Store || Gallery
Oznium Forum
The value of this forum is in the interaction with your fellow glowers and car enthusiasts.
Register today! - It is FREE and quick
Picture of the Day
Photo of the day 01/07/09
Today (5)
Photo of the day 01/06/09
Yesterday (5)

I wanna add alot more lights. (still not getting it)

Author
Message
massie22790

Joined: Oct 08 2008
Posts: 236
Location: Mineral Wells, TX

Gallery
2001 Ford Mustang
Last updated: 11/03/08

Are you sure you want to delete this post?
  
Post Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:40 pm

So I wanna add alot more lighting to my interior/exterior and want it to come from one power source, using the "add a line" through the fuse box in my interior. Can anyone hook me up with some advice?


Last edited by massie22790 on Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:53 pm, edited 2 times in total
Spawn

Joined: Feb 14 2006
Posts: 439
Location: Toronto, ON

Gallery
2004 Hyundai Santa Fe
Last updated: 05/18/08

Are you sure you want to delete this post?
  
Post Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:49 pm

quite simple. Run an 8 guage wire from the battery to a distribution block. But a relay before the dist block and use the add a circuit as the trigger. That way all of the lights running from the dist block will turn on when you want them and you can have like 30 amps worht of power flowing through the relay.
kornholio788

Joined: May 02 2005
Posts: 9745
Location: Racine, WI

Gallery
2000 Dodge Neon
Last updated: 04/20/08

Are you sure you want to delete this post?
  
Post Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:54 pm

Relays are your friend.
Focal Fury

Joined: Jan 18 2005
Posts: 226


Are you sure you want to delete this post?
  
Post Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:54 pm

Hi there, I want to tell you about my current setup:
My setup was done and will be explained with Cold Cathodes.
However this was before Oznium had
Flexible LED Strips, which I would have used if Oznium had them back then, so personally I would choose Flexible LED Strips as you do not need to worry about transformers
http://www.oznium.com/led-flex-strips



Items you would need to purchase to complete this are:
3 Cold Cathode sets: http://www.oznium.com/cathode-kit,
1 additional transformer: http://www.oznium.com/cathode-transformer

My setup has a set under each seat, driver and passenger. One tube towards the front of the seat and one towards the back of the seat. So that is 2 sets right there, each set coming with 2 cathode tubes and a transformer.

I use 2 more cathode tubes and 2 transformers for the dash. I have one under the steering wheel and one under the passenger glove box area.

Unfortunately the wire from the cathode to the transformer cannot be lengthened and this is why I use a second transformer, one under each portion of the dash.

My reason for using tubes under the dash and seat is to provide full coverage of the floor, so if someone gets into my car there will be no shadow from their feet because there is light coming from the front and back of them.

The link below is a picture of the glow in my car:
User posted image
In that picture there is some ceiling glow used with Cold Cathodes, today I would use our LED Modules for roof glow
http://www.oznium.com/led-modules
LED MODULES

From there you will need to run power and ground wires to the transformers. You will want to wire them to one switch so you can turn your lights on and off at your disposal, from there you will want to take your power wire to a fuse in your car. Here you can use something like the dome light or cigarette lighter wiring. Take your ground to any solid grounding point on your car.
Post new topic   Reply to topic
The time now is Wed Jan 07, 2009 6:33 pm
Page 1 of 1
2009 Calendar + $10 coupon code


retail led lighting