This video demonstrates installing LED foot well lights into a Nissan Xterra. Included in the steps are:
-Removing the map light fixture
-Soldering wires to the light contacts
-Running the wires to the foot wells
-Installing and wiring the LED light strips
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Hi I am putting led lights in the turn signals of the back I got a 60 on resistor when I put the LED in the turn signal in the front will I still have to put one there
I just bought a 2011 Xterra S and I totally want to do almost everything you've done to yours. My issues is I'm a mechanical idiot. Thanks for sharing. I'm gonna look for someone local here to help me w/ this stuff.
Great Job!
I'd like to do this on my Frontier, but I'm curious long term if anyone has seen any issues? Have you tried a different placement instead of the flat area shown?
Great job on the video, keep it up please!
It's really cool that you have an Xterra, now I can use your ideas, Thanks a Bunch.
Hey Ry guy, thanks for the demonstration on the foot lights, just did mines and came out really nice….
Nice Job Bro better than Audio Express by doing a clean installation for reals bro thanks for tips
You're a hero and a godsend for the xterra community
Okay I literally need to bring my 2008 Nissan Xterra to you so you can do all these cool things to it LOL. I'm actually driving mine all over the country on this massive hundred and sixty city road trip and I'm driving Lyft and doing doordash to pay for it
What kind of floor mats do you have in there? I have weathertech but I like the rubber vs the plastic.
Hey your videos help a lot to everyone good jod. I want to install glasses holder on my nissan exterra. You know Nissan only do for frontier
Thanks for the super helpful video, can't wait to install these in my X!
R Y guy, can I use the clear speaker wires for this project?
Great video… Looking to add these to my PRO-4x. Thanks!
What parts are needed to get my headlights to turn on automatically? I know I need a new stalk but what else? There's what looks like the light sensor in the center of the dash.
Ry good ans informative videos,
Where did you get the leds?
I am paranoid like you are when it comes to heat shrinked connection, even when i solder them. This is my solution.
Once the connections are soldered together and before slipping the heat shrink over the joint. Do this. Apply a tiny drop of super glue on either side of the solder joint, then slide the heat shrink over the super glue and joint, then with tips of fingers slightly pinch the heat shrink and rotate it around the wire. This will coat the inside of the heat shrink and the outside of the wire fully.
Not heat and shrink it up. Once dry it will never come apart and is water proof if you applied enough super glue to fully coat the wire.
Pro tip for you and ease of working with that light assemble once this mod is done.
Use JST Connectors. Always solder the female connector to the power side of the circuit, that way when unplugged its impossible to short tp ground if the connector touches a chassis ground.
Also, use at minimum steel wool to scuff the surface your soldering onto.
Pre tin your wire, then pre heat the surface that the wire will attach to. Then simply solder them together, it is a very fast procedure. Dont over heat the surface or risk melting plastics.
For this particular mod, with the jst plugs you can simply unplug the now three connectors and remove the light assembly.
Also use jst plugs on your led strips, this allows for fast and easy removal,of the strips when leds burn out. No need to remove the entire wire harness you created.
Recap, female jst connector at the light, wire run has male jst on each end, led strip has female jst on it.
This makes for simple no mistake install and repairs in the future.
And please fpr the love all all of our ears, STOP SUCKING YOUR TEETH!
I have a 2008 Frontier. I've used several of your videos now. Thanks for the content!
I have a 08 xterra that I am trying to do the same to. And this helped out so much. Thank you for all of your videos!
Ry had a small problem with soldering the wire to my light fitting ,lm no good at soldering but I just could not get the wire to join onto the fitting what am I doing wrong?
Great vid thanks will be doing the same to my navara
Nice video! Thank you!
Hey Ry! So I'm having a bit of a problem. So I am in the process of wiring everything up and I must have messed something up. So my LED's work but they won't shut off. The dome lights will turn off but the LED's won't. The only thing that I did differently is I didn't separate my negatives before I soldered them on. Is that where I messed up? Please help! Thanks man. Love the channel.
Can you please do a video on how to change dash and temp control lights on the xterra. Thanks! Love your channel! Subscribed!!
My map lights are attached to sunglasses holder. Any suggestions on how to pull that out to attach wires?
Finally! A bunch of repair/diy videos for my 08! Thanks for all the info, looking forward to more content.
thank man i doing that this summer
I'm huge xterra fan and owner…mine is 2008…I like your videos…your the best…keep it up dude…thanks
Thanks for all the videos man keep 'em coming! I have a 2005 Xterra and have never been able to find any in depth videos on how to improve it. The videos are well made and your full of knowledge so I'm very glad I found this channel.