How to get Kick Plates to "work"

HiRAEdd · Post by **HiRAEdd** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 7:55 pm

I've got a set of the stainless steel kick plates with the light up logo (http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... &prodID=17) but I got them via...let's just say, unconventional means...
Anyway, they've been snipped off so I've got two loose wires. An auto electrician tested them and said they weren't working. Is there anything special to get them to work? How is it mean to light up the logo with just two wires attached to what looks like a piece of card?[/url]

onnzo · Post by **onnzo** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:19 pm

One wire goes to +ve, the other to ground... wire it up to your interior lights/door open system.

To test it - attach the wires to your battery to see if it works...

I foud that mine came undone a few times... The wiring is very small and brittle where it attaches to the el sticker and often comes loose/breaks. I stripped back some of the plastic and resoldered it.

Mike

ANBU_fto · Post by **ANBU_fto** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 1:13 pm

hey which ones did you geT?

the polished ones or the brushed ones?

HiRAEdd · Post by **HiRAEdd** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 8:20 pm

ANBU_fto wrote:hey which ones did you geT?

the polished ones or the brushed ones?

They're prety shiney but I'd class them as brushed.

HiRAEdd · Post by **HiRAEdd** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 8:23 pm

onnzo wrote:To test it - attach the wires to your battery to see if it works...

How bright should it be? If it was quite dim, is it possible the auto electrician testing them just couldn't see that they were lit up during the day?

onnzo · Post by **onnzo** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 1:29 am

they are pretty light in the day... test it in a dark room

HiRAEdd · Post by **HiRAEdd** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 9:58 am

onnzo wrote:they are pretty light in the day... test it in a dark room

I pulled them off the plates last night and mucked around with a battery, couldn't get either to work so I'm gonna try and get some new ones from Tandy or somehwere like that.

onnzo · Post by **onnzo** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 12:14 pm

ohhh - make sure that the connections at the light end arent broken... wiggle the wires around a little... thats where mine broke.

Mike

ANBU_fto · Post by **ANBU_fto** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 1:28 pm

sorry to go off topic a little... sorry guys

but i really want a pair of them but dont know the difference between the two
can someone tell me

HEX093 · Post by **HEX093** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 8:01 pm

I have what I assume are regular kickplates in my car, but they have wires coming off them.. I dont know where they plug into! Any suggestions?

HiRAEdd · Post by **HiRAEdd** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 10:23 pm

Regular kick plates are black plastic and won't have wires. Metal kick plates with an FTO logo in them are after-market. They have wires that should connect up to the door wiring so that when you open the door, the kick plate logo lights up.

HEX093 · Post by **HEX093** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 7:41 am

Thanks

I'll get whoever puts in my alarm to have a look at it!

--Heather

FTO AUSTRALIA

How to get Kick Plates to "work"

How to get Kick Plates to "work"

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