I want my LED tubes to come on when I open the door.

[ccab 10+ year member]

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[Synyster97XLT 10+ year member]

Butt connectors. They are what is @ the end of those fuse things on those eBay links. You can put it in the middle of a power line, and add another wire to one side before you crimp it. This effectively adds another wire.

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

can I get that stuff from an auto parts store? or does it come with my kit? are they expensive? I dont have time to order them from ebay now..soo.

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

Butt connectors. They are what is @ the end of those fuse things on those eBay links. You can put it in the middle of a power line, and add another wire to one side before you crimp it. This effectively adds another wire.

and basically your saying I need to buy an extra so feet of wire that doesnt come with it, right?

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

riiiight?

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

tttt..

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

cmon peeps. answer these last few Q's for me.

 

[cj407]

dude bring it to a shop tell them what you want done and then they will do it...i have a feeling you are going to burn your car to the ground as you know nothing of electrical or wiring.

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

im not taking it to a shop. dont have the money for it. my papa will be helping me because he knows some about it. I just want to make sure when I take it to him I know what im doing first.

 

[natisfynest 10+ year member]

dude bring it to a shop tell them what you want done and then they will do it...i have a feeling you are going to burn your car to the ground as you know nothing of electrical or wiring.

THIS because the way it sounds you have no clue how to wire up anything

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

THIS because the way it sounds you have no clue how to wire up anything

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[Synyster97XLT 10+ year member]

im not taking it to a shop. dont have the money for it. my papa will be helping me because he knows some about it. I just want to make sure when I take it to him I know what im doing first.

Yeah, you can get butt connectors from an auto parts store or a local electrical supply store. Yes, you will need to buy some extra wire. You can get a roll of the walmart 18awg speaker wire, it's perfect for those kinds of applications. And don't take it to a shop since you can do it for free. Shops like to charge $60+ an hour to install, and they take their good old time. Doing it yourself is the only way to learn and get experience from it. Just make sure you have good, solid connections, and use heatshrink (which can be obtained from a local electric supply store) if you want.

 

[Synyster97XLT 10+ year member]

And most importantly, post pics. I've been pretty skeptical about those LED tubes. I want to know how bright they are in comparison to neon tubes.

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

And most importantly, post pics. I've been pretty skeptical about those LED tubes. I want to know how bright they are in comparison to neon tubes.

aight. ill do that and they are cathodes..I got recommendations from plenty of people to get those instead so hopefully they will work better.

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

I kind of understand all that but im still not fully understanding..if someone can make a quick graph since mine was wrong im sure it will be a lot easier for me. like this graph. http://www.oznium.com/forum/topic3633 im not understanding how all of the (+)positive wires are going through the other positive wires to the bottom of the switch. and the same for the negative wire. how are they connecting each other positive wire into 1 positive that goes to the switch? and..same for ground/negative wire.

i'm not trying to be a douche but if you can't understand my directions you should not be attempting anything on the car yourself. I don't know how much more Mickey Mouse of a directions you want. Just b/c you keep asking questions does not mean you will get to the "Eureka" point with this. you either need to get t-taps with male quick disconnects or the fuse taps I pointed out to you. without those things you'll have to either get a relay or run a dedicated power wire with a switch. if you don't get those 2 senarios than you need to rethink you working on your car and get a couple of books and do some reading before attempting.