I'm currently debating between three options for powering on my DDE's (to be installed this weekend):
1. Come on with parking lights via "add-a-tap"
2. Come on with 12V switched power (on at all times like a daytime running light) - but hooked up where?
3. Come on via a switch in cabin

So what did you guys choose? Are there other creative options I'm overlooking? Vote up top and spit out the details!

 

EDIT: I'm dumb tonight.. I thought your were talking about fog rewiring, not DDE tapping. I have mine tapped into the parking lights via an "add-on" tap.

I have them come on with my taillights. Easier to wire than to the parking lights.

 

Woah, that's gotta look pretty ghetto to passers by when your DDE's flicker on and off each time you tap your brake! j/k - I follow. What wire did you tap?

 

Haha, I was actually afraid of that happening.. :Grinno:

Let me see if I can dig up the post that gave me the idea.. I'll edit this post when I find it.

 

It was easiest to plug them up to come on with the parking lights and i rewired the fog lites to come on with the parking lights too.

 

Im planning on wiring my DDEs to the running lights but also wiring a kill switch in the cabin so I can shut them off if I want to.





-Steve

 

huh

The parking light wire is right there...all you do it tap it. How hard can it get?

 

Wake up Ilya!

 

No.... think he meant it turns on with the tail lights at night only when the headlights or parking lights are on.

 

May wanna read my post again. j/k = Just kidding. And I follow - well, that means I follow.

 

I ran the trigger wire onto the cabin and connected it to a toggle switch. Power came from the rear of the cig lighter. I had previously attached a power connection to the back of the lighter for my XM radio. I tapped into that connection.

Works well since all I have to do is get into the car and put the key in, BOOM on go the eyes. Toggle and I can turn them off. Having them on with the runners would be my second choice.

 

I also have mine blinking with the Viper Alarm...looks SEXY when I auto start the car at night and they blink.

EVERYONE looks and drools

 

Igor - are you happy and set now? No email (server not working last couple of days).

To all of you, there are 800 ways on your cars (way more than any other car I've ever seen).

The easiest is that while you have them taken apart is to connect the parking light wire that gives them 12V for just running lights and leave the 6V for the blinkers. Then you can switch on your DDEs, and when the orange is removed, it's a cleaner look.

 

no, not happy about spending extra money

 

ok... but I mean the product.

The extra money I had nothing to do with