I just installed puddle / courtesy lights above the steps on my 2016 F-350. I used 4ea low profile 1" X 4" white LED utility light strips under each door. I had the factory connectors to connect to with the aftermarket pigtails and concealed all of the wiring. Very happy with the end result.

Parts used:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Metra-72-560...3D151835396626

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4pcs-Utility...hYhkVH&vxp=mtr

 

Looks good.

 

I just had to replace one of my lights on each side.

The driver side front and passenger side rear both had the same issue; the + wire was poorly soldered to the led board and it broke. These two lights in particular had some flicker to them and I wonder if the connection was failing from the factory.

I ordered the same ones again and check this time before installing them; I also used silicone to secure the wires outside the housing, and reduce movement that may break the wires off again.

2x Super Bright White Car COB LED Lights -DRL Fog Driving Lamp Waterproof DC 12V | eBay

I like the lights and am otherwise happy with their performance.





It is possible that during washing the mitt snagged the wires, so I plan to be more careful when washing under the doors in the future.

 

I kind of put the cart in front of the horse. I bought all of the materials, lights and connectors and then crawled under the truck to start and guess what! NO CONNECTORS!!!

 

Excellent Install !!
I bought similar lights for my truck back when this thread started. Thankfully, like most things I've bought for the truck, I haven't installed them yet.
I like your choice in lights much better, so I followed your link and just ordered them.
Thanks !! Of course, just like everything else I see and want they're now $21.00 and not $14.?? whats a guy to due .. lol

 

The vehicles with connectors are their 2 on each side or two total? Im curious how you installed the 2x super bright white car cob led light. Thanks

 

There's one connector on each side.

 

I'm just curious how you mount 2 of these on one side



or is it one per side. if so then it wouldn't offer much light. Please shed some "light" on this project i want to do

 

I added wire to each and then connected them together just before the harness.

 

any pictures? did you solder?

 

I did the same thing as Captfx4; used the same lights an all.

I soldered extra wire to the connector and ran it to the areas where the lights go beneath the middle of each door more or less.

I also put high-temp silicone around where the light wire comes out of the lights to provide a little extra support.

 

One other thought - kind of back to the original question here. If the mirrors have a cutout for a "puddle light" in the bottom of them, you could possibly order two of the factory puddle light LEDs for a 2017 Super Duty and install them. The install would be more difficult for sure, but the factory puddle lights include 2 LEDs per mirror...one shines straight down and one shines backward. The entire running board is lit, plus an area on the ground. Looks very nice. I would personally prefer that as a more "factory" approach but it would definitely cost more and be a more difficult install.

Looks good what you guys have done, though! Great use of the factory lit running board plugs.

 

Finished up my puddle light install a month ago. I want to install bed lights. I've seen people wire them to the same harness for the puddle lights. I don't really wanna do that. Is there any other places you can steal power from? or do you guys recommend running it straight from the battery? I'd like to put a switch on it.

 

Tap into the 7 pin trailer harness, the is a constant hot you can use and run it up behind the taillight into the bed area.

 

thank az, i'll give that a shot