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Old Jan 19, 2006 | 03:37 PM
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I was checking out https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=62882 earlier ...would there be any way to wire LEDs into the front midbase and rear coaxial speaker areas (ie. to light up the speakers as they're thumpin)? I wanna show off my component set...forgive me if any of the terming is wrong
Old Jan 19, 2006 | 10:52 PM
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It can be done, I've seen it done on friends cars. All you have to do is get some LEDs, some resistors and wiring and wire them up to a power source and ground them. Not positive where a power source would be in the rear of the car, haven't taken that apart yet, maybe others can help out there.
Old Jan 20, 2006 | 01:58 AM
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sounds good
Old Jan 20, 2006 | 01:24 PM
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I ran LED's to the rear cup holders and used the cig lighter power source. Be sure to add your own fuse to the LED's you put in, but that is the closest tap for power.
Old Jan 22, 2006 | 01:24 AM
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you can do it but you will need to do a coupled of things like fun a switch to kill the lights during the day of when you just didn't want them on.

You can pick the hot side of the positive side of the speaker so it will strobe and groung it to anything metal in the door but i would deffinatly run a power wire to the switch so the things wont always strobe
hope that helps
Old Jan 22, 2006 | 03:04 AM
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you can go 2 best buy and get some Dual interior speakers with blue LEDs in them already a
Old Jan 22, 2006 | 08:56 AM
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I'd reccomend using these LEDs: http://www.oznium.com/prewired-leds

Cheap, bright, easy (pre-wired already for 12v). You could shave the tip of the LED down with sandpaper, a dremel, or a metal file so it disperses the light a little better.
Old Jan 26, 2006 | 10:38 PM
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oznium, can you turn those LEDs on and off with a rocker switch? how would you wire it to be able to do that? thanks
Old Jan 26, 2006 | 11:18 PM
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Yep! Certainly can

Sort of like this:



Or like this

Old Jan 26, 2006 | 11:26 PM
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^^^^^beutifull example^^^^^
Old Jan 26, 2006 | 11:34 PM
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www.oznium.com=


John
Old Jan 27, 2006 | 02:43 AM
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wow thats about as good as it gets lol, thanks
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Old Feb 6, 2006 | 03:40 AM
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beautiful
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