hole is going. You could easily stretch or break a wire from the shifter this way.
Also, cut that connector and solder the wire in. This ensures that the wires will not come apart and don't give direct power to something you don't want to short out. Lol.
Other than that, great video
I noticed it is nearly a perfect match for the gauge needle orange so it works! Very cool and super simple instillation just ram it between trim pieces, got to love it.
Thanks for the good step by step. I like the look lit up but don't like the non lit orange. If the wire was clear when off I would definitely use it.
A quick note on this: The distance around your dash is about 74 inches. The distance around your center console is about 54 inches. It is about 24 inches from the closest point on both of these areas to the floor near the accelerator. If you decide to use the same point he used on the center console, I would add another 18-24 inches, just to give yourself enough room.
I measured these using a string, then by measuring the string.
This video recommends a single EL wire. I'm thinking this might be better with two separate wires. It should be easy enough to splice them both together and then into that light housing, it might just take a little extra work.
Shorter wires cost a little less than the single long one, so your overall cost shouldn't be TOO much higher, and if one of the wires fails for some reason, you can replace one area rather than both. It might also be easier to feed the center console wire without the enormous length coming from the dash.
Hope this helps. Cheers, all.
Edit: I just bought the same wire at the shortest length and those were $10 each. I paid $22 after tax for two wires.
Why not just get 15 ft for $12? It's how I did my 2 dodges.
😂😂😂 I feel like 5 minutes of this is him hating the quick snap connectors
Thanks man for your hard work ! It was very informative. Love the music :)
I watched this video 3 years ago and now I’m back because I own my dream car
Looks great lit up. I would consider wrapping the parts of the wire under the steering wheel in electrical tape so you don’t see the light coming from there and adding a switch in the footwell where you had done the wiring so you can disable it if you don’t want it lighting up. To make the coat hanger part easier I might feed the coat hanger down from the top and then tape the light to it and pull the coat hanger back out with the light attached. Nice work!
It actually lights up at the perfect times when connected to the footwell. It turns off during the daytime unless the doors are open. It stays on at night. Personally i like that. Also I used the self-stripping connectors that he recommended against and it worked out fine for me, took maybe 30mins to route the EL wire and another 15 minutes to do the electrical with the snap connectors and hide all the visible wire.
Edit - There's a way to turn manually turn off the light from the uconnect settings but it turns off the footwell light aswell
My footwell lights have their own switch with dimmer already on the dash - definitely gunna do this
Thorough install, well done sir.
Him installing the lights is SO SATISFYING
Great install! How much EL wire was used or left over once it was installed? Asking since there is a less expensive option for 500cm (197in./16ft) @ $12.99 vs 800cm (315in/26ft) @ $16.99. Thanks!
Should be connected to a dimmer switch..
Yup and it would be pretty cheap and easy to install, a in and out DC dimmer with knob is like $4.
When I had mine it was controlled from the factory dimmer switch
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@@Twentiesss I connected with the factory dimmer switch. When I turned the dimmer switch the voltage converter burned (actually 2 converter), the I just left them there, lol. I got the 2015 challenger.
vipxray get rid of that el wire bro. It will eventually go out in 3-6 months anyways
Dodge gang!! Thanks for the cool vid, my chargers gana be lit up electric blue this weekend
it works for chargers too?
I dig the way it came out dude! Thanks for all the tips
Thanks man for an honest review. I liked it, I thought I would try it. But, decided to stick to the generic panel trim.
My Dodge Dart GT already includes this from factory. However will be doing this to my Dodge Charger GT.... Thanks!
I wish they included this on the Rallye from factory as well so that I dont have to do it myself. But oh well, it'll be fun to do it myself
@@alexdodge2515 It won't take long at all 15min maybe 20. I hard wire so it comes on when open the door. It is sweet!.
@@jjhelios7214 Nice. I'm not gonna be hardwiring it in tho. Nor am I gonna do the exact one used in the video. I'm planning on getting a fiberoptic light set so I can have different colors and I'll be using the cigarette lighter in the center console storage. I'm also looking into how feasible it'll be to have a splitter for the cigarette lighter outlet so that I can also add lights under the dash and under the back of the front seats as well without having to hardwire them in
@@alexdodge2515 I got mine changing different colors but I put led on each end because just one wasn't bright enough. Got mine at Auto Zone Type S brand.
First, thank you for this very informative video! I really enjoyed seeing ya do the entire process thoroughly. I was wondering if you Can you do a video on how you took apart the 12v adapter prior to hooking up the wires ? I tried looking up videos but I’m more interested as to how you did it. Thanks in advance !
Just unscrew the top of the adapter and pull out the wires. It’s that easy. Once you have the wires pulled, you can strip them as needed.
Just cut the wire and strip it
it looks badass! good job bro🤟🏻
Great video, thanks. I installed a different brand of LED's back in 2018 in my Challenger and the LED's are now very dim. Sad looking now...LOL. Yours look significantly brighter than mine. Yeah, the hardest part was feeding it through the center console for me too. Gonna try these wires, thanks again.
I might do my cup holders aswell and you’re right that would be nice if they automatically came with this feature like the new camaros
tray blue Camaro had these since I think 2010
Fords been doing this in the mustangs since 2010
Depends on the package you get with your car. I have a Mustang and it doesn't have this. My son has a Focus and his has ambient lighting
Dodge Challenger has it.
Liz FromSchoolcraft no they don’t lol i drive a 2019 challenger
I actually like this plan on doing a blue one
Have you done it yet? I can upload a video of my trim if you want cause I just finished with an install
You went straight ol' school on this man like back in the Radio Shack days! I can do this myself and save a few hundred bucks!
Great job man it looks sick bro that’s awesome
Wanna put this in my car to look cool but I remember it'd be a laughing stock if someone see a Prius with this lighting
Don’t mod it, save up and buy a nicer car you’ll enjoy
Take pride in what you have there’s nothing wrong with wanting to add stuff to it. I was adding stuff to my civic later on I upgraded to a camaro 2ss and soon I will be getting a hellcat 🤘🏻.
People will laugh at you just for having a Prius. Wouldn't matter to go and make it look nice at least.
Triparadox Clifford the prius is as fast as the suburu crosstreck crosstrack? What is it?
Doesn't matter what car you have. Someone somewhere thinks it's a pos. But you didn't buy it for other people, you bought it for you. And for $15 you can customize it a little more to your liking.
mine started flickering at some points after 6 months...:|
heard led fiber wire is better than EL wire, you can change colors and brightness etc as well.
Where can I find the ones you recommended? 😄
Link?????
I remember I bought this wire back in the 90's from VARAD industry. It's nothing new it just got a lot cheaper it used to be $25-40 per foot back then. That transformer is 400watts AC and if the end is bare it will shock you. It's not fiber optic it's a phosphorus wire with a thin copper wire loosely wrapped. It does give a cool effect that's why I also bought back then.
Nice! My 2014 LTZ impala came with the blue light that goes through the whole car and the doors you can brighten up and lower the brightness of the light
i just ordered this at the end of the video for my cobalt ss
😂
Do they have different colors or is Orange the only color available ?
Depends on what car you drive 😂
Looks really good. I liked the original non-lighted wire as well. I'd probably run the first wire you removed in my RSX. I'll check out that video next.
Any update after having this installed for a while? Still working good? I looked at some of the comments on Amazon and some had trouble with the box melting down.
do the lights always run or only when the foot well lights are on?
I’m wondering this too before I start putting it together
my challenger is go mango so this is perfect
Hey. This video really helped. Only thing I did different that was easier was I fed the clothes hanger wire down the console and then taped the EL wire to the hanger and pulled it back through.
Thanks buddy I never heard about el wire, so now I can get into my Camaro ✌️
The fact that you did this on the roof of a parking structure and use the Walmart tools makes me feel a lot better about my install
Use the type s lighting system It’s the exact same thing except it’s clear except when it lights up and it’s much more premium and it’s app control and you can change the colors of it it looks so dope at night and when you turn off during the daytime you won’t even see it it blends in because it’s clear It’s expensive it’s like $70 but it’s worth it
Looks cool. If they have different colors then I will get it for my truck. This should've been more of a 30 minute - 1 hour install but complications can arise doing things like this. Looks great.
Bro good video and it looks great ! I’m gonna do my entire inside of my Dodge Ram 1500, but gonna add a movement module.
Do you think it to work on 2016 Dodge Charger?
Should be able to. If you have a footwell light you could check. Essentially you want to find a light that will turn on when it gets dark or is always on - the footwell light on my car works that way but you could use another source.
Yeah they could add that light for the option of 1,000$ ... might as well just do it for 15$
Dollar signs go in front of numbers. $1.
HollywoodF1 owell
@@HollywoodF1 stfu
I think you did a great job bro .. keep up the good work buddy 👍👍
Can you re-wire the remaining EL wire after you cut it? So you can possibly add accents to the doors?
'E-L' wire: Electro Luminescent... Not 'El wire'... it's not Spanish!
C7TV who cares🙄OLÉ
the company that makes them calls them
"el wire" as in el jefe or el idiota ...therefore WRONG
He’s right actually. It’s an abbreviation. So shut up El Jefe.
oh thank god someone else is pissed off by his idiot ass
Did that really bother you enough to waist time out of your day to comment? "El wire" "e-l wire" WHO CARES?
5:35 to 5:45 your words are matching with the beat it sounds like you’re rapping lol
Good video man, very detailed
Nice 👍 work! The only suit case connectors I would use would Scotchlok made by 3M.
He could have saved so much time had he used a multimeter lol
You're so skillful,man! Wish there were an easier way to install it than how you did. The nightview is dope though! Thanks for your tutorial!!!
Thanks man! You may have better luck with those quick snap connectors. I saw another commenter recommended using 3M brand instead of the ones I used
you can get the one with usb connectors and connect with usb charger
Sometimes I see these kinds of projects and think, I'd like to try that. Then I see all the wiring and stuff and backtrack hella hard, lol. Glad my top trim Impala already has a type of interior lighting just standard; a blue light that turns on beneath the chrome trimming at night all across the front, from door to door. Holds me over until I find an idea where I don't think I'll ruin the car myself, lol. But I will say, if you've wired a sub to an old car before, makes this job seem quite a bit easier. Stuffs harder on these newer more technically advanced cars but this one seems easy enough, and actually gives me an idea on how to wire under seat lightning. I just used the cigarette lighter on my old car but being able to draw power from one of those same standard foot lights will be a major upgrade to how I hide the wires underneath
Approximately how much wire (in feet) did you need for this? Or what was the length that you ordered? I have a 2019 Dodge Charger im looking to do this to.
Lol the Dodge Dart GT comes with something like this stock, though not around the shifter
Kage Productions yup my rallyee has it it’s pretty dope
These challengers come stock with that Hemi though.
@@jasonforrest6932 yes, and Id much rather have that
Wow... it looks great when lit up... and good when not lit in daylight (I agree with the other "HEMI Orange" comments). BUT... why didn't you cut the EL wire (it's not fiber optic BTW) at the end of the dash on the right and solder wires and run them down to the center console and reconnect the rest of the EL wire down there? Two things this adds... 1) no red light inside the dash (which drives me crazy)... and 2) easier wire to run between the dash and center console (which shouldn't have taken more than a minute to run). I have to give props for trying this without knowing anything about EL wire. BTW - I don't care what other CZcamsr's use... don't ever use wire taps... solder and heat shrink... OR... good 'ol twist and tape will always be better than that garbage.
And just a tip on the "noise" it was making when it started working (after your wrap and tape method)... EL wire uses high voltage / low amperage to stimulate the wire coating and create the cool glow you like (the high frequency noise you hear is the voltage regulator inside that black brick generating the higher voltage). So.... that fancy scissor cut you made next to where your right elbow may rest while driving... may stimulate you a little more than you expect... especially if you are a little wet and touching any metal in the car. It won't kill you... but it could make sure you "were awake". Just food for thought :)
Keep learning as you go (as I always say). Trust me when I say I have blown up perfectly good "brand new" car electrical systems due do mistakes or oversight... you live and you learn... and this is a good learning lesson for you and your viewers. Proud of you for not being afraid... experimenting with different wiring technology (even if it sucks)... and trying different lighting tech that you haven't used before.
Be well... stay safe and healthy. Crazy times out there now. Cheers!
Great video. Just some advice since I use to install interior and exterior led flow lights on vehicles, if you put the wire hanger through the middle console from the top first then tape the light to it and pull through it's easier and quicker. Also there are a few different ways you can connect the power wires. Fuse box, Stand-alone switch, and cigarette lighter. The one I always went with was a standalone switch which also gives you the option of hooking up multiple interior lights like aftermarket footing lights. Just make sure you wire in an inline fuse before splicing it to a power source or just wire it to an empty fuse port in the fuse box since most cars have non-essential ports that can be utilized.
Once again great video and I'll be watching out for other videos of yours like this one.
Would't it be easier to just take the center console trim out for the installation?
@@complexon4821 those clips break off so easily that I don't remove it completely since I hate replacing plastic clips. If you can remove the trim without breaking any clips then yes by all means remove it for a lot easier installation
@@Abears_ thanks for the nice answer
Thanks for the informative video! Although I wish someone made a video for the light installation for a civic 2013, I can't for the life of mine find any video or forums that show an installation video and definitely would be needing a prying tool for it. Hopefully this video can give me better insight for my civic.
Take a shot every time he hits the mic.
You would end up drunk HAHA
@@alphainc983 dead
Damn that wire look like it was built in ur car lmfao fit so perfect
put this in my truck a year ago loved it but the tube light with time starts to get dim and you get spots that go dark it finally got to the point I took it out so its life time is not great if 6 8 months are worth it go for it as yes I loved the look
Great video man thx for sharing !
Waisted my time watching this.. just go to 19:50 to see lights on..
Thanks
The title clearly says "How to"
@@gordo1163 he clearly spends 15 minutes bullshitting.
Yeeeeeeeees
Thanks!
Where are you located? I need you to install and hook me up!!!
pro tip, check if the electric component works before installing it, i do it every time i wire stuff.
I have used the quick snap connectors when installing a backup cam, they do work but the metal isn't strong enough to strip the insulation. Use something like a knife to expose the wire then it will work.
I don't know why but it's weird to me to see scotch tape in a car. I'm so used to electrical tape
Hey, the Dart came from the factory with this feature. I guess everyone is just catching up.
whats a "Dart"
@@YoungBlaze v6 garbo
The Fart needed it to make it more appealing.
Looks cool ,I looked at in on amazon . None of them have that lip on the back of them to tuck it in between the panels it's just small round wire . What brand of el wire did you get ? Thx your shit looks dope though kinda looks factory..
Thank you very helpful, about to install on my Chrysler 200
The issues I have is the orange. Like, it’s literally orange. I think I’m gonna spray mine with a candy red paint in hopes to make it actually red.
Make a video once you do it
@@FLeXJun not much of a creator like that
@@venomoussvt which paint did you use to make it look red then?
Carlos Garcia Tapia I haven’t. I posted 3 days ago that I think I’m gonna spray mine. It’s been rainy and cold here and I haven’t even bought paint yet to try. Haven’t found it in stock.
It took me around 30 to 45 min
Thanks to the time saved from watching this tutorial
Watching from Algiers, thanks for video
Nice job bro congrats on the lightning
For anyone trying to do this save yourself the frustration and pull the center console out rather than using the clothes hanger. You can put the car in neutral so you can pull the front of the center console out enough to reach through the hole that you’ll be passing the wire through
I had the same thing in my car 3 times and everytime it almost put my car in flames watch out for them
so you decided to do it again lol
@@yeahnoway111 yh coz the company told me a solution and guess what same shit
@@yeahnoway111 😂😂💀💀
jen B but you did it 3 times 💀💀
The wire tappers are normally for thicker wiring and most likely why it didn't work. You would have to get some for very thing gauge wiring. Your solution was easier and you run a lower risk if completely cutting the cable.
great video man !
19:40
Saved me 20 minutes .... you’re the real MVP
Thanks man not all heroes wear capes
It's E L wire...as in electro luminescent wire
"essentially this is just a fiber optic cable" No, it's not. if you had done any kind of research, you would know that it is NOTHING like a fiber optic cable. It's actually a flexible florescent wire that has a second wire wrapped around it that when charged, produces light. Think of the old school style neon underglow kits from companies like Street Glow.
I installed the el wire 6 months ago and the little power source burned out in a month and I had it split with the dimmer knob so it only when the doors opened and when I turned them on
I love it mane great work homie my dude.
Appreciate it!🙏
Let's make a 5 minute video into a half hour film by explaining everything 3 times.
Yes, this guy explaining like to a woman .
Lol who else watching this with no car
is the light under your dash able to be dimmed because we always ran interior light mods off the interior wires to retain the dimmable feature just wondering not every veicle has under dash lights that dim
great video bro, extremely detailed, well done helpful thank you.
Thank you for watching!