Adding Ambient Lighting
Tuned
Joined: Sep 2018
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From: Western NY
Purchasing the console is the big hit but necessary if you want it to look factory - all in I was under $300. I recall the foot well and seat modules are like $20 each at most. Much cheaper than from factory especially when consider factory is only ice blue one intensity now. Having the ability of full control on your screen is nice
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It seems since I have a STX (XL), the OEM install is basically out of the question. I have these already:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07DYXGNMZ
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01GMZTL1K
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07DYXGNMZ
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01GMZTL1K
Laughing Gas
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With all factory modules, terminals, OEM sockets and connectors, proper gauge TXL wire, wire loom cloth and even the terminal crimping tool Im just a tad over $400 and that's including the 175 dollar console.... Worth every buck.. Ill take my pics as well this evening of the doors and locations. h20 , have you by chance looked for the factory leads under the seats or footwell corners JIC something is there? Who knows with 19 being a little different then the 20s they may be using whatever they got. Its a mod where I get the most compliments.
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From: Lost in the Ozone....
Good suggestion. Just looked, no luck. They aren't present.
Laughing Gas
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From doing some research in the past hour it assumes Vehicle with Sync 3 would have the proper BCM as a guy over on the F150 board tried this with a 4.2 Sync BCM to 8 Sync 3 BCM adapter harness and was unsuccessful. You could enable it in Forscan and then test the wires as "BLUE-F150" did. He had 2 of the 3 wires going but couldn't get the power wire working apparently.
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From: Metro-west Boston
I added ambient lights to my 17 XLT. I used a kit from F150LEDS. Pretty easy install - full color choices and brightness controlled with a remote... works well for what I wanted. No door LEDS, but under seats and console, along with the cubbies along the center console.
Tuned
Joined: Sep 2018
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From: Western NY
The best I could do 
I will note - if you are looking to light the interior up, I would definitely not waste the time or money purchasing and adding the OE modules - although maybe you could use the wiring and controller of the truck to power your own LED's?
The OE provides a nice glow which is what I wanted since I drive a lot at night - I do not want any more light than this. Like Mkos stated, I too get a lot of compliments on it.
I will note - if you are looking to light the interior up, I would definitely not waste the time or money purchasing and adding the OE modules - although maybe you could use the wiring and controller of the truck to power your own LED's?
The OE provides a nice glow which is what I wanted since I drive a lot at night - I do not want any more light than this. Like Mkos stated, I too get a lot of compliments on it.