Question about wiring interior lights
Dec 13, 2009 | 01:14 PM
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From: Henry County, Georgia
Question about wiring interior lights
Im considering adding some red accents to go with the my color but i want them to turn on when the my color does (headlights).
Does anyone know how i can splice into that? I plan on having it turn on when the gauges are red but also having a switch to turn back off when ever i feel like it
Dec 13, 2009 | 01:41 PM
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Dec 13, 2009 | 03:00 PM
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I wired mine to the dimmer on the mycolor that way you can dim them if you dont want them as bright!
Dec 13, 2009 | 05:08 PM
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157db to the rescue on this one, me-thinks. It's most-likely all handled by the SJB, and I have a feeling it isn't going to be easy...
Dec 13, 2009 | 05:42 PM
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I think I did mine to a white wire with yellow stripe not + though...
Dec 14, 2009 | 12:48 AM
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From: Henry County, Georgia
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Originally Posted by
rford426
I think I did mine to a white wire with yellow stripe not + though...
will the dimmer work with neons? (whispers to avoid the inevitable flaming)
Dec 14, 2009 | 01:22 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Shadow7874
will the dimmer work with neons? (whispers to avoid the inevitable flaming)
Nope.
I
think there is a spare leg of the wiring harness under the center console that has 12v when the lights are on.
Dec 14, 2009 | 11:09 AM
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They should mine were cold cathodes got em for like 9 bucks but they work great! But they should work with the dimmer i don't see why they wouldn't
Dec 14, 2009 | 11:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
HypromanGT
157db to the rescue on this one, me-thinks. It's most-likely all handled by the SJB, and I have a feeling it isn't going to be easy...
You can tap off of the headlight switch illumination wire.
Pin 2, C205
Yellow-Lite Blue wire
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Shadow7874
will the dimmer work with neons? (whispers to avoid the inevitable flaming)
Nope, neons and cold cathodes are one and the same and
dont dim with decreased voltage input.
Dec 14, 2009 | 07:52 PM
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My cold cathodes dim with my dimmer