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heres a tip. a lot of people are choosing to install interior neon under their dash. great idea! looks clean and what not, but why not install them under your front two seats? thats what i did. you can fasten them right on to the brackets of your seats in most cases.

why is this better? it shines not only into the front wells, but also into the backseat.

also, i dont know if you all have been doing this, but for a little less rice, hook them up to a switch instead of your cigarette lighter. i just mounted my switch in the coin tray on the drivers side. you cant even tell i have neons until i hit the switch.

let me know what you guys think.

yes, I think it's a great idea, just because that's what I want to do. hehe...I went to Walmart and Canadian Tire today, and they were sold out. (neons that is)

One question to you: What is the total length of your neon?

Sounds like a great idea...can you post a pic or two of yours? Also, I'm not very electrically inclined so how do you run them to a switch?

Here is the tipical way to hook anything to battery using a realy and a switch.

I hate using cigaret lighter current, Bring a wire from battery bring a big one like 8 guage so you can use it for all your future project.

So here it is:

Ignition will be used as the trigger, you can use accessory instead if you want (not sure if it still have current when on ignition).

Code:

    Ignition  +12V      GRND

          |    |         |

          |    |         |

   Switch -    - FUSE    |

          -    -         |

          |    |         |

          |    |         |

       85 -    - 30      - 86

                         |

               - 87      |

               |         |

  To Device -> |         | <- To Device



GROUND IS DRAW FOR IMAGING PURPOSE ONLY

USE AN EXISTING BOLT AS GROUND NEAR YOUR

WORKSPACE



85, 30, 86 and 87 ARE THE PIN NUMBER OF 

A RELAY 87a IS NOT USED HERE.



IF YOUR SWITCH HAVE 3 PINS THATS A 

SWITCH WITH A LIGHT IN IT YOU WILL HAVE 

TO GROUND IT



REMEMBER TO ALWAYS FUSE YOUR +12V

ANY WAYS YOU SHOULD FUSE BEFORE ENTERING

THE FIREWALL.

What this will do :
When ignition have power this will trigger the relay and let the power transfer to pin 87 where your device is connected, the switch will shut off the relay coil, not the +12V, that's the way it work in the car, press a switch and you will hear a relay clicking.

I hope this will help some of you

MageMinds

Um, yeah...those are good instructions, but like I said, I am very electrically un-inclined so I didn't understand a work of them...oh well.

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heres a tip. a lot of people are choosing to install interior neon under their dash. great idea! looks clean and what not, but why not install them under your front two seats?

good idea squintz...but what I did is put two under the dash and one under each seat...look really nice inside...now I need to wire them to a switch....:D

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Originally posted by zuMP5

good idea squintz...but what I did is put two under the dash and one under each seat...look really nice inside...now I need to wire them to a switch....:D

i've just been waiting to find a few extra bucks for crap i don't need, to buy the neons for under the seats.. i've already got mine under the dash.

For relay instruction and how they work see that site
There are plenty of information with schematics and even opened relay

http://www.eatel.net/~amptech/elecdisc/relays.htm

my neons are each 10" long. they fit PERFECTLY in my 95. if you mount them properly, low enough on the bracket, they will never break. well...almost never.

my switch isnt even wired to the ignition. straight to the battery baby! it only drains power when the switch is on any way.

thanks for everyones input!

want more ideas for neon? i've got tons. i just mounted a 9 inch behind my grill. i mounted it so you only see the light, and not the light bulb. looks tight. would look tighter with some of those ultra white head lamps though, what do you guys reccomend for a 95 dx?

If you hook them up to the cigarette lighter, would it mean that they will constantly be on ??? Or do you have to make a swith there too !?

Thanks

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Originally posted by Wingman21
If you hook them up to the cigarette lighter, would it mean that they will constantly be on ??? Or do you have to make a swith there too !?

Thanks

i'm not positive about the other gens, but in third gens.. you have to have the ignition in atleast the accessories spot for the cigarette lighter to work. so, if you take the key out, lights turn off.

Mine are wired up to the windsheild wipers, so they only come on when the key is in the ON position.

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Originally posted by blue LEDz
do what i did, and wire them through the dome light. they light up when i unlock my doors, and with the switch inside. it's pretty badass, especially when my grill lights up. i've been meaning to put some under my seats.

Where did you get the wire of the dome light ? Did you use his fuse or the wire going to the roof !?

Thanks

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Originally posted by blue LEDz
the dome light has a constant positive lead. it's the negative that turns it on and off. i just ran the wires from one neon up the pillar and over the headliner. the headliner isn't very hard to remove, and the pillar cover just pulls off. to remove the headliner, you have to remove the piece holding the dome light and the sun visors. make sure you have both pillar covers off before pulling the headliner down. oh, tape the end of the wire to a dowel or a rod that is long enough to make it from the pillar to the dome light. that way you only have to pull the headliner down a few inches. and when you put the dome light housing back on, make sure the metal rings are in holes for the screws. they are grounds. the wire that goes straight to the metal bulb holder is the positive, and the one that has a few different paths is the negative. i just twisted the wire around the bulb terminals, with the bulb removed of course. works great. if you have any other questions, let me know.

Thanks for the great explanation :D
Just a few more questions ...
What you do exactly is connect the neons in parallel with the dome light am I right ? So you're using a voltage source and not a current source !? Also, the wire you say that you twisted around the bulb, is that the positive or the neagtive ? Sorry for all the questions, but I'm a newbie for modifying electric stuff in my car :rolleyes: !

Also, you say that the pillar just pulls off ! I tried to remove one tonight ... Do I have to be pulling strongly or squeezing the side ? Another thing, I got a moonroof, so will I have to entirely get the headliner off ?

Thanks ...