09-29-2010, 04:58 AM | #267 | |
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If you use a relay, then you can have both activation with dome light as well as toggling with a switch. Either way, if you want to switch it on with something other than the dome light switch, you'll need a 12v line. Luckily i believe there is at least one or two coming out of the BCM so it will not be any harder to tap than the grey wire. |
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09-29-2010, 05:01 AM | #268 |
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finished my lights. I used the bolt that already had the grounds on it and T-tapped the grey wire. the grey wire is either 20 or 22 gauge if that helps anyone. Here's mine in IOM
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09-29-2010, 09:57 AM | #269 |
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If I put the relay in line with the tap off of either the grey wire or yellow one and then hook the switch up to that as well, will that work as far as letting me either have them come on when the dome light comes and when I want to turn them on with the switch. Also what side is the bcm on and I can just use a standard relay right?
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09-30-2010, 07:30 AM | #270 | |
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If this does not make sense, I'll try to draw a circuit diagram... Although I am no EE, so it will probably suck |
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10-01-2010, 12:41 AM | #271 |
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Does this help anyone????
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10-02-2010, 10:39 PM | #272 |
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So Ivan,
What your saying is that if i bought the oracle footwell lighting kit from you and i attached my red(positive) wires of my inverter to this magical grey wire then my ccfl's will dim in and out accordingly? I do not need a secconday power source? |
10-03-2010, 01:32 AM | #273 | |
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What's cool, is they will actually come on manually when you turn your overhead dome light on as well....oooooohhhhh aaaaahhhhh!!! Call me if you need help...I'll walk ya through it. Takes about 5 minutes to wire it up. Longer to actually mount the tubes. Ivan |
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10-03-2010, 01:33 AM | #274 |
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I don't think any ccfl has the ability to dim, it will come on and off only. You'll need LED or incandescent lighting to dim.
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10-03-2010, 01:35 AM | #275 |
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10-09-2010, 10:39 AM | #276 |
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I understand that the CCFL's from AAC come with two inverters. Do I need to use them both, or can I remove one and wire the one strip to the other?
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10-09-2010, 02:06 PM | #277 |
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I used both inverters for mine, because they have a fuse each. You'd want a fuse per light anyway, otherwise both lights would stop working if the fuse blows.
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Hope that helps! |
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10-12-2010, 02:10 PM | #279 |
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Yeah, so all this reading/searching has my head in a fog. Sorry to ask the question again, but where would I need to tap to get the footwell lighting to work with the door ABL?
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10-12-2010, 02:22 PM | #280 |
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on the passenger side, down by your feet there is a plastic side panel that comes off. in there is a wiring harness, that leads out to the door, in that harness is a purple wire. if you t-tap that wire and any black wire from the same harness you will be tapped into the abl lighting. i will include a picture of it.
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