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Rev A 1/28/14 DLM
Solstice /Sky Puddle Lights
119-A Hwy 183 Piedmont, SC 29673 Tech Support (864) 907-6004 [email protected]
Our puddle lights are for the Solstice / Sky and add a nice little touch of style and illumi-nation when you open the door. Installation time of the puddle lights depend on you and your mechanical/electrical skills. It is suggested that you read through the directions a few times to familiarize yourself with the components of the kit, and your car. If you are pretty handy with tools the lights can be installed in about 2 hours minutes, however we suggest that you schedule at least 4 hours for the installation.
If you have any questions during the installation you can call or text us at (864) 907-6004 or email us at [email protected].
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Tools Needed
Plastic Interior Trim Pry Tools
Phillips Screwdriver
7mm Nut Driver
Drill
Wire Crimping tool
10mm socket or wrench
Measuring Tape
Small Safety blade / utility knife
Old metal coat hanger
Electrical parts needed for install
2 - Ring terminals for 18-22 gauge wire
2 - Butt splices for 18-22 gauge wire
2 - insulation piercing wire taps for 18-22 gauge wire
2 - stainless steel self-tapping screws #6
14’ piece of 22 gauge wire
8’ piece of 22 gauge wire
4 - small cable ties
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1. Make sure to disconnect the negative battery cable from
the battery before starting.
2. Removing the door panels is needed to install the puddle
lights. It is suggested that you go to your local auto parts
store to see if they have any plastic pry tools, since they will
not leave any marks like prying with a metal screwdriver
will do.
3. We are going to start with the drivers side door and the pas-
senger side door panel is done in the same way. If you look
behind the drivers side door handle that you pull to open the
door from inside, you will see a small little tab torwards the
back. Using a small pry tool, pry that tab and the small plate
will pop loose behind the door pull, remove and set to the
side.
4. With that small plate removed, you will see a Phillips head
screw, use a screwdriver and remove it.
5. Next remove the panel that is directly behind the door pull
inside the car. There is a panel that is triangle in shape. To
remove this panel you have to start prying from the bottom
seam and work around the edge, eventually the panel will
pop off.
6. With that panel removed you will see 2 - 7mm head bolts
that are now exposed. Remove both bolts and set to the side.
7. There is one more bolt holding the door panel on, it is lo-
cated along the back edge of the door.
8. Once that bolt is out, you can use the plastic trim pry tool to re-
move the door panel. Start at the bottom and work you way
around. There are small clips that are holding the door panel to
the door. Once they are all released you will feel the door panel come loose and
will be able to lift the door panel straight up and over the door lock. Before doing
so, place a towel below the door to set the door panel on after you remove it from
the door. There will still be the cable for the door pull attached to the door panel,
and also a electrical connection for the power windows and power door locks if
equipped. You can install the light in the door this way, or remove the cable for the
door pull and the electrical connections.
Removing the Door Panel
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After prying around the edge, this panel comes off
With the plate removed,
there is a screw here
that is removed.
Along the back edge is the last bolt that
needs to be removed
To remove the
electrical connec-
tion. Pull back on
the white part of
the connector,
then squeeze the
connector and the
connector will
pull off.
To remove the cable for the
door pull, look behind and you
will see the cable going into
the door pull. On the end of
the cable is a small round end,
carefully pry it out of the door
pull and the plastic clip will
release to free the cable from
the door Pry the cable end out here
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1. All puddle lights are tested before shipping, however we
suggest that you test each one before starting installation.
Testing is simple, just attach the black wire to ground and
the red wire on each light to 12 volts. The light should im-
mediately light and you should see the design you ordered.
2. To start installation, first you will need to mark the location
to drill in the bottom of the door panel. Looking at the back
of the door panel you will see some foam in the door panel
that ends near the middle of the door panel. Measure .5” off
the end of that foam and make a mark with a pencil on the
door panel. At that .5: mark, measure out 1.25” and make
another mark, that is going to be the location that you drill
for the light. Approximate the marked location on the inside
of the door panel and make sure it looks like everything will
be clear.
3. If everything looks clear, use the supplied drill bit and drill
through the door panel. Once you drill through the door
panel, you can use a small utility knife if you need to clean
up the edge a little bit.
4. With the hole drilled in the door panel, remove the locking
ring on the puddle light by unscrewing it. With the lock ring
removed, insert the wire first, then the puddle light through
the door panel. Then feed the wire through the lock ring and
screw the lock ring down until the puddle light is secured,
but do not tighten the set screw yet. You will want to check
the orientation of the light first.
5. To check the final orientation, we will now run the electrical
to the lights. The black ground wire coming from the puddle
light will need to have a ring terminal secured on the end.
You will need to strip back the black ground wire so
approx .5” is exposed of the wire to get the wire to secure
properly in the ring terminal.
6. Now that the wires are ready, the 12 volt wire needs to be ran
to the BCM in the passenger footwell where it will be
hooked up to the power that turns on when the door opens.
Start by removing the plastic push pin located in the drivers
side door jam. When you open the door, you will see where
the wires coming from the door go through a rubber and
plastic connector. That connector is held to the car with a
plastic push pin, use a pair of needle nose pliers and you can
slowly work it out.
7. Next remove the plastic piece with foam on it just in front of
the connector you just removed. There are 2 - 10mm head
bolts holding it to the car and a single plastic push pin. Re-
move it from the car, but we will be re-installing later.
Installing the puddle lights
Page 3
Mark the door panel and drill through it
Start off by removing this plastic push pin
located in the driver door jam
Puddle light installed in the door
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8. Now you will need a 12 foot long 22 gauge wire to start to run
power to the puddle light. Open the drivers side door and find
where the rubber boot that the wires for the door go through. On
the end where it connects to the door, you can carefully pry that
off the door. Working back from the plastic connector that the
wires go through that you removed from the car ealier, feed the
wire through the rubber boot, then through the opening in the
door that the other wires go through.
9. After you get the wire out by the speaker, run the wire along
with the rest of the wiring inside the door to the approximate
location of where the puddle light will be. Use some wire ties to
secure the wire in place.
10. The other end of the wire that is up at
the plastic connector, you will need to
run inside of the car. Looking just be-
hind the drivers side fender, you will
see the ECM, which is a silver metal
box with electrical connections on it.
Just above it you will see a rubber
connector like in the picture on the
next page.
Installing the puddle lights (continued)
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Feed the wire through the door and out the
opening close the speaker
Start feeding the wire from the top of the rub-
ber connector and down through, then into the
opening in the door
Secure the wire along with the other wires in-
side the door using some wire ties.
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11. Locate the rubber boot and pull on it, it
will pull back from the firewall. Then
using a small utility knife, you will want
to make a small slit in the boot to run the
wire through.
12. After making the small slit in the rubber boot, run the
wire through the boot like the picture to the right. If
you look under the dash on the drivers side, near the
location of the clutch pedal (if equipped) you will see
the wire coming through into the cabin.
13. Now run the wire under the dash and get it over to the
passenger side footwell area. An old coat hanger is
good for guiding the wire under the center of the dash.
14. Once you get the wire over to the passenger side foot
well, locate the BCM which is under the passenger side
carpet.
15. Once you get the wire over to the passenger side
footwell and find the BCM behind the carpet, you will
want to find the blue with white stripe wire on the
main connector
Installing the puddle lights (continued)
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Make a small slit in the rubber boot to run the
wire through.
The wire from the drivers door will go through
this rubber boot.
After making the small slit, run the wire
through the boot into the car.
BCM is located in the passenger footwell
behind the carpet
Find the blue wire with the white stripe
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16. Next, use vampire clips to hook the wire
from the puddle light to the blue with
white stripe wire.
17. Next you will need to hook up the ground
back at the door. Find the approximate
location of the light on the door. Now use
a self tapping screw in an area of the door
metal that will be covered by the door
panel and secure the ground wire to the
metal part of the door.
18. It is also a good time to put the rubber
boot going into the door back into posi-
tion, also put the rubber boot going into
the car back into position. Secure the
plastic piece with the foam seal back in
place with the 2 - 10mm head bolts and
the plastic push pin. Secure the plastic
piece in the door jam back into position
with the plastic push pin that held it in
place also.
19. Hang the drivers side door panel back
over the door lock and the upper portion
will sit in a little groove along the top.
Make sure to connect the door pull cable
back into position if you removed it and
also make sure to plug back in the power
door lock and power window switch if
you removed them. Then you will be able to set
the door panel back into position, tap around the
door panel until it clicks back into position. Then
slowly close the door and make sure it closes.
With the 12 volt hooked up at the BCM and the
ground wire hooked to the door, when you open
the door, you should see the puddle light illumi-
nate.
20. With the puddle light illuminated, you can pop
just the lower portion of the door panel off now
and make any adjustments you need to do for
alignment of the puddle light. Once you are
happy with the alignment of the puddle light,
secure it down with the set screw. Then secure
the door panel back in place with the screws that
were removed earlier.
Installing the puddle lights (continued)
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Connect the puddle light red wire to the blue
with white stripe.
Tighten down this set screw to lock down the
position of the puddle light
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21. With the drivers side puddle
light complete, it is time to do
the passenger side. Removal of
the door panel is the same as the
drivers side and same with run-
ning the wire through the door.
22. When running the wire into the
car, if you look behind the bat-
tery on the passenger side of the
car, you will see a rubber grom-
met that you will run the wire
through. Once you run the wire
through the grommet it will
come out just above the BCM
inside the car.
23. Connect the 12 volt wire from the passenger side to the drivers side 12 volt wire and connect the ground
wire to the door with the self tapping screw. Secure everything back in place and adjust the light as neces-
sary and lock it in place. Both lights should now be operational and come on when the door opens.
Installing the puddle lights (continued)
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There is a rubber boot here that will allow you to
get the wire into the cabin, just above the BCM
Battery
Congratulations! You have finished the install. All of us here at
DDMWorks thank you for your purchase and hope you enjoy your
new short shifter.
If you have any questions feel free to give us a call or text us at
864-907-6004. You can also email us at [email protected].
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119-A Hwy 183 Piedmont, SC 29673
Tech Support (864) 907-6004