ayrshiredude Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Have my ZS Red Edition but missing the Ambient Lighting strip above the glove box. Have read a couple of threads on here but they are a few years old. However I have purchased a red LED strip with which I am intending wiring into the existing connection but read somewhere that this was not activated. Is this still the case? Would be so simple to just plug it in and it works without needing to wire things up. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E5GDM Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I just plugged mine in & it worked perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshiredude Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 I just plugged mine in & it worked perfectly. on a ZS? What year is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1g_dav3 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 My 13 plate ZS plugged in and lit up. Makes quite the difference. It's not like the ST though which has them on the doors and in the overhead light though :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshiredude Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 My 13 plate ZS plugged in and lit up. Makes quite the difference. It's not like the ST though which has them on the doors and in the overhead light though :P No I realise that unfortunately :( However the space above the dash looks empty and dark without the strip. Bought a meter strip for £3.50 from eBay, so going to cut it to size and see how easy it is to wire it up. Does the plug behind the glove box have spare wire on it so the plug can be cut off to splice the wires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1g_dav3 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I haven't a clue, but if there isn't then it shouldn't be too hard to find something live on ignition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E5GDM Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 My ZS was a 2013. & there's enough wire on the plug to 'splice' into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshiredude Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 Can I ask exactly where this connection is? I've pulled the glovebox out so it hangs down and looked in around where the hole is on the left hand side but can't see anything. Is it a plug that is hanging on a cable or is it attached to something? Do you need to remove the whole glovebox altogether (how do you do this) or is there enough access with it just hanging on the floor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E5GDM Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 It's easier to just remove the glovebox, you just squeeze in the sides & pull it towards you. The wire (if I remember correctly), is in the top left hand corner (as you look at it) of the glovebox recess. It's only a small plug, so is a bit difficult to locate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshiredude Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 It's easier to just remove the glovebox, you just squeeze in the sides & pull it towards you. The wire (if I remember correctly), is in the top left hand corner (as you look at it) of the glovebox recess. It's only a small plug, so is a bit difficult to locate Yea did that so the glove box hands right down. But couldn't see anything. Does the plug hang out or is it attached to something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E5GDM Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I think the plug is pushed onto a plastic tab so it's held in place. So you need to pull it off the tab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshiredude Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 I can't see anything but can't really get in past the glove box. I have pushed the two tabs at the top in and pulled the glovebox out so it falls down but think I really need to remove the whole thing. Any idea how to remove the whole glovebox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E5GDM Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I found mine without removing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshiredude Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 where exactly is it and what does it look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E5GDM Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 It's something like this, in the top left hand corner behind the glovebox recess. It's pushed into a lug, so needs pulling off before it can be ysed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E5GDM Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Stick your phone behind there & film around the area. Play back the footage & try to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshiredude Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 Ok so I thought I had got a great bargain on eBay from a guy selling a second hand part. He had described it as "GENUINE FORD FIESTA AMBIENT DASHBOARD LIGHT" I got it for £30. However he has just advised me that this does not include the LED part :( I don't understand surely it's a one piece item. However I came across someone else selling the whole thing. I have included a pic of what I have bought (pic 1) and the full thing (pic 2). I see on pic 2 there is separate part to the right. Is this the LED part???? I'm kinda baffled. If it is then can I buy just this part from Ford? I hope this all makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E5GDM Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 The 'separate part' on the right is the LED for illuminating the little cubbyhole in front of the gear lever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshiredude Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 The 'separate part' on the right is the LED for illuminating the little cubbyhole in front of the gear lever. so is the item that is in photo 1 all I need for above the glovebox to work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1g_dav3 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I believe so, I don't think the cubby hole light even has a spot to go in the ST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E5GDM Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 so is the item that is in photo 1 all I need for above the glovebox to work? Yes it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportvan Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 The led on the glovebox strip can be removed. Its on the end of the strip and is clipped on. If its not there you could use a normal led of your colour and heat shrink it in place. I managed to get the strip with the led for £16 off eBay about a month ago. Wiring is above the glovebox and is a white and a black wire terminated with a small 2 pin plug. Its usually plugged into a storage place near the nearside air vent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshiredude Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 spoke to my ford dealer and he has listed 2 items I need "Kit-additional lampl electr parts" SPN 1820761 which is the long bit and "Lamp Assy - LED" SPN 1852047. the pic on his computer makes the latter part look like just the plug but could this be the part the guy on eBay is talking about? If it is then its onl a fiver but his part is half the price of the new one. Any ideas? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportvan Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Could well be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl46 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Further to what I posted previously regarding a w5 plug to plug directly into the bulb socket, I found this item Expensive way to get the plug but will save you load of hassle trying to splice into the loom. Just cut of the bits that you don't need, leaving the plug and a length of wire. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151572488369?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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