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PJDavis
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Puddle Lights
« on: Mar 23rd, 2012, 2:01pm » |
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I'm going to hopefully remove the puddle-lights from 'Aunty' and put them on 'Movvy'. Does anyone know if there are connections waiting for the puddle-lights to be plugged into, or will I have to connect them up myself via the door switches of each door? Also is there anything particular that I've got to 'watch-out' for when removing the door cards?
Peter
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Re: Puddle Lights
« Reply #1 on: Mar 23rd, 2012, 7:42pm » |
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Hi Peter, Removing the door cards is simple and not thought provoking. The inner lining of the door is stuck on with a very sticky black substance which you could cut through to gain access to the inner skin.
As for the puddle lights, when I removed them from my now defunct car, I found no connections so cut the wires to remove them. (If there were any connections I could not find them!!) Lee
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Re: Puddle Lights
« Reply #2 on: Mar 23rd, 2012, 10:58pm » |
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Don’t over tighten the door pockets as the screws can pull through, although mine has thin large black washers between the pocket & the card (look original to me) that seem to stop that happening.
There are some details here:
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/doorlight.htm
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PJDavis
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Re: Puddle Lights
« Reply #3 on: Mar 24th, 2012, 7:24am » |
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That is a very good explanation of retro fitting the puddle-lights. I need to change one of the door cards anyway and will look at how difficult it's going to be at the time. I just wish Ford had left the ready connectors from the earlier models so they could be retro fitted more easily.
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1995 Jaguar XJ6 X300 3.2 (Henley)
1995 Jaguar XJ6 X330 4.0 (Dopey)
1957 Jaguar XK140 USA (converted to RHD, and to have fitted Mk10 420G Engine with BW 65 Auto Trans)
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Re: Puddle Lights
« Reply #4 on: Mar 24th, 2012, 8:00am » |
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Hi Peter and I hope it's a bright sunny day where you are. It's beautiful here in Somerset.  .
If you remove the lens to on one of the doors can you feel about or use a small miror to ascertain wheather the wiring is there. I do believe that on the Site there may be a picture showing the connector plug to the door frame and a description of how many pins there need to be for Puddle lights.
Good luck
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PJDavis
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Re: Puddle Lights
« Reply #5 on: Mar 24th, 2012, 8:03am » |
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Aha, I've just changed my reply! I didn't want to seem an idiot for replying before looking at the extra thread! Thanks for the extra reply Poet.
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1995 Jaguar XJ6 X300 3.2 (Henley)
1995 Jaguar XJ6 X330 4.0 (Dopey)
1957 Jaguar XK140 USA (converted to RHD, and to have fitted Mk10 420G Engine with BW 65 Auto Trans)
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PJDavis
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Re: Puddle Lights
« Reply #6 on: Mar 24th, 2012, 8:15am » |
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I'll take both cars door-cards off later today, and compare to see what the scores are. It's a bit foggy just now, but the Sun should later burn the sea-harr off, I'm away to cut a mates tree down, it's a big bewty with a lot of fire-wood to be had! 
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1995 Jaguar XJ6 X300 3.2 (Henley)
1995 Jaguar XJ6 X330 4.0 (Dopey)
1957 Jaguar XK140 USA (converted to RHD, and to have fitted Mk10 420G Engine with BW 65 Auto Trans)
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Re: Puddle Lights
« Reply #7 on: Mar 24th, 2012, 9:38am » |
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PJD.
Have a look at the wires in the pillar sockets,if they are the same in both cars just change the doors over 
GOZZ.
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Re: Puddle Lights
« Reply #8 on: Mar 24th, 2012, 9:46pm » |
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on Mar 23rd, 2012, 7:42pm, leewar wrote:Hi Peter, Removing the door cards is simple and not thought provoking. The inner lining of the door is stuck on with a very sticky black substance which you could cut through to gain access to the inner skin.
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May be a thin white layer underneath all the black so that the whole lot peels off still in one piece, well mine has, sticks back on afterwards as well.
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PJDavis
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Re: Puddle Lights
« Reply #9 on: Mar 24th, 2012, 10:54pm » |
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It's a non-starter! Looked at the underside of Movvy's doors, and there is no cut-out for the lights! I'm NOT cutting holes in 'Movvy's' doors for lights! This was discovered about 7pm. 
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Re: Puddle Lights
« Reply #10 on: Mar 25th, 2012, 9:37pm » |
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Very interesting, mine has plastic blanking 'plugs'. Though wasn't there a point in production when they stopped doing puddle lights completely? Ergo no holes for them
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Re: Puddle Lights
« Reply #11 on: Mar 26th, 2012, 10:39am » |
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Remember reading that they stopped doing them on the '98s.
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PJDavis
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Re: Puddle Lights
« Reply #12 on: Mar 26th, 2012, 10:47am » |
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Well, mines registered '98, but is a pre-facelift built in July '97.
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1957 Jaguar XK140 USA (converted to RHD, and to have fitted Mk10 420G Engine with BW 65 Auto Trans)
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Re: Puddle Lights
« Reply #13 on: Mar 26th, 2012, 8:42pm » |
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why not fit a flat strip of LED's to the underside of the door
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