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head unit space

Discussion in 'Interior' started by shortys408, May 12, 2004.

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    head unit space

    that little space above or below hte head unit depending on which dash kit you get. I want to put 2 leds in there. There is a red and black wire on the leds where do i wire those to on the wiring harness?
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    oxymoron Guest

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    What kind of LEDs?
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    shortys408 Guest

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    im going to use hte ones off led washers becuase i thnk there gay and dont want them on my hood.
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    do both go to the power wire teh red and black?
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    You haven't supplied enough information about the LEDs to know for sure, but as a guess the red wire will go to power and the black wire to ground.
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    do it and you'll prolly blow a fuse, you have to find out how much voltage and current they use. and then u might have to put in a resistor in line.
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    You might blow the LED, but you won't blow a fuse.
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    There just led washers from walmart. i dont kno n e thinb about hte voltage of them or anything.
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    u'll blow a fuse if it wants to blow, its happened to me, so i know. dont try hooking them up unlesss u know the voltage and current they take.
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    Well, if you bought them from Walmart I'm sure they have series resistors built in. If not, LEDs typically only handle about 0.02 amps, so it'll blow long before a 15 amp fuse will - as long as you don't short the wiring.

    For a quick test, connect the red wire to the positive battery terminal and the black wire to the negative and see if it lights up. It may blow the LED, but don't worry about safety - you're not dealing with a high power application here.

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