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i just got a couple of 18" underbody neon light tubes for my ride. im pretty good with body work but i have no idea how to wire these suckers. all i know is that the tubes each have a built in transformer and a black and red wire coming out of it. i want to be able to have them on without my headlighs having to be on, if not possible its ok, i also want to have a switch for them in the dash, what am i going to need to get and what should i do??

 
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man if you dont know what to do with a black and red wire maybe you should let a professional install em..... for your rides sake.

 
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im just not familiar with switches, i just need a basic overview to get me started

 
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put the switch in line with the red wire. if you want bring them to the norcal/socal meet and ill help you install them

 
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i did this myself and i'll tell u think let pro's do it unless u have the time and u have drill and something lift your car off the ground.....took me 2 hours only b/c i had no room to work ...

 
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i got no problem with putting them in place, i'm just a noob when it comes to wiring. what kind of equip am i going to have to buy? and i got problem getting it off the ground

 
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i meant no problem getting in the air

 
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your gunna need a drill to drill into the under body to put the screws in..u gotta wath where u drilling so u dont go though the floor in the car and hit the rug ...eletrical tape ..wirer cutters and more wire.....if u want i cna take pics of my setup and show you but u gunna have ot wait til tomorrow when sun out lol

 
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ok thanks, ill appreciate some pics of the wiring, i pretty sure ill be able to drill them on

 
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make sure you tap your 12v from something that is ignition switched cause forgeting to turn them off and having your battery die is a pain in the ***

 
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so is the set up pretty much run a 16 gauge power wire from the battery to the switch in the dash. and from there splice it to get the two neons. and just ground the black wire on each tube. is that a basic setup or am i missing something?

 
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damn i do this for a living now and i cant think of a easy way to describe this. The best way to do it is to connect the switch to a relay that will bring power from the battery when the switch is on and only if the car is turnned on.

 
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ok that sounds simple enough to understand, if i use the set up of battery -- relay -- switch --- neons will i be good? when u mean car on do u mean engine running or just having the key in without actually starting the car

 
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http://www.fantomforce.com/howdoiinstallneons.html


ok this might help you out, its not the best way but itll do

 
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power wirer from battery to swtich then same power wirer to lighting turn off and on by power switch u put in car

 
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thanks for the link, visual helps a lot, i think im set, thanks for the help, hopefully i won't f**k up anything

 
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one last question, how does the switch work, do i connect it to the wire from the battery then it has an outlet or something to run a new wire to the tubes?

 
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the switch in inline with the power coming from the battery going to the transformer.

 
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there are going to be little terminals on the back of the switch, go to radio shack and tell em what u are doing and they can sell you some connectors and a crimping tool and some other crap to make some really reliable connections.

 
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alright, its seems pretty simple with all the help, thanks

 
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you wont need a relay, and i'd step it up to 12 gauge wire just for good use. 12 gauge from battery to switch to red wire. i'd also reccomend you fuse it just in case. you can buy an inline fuse at radio shack for 2 bucks.

 
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just dont hurt yourself lol

 
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i agree.

 
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yeah if u got any more q's PM me, i have shocked myself multiple times so i could tell u what to do and what not to do...

 
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if you want i can help you install. (that if your "near LA" means near Los Angeles