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      04-16-2010, 03:34 PM   #1
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Wiring Help - Anyone ???

I am trying to connect a light to my Zed so it comes on whenever the headlights come on. Does anyone have any sort of a wiring diagram that may give me some clue as where to connect this ???? The new light I am adding is a 12 volt LED - low current.....

Any help would be appreciated....
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      04-16-2010, 04:12 PM   #2
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where are you going to put this LED(s) ?
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      04-16-2010, 07:32 PM   #3
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I am trying to connect a light to my Zed so it comes on whenever the headlights come on. Does anyone have any sort of a wiring diagram that may give me some clue as where to connect this ???? The new light I am adding is a 12 volt LED - low current.....

Any help would be appreciated....
I believe in the auto setting, a light does come on the switch when the headlights are on.
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I am connecting a blue neon light tube under the hood. Just want ot see what it looks like with a glow in the kidney area at night. Anyay, tryimg to fond a spot under the hood to connnect it to wirthout having to take the dash apart to connect to the switch.....
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      04-18-2010, 09:53 AM   #5
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I am connecting a blue neon light tube under the hood. Just want ot see what it looks like with a glow in the kidney area at night. Anyay, tryimg to fond a spot under the hood to connnect it to wirthout having to take the dash apart to connect to the switch.....
Why not connecting a low current electronic switch (relay) with one of the headlights 12VDC, to switch your neon light. I guess the xeon lights do have a 12VDC power line.

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zEdP - thx for the idea... A little more complicated than I think I need. Just need a 12 volt source that comes on with the lights. I thought someone might have a wiring diagram of the headlight connector that could eliminate my having to test every wire.
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In my old car i had lights in the footwell that were wired to come on only when the lights were on, i wired it in behind the fuse box into the line for the side lights, really good place to wire as you then get the protection of the fuse, and there is some good ground points in there....don't know how easy that would be on the zee??
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thx - I will check it out.... a little farther than I thought I would have to go to wire this but ....
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so how did you get on with the finished result, any pics??
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Have company right now and then away next week. Will hook it up when I get back then take a few pics....
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