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05-15-2010, 01:53 PM

#11

hornedfrog13

Join Date: Sep 2009

Location: texas

Posts: 34

I have red LED's in the front foot wells and in the rear on the side of my seats.
All i did to hook them up was run the wires straight to the battery and run a simple switch ($7 at autozone) and tack the switch to the underside of the foot well. It turned out really good and was simple to wire.

05-15-2010, 03:18 PM

#12

157dB

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Join Date: May 2007

Location: NW Arkansas

Posts: 13,322

Quote:

Originally Posted by hornedfrog13

I have red LED's in the front foot wells and in the rear on the side of my seats.
All i did to hook them up was run the wires straight to the battery and run a simple switch ($7 at autozone) and tack the switch to the underside of the foot well. It turned out really good and was simple to wire.

Boy I sure hope you fused the wire at the battery.
Or you are going to have a carpet smoker if any
of the wires gets pinched...

I never liked hooking straight to the battery as
the battery terminals are not the best place to
pick up 12 volts.
They are already prone to corrosion as is.

05-17-2010, 10:34 AM

#13

kc5mhb

2nd Gear Member

Join Date: Dec 2007

Location: Louisiana

Posts: 229

Quote:

Originally Posted by 157db

LEDs dont pull enough amps to warrant a relay.
Not enough to warrant a size bigger in the wire department.
Unless you are planning on adding hundreds but the
OP stated only 2 LED light bars?
84 watts of Fog lamps, YES to the relay, two LED lights, NO relay required.
Its just plain overkill.
Sorry charlie.
WIRING diagrams are available online.
The wire colors and locations are shown in detail for those that can understand....

Point taken, but then again I like to err on the side of too much protection instead of not enough. I can envision someone hooking up a bunch of little lights, neon lights, etc. and then wonder why the wiring burnt up. Its just the electronics technician in me showing through.

05-17-2010, 04:42 PM

#14

ABQstang89

3rd Gear Member

Join Date: Dec 2008

Location: megan fox's dreams

Posts: 643

I added neons to the footwells last summer. I opted to use a switch and just ran an add a fuse to the fuse box in the passenger side footwell. Had a friend turn the keys to on position and I checked to see which fuses were hot. I know there is one that goes hot when the doors open, just gotta spend the time to look for it.

05-17-2010, 11:12 PM

#15

hornedfrog13

Join Date: Sep 2009

Location: texas

Posts: 34

Quote:

Originally Posted by ABQstang89

same for me, takes a little bit but well worth it

05-19-2010, 11:30 AM

#16

Moss Muscle

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Join Date: Sep 2008

Location: California

Posts: 157

Quote:

Originally Posted by woodhall

whitehorse- thank! never even looked to see if they sold kits.

everybody else --
the link below is what he is talking about-35 bucks. ill see if i can find somebody on this forum tho with them instructions, i already have all the wiring and lights

it says tap into the "door switch"? anybody know what that is?

http://www.mossmuscle.com/Shop/ViewP...eIndexID=84719

Woodhall, I can email you the instructions for this kit if you want them. Of course, that's if you still need them. I would copy and paste on to this thread but it's a few page PDF file. It comes with pictures but im not sure what pictures would help you.
Let me know

Last edited by Moss Muscle; 05-19-2010 at 11:32 AM.