JDM Map Light
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Joined: May 2006
Posts: 154
From: tx
Originally Posted by dacalac
having previously worked with ICB Motorsport I can tell you for sure that what you bought was a product for your car. We removed part numbers so competitors wouldn't be able to order the same parts from the factory. It's all about competition with other stores. He's not trying to pull the wool over your eyes.
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Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 492
From: Murfreesboro, TN
Originally Posted by Packy
Has anyone else installed this? I'm gonna order the one from eBay. If I can't locate the appropriate wiring harness, I'll just make one.
Oh, and there was no charge!!
They love me there!!
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Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 621
From: Portland, Oregon
Originally Posted by wyy183
I just went to my dealer, with the light, and the parts manager rumbled around through his wiring harness until he found the plug that I needed. He cut it so there was about a 12" pigtail for me.
Oh, and there was no charge!! They love me there!!
Oh, and there was no charge!!
They love me there!!
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Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Portland, Oregon
Okay, my map light is installed! I ended up using two female plugs from a PC molex connector to attach to the prongs on the light, and then I wire-nutted those to the fished wire connected to the dome light and the ground wire connected to the rear mirror. I initially had some wiring issues, but after that was fixed it went fast.
$18.99 well spent!! Thanks for the tutorial, wyy183.
$18.99 well spent!! Thanks for the tutorial, wyy183.
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From: Portland, Oregon
Good point. I may do that later to clean up the install. I didn't want to go find one since it would have taken an extra hour out of my day
Yuf, thanks for posting the original pics and part info!
Yuf, thanks for posting the original pics and part info!
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From: Portland, Oregon
^ I don't have a garage door! 
... heck, we didn't even have a driveway until Monday of this week. Gotta wait until the concrete cures before the Fit can finally be parked off-street. Gotta protect my baby!
... heck, we didn't even have a driveway until Monday of this week. Gotta wait until the concrete cures before the Fit can finally be parked off-street. Gotta protect my baby!
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Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 37
From: Phoenix, AZ
I found a maplight from some Honda in my dad's toolbox (retired 35 yr Honda Tech). Its grey but slightly darker than the headliner and has one switch for both lights. Located a plug for it in his "diagnostic" plugs bin. Now, do I really want to cut into the headliner? If I put this in, I'm gonna have to get some blue or red LED "mood lights" for it.......
Part of me feels it would be of more use installed in the cargo area.....
Part of me feels it would be of more use installed in the cargo area.....
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Joined: Sep 2012
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From: Arizona
I checked my Fit service manual to find out which wire provided constant power to the overhead light, which, if I remember correctly is wire #2, or the center wire in the three-position connector (#3 doesn't have a wire installed in it.) I removed the rear view mirror and the overhead light fixture. I used a quick-connect on the appropriate wire in the overhead light, and fished a single wire to where the mirror hangs down. I had to remove a foam block that was above the headliner where I was to put the map lights in.
I connected the wire from the overhead light to the positive connection going into the map light assembly. I put a ring connector, of appropriate size, on the other wire from the map light assembly - which is the ground.
I connected the ground wire to the center bolt going back through the mirror and re-installed the mirror.
I connected the wire from the overhead light to the positive connection going into the map light assembly. I put a ring connector, of appropriate size, on the other wire from the map light assembly - which is the ground.
I connected the ground wire to the center bolt going back through the mirror and re-installed the mirror.
I understand what your steps were and thank you for the write-up. I just spent an hour or so fiddling around with my map lights (purchased from icbmotorsport).
That having been said, I still have a few questions about wiring. If I tap the positive and the negative from the dome light and extend the wires to the map lights the map lights only come on when the doors are opened. If I tap the positive from the dome light and extend it to the map lights and ground the map lights by using a bolt for the rear view mirror the map lights do not come on with the doors but they do turn on/off regardless of door open or closed.
Here is how I want my map lights to function:
1. When the doors are open the map lights turn on.
2. When the doors close the map light turns off.
3. When I click the map light it turns on, and when I click the map light it turns off again.
So, basically, I want the map lights to function much like the dome light. The dome light has two wires (positive and negative) and three settings (on, door, and off) and I want the map lights, using a positive and negative (because there are only two terminals [when looking at the lights like they will be mounted in the headliner with the lights down negative is on the left and positive is on the right]) that are either on, on with door open, or off. Anyone? And before anyone suggests I use the search bar for the answer, I have. Multiple times, and this was the most helpful thread yet, but does not answer my wiring question.
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