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I purchased 2 blue neons to mount under the dash so it shines on the floor

and im also waiting for arrival of Dan's dash led lights also in blue

i have no idea how to install the led lights and remove the dash?

would it be easier installing neons when i remove dash or can i do that now??

i got a switch with the neons but have no idea how to connect all the wiring

such as ground wire earth wire ect...i have no idea what it all means

wondering if someone can help me out

ive done a search and found 1 or 2 posts on how to but still bit dazzled :D

anyone shed any light on my situation?

wow, this is like tha basics of wiring...

You can install the neons now, that's no worries... taking out the dash will have no effect on the footwell area...

as for the neons, if they are your usual 12V neons, they will have a wire coming out of them, one side red, one side black... Attach the positive side (red) to your battery, or a 12V+ of some kind that you can find, and attach the other side (black) to the chassis of the car using an existing bolt... Put the switch on the ground (black) wire, then mount the switch...

Viola, neons :D

you should be able to do the neons and led's seperatly. the led,s are easy you just keep unscrewing things till the gauges come out, change the bulbs and then put it all back together, if you have the same led's that i do remember they only work in one orientation so check that they are all working before you put it back together.

as for the neons, if you dont have instructions and you dont know what you are doing, id just take it to an auto electrician, it shouldnt be more than an hours work

hey man, the neons are a separate thing to the dash so you can do the neons now as [DRD-00F] said. its fairly simple to do but if your not confident with doing it i would go to an auto electrician or ask one of your mates to have a look at it.

Just my 2 cents worth

you can also get a little more complicated with the neons. get a 3way switch wire 1 circuit to a permanent or accessories 12V, wire another circuit to the door lights circuit so you have 3 setting on the switch, off, door and always on. as for the leds im waiting on a set too. ill take some photos if i can get my woman's digital camera.

the neons wires are black and black with a white stripe.... then i have a switch with 3 plugs sticking out ..

i want the neons running on same circuit so they both go on and off together

anyone care to be kind enough to give step by step instructions if not i might get a auto electrician or someone to do it hopefully

ive tried searching for diagrams but no luck

the neons wires are black and black with a white stripe.... then i have a switch with 3 plugs sticking out ..

i want the neons running on same circuit so they both go on and off together

anyone care to be kind enough to give step by step instructions if not i might get a auto electrician or someone to do it hopefully

ive tried searching for diagrams but no luck

I personally would run the two seperate. Neons are very easy to install. The led in the dash after awhile could become annoying or in some places illegal and you might need to turn them off quickly. With that said. You have a positive and negative and a switch. The power has to be on one post, and the same wire(power wire, just not connected now) comes off the other post, and then you ground the wires. I will post a pic of how my neon turned out.(doesnt show true effect on camera with flash though_post-43903-1193628616_thumb.jpg

to have them both go on and off together run them in parallel.

behold the awesome powers of sleep deprivation and paint (attached)

an on/off switch gets put on one of the wires after the two neons are joined

................../----------neon1-------------\

12V-------- ............................................---------on/off switch--------earth

..................\----------neon2-------------/

wow ascii diagrams too. i need sleep.

aaaanyway theres your basic on/off setup for two neons. just make sure you dont get the + & - wires mixed up. gets more complicated for 3way switch for door circuit. its not too hard but my brain isnt coping right now so ill leave that diagram up to someone more awake than myself.

hope that helps. if you aint confident enough to do that yourself get an autoelec or car audio place to install.

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Edited by nissanskyrice

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