CinnamonEdge Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Just want to say that it is possible to change the color of the Edge text on the illuminated door sills. It's very easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOEHIO Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Okay, share your secret ! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinnamonEdge Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 I knew that would get someone's attention. So If you pull out the sill and look at he bottom black cable. You'll notice that its a pretty simple set up. That cable is a fiber optic bundle with a LED on the end. So just pull the white LED out and install the color of your choice. I would recommend a RBG LED then you can make it pretty much any color you would like and you can match the colors of the ambient lighting system. I'm going to match mine to the dashboard colors when I get a chance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Pics pics pics, kind sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinnamonEdge Posted December 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 lol. I will be changing it out as soon as I get the LEDs in the mail. When that happens I will take some pictures and do a how too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinnamonEdge Posted December 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 (edited) I made a video to show how simple changing the color of the illuminated Edge Logo on the scuff plate. Before you see the video I want to apologize for the horrible lighting but I was filming alone and needed to dim the lights to show the logo. Here ya go. Hopefully this helps other Edge and Ford owners that want to change the color. In this video I used a blue LED with a resistor already attached for 12volts. http://vid195.photobucket.com/albums/z66/ajc6882/20141206_183908_zpsxiv9pyge.mp4 Edited February 10, 2015 by CinnamonEdge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ls973800 Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Sorry but that video has very poor playback almost in slow motion. I don't have any problems viewing any other videos elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinnamonEdge Posted December 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 hmm... Is there another way to upload it to the site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinnamonEdge Posted December 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 I think the website was a little slow because now the video seems to flow smoothly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ls973800 Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 The video is working better now. Good job on changing the bulb to get the color you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinnamonEdge Posted December 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Thanks. I've heard people complaining that Ford shows the sills with blue letters but when installed it has white illumination. I hope it helps people out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ls973800 Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Did you get yours from a dealer, or off the classified section? I was interested in these at one time and may consider them again. I recall there was some confusion from what I read at the time about what color wires to tap into, and where they actually were. I think somewhere along the line, Ford changed the wire color and or the location? I have a 2013 Edge which should be similar to your set up. One last question, I recall also that once these were installed, it was almost impossible, if not impossible, to remove them without breaking off a tab or something. Is this true if yours were used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinnamonEdge Posted December 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Mine were used. I just bought them off the classified section. They were fine and not broken. The passenger side was a little easier to remove. On the driverside I removed the sill by pulling up on the sill near the seat to release one clip. Then I used a small flat bar to wedge between the rubberweather striping and the sill and pry up on it. Because the clips are attached to the weatherstriping and the wire bundle. They wont break if you know where to pry. Also I used the solid purple wire which is located under both the sills. The purple wires were on the top of each bundles so it was really easy to find that is the (+) wire. I grounded the LED (-) wire to a ground screw located at the front of the sill where the sill meets the dash. very easy install. It took me 25 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinnamonEdge Posted December 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 There are always sets on ebay but I never saw the medium-light stone sills until they were listed a coupe weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ls973800 Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 I know I replied to this post early this morning, but don't see it. Strange! Again, thanks for the additional info. The wiring you found should be the same as mine. I also have the medium-light stone, so I too couldn't find the correct color sill I needed when I was looking. I will start looking again and see what I find. I do recall many of the used ones had broken clips, I guess they were just ripped out of the car instead on someone taking the time to do it correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinnamonEdge Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I think you would be able to remove the illuminated part and install it on the sills that you have. I compared my standard stainless sills vs the illuminated ones and the part number molded into the plastic was the same. There are small metal tabs(part of the exposed stainless) that protrude through the plastic sill and are bent over to hold the stainless in place. Gently bending them straight and pushing the piece out should make it an easy swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
born2gogolf Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I knew that would get someone's attention. So If you pull out the sill and look at he bottom black cable. You'll notice that its a pretty simple set up. That cable is a fiber optic bundle with a LED on the end. So just pull the white LED out and install the color of your choice. I would recommend a RBG LED then you can make it pretty much any color you would like and you can match the colors of the ambient lighting system. I'm going to match mine to the dashboard colors when I get a chance. Where did you purchase the replacement LED from? Think you said it was a 3mm size in your video. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinnamonEdge Posted December 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 I found a bunch of blue LEDs in my electrical tool box from a ambient lighting project 10 years ago in my Mitsubishi 3000gt. I was going to buy them online but you can get them faster if you go to radio shack. I've bought them there in the past but they charge a lot more money and I think you'll need to purchase the resistors separately to make them work appropriate for the 12volt system. Good Luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinnamonEdge Posted December 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 If you need a resistor use this formula to figure out the resistor size. Resistor value=(12volts - LED volts)/ LED current. Always choose the next higher resistor than your calculation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csdrag Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 On 12/1/2014 at 11:11 PM, CinnamonEdge said: I knew that would get someone's attention. So If you pull out the sill and look at he bottom black cable. You'll notice that its a pretty simple set up. That cable is a fiber optic bundle with a LED on the end. So just pull the white LED out and install the color of your choice. I would recommend a RBG LED then you can make it pretty much any color you would like and you can match the colors of the ambient lighting system. I'm going to match mine to the dashboard colors when I get a chance. So I know this post is very old but do you have any pics of more info regarding these lighted sill plates. I found a set and started to install them in my 2011 Edge and I can not find where to plug the fiber optic in. I see no fiber optic leading to an LED anywhere. I see some others in this thread talking about taping into some power wires but my plates have no electrical wires attached to them. They a were bought as NOS. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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