Adam C
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quote: Originally posted by Corsa_Joel
Green Thing, Adam-B cheers for replies.
no probs, ive had alot of people coming in with these ebay neons, i wouldnt waste anymore time on them.
The ones halfords sell run off your cigarette lighter, but to do a proper and tidy job i would run them off the battery to a switch, with an inline fuse.
Easy to do, just run a wire from the battery with an inline fuse to a switch, take apart the cigarette lighter(s) and find which ones positive and which ones earth.( I cant remember which ones which.)
With the positive wires(if your running 2 neons) connect them onto the other connection on the switch and with the earth wires connect them upto a decent earth.
Then it should all work, well thats how ive done it 3 times before anyway.

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Hamish
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quote: Originally posted by marklaruk
i have never been there but wish i had tbh
good luck tho
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Corsa_Joel
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quote: Originally posted by Green Thing
quote: Originally posted by Corsa_Joel
Green Thing, Adam-B cheers for replies.
no probs, ive had alot of people coming in with these ebay neons, i wouldnt waste anymore time on them.
The ones halfords sell run off your cigarette lighter, but to do a proper and tidy job i would run them off the battery to a switch, with an inline fuse.
Easy to do, just run a wire from the battery with an inline fuse to a switch, take apart the cigarette lighter(s) and find which ones positive and which ones earth.( I cant remember which ones which.)
With the positive wires(if your running 2 neons) connect them onto the other connection on the switch and with the earth wires connect them upto a decent earth.
Then it should all work, well thats how ive done it 3 times before anyway.
Sounds like how I did the ones off ebay, probably a poor set of neons, will go to halfords and sort some out see if they are any better and will let you know. Cheers for the advice. Appreciated.
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Matt H
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If it wasn't neons it will have been something else (neons weren't even around when I started driving )
Stickers, ragging car, randomly revving engines, music on full with the windows down etc etc
Most people into cars are guilty of one of these
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Adam C
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dont go for the 'mood' lights or anything like that as you wont see sod all, go for ones with led's in, dont think they where anymore than £15.
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Adam-D
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interior neon's
they may fit them for you, i would given it was quiet
depends on the store and how confident the ripspeed guy is.
exterior neon. i wont fit, hell even doing it myself to a mates car its a horrible job.
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FasT09
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I would never buy neons (personal opinion) but you won't be able to get them fitted at halfords unless u bought it from them. To be fair when i got my cora i bought lexus lights thinking they wer good. lol how embarrasing.
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Adam-D
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i have green led footwell ones, they are wired like the interior light.
but then again my dials, mfd., centre console and switchgear are green too
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