Subwoofer LEDs Help

[chetomatic 10+ year member]

Hey, I know I risk looking like a complete idiot by admitting this, but I'm putting 2 12" Streetglow LED strips alongside my sub box. The only installation instructions say to connect the ground and the power to their respective sources. What I want to do is make them flash to the beat, much in the way my old Duals did. Can I hook them up to the speaker terminals on the sub box where the wires from the amp are hooked in? Or will this break the LEDs/underpower the subs? And if this isnt possible, does anyone know how to wire them to my amp? Thanks.

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[chetomatic 10+ year member]

And it's a mono Pioneer 600 watt amp at 2 ohms, I forgot to mention.

 

[power-fanatic07 5,000+ posts]

You have to also hook the power/ground from your amp into the speaker terminals along with the LED strips power/ground wires.

 

[marcotheclepto 10+ year member]

You have to also hook the power/ground from your amp into the speaker terminals along with the LED strips power/ground wires.

this doesnt seem like a good idea.

 

[chetomatic 10+ year member]

haha yeah im a little confused by that. what i mean is, should i put the speaker wire, which is coming from the amp, into the terminals on the box, AND put the LED's ground/power into the terminals too?

 

[*SlappinAzz*]

Put your positive led wire into the positive speaker input along with the positive speaker wire.

Put your negative led wire into the negative speaker input along with the negative speaker wire.

Easy as that.

 

[marcotheclepto 10+ year member]

no, i dont see that as working. if its supposed to be powered by the car then plugging into the terminals on the box shouldnt work.

(car is dc power where as the amp puts out ac power.)

 

[chetomatic 10+ year member]

thanks man, just wanted to make sure and not blow anything

 

[chetomatic 10+ year member]

no, i dont see that as working. if its supposed to be powered by the car then plugging into the terminals on the box shouldnt work.
(car is dc power where as the amp puts out ac power.)

Well, I believe the AC would make it a) flash to the beat and b) my duals worked with this wiring configuration, but im using independent lights this time that arent built into the box, thats why i ask

 

[*SlappinAzz*]

no, i dont see that as working. if its supposed to be powered by the car then plugging into the terminals on the box shouldnt work.
(car is dc power where as the amp puts out ac power.)

Quit being a dumbass. Ive done this many times.

 

[*SlappinAzz*]

Well, I believe the AC would make it a) flash to the beat and b) my duals worked with this wiring configuration, but im using independent lights this time that arent built into the box, thats why i ask

It will work, trust me, when you start cranking the volume up, they flash harder.

 

[chetomatic 10+ year member]

It will work, trust me, when you start cranking the volume up, they flash harder.

thats what i figured...as long as nothing blows up in my face or fries im definitely gonna try it this way. thanks for the help

 

[9515ROB 10+ year member]

it only works for so long before they take a s.hit but they will work for a lil and maybe longer if your lucky

 

[marcotheclepto 10+ year member]

news to me?

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

no, i dont see that as working. if its supposed to be powered by the car then plugging into the terminals on the box shouldnt work.
(car is dc power where as the amp puts out ac power.)

This.

LED's generally run off DC, AC is quite different. My guess is they'll all glow REALLY bright for a very short period of time.