Crraigan Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I'm looking at fitting some footwell LEDs but what I want to know is can this be wired to the cable that comes from the ignition? At the moment I have my sub cable coming from the ignition cable (my sub will not turn on until ignition is on) would I be able to do the same with the lights or would there not be enough power for this? Would I be better off wiring to the courtesy light and using an additional switch? Thanks guys all advice/help much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crraigan Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 Thinking about this, if I was to take power from the courtesy light that would mean I need to switch that on to be able to turn footedly lighting on. Am I correct in thinking this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_pickford94 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I think the courtesy lights are switched live so this wouldn't work if you wanted them to work independently May be worth checking to see if it is live or neutral switched but I'm sure it's live As for running from the same wire as the amp, I've no idea what gauge wire it is and what current it can take Sent from my iPhone using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattDRX Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 The amp will draw too much power for the bulb and it'll just blow instantly. You can make a switch up to the interior light and flick it on to cut the power to the interior light and divert to footwell. Easy components to use can be bought from maplin, fiddly but the best way to do it properly. Sent from my SM-N9005 using Ford OC mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crraigan Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 Okay thanks guys I'll look into doing that way Matt Although wouldn't a fuse from the ignition wouldn't cause any problems for anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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