hey im new to the whole interior lighting and have a few questions

first do i just run a power cable to the battery like i would for an amp and just leach all the lights to that?

and do i need to ground it?


-thanks

 

Of course you need to ground it. Any circuit that you want to run properly needs to be grounded. It is also a safety issue.

Yes, you could run a lead right from the battery, just make sure you run an inline fuse so there arent any voltage spikes that reach the LEDs that could potentially blow them up.

Good Luck

 

You could run from the battery, but there are plenty of places inside the car you could get power from without having to run a wire through the firewall.

 

well... grounding completes the circuit...

open circuit = no worky worky...

but yeah... tapping into your fuse box inside the car is another possibility. you can get one of those "add-a-circuit" fuseholder kit things.

 

Yea your on it...

https://www.scionlife.com/tech/?article=68

come on mod.. point em to the tech section

 

don't forget a switch! you don't want to drain your battery.