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Old Jun 5, 2010 | 01:04 PM
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So i think i have the basics of my schematic done for my led circuit.... but i have some qestions... attached is a pic of what i had planned... sorry for the crude paint pic...

so my questions are... i want all of that to turn on when the parking lights are on... ie, lock, unlock, open doors.... but i also want it all on a switchable circuit so i can have it all turn on, like at a car show... on top of what is on that crude stick figure drawing, i'm doing the halo mod... so that's included in there too...

what guage wire would be appropriate? if i went with a 16 guage, and then each offshoot could be smaller, say 20-22...

i think i found the "add-a-circuit" i need :http://www.amazon.com/Pico-0957PT-Fu.../dp/B001QRSBY8

but how do i wire that switch in to control the entire circuit, but still be an easily accessible spot on the dash... thinking above the fuel door release...

any help would be really appreciated!!! for now i am just tapping the led reflectors into the park lights, as well as the halos, as per the walkthrough... just want to add a switch to all the led's i end up adding.
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Old Jun 5, 2010 | 03:46 PM
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Drawing appreciated. You intend to run all these lights from the same source? My concern is power draw.
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Old Jun 5, 2010 | 05:40 PM
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Well, that's what I'm asking about... I don't know if they all can be on one or not.... I mean there's only like 3 leds per door, not sure on footwell, leaning toward the cold cathode DIY... and the headlight/reflector mod...

I accidentally put the door panel reflectors on there, they will just be when the doors open...

So the rest is only when I flip a switch, otherwise, they will be integrated into parking lights/ dome... and other options?
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Old Jun 5, 2010 | 06:15 PM
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LEDs don't pull much so i wouldn't worry about the current draw and id say you should be fine with anything below 20awg for the wiring. as for the switch...what you could do it just tap into your something that is on when you have your accessories on...so like the cig lighter or something... Or, if you wanted all the leds and stuff to be on when your doors are open just splice into that circuit...I'm kinda confused on what you mean by "like at car shows" if you could expand upon that and tell me exactly what you want your lights to do and when i can try to help.

The add a fuse thing you would plug that into your fuse box, then plug an ACTUAL fuse into the top of that. (It looks like its just an adaptor). Then run that red wire into a switch>through your lights>then ground it

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