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Old Mar 23, 2003
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connecting neons to alternate source

ive got 2 neons under my driver and passenger seats. they are connected to my ciggerate lighter through a quad outlet. is there any other way i can conncect them like to my battery or something because the wires look really nasty like that.
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you can use a dead fuse slot, i think #18 where the day time running lights would go if you working on an A-spec
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or you could connect the power wire to another source such as the radio....and put a switch within the wire to power the lights on and off
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you can hook them up directly to the battery. run a 12 gauge wire from the battery, have an inline fuse about 10 inches away, through your firewall and to whereever your switches are. or what i did was splice into my cig. lighter wire behind the dash and use that. i have neons under the seats, dash and in the air vents. the hard part is figuring where you want the switches, i have my in front of the cupholders in the console but i have seen others that have them in the dash in the empty spot where the 2 blank panels are and others have them in the glove box, guess it depends if you want them visible or easy to turn on and off. if you like i can email you pictures of my set up, you can also go to the www.streetglow.com messege board, you'll find tons of help there. have fun.
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I would like to see pictures if you don't mind
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cut off the cig connector, separate the two wires...then connect one and ground one
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also you can do it using a relay(SPDT) and wire like this
#86 ground
#87 12volt
#85 from you parking lights,remote turn on,or any source you choose to use
#30 to positive (+) from your neon
and that's it.
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these are my switches. when i get an underbody kit, i gonna use one of those blank panels next to the cig. lighter and install the switch for it there. and since i have nothing but blue neons, i'm also gonna switch the switches to all blue, dont know why i got different colors to begin with! its very simple to do, i took off the console, installed the lights, stuck the transformers under the dash and hide the wires. i spliced into my cig. lighter wire to power them and used a nut and bolt under the console as a ground. it was a one day job. i'll have to take a picture of it all lite up one day...i mean night.
 
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