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I was wondering if I could hook up my neon light to the pos. and neg. coming from my head unit and then hook up to a switch. I've got an in-line fuse to use on it too. If this isn't the best way to do it, then how else should I go about it. Thanks for any help you can give me.
I would run a dedicated line from your battery to the neon transformer..and then ground (neg) it to the car body...
While you're at it you could add a relay with a switch on your dash if you wanted...
hope that helped
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quote:Originally posted by Little Dragon: I wouldn't do that...
I would run a dedicated line from your battery to the neon transformer..and then ground (neg) it to the car body...
While you're at it you could add a relay with a switch on your dash if you wanted...
hope that helped
OK. But I don't have a transformer unless one is built into the neon itself. It is just a regular Street Glow 20" accent tube. If it does have a built in transformer then I can just hook it up to the battery and ground it to the body. But if not then what else can I do. I just want to be able to turn it on and off without plugging it into the stupid cigarette lighter. Thanks again.
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Ground hte negative wire. Mount your switch. One side of the switch goes to the tube, the other goes to your fuse box. The ONLY thing good about owning a GM is that there is ALWAYS a couple of IGN and BATT taps in the fusebox for adding accessories. Use a male spade to plug into here. Don't forget an inline fuse...
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quote:Originally posted by Dukk: Ground hte negative wire. Mount your switch. One side of the switch goes to the tube, the other goes to your fuse box. The ONLY thing good about owning a GM is that there is ALWAYS a couple of IGN and BATT taps in the fusebox for adding accessories. Use a male spade to plug into here. Don't forget an inline fuse...
Thank you very much for the detailed description. I don't have my car up here at school, but I'll try it this weekend when I go home and I'll let you guys know how things went. Thanks again for the help.
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