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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 09:11 AM
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ok.. so i got my girl some gift for christmas and i installed them in her car tonight.. i put in the Pioneer Avic-D2, Pioneer Ipod Adapter, Pioneer XM/Navtraffic unit, and some bazooka sub/amp combo.. its like 2 10inch bazooka with a little 300max amp but really sounds pretty good.. anyway.. i wanted to fill the sides of the box with a little light because it has like 6 inches of space on each side.. i was wondering what the best way to wire a pair of neon lights would be.. should i:

a) ground them at the amp and power them using the remote wire input

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b) run a power wire to the front and connect it to the stock neons that the dealer through in
Old Dec 30, 2006 | 03:18 PM
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B, and don't use neons, use cathodes from oznium.com.
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^ what he said and ive known about having audio and lighting on same circuit has the potential to make noise..
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^ Yeah that can cause a ground loop that makes a buzzing noise. Not always, but it is always better to have lights and audio on a different circuit.
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idk.. i tried hooking it up via the remote wire and then grounding them at the amp also and so far i have no noise.. the subs perform the same no matter if the lights are connected or not... a bad pic but gives the idea...

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