My Under-Hood lighting Install.
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I go to a weekly cruise-in that runs late and a lot of the guys have the LED strips under the hood. Some are very clean, and some are rather sloppy and blinding. I wanted to make this clean. WANTED to hide the LED light strip way in the back under the cowl, but that 102 intake is MASSIVE and I can't get my hands around it or in back of it as easy... So I had to mount it where it is now.
This was pretty easy, overall. A small switch from radio shack, some wires I have accumulated through the years, shrink tubing, solder, soldering iron, and these wire mount things I FINALLY found (Jegs.)
I tapped into the horn. I don't use the horn anyway. I was also thinking about tying it into the AIR pump fuse I no longer use. But when I was at radio shack, I forgot to get mini-fuses and ended up getting a small glass fuse holder and 5a fuses.
Anyway.. on to the pics ****..
Sorry for the shitty pics. My point and shoot has a stuck lens.
I LOVE it when **** comes out perfect!!!![Grin](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_grin.gif)
![](https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/522886_3405213260702_1581011704_2563761_504289841_n.jpg)
5a fuse and holder.
![](https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/524728_3405214140724_1581011704_2563762_1872145821_n.jpg)
Switch mounted. Wires were hid under the harness and pulled up toward the fuse block. Nice and out of the way.
![](https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/580567_3405214660737_1581011704_2563764_2129466250_n.jpg)
Tap into the fuse block.
![](https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/530061_3405215260752_1581011704_2563766_310074261_n.jpg)
Mount the mount thingies.. I had to use better double stick tape with this. Had it on for ~20 seconds and it was falling down.
![](https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/385626_3405216100773_1581011704_2563769_442012621_n.jpg)
Done..![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
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This was pretty easy, overall. A small switch from radio shack, some wires I have accumulated through the years, shrink tubing, solder, soldering iron, and these wire mount things I FINALLY found (Jegs.)
I tapped into the horn. I don't use the horn anyway. I was also thinking about tying it into the AIR pump fuse I no longer use. But when I was at radio shack, I forgot to get mini-fuses and ended up getting a small glass fuse holder and 5a fuses.
Anyway.. on to the pics ****..
![Chug! Chug! Chug!](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_chug.gif)
I LOVE it when **** comes out perfect!!!
![Grin](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_grin.gif)
![](https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/522886_3405213260702_1581011704_2563761_504289841_n.jpg)
5a fuse and holder.
![](https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/524728_3405214140724_1581011704_2563762_1872145821_n.jpg)
Switch mounted. Wires were hid under the harness and pulled up toward the fuse block. Nice and out of the way.
![](https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/580567_3405214660737_1581011704_2563764_2129466250_n.jpg)
Tap into the fuse block.
![](https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/530061_3405215260752_1581011704_2563766_310074261_n.jpg)
Mount the mount thingies.. I had to use better double stick tape with this. Had it on for ~20 seconds and it was falling down.
![](https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/385626_3405216100773_1581011704_2563769_442012621_n.jpg)
Done..
![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
![](https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/295003_3405216660787_1581011704_2563771_222030003_n.jpg)
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^ Yeah... it's for shows.. I'm not saying I'm adding 10hp by doing this. A lot of people show up around 10pm and have flashlights so they can see what's under the hood. Most or half of us have under-hood lighting. Almost all of the new Challengers there have it (Older crowd too. 40+)
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I'm thinking about doing a wire tuck project soon.... Gotta hide that damn fuse block.