?? Can anyone help me with my neons ??

  1. Newbie Joined: May 2009 Slough Posts: 6 Citroen Saxo SX 1.5 D. T Reg (99) 5 Door.
    #1
    I've got 2 12" blue neons and i want to wire them in in my footwells but i dont want to play around with the electrics!

    If you've put neons in your car please let me know how you did it and where the hell i can wire them to!!
    Thank you!
  2. Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 wednesbury/west brom Posts: 1186 Black Flat arch & White Vtr
    #2
    wire them 2 a switch mate
  3. Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 Oxfordshire - Banbury Posts: 713 S1 Rallye
    #3
    I take it they run off of 12v ? If so, then you could run direct off of the battery, or the power source in the fuse box.

    There is a grommet in the firewall in the passenger footwell, that you can poke the positive lead through to get to the battery. This then goes to a switch. Then to the first neon. Then the second one. Then you need to attach the earth cable somewhere on the chassis (Must be on bare metal.). Dont know if you would equire any inline fuses or anthing though. Dont think you would TBH.
  4. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2007 Posts: 16839 Saxo VTS, Westfield
    #4
    a fuse is a must mate, because if anythings wrong with the neons or wiring the fuse will pop and stop bad things from happening
  5. Regular Poster Joined: May 2009 Tamworth Posts: 360 citroen saxo 1.1 injection desire in poisedon blue
    #5
    ive got neons on ma window washer jets and i got them wired up by the citroen garage i had ma mot and service at all they did was connect them 2 the side lights with i think they were called scotch locks?? they sed theyd charge me a couple of quid 4 it but they didnt charge me
  6. Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2009 York Posts: 335 Citroen saxo VTR
    #6
    the cable prob isnt long enough to run straight from the battery, i think you can put it into the back of the cigarette lighter
  7. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 Devon Posts: 167 saxo 1.1i 99
    #7
    i got footwell neaons and i joined the wires onto the sigartte lighter and mine work fine.
  8. Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 York Posts: 2254 Ibiza Bocanegra 1.4TSI DSG
    #8
    my brother wired his up 2 his side lights, so when he switched them on his footwel neons came on
  9. Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2009 watford Posts: 172 saxo vtr
    #9
    its better to wire it into, side lights ect so you can control when they work,

    i was going to wire mine to cigerette lighter, but mine was a permanent live, so they would constantly be on.

    so i got a transformer box, installed in by the back seats. so a direct live goes from battery to transformer, but also installed a switch, in the spare panels where the hazard lights are. so can be controlled

    the box can take 4 items to be powered, so i have 2 sets of foot wells, and a long neon tube in my boot.

    also it has a fuse, so if anything went wrong, the fuse would blow, rather than blowing up something else. lol

    the boxes are on things like, a full neon kit, ect.
    probly sell them on ebay and that. but once installed, u dont have to think about the next thing that needs wiring! just wire it in the box
  10. Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2009 watford Posts: 172 saxo vtr
    #10
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by saxo_girl_1985 View Post
    its better to wire it into, side lights ect so you can control when they work,

    i was going to wire mine to cigerette lighter, but mine was a permanent live, so they would constantly be on.

    so i got a transformer box, installed in by the back seats. so a direct live goes from battery to transformer, but also installed a switch, in the spare panels where the hazard lights are. so can be controlled

    the box can take 4 items to be powered, so i have 2 sets of foot wells, and a long neon tube in my boot.

    also it has a fuse, so if anything went wrong, the fuse would blow, rather than blowing up something else. lol

    the boxes are on things like, a full neon kit, ect.
    probly sell them on ebay and that. but once installed, u dont have to think about the next thing that needs wiring! just wire it in the box
    its not called a transformer box, ME being blonde!!

    ill take some pics tomoz, and post........
  11. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jun 2006 Wirral Posts: 13584 Wickerd red VTS MK2, Two tone VTS MK2,vvc Metro..
    #11
    Best place for neons is in the bin!! waste of time and money.....
  12. Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2009 belgium Posts: 472 black Mk2 VTS
    #12
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by saxokid100 View Post
    Best place for neons is in the bin!! waste of time and money.....
    your opinion, not his!

    mine are connected directly to the battery, with a switch to turn them on and off. easiest thing to do imo.
    any 12v feed will do for the + signal, just connect the ground wire to a piece of bodywork and you'll be fine.
  13. L-plater Joined: Apr 2009 Beckenham Posts: 74 Citroen Saxo
    #13
    Ive been wanting to do this but not sure how to wire them in. I removed the cigarette lighter from behind had a look at the connector but cant see how I can wire the LED/neons to it. Not the greatest at electrics so didn't wanna risk it as I dont know what im doing.
  14. Newbie Joined: May 2009 Slough Posts: 6 Citroen Saxo SX 1.5 D. T Reg (99) 5 Door.
    #14
    I had the same trouble as you mate...i looked at the back of my ciggarete lighter and there was 2 wires but i didnt have a clue so i just left it....can anyone help!!??!
  15. Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 Watford Posts: 2033 Black Furio, Amazon Green VT-S Road Beast
    #15
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by miss-sexy-saxo View Post
    ive got neons on ma window washer jets and i got them wired up by the citroen garage i had ma mot and service at all they did was connect them 2 the side lights with i think they were called scotch locks?? they sed theyd charge me a couple of quid 4 it but they didnt charge me
    I F****** hate scotch locks!
    So annoying to so them back up once undone! Grrrr
  16. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2007 Aylesbury, Bucks Posts: 12836 Yeaaahh Fiesta
    #16
    i can help you mate, bin them
  17. Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2008 Swansea Posts: 392 SAXO VTS
    #17
    Wire Them To The Back Of The Cigg Lighter And Add A Switch So It Can Bee Controlled....
  18. Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2009 belgium Posts: 472 black Mk2 VTS
    #18
    it's easy enough. you got 2 wires on your neons and two on the cigarette lighter. to see which one is the plus, just try. hold the wires against the connectors. if the neons start working, you got them connected in the right way. if they don't, switch the wires and they should work. then, cut one of the wires and put a switch in between to switch the neons on and off.
  19. L-plater Joined: Apr 2009 Beckenham Posts: 74 Citroen Saxo
    #19
    I done mine without a switch and by total accident... I just wanted to wire them to the cigarette lighter. Mine had 3 wires running into it, green/yellow, thick blue and thin blue. None on them seemed to work and left it on the thin blue and when I switched my sidelights on last night was shocked to see they were working.
  20. Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 1346
    #20
    i wired mine to my side lights, really easy

    1. locate the grommet that feeds the cables to the door

    2. push the wires through, all the way down the wing and through the hole buy th slam pannel

    3 take the side light connector out, i used clips that cut the wires for you to attach, wrap in electrical tape in case water gets in

    4. put an inline fuse in (5a usually as your sides are fused at 10a) buy them from halfors, £2-3 a go, come with a 5a fuse in.

    turn your side lights on and done

    this means you cant leave them on because ull get the warning as you would with your heads and sides anyway and you can switch them.

    if you want more details or pics pm me