LED ( Yeah again )

[MyK_Th3_x]

I bought some prewired LED'S , I plan to put some in the rear speaker area to illuminate them and as I saw that the wire of each LED are just 1meter long , I dont know where to tap power from , I thought taking power from my SUB amplifier located in my trunk , If i plug the ground to the ground of my amplifier and the positive to the remote wire, would it work ? And would it stop lightning when i shut the motor down ? , I also plan to put the same kind of LED'S in the pocket over the mirror in front, But where should I take power there also ? ,

Also I bought some LED'S in plastic cap ( Canadian tire ) , Where should I tap power from ? , I will probally put them under seat.

Thanks for the help !

P.S : I will upload picture from my car after this job ! , (: , Im new here ! ( First post ) And im from Quebec so I speak french , tell me what you think about my english ! (:

[heineck]

Well. Not bad english

[TdotAlero]

Je ne parles pas Francais ;) :D
Welcome, I like Quebec, the most European part of Canada :)

[That01Olds]

Je ne parles pas de bon Francais, but who knows maybe I will understand some of what you say since I have taken a few French lessons in the past. Your english isn't bad either. Anyway bienvenue to the site.

[MyK_Th3_x]

Hey thanks everyone ! :)

P.S : Does anybody have any answer to my questions ? :P , I can't wait until showing off my Alero and finishing wiring these led's.

[Ttop191]

PM Cherrington17 he is like...God if God had LEDs for eyes, and a red and blue glow behind him...

[PappaSmurf]

MyK,
To answer your questions;
1) YES, tapping into the amplifier will be fine as long as you run it the way you stated. Power of the LEDS to the Remote and ground to ground. They will turn off when the amp turns off

2) For the pocket over the mirror, I plan on tapping into the dome light, that way it only comes on when the doors are open. If you want you could tap into the radio or the fuse box and run wires all through the weather stripping and then into under the head liner.

3) Dont put them under the seat, rather put them under the dash (as I did) less wire running and stays out of your way while trying to vacuum under the seats.

P.S. Your english is good
-Smurf-

[cherrington17]

don't listen to smurf. NEVER power anything off your remote wire. if you want it to turn on at the same time, use a relay. (electronic switch). Remote wires are for the amp, and the amp only.

Beyond that, everything else he said is legit.

[Nate's Alero]

Hé! comment sont vous l'homme, je voulais toujours visiter Québec, mais n'ai jamais reçu la chance de recevoir mon passeport, en tout cas, le LEDS devrait être tapé dans le sous la lumière de pointe et le robinet dans le fil plus clair, c'est le positif...

[a4d2a0m]

I think the IOC and Quebec would approve of the amount of french in this tread...... :emotlol:


Welcome to the site man!!

[clutch1]

don't listen to smurf. NEVER power anything off your remote wire. if you want it to turn on at the same time, use a relay. (electronic switch). Remote wires are for the amp, and the amp only.

Beyond that, everything else he said is legit.

Lmao, I'm so guilty of that.

[JLw7123]

welcome.

[meadus101]

Hé! comment sont vous l'homme, je voulais toujours visiter Québec, mais n'ai jamais reçu la chance de recevoir mon passeport, en tout cas, le LEDS devrait être tapé dans le sous la lumière de pointe et le robinet dans le fil plus clair, c'est le positif...

*cough* translator *cough*

[PappaSmurf]

don't listen to smurf. NEVER power anything off your remote wire. if you want it to turn on at the same time, use a relay. (electronic switch). Remote wires are for the amp, and the amp only.

Beyond that, everything else he said is legit.

Yeah, don't listen to me as I was the only one that answered the questions you asked. :cool:

I have ran two 9" LED strips AND two 12" neon light bars off of the remote turn on from my amp and not had a single problem. I am also positive that I am NOT the only one that has done this nor will I be the last.
-Smurf-

[Nate's Alero]

*cough* translator *cough**cough* Bullshit *cough*

[xnick]

Yeah, don't listen to me as I was the only one that answered the questions you asked. :cool:

I have ran two 9" LED strips AND two 12" neon light bars off of the remote turn on from my amp and not had a single problem. I am also positive that I am NOT the only one that has done this nor will I be the last.
-Smurf-

Its always good practice to use a relay on something that is expecting a certain amount of power to kick itself on. LEDs draw very little power so it's not going to be a big deal, however it is still a good idea to use a relay.

[Kazumaki]

Haha, je suis Québecois aussi et j'aimais bien posé des LEDs dans ma Alero.
J'avais quelques peu oublié le site pendant l'hiver, c'est moins amusant modifier une voiture quand y'a la neige... :)

J'suis aussi d'avis que direct dans l'ampli c'est bien.
J'metterais tout sous les sièges, question de voir que le reflet ^^

*cough* translator *cough*

Hell yeah :coolio:
Doesn't make much sense :p

[cherrington17]

Yeah, don't listen to me as I was the only one that answered the questions you asked. :cool:

I have ran two 9" LED strips AND two 12" neon light bars off of the remote turn on from my amp and not had a single problem. I am also positive that I am NOT the only one that has done this nor will I be the last.
-Smurf-

sorry smurf, normally i agree with ya, but in this case, i can't suggest people do the same.

it would be like having ion give advice as to how to run the power wire into the cabin. sure, it'll get there... but is it the right way? :lol:

[AleroDrime]

im sideing , just tap somewhere in the front, and run a wire back, im about to do this for my trunk leds, so they can be on with my floors if i have the seats down

[MyK_Th3_x]

Thank you all ! Im really happy to have found this site ! ,

Thanks to everebody who talked in french ! (:
And thanks to everebody who answered my questions ! ,

Ill think at what i'll do and I already have LED under my dash so i need to find an other emplacement ! :p

P.S : Thanks to whoever will answer again ! Also thank you Papasmurf for answering all of my question !

[cherrington17]

only under the dash...

I laugh at your lack of leds. :lol:

lol

[AleroDrime]

glove box, floor wheels, gauges, trunk, shifter, dome light

have leds to go in the cup holders, need to take time, have ones for the vents, been lazy,

and am waiting to see if im gonna get new speakers to do the door handles and pods

soon to come LED Hvac, with the careful guidance of Herrington ofcoarse, waiting on led's from hong kong

[heineck]

When doin the hvac be sure not to lift any traces on the board. Its a bitch to fix if u do

[AleroDrime]

well i have there sets and my iron has a 15 watt setting

[MyK_Th3_x]

I wired temporally my leds to my Amp and I temporally put them in the rear speaker area , still need to get some wire throught all my car to tap power from the front and I need to glue them. I would have done it, but its like minus 10 today and its cold xD ,

I also gave up to put LEDS under my seats this winter , because it is really dirty . xD

I will show you guys some pic of my car for the first time tommorow , it is dirty because of winter xD ,

[cherrington17]

it is dirty because of winter xD ,

anyone who knows what winter is has a dirty car. don't worry about it... we all sympathize. :lol:

[AleroDrime]

tell me about it, i do good to get the large debri off the carpet but theyre effin caked with dirt right now