how do you wire

GAZ-23 · Post by **GAZ-23** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:25 pm

does anyone no how to wire up neons in the boot

Davva2004 · Post by **Davva2004** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:37 pm

Yep... I have two neon tubes in my amp in the boot. I bought 12v neons off Ebay, the sort you use in a PC case, complete with an inverter and sound reactive module.

To power them up, cut off the Molex connector on the power line. Pop out the boot light, remove the bulb. Now ground the black wire of the neon wiring to a god earth point and poke the red wire into the bulb holder, when the neons light up you've found the positive feed. Fix the red wire into place - I used one of the Molex connectors squashed a bit to push into the socket, and did the same for the black wire into the other socket on the bulb holder. I then refitted the light cover letting the wire dangle out of the gap at the side, then taped the lose wire to the underside of the parcel shelf to stop it dangling down, ran it down the seat back, into the inverter and then into the neons. Job's a good un, they only light up when the boot lid opens

Post by **Welly** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:47 pm

Davva2004 wrote:Yep... I have two neon tubes in my amp in the boot. I bought 12v neons off Ebay, the sort you use in a PC case, complete with an inverter and sound reactive module.

To power them up, cut off the Molex connector on the power line. Pop out the boot light, remove the bulb. Now ground the black wire of the neon wiring to a god earth point and poke the red wire into the bulb holder, when the neons light up you've found the positive feed. Fix the red wire into place - I used one of the Molex connectors squashed a bit to push into the socket, and did the same for the black wire into the other socket on the bulb holder. I then refitted the light cover letting the wire dangle out of the gap at the side, then taped the lose wire to the underside of the parcel shelf to stop it dangling down, ran it down the seat back, into the inverter and then into the neons. Job's a good un, they only light up when the boot lid opens

perfect for when your hangin' with your matez, down at maccies eh davva? next you will be fittin neonz in da foot wellz

Davva2004 · Post by **Davva2004** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:57 pm

Welton wrote: perfect for when your hangin' with your matez, down at maccies eh davva? next you will be fittin neonz in da foot wellz

Indeed... one does like to "kick it" with the "kids", as one does have one's "street cred" to think of. Booyakashan, as they say. Keep it real, homes. Word to your mother. Ai.

GAZ-23 · Post by **GAZ-23** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:56 pm

thanks il look on ebay and get some for the boot got some in the foot wells but thinking of making the inside of the car bright for when i got to the nova or rhyl

niz406 · Post by **niz406** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:22 am

Davva2004 wrote:Now ground the black wire of the neon wiring to a god earth point and poke the red wire into the bulb holder, when the neons light up you've found the positive feed. Fix the red wire into place - I used one of the Molex connectors squashed a bit to push into the socket, and did the same for the black wire into the other socket on the bulb holder.

And the winner of the Bodge Master 2006 trophy goes to davva for his electrical installation safety tips.... Not quite sure the car insurance will cover DIY pimping that goes wrong........lol

Its easy enough to cut strip and recrimp your connector for your bulb holder in the boot, also as a matter of due course, may I suggest an uprated fuse in the box, or an inline one on the other end where you connect it!

Failing that, strip wrap and solder never fails, insulate and amalgamate for added security lol

Davva2004 · Post by **Davva2004** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:16 pm

Erm... Niz... you do know that these neon kits pull less than half an amp of power right??? You can power them off a USB port, with a max draw of 500 milliamps. So cutting, crimping, soldering, heatshrinking, and finally smothering them with Kryptonite to make sure Superman can't make the terminals connect is a bit of overkill.

End of the day Gaz it's your car, wire them up how you see fit. I shoved the molex terminals into the bulb socket and gave everything a quick wrap in insulation tape, and so far I haven't caught fire yet.

GAZ-23 · Post by **GAZ-23** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:44 pm

thanks il give it a go

niz406 · Post by **niz406** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 8:40 pm

Davva2004 wrote:Erm... Niz... you do know that these neon kits pull less than half an amp of power right???

No I didn't, so there you go.. I've learnt something today... PC Neon tubes use less than 500ma wow !

Davva2004 wrote:So cutting, crimping, soldering, heatshrinking, and finally smothering them with Kryptonite to make sure Superman can't make the terminals connect is a bit of overkill.

Not overkill just safe! Coming from a car audio and security installation background I have seen many bodges ( cellotape insulated twisted wires ), and I just don't want to see a 406oc member with shoddy wiring, which is why I originally created a KB article for the running of power cables to the passenger compartment from under the bonnet!!!!