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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 11:23 PM
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Hooking up some rice lights

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i was wondering if i cud wire my interior neons to the wires for my deck

cud i connect the power wire to the 12V blue/red wire or to the accessory white/blue wire ?
and do i jus ground the other wire on the light ?

where else cud i hook it up to ... ????

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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 11:25 PM
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don't know why you'd want to do that, but it should work. all the light needs is power and ground.
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 11:29 AM
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LOL
He got you there.
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 11:41 AM
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 11:46 AM
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like it was said earlier, you just need a power supply and a ground.......what are you going to do? 2 small bars under the seats and one large at the end of the hatch?
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 11:52 AM
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My advice is to tap into the accesory line for the ignition. You can find one running into the back of the radio, but I forgot what color it was. (Doh)
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 01:54 PM
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ok well i just wanted something to make the interior look nicer, sorry that i dont have the flow to enable me to get any crazy performence mods.

just gona put 2 bars under the dash where the feet are
Its the blue/red wire for the accessory wire, so when is that the wire wen i turn on the car the light will be on ?
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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 02:05 PM
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this should help. but be careful. if your neon pull too much current you will blow fuse. i recommend going to the ingition harness and using the wiring guide to the extreme bottom of the post.

1986-88 Mazda RX-7 Stereo Information

Constant 12V+ Blue/Red
Switched 12V+ Red/Black
Ground n/a
Illumination Blue/White
Dimmer n/a
Antenna Trigger Blue/Yellow (-)
Antenna Left Rear
Front Speakers 4" Dash
Left Front (+) Blue/Red
Left Front (-) Blue/Yellow
Right Front (+) Blue
Right Front (-) Blue/White
Rear Speakers 6 1/2" Side Panels
Left Rear (+) Blue/Red
Left Rear (-) Blue/Green
Right Rear (+) Blue/White
Right Rear (-) Blue/Green


1986-88 Mazda RX-7 Security Information

Constant 12V+ Black Ignition Switch Harness
Starter Black/Green Ignition Switch Harness
Ignition Black/White Ignition Switch Harness
Ignition 2 Black/Red Ignition Switch Harness
Accessory Blue Ignition Switch Harness




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Old Mar 15, 2004 | 02:36 PM
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Thread cleaned up...Calm down, kiddies...
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 01:59 AM
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Damn guys i tried hooking them ujp to the accessory line today and grounding it and it didnt light up !

im not sure which is+/- tho on the neon cuz its wierd
one is black w/ a grey strip and one is black w/ a white strip... wen i sliced it

any info ? on what else i cud do ...
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Old Mar 17, 2004 | 07:33 AM
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You need to make sure you have the converter as well. Neon's do not run directly off of DC power, so most kits come with a converter. Check the instructions to make sure you have it! Also, to make sure the lights work just plug them directly into the battery and see if they light up. Make sure you get the +/- figured out or you could really mess something up...like the lights.
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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 03:48 AM
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well the kit jus came with the light the wire adn the thing u plug into the lighter...

but the lighter doesnt have any power im not sure why ... and i cut the plug thingy off of the light and splice the wires to hook onto other wires but they dont work ... any ideas?
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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 09:44 AM
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no power to lighter
Most of the time when people hook up the stereo, the don't bother to hook up the power wire connector to the back of the lighter socket cause its really short and it becomes a pain in the **** when removing/mounting the center console surround... Check that.
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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 01:57 PM
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hmm mite b the case

wut does it look like ?
or is it just one of those brown "plug" things?
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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 02:03 PM
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there is a converter inside the thing that pulgs into the lighter, as was mentioned above, it will not work with out it
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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 03:35 PM
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Originally posted by xxxyboi
Damn guys i tried hooking them ujp to the accessory line today and grounding it and it didnt light up !

im not sure which is+/- tho on the neon cuz its wierd
one is black w/ a grey strip and one is black w/ a white strip... wen i sliced it

any info ? on what else i cud do ...
In this situation I beleive Black with WHITE stripe is the + on the lights.
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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 04:14 PM
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Originally posted by xxxyboi
hmm mite b the case

wut does it look like ?
or is it just one of those brown "plug" things?
I thinks its brown.. and its L shaped
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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 05:40 PM
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there is a converter inside the thing that pulgs into the lighter, as was mentioned above, it will not work with out it
not true i have one hard wired into my truck and it works fine.

ej
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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 05:40 PM
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doubble post

Last edited by slow87turbo; Mar 18, 2004 at 05:49 PM.
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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 06:07 PM
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why not just run a 12v line in through the firewall from the battery to under the dash so you dont have to worry about blowing fuses, and use a switch for turning on/off
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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 10:46 PM
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so im guessing just hook up the POSITIVE to the power line and the NEGATIVE to ground ? and it'll work ?
im not even sure ...

right now its just the wire and the light
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Old Mar 19, 2004 | 12:25 AM
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Yes, Postive to power line, Negative to ground. Honestly, pop your hood and stick the damn thing to the battery, if it lights up then it works! If it doesn't then you've got other problems.
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Old Mar 19, 2004 | 02:20 AM
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lol it doesnt !
doesnt even spark or anything or make that zz zz sound ... damn it >.<
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