DIY: Courtesy Lights to Dome Light w/PICS - Page 4

ay01 · 12-08-2006, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J-Ro

Seriously, is it possible to find me a set??? I'd pay you for them plus shipping, and I'd make it worth your while!!

Or do you know of anywhere else to find those?

Thanks!
J

Actually I don't know if it's present in the US.
But, you are the first friend who talks to me here. If you don't mind, I can buy and ship to you as a Christmas gift. Don't think too much, I'd like to share good things and it costs not too much.
You can PM me what you need and your shipping information. I will work out the shipment soon.
Those LEDs are in 30cm lengh, or 60cm which you can divide by two. Colors should be blue, white, orange and red.

***J-Ro*** · 12-21-2006, 05:28 PM

I just got them today!!!!! I freakin' love them! Very inconspicuous, but they put out a very nice soft blue light! These are going on the car this weekend!!
+1000000 ay01!

Secro · 12-24-2006, 02:32 AM

any one find the actual ground for the dome light on the coupe/si, i tried the lightblue which is indeed the hot wire, but the pink doesn't seem to be the ground. help!!

**ethlar** · 12-24-2006, 02:53 AM

the overhead lights ground through one of the bolts that hold them in the car

Secro · 12-24-2006, 03:18 AM

nevermind, i just needed to tighten the pink parallel tap a little more. it works perfectly, you should see how many notches are in the light blue one because i couldn't get the leds to turn on. LOLz thanks a bunch. now it is time to install the 3 way switch.

SiViC06 · 05-20-2007, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ay01

Actually I don't know if it's present in the US.
But, you are the first friend who talks to me here. If you don't mind, I can buy and ship to you as a Christmas gift. Don't think too much, I'd like to share good things and it costs not too much.
You can PM me what you need and your shipping information. I will work out the shipment soon.
Those LEDs are in 30cm lengh, or 60cm which you can divide by two. Colors should be blue, white, orange and red.

Have you found a link to these online? I would also love to get about 8 of these. I wanna put some under the hood, in the trunk, front, and rear seating. Send me a link if u can find em. I'm looking for red!

Cliflyri · 05-21-2007, 07:08 PM

Great idea, helped alot.

annedi · 08-04-2007, 03:44 AM

i have a noob question, suppose i buy a regular strip of leds and want to install a rocker switch, i dont really understand what to connect the red and the black wire to on the rocker switch, and also im not sure but some1 told me that i need a fuse if the rocker switch has a light? how does that work and what is the differences between a switch with a light and without? can someone please help me out?

annedi · 08-07-2007, 07:30 PM

bumping my question

black07coupe · 08-07-2007, 07:37 PM

it goes, power source --> switch --> light --> ground

--> means wires

Mick478 · 08-19-2007, 02:15 PM

finished result??? lets see

sidecut305 · 08-27-2007, 07:47 AM

Great DIY, +1

Completed this over the weekend with the electropods kit. I have an 07 Si sedan and the positive was light blue/gray and the negative was pink/grey (if you want it to fade in and out with the dome lights).

hannson · 09-03-2007, 05:26 AM

hi,

out of curiosity, for the t-taps, what is meant by 18AWG or 22AWG, and when do we use which?

thanks in advance!!

***J-Ro*** · 09-03-2007, 08:24 AM

AWG=American Wire Gauge, which tells you the wire size. The metric equivalent is mm^2. The higher your current demand, the lower the AWG you should use (lower number = larger wire).

sidecut305 · 09-12-2007, 07:38 PM

Here's my FA5 NHBP Si with the electropods and LED domes/maps

Lemme know what you think!

spoofy · 09-12-2007, 11:19 PM

electrical noob here..

where can i get t-taps and a 3 way switch?

***FBP FG2*** · 09-12-2007, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spoofy

electrical noob here..

where can i get t-taps and a 3 way switch?

You might have a problem finding the red t-taps. I bought a pack of 50 on eBay because it was the best value. The 3 way switch you can buy from kragens or auto zone.

spoofy · 09-12-2007, 11:41 PM

50 pack :O

on the other DIY the guy used 18 AWG.. does that make a difference? and will diff taps be needed?

***FBP FG2*** · 09-15-2007, 07:54 AM

Yeah 18 AWG t-taps are the red ones. The blue ones are for 16 AWG. I was just saying that when I was driving around looking for 18 AWG t-taps, I couldn't find any. I saw them on eBay for a little over 5 bucks shipped. Kragens has a pack of four 16 AWG t-taps for about 2 dollars. So I was just going for value when I bought the pack of 50.

And the different sizes matter since you would want it to fit as well as possible. Plus, you are tapping into the dome light. There is not a lot of room to tap into the dome light when I was trying to get to it in the fuse box area. I had trouble even getting the 18 AWG t-taps. I can't imagine using a larger size. So smaller would be better.

anchovyisjin · 10-10-2007, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peliROJO

Would this work even if the lights were to be Cold Cathode?

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Secro Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Posts: 44 iTrader: 0 / 0%	nevermind, i just needed to tighten the pink parallel tap a little more. it works perfectly, you should see how many notches are in the light blue one because i couldn't get the leds to turn on. LOLz thanks a bunch. now it is time to install the 3 way switch.

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08-07-2007, 07:30 PM	#69 (permalink)
annedi Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 98 iTrader: 1 / 100%	bumping my question

08-07-2007, 07:37 PM	#70 (permalink)
black07coupe Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: BOSTON Posts: 1,853 Mike iTrader: 0 / 0%	it goes, power source --> switch --> light --> ground --> means wires

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sidecut305 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Age: 25 Posts: 383 FA Crew #81 iTrader: 8 / 100%	Great DIY, +1 Completed this over the weekend with the electropods kit. I have an 07 Si sedan and the positive was light blue/gray and the negative was pink/grey (if you want it to fade in and out with the dome lights).

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hannson Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 33 iTrader: 0 / 0%	hi, out of curiosity, for the t-taps, what is meant by 18AWG or 22AWG, and when do we use which? thanks in advance!!

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sidecut305 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Age: 25 Posts: 383 FA Crew #81 iTrader: 8 / 100%	Here's my FA5 NHBP Si with the electropods and LED domes/maps Lemme know what you think!

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spoofy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: socal Posts: 123 iTrader: 2 / 100%	electrical noob here.. where can i get t-taps and a 3 way switch?

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spoofy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: socal Posts: 123 iTrader: 2 / 100%	50 pack :O on the other DIY the guy used 18 AWG.. does that make a difference? and will diff taps be needed?

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*FBP FG2* Team Praxis FG2 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Irvine, CA Age: 20 Posts: 737 iTrader: 5 / 100%	Yeah 18 AWG t-taps are the red ones. The blue ones are for 16 AWG. I was just saying that when I was driving around looking for 18 AWG t-taps, I couldn't find any. I saw them on eBay for a little over 5 bucks shipped. Kragens has a pack of four 16 AWG t-taps for about 2 dollars. So I was just going for value when I bought the pack of 50. And the different sizes matter since you would want it to fit as well as possible. Plus, you are tapping into the dome light. There is not a lot of room to tap into the dome light when I was trying to get to it in the fuse box area. I had trouble even getting the 18 AWG t-taps. I can't imagine using a larger size. So smaller would be better.