Dalebhoy1888 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Hi everyone, I am just writing to enquire about the ambient lighting that comes in some types of fiesta above the glove compartment. As I have a 62 plate ford fiesta style my car doesnt come with it fitted but was thinking about taking it to my ford dealer to see if they could fit it for me. My questions are: 1) Has anyone ever had this fitted by ford? 2) How much would this cost roughly including labour costs? Thanks in advance :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 the unit will cost about 80quid unless you keep your eyes out for a bargain, the labour costs are nout as it should take yourself about half an hour n is generally easy unless your having trouble like myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalebhoy1888 Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 the unit will cost about 80quid unless you keep your eyes out for a bargain, the labour costs are nout as it should take yourself about half an hour n is generally easy unless your having trouble like myself Hi Brigante, Is that buying it straight from ford? And Im not good at electrical things such as this and so ford is the only people I know that would be able to do it for me? And whats up with yours thats causing you trouble?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 80quid used mate if you was to find it on eBay etc i'm not sure now though whether it is the same form of submarine lighting for your fiesta, is what you speak of 2 little red leds built into the courtesy light unit? i know of people who's done this to older fiestas but i'm not sure what your courtesy light looks like in your fiesta see my thread here for the trouble i'm having with mine mate http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/44626-ambient-lighting-not-working-argh/ theres not really much wiring involved so you would be able to do it yourself as its just running a single wire i've actually linked to a blokes guide to fitting it in a fiesta in my thread, and his actually works. so have a mooch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalebhoy1888 Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 80quid used mate if you was to find it on ebay etc i'm not sure now though whether it is the same form of submarine lighting for your fiesta, is what you speak of 2 little red leds built into the courtesy light unit? i know of people who's done this to older fiestas but i'm not sure what your courtesy light looks like in your fiesta see my thread here for the trouble i'm having with mine mate http://www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/44626-ambient-lighting-not-working-argh/ theres not really much wiring involved so you would be able to do it yourself as its just running a single wire i've actually linked to a blokes guide to fitting it in a fiesta in my thread, and his actually works. so have a mooch No my courtesy lights dont have the two little red lights mine is just the basic one. Just seen your thread im sure someone will have an idea of how you can fix it mate. And will have a look the now, cheers again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Might be on the wrong track here, but I think you guys are talking of different 'ambient' lighting... Charlie, you're referring to the two little extra LEDs in the main overhead interior light for the submarine lighting effect, yeah? And Dale, you're talking about the specific little light in the recess just above the glove box, like in the pic below? I don't have personal experience to help either at the minute (sorry!) but Charlie I'll have a dig around my old Mondeo forum as I remember people fitting the sub lights in their Mk3s. And Dale, my cousin has a 60 plate (I think) Titanium, so I'll have a gander at the interior lighting in that over the weekend and see if I can add anything further, if no one else does between now and then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalebhoy1888 Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 Might be on the wrong track here, but I think you guys are talking of different 'ambient' lighting... Charlie, you're referring to the two little extra LEDs in the main overhead interior light for the submarine lighting effect, yeah? And Dale, you're talking about the specific little light in the recess just above the glove box, like in the pic below? I don't have personal experience to help either at the minute (sorry!) but Charlie I'll have a dig around my old Mondeo forum as I remember people fitting the sub lights in their Mk3s. And Dale, my cousin has a 60 plate (I think) Titanium, so I'll have a gander at the interior lighting in that over the weekend and see if I can add anything further, if no one else does between now and then. Thanks for the reply Gforce, Thats exactly what I'm thinking, although i would love the two little extra LED's in my overhead lighting its notthem i looking for just now. It is infact the little light in the recess just above the glove box, shown in your picture. And that would be great if you could have a look at the weekend and get back to me if you find any useful info, Cheers again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Yup i did think we was on about different types of ambient lighting from your original post lol but i know people have fitted the type i'm on about to fiestas so i thought it was worth saying on the off chance it was what you was on about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalebhoy1888 Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 Yup i did think we was on about different types of ambient lighting from your original post lol but i know people have fitted the type i'm on about to fiestas so i thought it was worth saying on the off chance it was what you was on about Yeah I thought so too but thanks for commenting anyway as I am also thinking of doing that through time. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGersFord Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Moved to modification discussions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalebhoy1888 Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 Moved to modification discussions Ok, Where do I find that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGersFord Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 If you look in the main forum page with all the different areas you'll see a section named "Modification Discussions" next to the "Ford Projects and Builds"section 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Here ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalebhoy1888 Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 Here ;) Haha so I notice!! :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalebhoy1888 Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 If you look in the main forum page with all the different areas you'll see a section named "Modification Discussions" next to the "Ford Projects and Builds"section Cheers :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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