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Old Mar 18, 2007 | 02:52 AM
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hey can i ask something ? From my pic below, where should i connect the front footwells to make it on and fade off with the dome light? I know this has been posted before, but just couldnt find it. thanks
Old Mar 18, 2007 | 02:53 AM
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hey can i ask something ? From my pic below, where should i connect the front footwells to make it on and fade off with the dome light? I know this has been posted before, but just couldnt find it. thanks

Old Mar 18, 2007 | 03:48 AM
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Check page 1. It shows you exactly where to hook up (-) and (+).
Old Mar 18, 2007 | 02:25 PM
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bravo brother, thats tight. I guess I didn't think that it would light up the whole ground that much... clean mod+original idea= genius
Old Mar 18, 2007 | 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by xIxAMxHOLLYWOODx
Check page 1. It shows you exactly where to hook up (-) and (+).
yah i did, just want to make sure. so bear with me



^^^ yes ???
Old Mar 18, 2007 | 08:31 PM
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(+) is right, but its tough to see the negative. Its the blue wire in the plug right above where you have the (-). If you're looking at that plug its the wire in the bottom left corner I believe, maybe one pin up from the corner, but its blue in color.
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it has blue, green, red, orange, stripped black and white, yellow in that black cover.
Old Mar 18, 2007 | 08:52 PM
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Splice into the blue wire in the bottom left corner of that plug for your (-)
Old Mar 18, 2007 | 09:02 PM
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is a fuse needed in case if i plan to have 5 cathodes, 2 front factory blue footwells and 14 5mm leds ? all will wire up with a switch and work just like the dome light.
Old Mar 18, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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You can put in a fuse if you'd like, I believe that the power is already fused, but I'm not 100%. if you look under the dash where you're hooking up the (+) and (-) you'll see another fuse panel behind where you're splicing wires into. But if you want to be safe and run a fuse, I don't see how it would hurt. You're going to run a switch on it? What for? If you hook it up this way, they'll turn on and off with the dome's.
Old Mar 18, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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I want to filp it on/off while it can still be like the couresy lights. I think thats cool ?

* si have a round rocker switch from Oz. The black wire goes to the blue, the middle red goes to the power source. What about the other red wire end goes to ?
Old Mar 18, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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sorry BIG noob here man
Old Apr 17, 2007 | 04:15 AM
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on the rocker switch you've got the black for (-) the middle red for power going to the switch and the other red should be power leaving the switch when the switch is in the "on" position.
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 09:37 PM
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awesome mod imma have the guy in my club who does my lighting stuff get on this asap =D
Old Jan 2, 2008 | 02:33 AM
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excellent write-up. awesome mod! i want to do this so bad but i dont think i have the guts to drill and grind down my door handles. maybe one day...
Old Feb 16, 2008 | 06:59 PM
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I got me grinding my door handles now but i got a question, i sent u a pm
Old Mar 2, 2008 | 10:59 PM
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how difficult is it to get the wire from the door to the car?


and where does it run
Old Mar 2, 2008 | 11:57 PM
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i just finished...looks sick...it was very hard for me....cuz i didnt have the right tools lol......will post up pics soon....i left my camera at work...and the camera on my phone sucks..




Originally Posted by himynameischris
how difficult is it to get the wire from the door to the car?


and where does it run
Id say that was one the hardest things lol....thats my opinion though...
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