Need Help connecting lights through the fuse box - Honda Prelude Forum

iLCaPo · 02-23-2002, 10:58 AM

i want to but red light near my pedals to light htem up at night......i want to run the wires to the fuse box... the guy at pep boys told me i could connect it through the battery... but it much safer to connect it through the fuse box.....how would i connect wires to the fuse box to give the lights power??

ice1cube · 02-23-2002, 02:35 PM

do you want them to come on when you have your parking lights/headlights on or do you just want a constant 12v source which you can wire your own switch on to?

iLCaPo · 02-23-2002, 04:10 PM

My own switch....with a constant 12v

ice1cube · 02-23-2002, 06:14 PM

if you want a constant 12v that works even when the car is off, you should just try splicing off the ignition wire

if you want a switch that only works when the headlights are on, then use terminal #1 or #2 i believe that's under C966 (to main wire harness c436) or C968 (to main wire harness C438), #1 is terminal B and #2 is terminal 2 but i forget which one is the parking light tap......its all in the footwell fusebox

if you want a constant 12v that works only when the car is on, then use terminals 5(A) or 3(D) in the same terminals as in the previous section

for the terminal taps, use a female connector and stick one end of your wire in it and the other end into the taps, the female connector should slide right over and stay there snugly

iLCaPo · 02-23-2002, 06:17 PM

how about work when the doors open or switch?

ice1cube · 02-23-2002, 08:39 PM

i don't nkow which fuse terminal controls the opening of the door sorry

iLCaPo · 02-23-2002, 08:46 PM

How do you exactly connect wired to your fuse box?..sorry im new to eletircal work

Joe

ice1cube · 02-23-2002, 11:23 PM

the terminals you are looking for should be empty, they do not look like fuse terminals.....they are small square sized with a piece of metal jutting out inside the square hole.......to connect wires to it you use a female connector and it should act just like a plug and fit snugly right over the metal piece inside the terminal

apocalypse · 02-23-2002, 11:49 PM

dont hook wires to fuses its dangerous--unless u only put the wire on 1 side of the fuse but a thread of the wire could still reach the other side of the fuse, so dont risk damage by doing that...
if u get a volt meter on the top of the fusebox they'res little slots that if u probe it with a meter will give u 12volts constant or 12v accesory use those, crimp female spades on there and it's much safer

ice1cube · 02-24-2002, 12:27 AM

it's not a fuse terminal im referring to....

it's a free 12v terminal near the fusebox area but it's not a fuse terminal where a normal breaker fuse inserts into

SK Honda 7 · 02-24-2002, 09:39 AM

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Originally posted by NYPreludeTunerz
i want to but red light near my pedals to light htem up at night......i want to run the wires to the fuse box... the guy at pep boys told me i could connect it through the battery... but it much safer to connect it through the fuse box.....how would i connect wires to the fuse box to give the lights power??

HYPRELUDETUNERZ - which one are you and do you know what happen to JOSE? Last time i heard his email was not working and no more cell phone...whats the dilly and whats going on with meets?

apocalypse · 02-24-2002, 10:00 AM

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Originally posted by ice1cube
it's not a fuse terminal im referring to....

it's a free 12v terminal near the fusebox area but it's not a fuse terminal where a normal breaker fuse inserts into

in that case then

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if u get a volt meter on the top of the fusebox they'res little slots that if u probe it with a meter will give u 12volts constant or 12v accesory use those, crimp female spades on there

iLCaPo · 02-24-2002, 11:57 AM

Sk Honda 7...... Jose went on a family emergency to boston... his parents took away his aol..cause they found out that he was selling everything in his room and in his house to get money for his car..... they might of took away even his cell phone...im not sure... Im Joe....... You were at the last meet?..... im going to talk to dennis about setting another one up..... Hope that helped ....lol

Joe

SK Honda 7 · 02-25-2002, 07:40 AM

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Originally posted by NYPreludeTunerz
Sk Honda 7...... Jose went on a family emergency to boston... his parents took away his aol..cause they found out that he was selling everything in his room and in his house to get money for his car..... they might of took away even his cell phone...im not sure... Im Joe....... You were at the last meet?..... im going to talk to dennis about setting another one up..... Hope that helped ....lol

Joe

Oh ****...thats messed up. When is he coming back? Cause we suppose to go to his boy in brooklyn to get me header and few other goodies, i guess thats off for now.
We should do another meet even if he is not here. Send out an email lets see how many people will respond. Can anyone get in touch with jose??? or is it a lost cause?
Kirill