Installing Neon lights in car

Khalid’s question:

I want to install some interior car neons which i want to light up when the door opens and shutdown when the door closes for which i would install a push switch, i also want to operate the same neons manually turning them on & off whenever i want for which i will need another manual switch. THE PROBLEM IS HOW DO I WIRE THEM??? I think running the positive and negative wires direct from the battery to the terminals on the neons while installing the push switch in between should operate the neons when the door opens/closes and then connecting further 2 wires on the same terminals (WITH THE MANUAL SWITCH IN BETWEEN) on the neons and having connecting them to the other end of the wires bypassing the Push switch should do the job. Would this work and if it does would it cause any electrical problems?”

Answer:

That’s a good idea to wire them directly from the battery, use thick gauge wire and a good in line fuse for safety. NEVER wire something like that off power wires that the vehicle is using to run other things. And you plan should work well, just make sure to use GOOD switches–as there are many cheap switches out there that will break or melt with use (I know, I’ve been suckered into using them in the past and have always regretted the results.)


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