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Wiring help.
Hi guys. I need your help but please dont laugh at me. I've bought these door sills for my 01 civic (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...TRK%3AMEWN%3AIT) and they're supposed to light up when I open the door. I need help with the wiring. The instructions say that one of the wires go to door switch (+) and the other one to the battery power 12V (-). The problem is simply that I dont know how to do this, where the points are and how to connect the wires. Any help appreciated. 
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Can't see what it is you bid on, but here's a guess ...
You'll need either a 12v constant or 12v switched (+) source. As for the ground (-), just find a place with bare metal and screw it down. You should be good to go then.
You'll need either a 12v constant or 12v switched (+) source. As for the ground (-), just find a place with bare metal and screw it down. You should be good to go then.
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Rep Power: 276 Yes. Sorry guys. This link should work: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=7955084941
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Rep Power: 0 when you open the door you should see a rubber nipple, take the rubber off, unscrew the screw and connect the wiring from there on... i never actually connected anything on the door switch... but i've seen the wiring... i thought it might work...
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Originally Posted by pnoyster2k1cvic
when you open the door you should see a rubber nipple, take the rubber off, unscrew the screw and connect the wiring from there on... i never actually connected anything on the door switch... but i've seen the wiring... i thought it might work...
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Originally Posted by pnoyster2k1cvic
blk and yellow wire next to the key assembly...
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door switch in any honda is - (negative) so wire the door sill to your negative doorpin wire, in 7thgen's they are individual, doing it this way will make only the respective sill to light up with its respective door. Or you can get it in the front driver side A pillar going up to the dome light and have them turn on when any door is opened. Then give the + (positive) a 12v FUSED constant to the thick SOLID WHITE wire going to your fuse box from the ignition cylinder.
I used a relay in my application to do this for me, but for EL lighting it should be fine the way it is.
door switch in any honda is - (negative) so wire the door sill to your negative doorpin wire, in 7thgen's they are individual, doing it this way will make only the respective sill to light up with its respective door. Or you can get it in the front driver side A pillar going up to the dome light and have them turn on when any door is opened. Then give the + (positive) a 12v FUSED constant to the thick SOLID WHITE wire going to your fuse box from the ignition cylinder.
I used a relay in my application to do this for me, but for EL lighting it should be fine the way it is.
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Originally Posted by SkipBarber
dear god. LOL, if you don't know, don't post.
door switch in any honda is - (negative) so wire the door sill to your negative doorpin wire, in 7thgen's they are individual, doing it this way will make only the respective sill to light up with its respective door. Or you can get it in the front driver side A pillar going up to the dome light and have them turn on when any door is opened. Then give the + (positive) a 12v FUSED constant to the thick SOLID WHITE wire going to your fuse box from the ignition cylinder.
I used a relay in my application to do this for me, but for EL lighting it should be fine the way it is.
door switch in any honda is - (negative) so wire the door sill to your negative doorpin wire, in 7thgen's they are individual, doing it this way will make only the respective sill to light up with its respective door. Or you can get it in the front driver side A pillar going up to the dome light and have them turn on when any door is opened. Then give the + (positive) a 12v FUSED constant to the thick SOLID WHITE wire going to your fuse box from the ignition cylinder.
I used a relay in my application to do this for me, but for EL lighting it should be fine the way it is.
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Rep Power: 331 yes, and please fuse it, place a fuse between the door sill and the white wire. If for some reason the door sill were to ground out (short) youd blow an ignition fuse (one of those big sqaure ones under the hood).
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Rep Power: 276 It seems like theres a lot more work with it than I expected, because the wires seem to be not long enough. I've unscrew the big black "nipple" that holds the door switch and all I know that its a green wire.
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Rep Power: 331 an inverter does not work like a fuse. that green wire is your negative source, the remaining two wires will have to be extended and connected to the wire explained in my earlier post.
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