Fitting cold cathode tubey light things!??!

SiDaBa · Post by **SiDaBa** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 8:30 pm

Ok bare with me as my electical knowledge is non existant. I would like to have some sort of lighting in my boot and perhaps in the driver's and passenger footwells. My main objective is the boot. Basically i need ideas of how to wire them so they're not permanently on. Yes a switch does seem like a wise idea but what if i forget to switch it off?? Is their anyway of wiring it up so dumb idiots (me) don't leave them going when the car isn't being used??

Josh if you read this how do yours work in your boot build??

And if you need to know i've got a 9n.

Post by **Josh_PoloGTi** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 1:03 am

Mine works off a relay that is switched on when I turn my stereo on.

Have a look on the Talk Audio forum for details (or ask at a car hifi place if electrical things really aren't your thing).

SiDaBa · Post by **SiDaBa** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 11:28 am

thanks Josh!!

does yours work from the remote lead on your head unit??

Post by **Josh_PoloGTi** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 8:49 pm

The remote lead goes into my relay (after going into a splitter block) and that "switches" the relay on and off.

HTH?

SiDaBa · Post by **SiDaBa** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 9:29 pm

what's HTH??

Well that's ok because as soon as you said relay i figured out how to do it all, as luckily i got some knowledge from fitting my fogs!! In the process of doing it now, i'll let you know if it goes all wrong

!!

SiDaBa · Post by **SiDaBa** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 11:23 pm

Well that's my effort for this evening, i've spent my time doing this than an assignment so i'd better start doing that now!! My little effort maybe noticed to the left of the sony block thing (can't remember what it's called right now) and to the right of the left speaker!! Haven't tested to see whether it works yet, shall do that tmw!!

SiDaBa · Post by **SiDaBa** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 9:05 am

HOORAR they work!!

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 11:44 am

cooooooooooool!

SiDaBa · Post by **SiDaBa** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 9:30 pm

Well this is them at night!! Lights are bright, i think maybe the photos make them look slightly brighter than they are though!!