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03-23-2005, 10:46 AM
Hey Guys,
I was wondering if anybody had done this to there cars, put neons in the vent. If yes, what kind of lights did you put in them and how does it look. Alright, Eric
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03-23-2005, 10:56 AM
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03-23-2005, 11:55 AM
Your best bet is to use super bright led's. I've got them in all my vents. They're alot smaller than a neon tube and cheaper. The super brights cost me about 2 each. I've got one in each vent. If you need help figuring out how to wire them give me a shout i'll be able to help you out.
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How much electrical knowledge do you have for a start, then i can get ya going. Its not complicated as long as you've got a basic idea of how to wire leds and such.
This is a pretty good how to, if you've got any questions give me a shout. http://www.focushacks.com/index.php?modid=34
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03-24-2005, 01:20 PM
see, i've been there and read it over about 1000 times :P , he still doesn't tell you which fuse to use and such things as that. Putting them in the vents and running them either parallel or in series, i have no problem with, it's just getting power to them, and not frying anything
03-24-2005, 01:31 PM
Personally I just tapped onto the back off the cigarette lighter for power. Works well for me, I just wired a switch after that, and then wired the LED's and neon after the switch.
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03-24-2005, 01:41 PM
wouldn't having that on with the cigaret thing kill the fuse when you go to use the cigarette lighter tho?
Never had a prob with it, but like i said i don't use the lighter so its really not an issue for me. Not to mention that LED's draw very little current, something like 0.02 amps or so.
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03-24-2005, 01:45 PM
that's true..i was thinking of just picking up one of those add a circuits from canadian tire or wal mart, but i wouldn't know which fuse to use, seeing as it says you can only use a fuse as big as 10 amps
03-24-2005, 01:47 PM
Ya i've never used one of those add a circuits before, I'm sure someone on here has used one before they're pretty popular. How many LED's were you thinking of wiring up?
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03-24-2005, 01:48 PM
just a single led in each vent, so 4 in total
03-24-2005, 01:50 PM
Ya i'm pretty with only 4 LED's you could get away with wiring it to the cigarette lighter. Right now i'm running, 4 Neon tubes and 6 LED's off the cigarette lighter.
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03-24-2005, 01:51 PM
yea, i guess only 4 led's wouldn't do much, i think this might just get done the same time i do my speakers :), which will hopefully be tomorro
1 in each vent, and 1 in each cupholder. I also wired 2 LED's into the map light but thats on a diff circuit. I'll try and get some pics this weekend if the weather is nice.
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03-24-2005, 02:06 PM
Ya i'm thinkin of putting LED's in the side pockets in the back seat of the hatch back and then i've gotta come up with somethin for the trunk. Still tryin to figure that one out.
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03-25-2005, 12:48 AM
The add-a-circuit is dead simple. Your biggest concern is the lack of grounding... hence why habmann went with tapping into the cigarette lighter feeds for positive/negative connections.
The set can be hooked up in series without much concern, because so long as you don't overvolt the LEDs, you're laughing.
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