Snipped 12v Wires To Lighter
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Forum Name: Lights, Neon, LEDs, HIDs
Forum Discription: Under Car Lighting, Strobe Lights, Fog Lights, Headlights, HIDs, DRL, Tail Lights, Brake Lights, Dashboard Lights, WigWag, etc.
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Printed Date: November 03, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Topic: Snipped 12v Wires To Lighter
Posted By: lazyboy07
Subject: Snipped 12v Wires To Lighter
Date Posted: October 06, 2006 at 9:58 PM
i want to put Pilot neon Lights under my dash by foot area;s so i was gonna use the 12v source from lighter.. so i gave the wire a snip and stripped both ends.. and then snipped off the lighter end on the neon.. and stripped the wires.. twisted them together and got nothing... then i tried twisting my lighter back to the original wires.. and nothing again.. checked all fuses and they are good... any help?
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Posted By: lazyboy07
Date Posted: October 06, 2006 at 10:05 PM
2000 Pontiac Grand Am GT
Posted By: jagcaddy61
Date Posted: October 15, 2006 at 1:57 PM
if you are using two neons, even though one light can work with reverse polarity, two lights have to be wires in parallel in order to work. try messing with the neon wires a little more. switch one set of wires +/- and try again. also, make sure you have the correct power/ground wires from the vehicle, and make sure if the neons have a sensitivity switch to turn the sensitivity option off.
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Jamie
Posted By: coppellstereo
Date Posted: October 17, 2006 at 2:52 PM
is there a transformer inline or in the cig. plug itself?
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