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Old 05-21-2004, 12:55 AM
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help! need additional places to hardwired 12V devices (rices) inside my car...

first of all, thx to DerekJ121 for helping me installing redmax screen + new HU. i also bought g-tech pro meter as well...but i'm running outta space for my 12V spiltter (1to4) to output powers to my rices, so please give me some suggestion where to hardwire it:

rice menu: (turns on when my headlight turns on)
1. 15" neon tube under passenger
2. 15" neon tube under driver
3. razo zax blue center rice light

can i hardwired all 3 of them to ash tray light? if not where else can i get 12v power so they all turn on when my headlight turns on?

nice menu:
1. cobra radar detector
2. g-tech pro meter
3. 300watt ac/dc power inverter

so far i have #1 + 3 plugged into my 1-4 12V splitter. i would like to hardwire them directly into one of the unused fuse. where fuse should i use? also if i do hardwire it into the fuse, do i remove the fuse, tap the red wire directly to the fuse (12v), and black wire to one of the bolt (ground)?

pardon me being on these stuff....
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Old 05-21-2004, 04:56 AM
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Splice the headlight signal wire to a relay, then use the relay behind the fused source to power all your accessories.

Then do the same, tapping a key-on power wire for the signal to a relay then use another fused power source

Then run all your accessories off the relays, its safer that way.

The inverter you should run on a seperate setup since it draws more power than the rest of the stuff.
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Originally Posted by MrGone
Splice the headlight signal wire to a relay, then use the relay behind the fused source to power all your accessories.

Then do the same, tapping a key-on power wire for the signal to a relay then use another fused power source

Then run all your accessories off the relays, its safer that way.

The inverter you should run on a seperate setup since it draws more power than the rest of the stuff.

what he said....i say hardwire them all in there...radioshack sells kits that let you have a 6ft cord with a inline fuse and a splicer to splice into wires...on the other end is are 3 female sockets. but doing it that way is messy and takes up alot of space.

hardwire the whole lot with the relay controlling them as Mr.Gone said. personally i'd install a switch to turn those lights off you may like them at 1st, but with time i'm sure you'll grow tired of them....
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