What’s up guys and gals! Im new to the G2IC forums so i sincerely apologize in advance if there are other posts about this exact same thing, which im sure there are…
anyway, i have 2 sets of 12v LED strips, all about 1.5ft long.
I want to wire 1 set ( 2 strips ) under the doors as courtesy lights since my street can be a bit dark… creepy and sketchy.
And i want the other set ( also 2 strips ) to be wired to the dome light and mounted above the doors on the panels.
I need to know if i should OR need to use relays, add-in fuses (and what amperage), and where to tap wires into or where to connect them.
So far, i know that for the courtesy lights i need to use a relay (or relays?) and ground to a constant ground, correct?
And for the over-head strips going to the dome, i have no idea where to start.
any links to the correct posts or any help at all is very much appreciated and i can’t wait to really be a part of the community!
i wouldnt think you would need relays for something with such a small draw like leds im no expert tho so hopefully you get a more precise answer by someone more knowagable on here. that said if it were me i would send a constant hot through a 5a fuse to courtesy lights and ground to door switches, dome i would ground to the body and find my factory hot in the headliner
Thanks NINE! My cousin said the same thing but hes not an expert either. Ive read that for other cars doing this (including the G3 integra) that you use a relay for the courtesy lights and a relay for the dome… I might just wire them in. As for the light, im gonna ground to the switch terminal since its ground-switched and either run a constant straight to the fuse box or to a hot in the headliner like you said. But you think itd be okay to run 2 LEDs to the same grounding and powering points? I dont want to fry the wires or especially the headliner or switch
i would run the 2 your using for the dome off the factory dome wire in the headliner, led’s shouldnt draw enough to over heat that wire BUT if they do the factory fuse will do its job and serve as the weak point to prevent fire. now for the fuse box, if you tap into the front with a spade (common but looks like a hack job) pull the fuse and probe the connections it plugs into, you want to atleast plug into the side thats not hot so current still has to travel through the fuse. a better way to do this would be to probe the ign wires till you find your constant. then splice into it an add a inline fuse holder. your best bet for choosing the proper fuse would be to research wire gauge vs fuse amp. or if you can find a fusible link atleast 2 sizes smaller than the wire that runs your leds thats a safe route too