12V Power in the Boot

sylonien · Post by **sylonien** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 3:06 am

Is there somewhere a live 12V power supply in the boot? I'm trying to hook up some neons in the boot but dunno where I can get the power from? How about from the amp?

SiDaBa · Post by **SiDaBa** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 12:12 pm

That would be the most ingenious one to use!

sylonien · Post by **sylonien** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 2:34 pm

Well that's was jus a joke. But any real recommendations?

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 2:37 pm

on the subject of 12v in the boot.... i really want a bootlight

do u have 1? if u do, then just rig up the neons to it......

sylonien · Post by **sylonien** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 5:29 pm

Nope. Haven't got it. But there should be a live line somewhere...

SiDaBa · Post by **SiDaBa** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 6:00 pm

sylonien wrote:Well that's was jus a joke. But any real recommendations?

So your going to look for something harder when it's there right infront of you. All you have to do is attatch a distributor block to it.

sylonien · Post by **sylonien** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 11:04 pm

What you actually mean taking power from the amp source? I thought that was a joke. Isn't it too powerfuL?!

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 4:23 pm

emm yes... but it is possible to get a 12v source by doing the wiring just like the amp

ie rip up the car's interior(again)!

sylonien · Post by **sylonien** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 6:01 pm

Well if you've got ripped it apart in the first place then surely you don't have to do it again then?

SiDaBa · Post by **SiDaBa** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:17 pm

No i meant the line for the amp, it's 12V isn't it because it comes from your battery. Attach the wire from the battery (that is currently in the amp) to the distributor block. From the block attach a lead to the amp and one to what ever it is you want to power, in this case your neon's. However you'll need something to switch the lights off or they'll permanently be on.

sylonien · Post by **sylonien** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 10:06 pm

Aha. Gotcha now mate. Thanks. How much are those distribution blocks usually cost?

SiDaBa · Post by **SiDaBa** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:42 am

I get them from Maplin usually no more than a Â£5 each but they're lumps of gold metal.

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 10:50 am

yeah, i was thinking that.... but it would b on all the time...... so another wire dedicated would b more sensible with switch? whats a distribution block?

SiDaBa · Post by **SiDaBa** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:13 pm

Or use the relay diagram in Mole's guide to wiring front fogs and use the remote from your head unit, that's what i did.

Distributor block can look like this