IMPORTANT: All wires must be fused
IMPORTANT: All wires must be fused
I was having a discussion with someone who didn't seem to think it was important to properly fuse all aftermarket electrical components. I'm no automotive expert but I can surely speak on behalf of those who are and maybe they'll back me up on this - it is ridiculously important to properly fuse anything you add to your car, no matter how little power you think it draws. Once that hot wire finds a path to the ground because there is a nick in it or whatever, and there is no fuse, you are now in big trouble. If you are running a line directly to the battery (how it should be done) there should be a fuse about six inches away.
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lights are wired up, lol broke one of the original tubes too, it was too long and i tried to force it under the drivers dash lol snap. But ya it's finished, pics to come tonite, and no fuse on it, just the switch, ran it to the battery for direct power and ground without having to *** around with too much. Next up will be trunk and back seat lighting.......i'm debating investing in about 20-50 blue/white LED's and wiring the entire car with it.........we'll see.
Fuses protect the wiring, not the tubes. That wire that you ran the length of the car? Yeah if that shorts and gets a path to the ground... goodbye car cause you have no fuse.
"Failure to properly fuse your wiring and components could be devastating. A wire could short somewhere in the car, and start a fire."
gotta do something pretty funky to melt the wires tho, something that funky would fry all of the fuses in my car probably.......that's pretty unlikely.....
You can also say goodbye to your beloved warranty when they find you've ran electrical components without a fuse. It's your car not mine, man. You can do a two second google search and read about all the cars that have caught fire cause people ran lights without fuses.
if anything happens they'll never know the lights were in there when it's taken to them for warrenty
/rant
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lights are wired up, lol broke one of the original tubes too, it was too long and i tried to force it under the drivers dash lol snap. But ya it's finished, pics to come tonite, and no fuse on it, just the switch, ran it to the battery for direct power and ground without having to *** around with too much. Next up will be trunk and back seat lighting.......i'm debating investing in about 20-50 blue/white LED's and wiring the entire car with it.........we'll see.
Fuses protect the wiring, not the tubes. That wire that you ran the length of the car? Yeah if that shorts and gets a path to the ground... goodbye car cause you have no fuse.
"Failure to properly fuse your wiring and components could be devastating. A wire could short somewhere in the car, and start a fire."
gotta do something pretty funky to melt the wires tho, something that funky would fry all of the fuses in my car probably.......that's pretty unlikely.....
You can also say goodbye to your beloved warranty when they find you've ran electrical components without a fuse. It's your car not mine, man. You can do a two second google search and read about all the cars that have caught fire cause people ran lights without fuses.
if anything happens they'll never know the lights were in there when it's taken to them for warrenty
/rant
Yup.
oh good example for all you guys. i bet few know this on css but most car audio competitors dont use fuses. strictly due to the fact that it is proven that using a fuse gives your amp slightly less current to work with. normal peeps like you and me it doesn't matter but for them that tiny .1db could mean the difference from a trophy and 2nd place
heres a pic of the pioneer truck after it burned in 06
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