I have found that a good place to get power for this kind of thing is at the hazard switch. It has a wire to it already from the headlight switch and this lead is also controlled by the dash lights brightness wheel. Look for 2 gray/blue wires going to one pin of the hazard switch. Mark
"Phil S." wrote: > > I just bought 2 "super bright" brand 3 candella power > LED's that i plan on installing into the speedo/gas > tank/temp gauges BECOUSE i flippin' cant find the > reason why my OEM gauge lights wont come on(bulbs are > OK) > > Im using the LED's with POS+ soldered to 220 OHM > resisters. My question to you is: to power these, can > i splice into the headlight switch?...or do i go to > the fuse box, these LEDs use very little juice by the > way and wont drain your battery too much if left on > for a day. > |
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