Where to tap power from

rida125 · 02-09-2010, 01:46 PM

Ok so this thread is dedicated to people just letting us all know where your tapping into 12 volt power, for things like LED's and what not.

It would be kinda neat to know where everybody is getting their power from.

Also is it possible to add more places for powered fuses, so that you can power LED's straight from that powered circut?

Rubiks43 · 02-09-2010, 02:08 PM

I am doing all my 4 under strips and 6 inside strips. All powered of side fuse box.

rida125 · 02-09-2010, 02:09 PM

So like how do you tap power from the fuse box? you should show some pictures?

jayson_waltz · 02-09-2010, 02:10 PM

I use a fuse tap (the good kind that slide over a tab, not the BS push in beside the fuse ones) on any fuse really that has power all the time, then ran to a switch on my dash. I think my led's are actually hooked into the interior lights fuse, which seems like an appropriate place.

You could also run a power wire from the battery and add a little cheap fuse box from radioshock or where ever under the dash if you wanted lots of other sources.

Redog · 02-09-2010, 02:35 PM

I go to the ign wire behind the radio. This way, no power with the key off

jayson_waltz · 02-09-2010, 03:11 PM

^But i like to leave my led's on sometimes when i park just to show them off

very low batt drain so they can stay on a long time

cherrington17 · 02-09-2010, 04:00 PM

leds you can use any gray illumination wire (turns on at night, and works with the dimmer)

i tapped the INT LPS fuse, on the passanger fuse box. top right fuse.

rida125 · 02-09-2010, 04:11 PM

ok so i was just thinking about the whole thing about bring power in from a constant source. well like having it under that one thing where the power from the battery goes to all the fuses in the engine. would i be able to just throw a line with a fuse in it from there into the car and then use that as a power and then just ground the other line or how would that work?

AleroDrime · 02-09-2010, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by cherrington17

leds you can use any gray illumination wire (turns on at night, and works with the dimmer)

gray wires (thumbs up)
i draw some power from the wires that went to the annoying cubby light
so from a wire tap into the ciggaretlighters if i want a constant
headunit, uses the sunroof fuse(i dont have a sunroof but theres a working fuse there)

Redog · 02-10-2010, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jayson_waltz

^But i like to leave my led's on sometimes when i park just to show them off

very low batt drain so they can stay on a long time

Then the orange wire behind the radio is for you. Constant 12 V

I only hooked up gauges and I want them off when the car's off