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The standard lighting in the interior of Lada Granta, Lada Kalina or Lada Priora cars is dim. Even if you modify it, you still can’t see anything in the cabin from behind in the evening. The problem can be solved by installing an additional lamp for rear passengers, but this time we will show you how to make high-quality additional floor lighting.

An effective way to adjust the backlight

The problem with the first modifications of the Lada Vesta is insufficient lighting of the dashboard. In sunny weather, the driver cannot see the readings of sensors and instruments. Excessive distraction on the “visor” provoked accidents, crashes, and collisions with oncoming traffic.

In order to eliminate the defect, engineers developed and made publicly available on-board computer firmware with an increased brightness coefficient. However, the program code did not always work correctly, and malfunctions occurred from time to time.

Self-taught people worked together with the official VAZ developers and came up with a much better method - installing a 2-channel PWM controller.

The cost of a set of equipment is from 650 rubles in online catalogues, perhaps it will be cheaper in the car market. There is no catalog article, look for the production name: “KIT, PWM power regulator set, 12-50V 30A, 20kHz.”

Step-by-step instructions for creating underbody lighting

Neon lights

Do-it-yourself underbody illumination must be achieved through the correct placement of lighting equipment. Neon underbody lighting installed on a car requires a reasonable approach; the car owner needs to place the lamps outside the line of sight. Neon lighting looks much more attractive if the main effect is conveyed by illuminating the asphalt under the car. Direct light from a neon lamp negatively affects the exterior of the car.

Neon illumination of the bottom will require the creator to have knowledge in the field of electrical installation. Sequencing:

the purchased neon lighting kit should be thoroughly studied;
work must be carried out with the battery turned off;
select the installation location of the kit (it is advisable to exclude places where there is a huge number of wires, fuel supply and elements related to the brake system);
make sure the site where installation work will be carried out is safe;
check the integrity and functionality of neon pipes;
you need to decide in advance on the places for attaching the brackets, which are most often provided in the finished kit;
in those places where the staples will be located, there must be a thorough surface treatment with silicone sealant (this will prevent the negative appearance of rust);
the screws must be firmly driven into the holes created, while the wires from the tubes should be located in the rear of the car;
A converter should be located next to the battery, which is subsequently connected to the common lighting circuit.

The cutting of pipes specified in the instructions must be carried out using a heat gun, which helps create a seal on the heat-shrinkable tube. The power wire must be directed towards the positive side of the power unit. The resulting step is to connect the switch to the fuse under the motor.

LED lights

The easiest way to do it yourself is to use LED underbody lighting. To create a lighting system with your own hands, you need to stock up on:

LED strips (color depends on the taste of the owner);
plexiglass;
small diameter plastic tubes;
thin two-core copper wire;
resistor.

Illumination of the bottom must begin with the creation of a special housing. In this matter it will not be possible to do without a plastic pipe. First you need to cut the pipe lengthwise into two equal halves, which will result in half-cylinders. Covering the inside of the housing with foil helps improve the light quality of the entire system. A drill should be used to make many holes.

After the housing is ready, you need to start working on the LEDs

It is extremely important for the motorist to carefully file and polish the ends of the product, which will contribute to the soft and organic dispersion of light. Pre-prepared resistor and LEDs should be placed in one of the halves of the sawn pipe

Before you begin mounting, you need to make sure that all LEDs are functioning. Half of the pipe filled with diodes and a resistor must be additionally equipped with plexiglass so that as a result the owner of the vehicle gets a half-transparent half-cylinder. The plexiglass is secured using galvanized sheet metal; small cracks and holes must be hermetically sealed with a layer of silicone. The power source for the entire structure is a common circuit with a fuse and a shutdown switch located on the panel.

Removing the car dashboard

To dismantle the torpedo you will need the following tools:

In addition, you will need a bit of patience and accuracy when performing the work.

First you need to bend the rubber seals of the front doors from the A-pillars. After this, you need to remove the plastic covers of the front pillars. Each of them is held on by 3 clips. Use a slotted screwdriver as leverage. Next, you need to unscrew the screws securing the upper front (in the direction of travel) panel trim

There are 2 of them: one on the right, the other on the left, both are located near the racks. After this, you need to remove the upper front trim by carefully pulling it towards you. It is secured not only with self-tapping screws, but also with clips at the front

When removing the panel, try not to lose them. Then you need to unscrew all the screws and remove the trim on the side air ducts.

First you need to remove the ashtray. To do this, just pull it all the way back (in the direction of travel of the car) and unscrew the 4 screws that secure it to the console.
Then you need to pry with a screwdriver and pull out the plugs located to the right and left of the alarm button.
After this, you need to unscrew the 2 screws located under the plugs and securing the center console from below.
Now you should carefully pull the console towards you and disconnect all the wiring from it, having previously marked with a marker what is attached where. If you don't have a marker, you can take a picture with your phone of which wires go where.
After dismantling the center console, you need to unscrew 2 bolts and 5 screws and remove the steering column cover.
Then you need to unscrew 2 screws and remove the outer trim of the instrument cluster.
Next, you need to unscrew all the instrument panel mounting nuts from above using a 10 mm wrench.
After this, you need to tear off the lock washers on which the heater air duct is seated, unscrew the remaining screws securing the dashboard, and remove it by pulling it towards you.

Installing driver and passenger footwell lighting

Required:

LED strip (total length 3 meters). Price 600 rub.
wires (several meters).
tricks (2 pieces).

Driver's floor lighting . We fix the LED strip with double-sided tape, or use a plastic cable channel that is secured with self-tapping screws. The mounting location is the steering column casing and the bottom of the dashboard.

Front passenger floor lighting . By analogy, we attach the LED strip under the glove compartment.

By the way, for illumination you can also use the glove box lighting, which is most conveniently installed on the side trim of the dashboard. To make the lighting brighter, install an LED light bulb instead of a regular one.

Rear passenger footwell lighting . Here it is most convenient to glue the light source to the corners, which in turn are fixed to the air ducts. Note that it is not at all necessary to remove the seats for this; it is enough to simply move them forward as much as possible.

Installation in a lock

With the second option, the part will be placed not in the threshold, but at the top of the door. The wires are redirected to the lock. In this case, the function of the switch is taken over by the lock contacts. There are practically no difficulties in installation. Refining the circuit involves installing additional wiring and plugs for connections. During installation, it is necessary to protect the wires from abrasion using a corrugated hose or insulating tape. To implement this method, it is necessary to disassemble the lock and remove the locking bracket. The work is carried out in the following sequence:

Remove the lock.
Pull out the protective bracket.
Open the connector plugs.
Insert terminals.
Connect the wires on the driver's door side.

It should be remembered that installing and connecting switches on the Lada does not guarantee their stable operation. To eliminate possible problems, you need to know their causes and solutions.

Connecting the footwell lighting wiring

Connect the wiring based on your requirements, according to the specified diagram.

+12V connection (select the appropriate option):

plus from the dimensions (+12V appears after turning on the interior lighting). You can take it from the radio block, connector A6.
constant plus (+12V) from the red wire of the ignition switch or ceiling light.
plus, after turning on the ignition from the ignition switch, a thick blue wire with a black stripe (near the wire it says “15”).

Ground connection (select the appropriate option):

From any nearest point of the body.
To the door limit switches, if you want the backlight to light up only when the door is open.

Conduct the wiring either under the floor trim or under the ceiling trim. When installing, be also careful not to reverse the polarity.

See also: Installation of diodes in the interior lamp on the Lada Granta.

Where do we start?

And we’ll start with the consumables themselves, which can be obtained in any city where there are electrical and construction goods stores.

So point by point:

A multimeter is needed to measure the voltage of the entire circuit during installation.
The switch has two, three, four and as many positions as necessary in order to change the backlight frequency and its color if desired.
Conventional foam used on the packaging of refrigerators, televisions and other large equipment.
Good heat-resistant glue and a lot of thin wooden slats.
A certain number of LEDs (quantity and color at the discretion of the owner), but not more than the power supply for the vehicle’s on-board network.
Thin and working soldering iron.
A decent amount of time (it’s better to choose a free day).
Kerosene or at least turpentine, as well as a piece of rags.
There are several capacitors of at least 16 V (the number directly depends on the number of LEDs).
A roll of electrical tape and two rolls of wire of different colors.
Well, and wire cutters with a knife to strip the cable.

Where and how you get it all is entirely your task, but there are many ways and the ingredients are simple.

Granta

The interior of this car needs drastic improvement immediately after purchase. At the same time, both large internal elements and small details deserve attention.

As in the cases described, it is important here to carry out all activities in a certain sequence:

It is advisable to start interior changes with replacing the standard steering wheel.
It is better to purchase this element in the required configuration at a specialized store. This solution will be the simplest, since covering the steering wheel yourself is quite difficult and time-consuming. The new element is relatively easy to install. In addition, the finished cover is very easy to tighten with threads. It is also easy to remove if necessary.
The interior decoration of the Lada Granta model is not reliable or durable.
This applies primarily to the armrest, which fades and cracks when exposed to sunlight. In addition, objects inside it rattle while moving. Standard branded armrests require special fastenings, which are fixed with screws. Russian technologies leave much to be desired, so it is better to purchase such an imported interior element.
Due to the dim light, the lampshades cause many complaints from Granta owners. Here the problem can be solved radically by replacing the light source.

Thus, the highest quality improvement of the interior is possible only with a radical update of the upholstery. This is quite a labor-intensive task. For a simpler option, you can simply buy covers. Their selection on the market is simply huge.

Lada Priora Sedan › Logbook › Footlights (part 3 point 1 - rear passengers)

I was glad to see the installation of footwell lighting for the driver and passenger. I didn’t even plan to make footwell lights for the rear passengers. And then yesterday I had to travel a lot, with a large number of stops. And every time I opened the doors (or the passengers when they opened the doors) I enjoyed the pleasant light)) But when it went to night, I realized that the lighting of the legs is a drop-dead thing.

It became pleasant to get into the car at night (it lifted my spirits), visibility in the cabin improved significantly. And then I realized - once you highlight it, then highlight everything.

In general, I climbed into the car and began to look for places to install the tape, guided by the principles: 1) If it’s ugly, but it’s not visible, then it’s beautiful. 2) LEDs should not be visible (that is, they should not shine in the eyes).

There were not so many places for installation: 1) Under the seat - it didn’t fit right away, since there was nowhere to attach it. That is, immediately under the seat there was black fabric upholstery. It was somehow awkward to glue to it, and besides, the tape would be located too high and it would be constantly caught with feet or bags. 2) The floor threshold, what is near the door and what is between the doors - no, no, and again no. I didn’t want to make holes in it for LEDs or glue it on top. And even more, I didn’t want the LEDs to be visible, i.e. the place (point) where the light comes from. After all, this is foot lighting, not interior lighting. 3) The front seat rails (side panels) are convenient to install, but that’s not it. The light would be to the side, and not under the passengers' feet. 4) Air duct outlets for blowing passengers' feet - that's it, if you play a little shamanically.

In general, I decided to attach the tape to the air ducts. But after gluing the tape to the corner (to shine in the direction of people, and not in the seat)

Advantages of air ducts: 1) Using the corner, the light came exactly as it should (from front to back), especially since the tape would have been 3-4 centimeters from the floor, so the light would have broken through over the rugs of the rear passengers. 2) They were located in the depths, according to it was impossible to reach them with your feet. 3) The light would be highly scattered, and not point-like. those. as it should.4) In principle, it’s not far to pull the wires.

Cons: 1) Harder to install, i.e. you have to crawl under the seat. And for this you need good weather outside.2) You need a corner.3) If the tape is self-adhesive, then the corner would need to be glued with something. A solution was quickly found - double-sided tape on a foam base (this is how deflectors are often attached). The width of the tape is about 1 cm so it’s normal.

And so let's go! To make the corner, a piece of plinth was used (it was just lying around after the renovation). You could use anything as long as it was a corner and easy to cut

I only have brown, but it doesn’t matter because the corner won’t be visible anyway

The main thing is that the angle should be 90 degrees, otherwise the light would come very high or low. The duct was 16 centimeters wide, and that’s what I started to push away from. To begin with, I cut a piece of the required length using a metal saw. Then, using scissors, I cut one side so that its width was the same as that of adhesive tape, and the second side so that it was as wide as an LED strip. Then I treated it with a little sandpaper and natfil so that there were no sharp edges. Here's what happened:

Well, then I glue tape and tape on the outer sides of the corner. From the outside so that in the end the tape would be a little closer to the passengers. (it turns out to be 1.5 cm). The parts of the tape where the heat shrink was located were glued to the same tape. The tape should be glued so that after installation the wires come out to the connection side. So you immediately need to think about how to connect the left and right sides.

I thought I would install it right away, but it started to rain and the wiring work had to be postponed until another day.

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Installation

You will need : four pieces of LED strip (you can get it on AliExpress (see catalog)), additional wires.

We glue the LED strip to illuminate the driver's floor with double-sided tape onto the electronics unit. We attach the tapes for the front passenger with one end to the wiring harness (using electrical tape or a tie), and glue the other to the ventilation motor.

For rear passengers, the footwell lights are mounted under the seat. The most convenient way is to fix the LED strip directly on the upholstery material by making 2 holes with an awl into which we insert a plastic tie. We lay the wires next to the seat heating wires, wrapping them with black electrical tape.

Connecting the interior lighting of the VAZ 2170

First, you need to decide how best to connect additional lighting:

so that the backlight lights up when the headlights are turned on.
or so that it always burns.
or maybe only when the doors are open.

+12V connection (select the appropriate option):

plus from the dimensions (+12V appears after turning on the interior lighting). You can take it from the radio block, connector A6.
constant plus (+12V) from the red wire of the ignition switch or ceiling light.

Ground connection (select the appropriate option)

From any nearest point of the body.
To the door switches or to the ceiling lamp, if you want the backlight to light up only when the door is open.

When connecting, do not forget that the polarity of LEDs is important; do not confuse the minus with the plus, otherwise nothing will light up. We stretch the wires under the carpet or under the ceiling upholstery, whichever is more convenient for you, the main thing is that they do not get in the way. If you connected to the navigation light, then we route the wiring along the left or right pillar.

By the way, do you want to make the Priora’s interior more diverse? Use an RGB controller for the LED strip; it will allow you to change the color of the interior lighting:

To illuminate not only the passengers' feet, it is recommended to install an additional lighting lamp on the ceiling.

Installing foot lights on Kalina

Getting into Kalina's cabin will be much more convenient if additional lighting is implemented. Today we will tell you how to install footwell lighting for front and rear passengers in a Lada Kalina. Installing driver and passenger footwell lights

We will need:

— LED strip (total length 3 meters). Price is approximately 8-12 dollars.

- wires (several meters).

- corners (2 pcs).

Driver's floor lighting.

We fix the LED strip with double-sided tape, or use a plastic cable channel that is secured with self-tapping screws. The mounting location is the steering column casing and the bottom of the dashboard.

Let us remind you that in the previous news we looked at installing a heated side mirror on a viburnum. This heating installation will be very useful in the cold season, since the ice on the mirrors is very difficult to remove.

Front passenger floor lighting.

By analogy, we attach the LED strip under the glove compartment.

It is worth noting that for illumination you can also use the glove box lighting, which is most conveniently installed on the side trim of the dashboard. To make the lighting brighter, install an LED light bulb instead of a regular one.

Rear passenger footwell lighting.

Here it is most convenient to glue the light source to the corners, which in turn are fixed to the air ducts. Note that it is not at all necessary to remove the seats for this; it is enough to simply move them forward as much as possible.

Connecting floor lighting on Lada Kalina

Ground connection (select the one you need):

1. From any nearest point on the body, if you want the backlight to turn on manually, through a toggle switch.

2. To the door switches, if you want the backlight to turn on when the door opens. In order not to pull the wire out of the door (as we did when installing heated mirrors), you can hook it to the blue and white wire under the threshold of the left door. And under the threshold of the right door - red-brown.

Connection +12V (select the one you need):

1. Plus from the dimensions (+12V appears after turning on the interior lighting). You can take it from the radio block, connector A6. Or from the cigarette lighter (white wire), but for this you will have to remove the central tunnel of the Kalina.

2. Constant plus (+12V) from the red wire of the ignition switch or ceiling light.

3. Plus, after turning on the ignition from the ignition switch, there is a thick blue wire with a black stripe (it says “15” next to the wire).

It is better to run the wires under the carpet. If you lay them on top, then make sure that they do not get in the way of your feet and are not torn when the seats move.

We recommend connecting Kalina's floor lighting to the interior lamp. We stretch the wires along the windshield pillar and solder the wires directly to the contacts on which the light bulb itself sits, otherwise operation in three modes will not work.

1. Ground to the green wire.

2. +12V to red.

Thus, it will be possible to control the additional lighting of the car through the lampshade (turn it on if desired, or make sure that the lighting turns on itself when the door is opened).

As a result, such additional lighting for the Lada Kalina interior will make the interior not only more comfortable, but also more practical. Carefully choose the color of the backlight so that it is in harmony with the overall color scheme. Do not forget that the polarity of LEDs is important; do not confuse the minus with the plus, otherwise nothing will light up.

Connection

Depending on how and when the backlight will light up and work, choose the method of connecting it.

To interior lighting

Most often, the footwell lighting in the car is connected to the interior lighting. It will only work when the doors are open or the lights are on.

In order to connect the backlight to the interior lighting, you need to remove the lampshade (most often it is on clips, although you may need a screwdriver to remove it). Next you need to connect the wires. Connect the plus to the white and the minus to the red. You hide the reasons under the casing. The easiest way is to stretch them along the side rack. After this, connect the wiring of the LED strips at the feet of the driver and passenger and connect everything to power. Then you check the lighting operation again, and only after that insulate all contacts and install the lampshade back. If you wish, you can additionally install a controller, then the light will fade out smoothly rather than go out abruptly.

From the cigarette lighter

If the lighting is connected from the cigarette lighter, the footwell lighting will light up exclusively from the side of the open door. This is very convenient, because often lighting is only needed when getting a passenger into a car. The plus of the diode must be connected to the cigarette lighter, and the minus to the door limit switch. The wiring on the door can be routed through the same passage through which all wiring to the door goes. However, in most cases, to do this, you will have to dismantle the panel.

From dimensions

When connected to external lighting, the light in the cabin will always be on when the dimensions are on, that is, during trips in the dark. In order to be able to turn it off, you should immediately provide for this possibility and add a switch to the backlight.

In order to connect, you power the positive wire from any light bulb on the instrument panel, and throw the negative wire onto the body of the car.

Installation of floor (leg) lighting in Kalina

Installing driver and passenger footwell lighting

You will need: LED strip (total length 3 meters). The price is 600 rubles for the wire (several meters). tricks (2 pieces).

Driver's floor lighting. We fix the LED strip with double-sided tape, or use a plastic cable channel that is secured with self-tapping screws. The mounting location is the steering column casing and the bottom of the dashboard.

Front passenger floor lighting. By analogy, we attach the LED strip under the glove compartment.

Rear passenger footwell lighting. Here it is most convenient to glue the light source to the corners, which in turn are fixed to the air ducts. Note that it is not at all necessary to remove the seats for this; it is enough to simply move them forward as much as possible.

Connecting floor lighting in Kalina

Ground connection (select the one you need):

From any nearby point on the body, if you want the backlight to turn on manually, via a toggle switch.
To the door switches, if you want the backlight to turn on when the door opens. In order not to pull the wire out of the door (as we did when installing heated mirrors), you can hook it to the blue and white wire under the threshold of the left door. And under the threshold of the right door - red-brown.

Connection +12V (select the one you need):

Plus from the dimensions (+12V appears after turning on the interior lighting). You can take it from the radio block, connector A6. Or from the cigarette lighter (white wire), but for this you will have to remove the central tunnel of the Kalina.
Constant plus (+12V) from the red wire of the ignition switch or ceiling lamp.
Plus, after turning on the ignition from the ignition switch, there is a thick blue wire with a black stripe (it says '15' next to the wire).

It is better to run the wires under the carpet. If you lay them on top, then make sure that they do not get in the way of your feet and are not torn when the seats move.

ground to the green wire.
+12V to red.

Thus, it will be possible to control the additional lighting of the car through the lampshade (turn it on if desired, or make sure that the lighting turns on itself when the door is opened).
As a result, such additional lighting for Kalina’s interior will make the interior not only more comfortable, but also more practical. Carefully choose the color of the backlight so that it is in harmony with the overall color scheme. Do not forget that the polarity of LEDs is important; do not confuse the minus with the plus, otherwise nothing will light up. Approach the issue of tuning the Kalina's interior in a comprehensive manner, install additional lighting for the interior handles.

Getting into Kalina's cabin will be much more convenient if additional lighting is implemented. Let's dwell on interior tuning, and in particular, how to install lighting for the feet of front and rear passengers in the Lada Kalina.

Neon lighting on cars, its types, advantages and disadvantages

The modern type of tuning, called neon lighting, gets its name from the cold glow neon fluorescent lamps originally used for this purpose. It is an additionally installed system consisting of lighting elements with auxiliary devices that are responsible for its correct functioning. Today, the light source for such car design can be not only neon. There are the following types of lighting design for the exterior and interior of a car:

neon lamps, which are ordinary fluorescent lamps in which the working gas is inert neon;

Neon is usually used to illuminate the underside of a car.

gas-filled flexible tubes filled with neon, the surface of which is coated with phosphor;
LEDs in the form of individual plates or LED strips in silicone insulation.

Depending on the installation method, light tuning can be spot-based, in which the emphasis is placed on highlighting individual elements of the car, or continuous, performed along the entire contour. The following car elements can be subject to aesthetic upgrade:

bottom, when lighting devices are placed under the car;
interior, most often illuminated by the floor or dashboard;
luggage compartment;
individual elements of the car, for example, wheels or a radiator grille.

Illuminated rear discs (drums)

You will need: corners, mounting tape, rivets, LED strip (85 cm for one wheel), zip ties (plastic clamps), protective casing for wires, twisted pair.

First, along the contour of the brake drum, we weld the camping corners, pre-cut to size. There are only 24 notches on the drum, you need to secure 6 corners (one corner for 4 divisions). There is balancing on the drum so that the corners do not touch, they should be bent in place.

We attach the mounting tape to the corners using rivets. Twisted pair is used as wiring, which is connected in the same way in the LED strip. We install an 85cm LED on the resulting structure. tape using clamps.

For additional protection, we place the cable in a protective casing. We lay the wiring using clamps and lead it into the cabin through the hole.

To ensure long-lasting illumination of car rims, it is recommended not to use connectors to connect the wires, but to use soldering or twisting.

As a result, if you don't look closely, the disc backlight is not noticeable. Despite the ease of operation, installing and connecting such external lighting will require a day of work.

By the way, do you know how to tune the interior lighting (Priors, Kalinas, Grants, Kalina 2)?

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Connecting floor lighting in Kalina

Ground connection (select the one you need):

From any nearby point on the body, if you want the backlight to turn on manually, via a toggle switch.
To the door switches, if you want the backlight to turn on when the door opens. In order not to pull the wire out of the door (as we did when installing heated mirrors), you can hook it to the blue and white wire under the threshold of the left door. And under the threshold of the right door - red-brown.

Connection +12V (select the one you need):

Plus from the dimensions (+12V appears after turning on the interior lighting). You can take it from the radio block, connector A6. Or from the cigarette lighter (white wire), but for this you will have to remove the central tunnel of the Kalina.
Constant plus (+12V) from the red wire of the ignition switch or ceiling lamp.
Plus, after turning on the ignition from the ignition switch, there is a thick blue wire with a black stripe (near the wire it says “15”).

It is better to run the wires under the carpet. If you lay them on top, then make sure that they do not get in the way of your feet and are not torn when the seats move.

ground to the green wire.
+12V to red.

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Vesta

When operating Vesta, many drivers encounter such an unpleasant phenomenon as a noisy and dusty interior. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the interior for the driver and passengers inside this model by replacing door seals, improving sound insulation, and installing additional lighting.

Work must be carried out in the following sequence:

First, you should install additional rubber seals in places where the greatest discomfort is felt. Here these are the ribs of the rear doors. Their surface must be thoroughly cleaned and degreased. To solve the problem, it is recommended to purchase an RKI-19 brand seal from a car store. This modification will significantly improve the tightness and reduce noise when driving. Discomfort when driving this car is caused by squeaks from the steering wheel and gear shift lever. To get rid of it, you can paste over these places with a special material, treat them with silicone or penetrating lubricant.
The level of sound insulation can be increased by using sheets of foam placed under the sheathing. It is recommended to treat the outside of the bottom and wheel arches with bitumen mastic.
It is advisable to improve the lighting of the rear seats by placing lamps on the edges above the rear doors or in the center. This must be done before installing the upholstery fasteners.

Installing interior lighting

Driver and passenger footwell lighting . As a rule, for additional illumination of the legs, an LED strip is used, which is attached to the plastic panel from below using double-sided tape. Rear passenger footwell lighting . To ensure that the light from the diodes is directed correctly, it is recommended to use a corner that should be attached to the air ducts under the front seats.

We can say that the whole process is similar and has already been considered (see lighting in Kalina).

Finalization of the scheme

Work on modifying the door end elements can be delegated to service station specialists. In this case, the owner will be charged an installation fee. You can do everything yourself, then installing limit switches will require plumbing tools and a device for checking the electrical circuit:

Tester.
Soldering iron.
Phillips screwdriver.
The wire.
Solder POS-40.
Corrugated hose.
Insulating tape.
Limit switch.

The owner must decide on a further plan of action based on the features of the layout of his Lada Granta car. It can activate the button in the threshold or the door lock contacts.

Both options involve parallel connection of unused elements to the working terminals of the door on the driver's side. The switches for opening the doorway of a Lada car are powered using a two-wire circuit. To simplify the choice, we will consider both options.

LED navigation light

The first in line to improve the interior lighting is the standard lampshade. To improve lighting, we need to replace the incandescent lamp with an LED one, or use LED panels.

Before starting work, to avoid a short circuit, be sure to disconnect the negative terminal of the battery!

Tools required: slotted screwdriver, soldering iron or solder paste, LED lamp or panel.

Using a flat-blade screwdriver, pry up the housing of the interior lamp on the right side and remove it, disconnecting the power connector.

Next, we take out the incandescent lamp and change it to an LED lamp, with a distance between the contacts from 39 to 42 mm.

Or we use LED boards, they are more efficient and durable than ready-made lamps. Power for the panels can be taken from the copper legs that are used to mount the lamp. You can place the boards as shown in the photo.

Due to the larger number of LEDs, the brightness of LED panels significantly exceeds the brightness of a conventional LED lamp, so this method of improving lighting is the most preferable. Additional light from the courtesy lamp allows you to illuminate a significant area of the vehicle exit area.

After finishing the work, return the power plug to its place and snap the lighting lamp into the frame body.

Result

Let us remind you that in order to make the car interior more comfortable, you should approach the issue comprehensively. Please note that the standard panel backlight has been improved.

The interior lighting of Kalina 2 is bright enough to find the door handles or remove the key from the ignition when leaving the car. But getting into the cabin will be much more convenient if additional floor lighting is implemented.

Installation of LED strip

Before installing footwell lights in a car with your own hands, you should decide where you will attach the tape itself.

To illuminate the footwell area, it can be installed below the seats, along the perimeter of the lower part of the front seats, under the instrument panel and under the glove compartment. It all depends on your imagination. Remember, when choosing a place for installation, you should take into account that the installed lighting should be directed towards the floor.

After choosing a location, measure and cut a piece of tape of the required size. Do not forget that it may not be cut in all places. Cut only in areas where solder contacts are located. Therefore, having measured what length you need, it is better to take a little less than vice versa, so that later there is no sagging during fastening.

After cutting, solder a wire to the edges of the tape and try to connect it to a power source. If it works, isolate the solder joints. To do this, put a heat-shrinkable tube over the joint, heat it with a soldering iron or even with a lighter. After insulation, attach the tape to the selected location using an adhesive layer, glue, or even regular silicone ties.

In the same way, you make and install the lighting strip in other places in the cabin.