Interior Lighting
Ok, I KNOW it's a little bit teenager-ish and a bit ricey, but I want to get some kind of interior lighting wired up the right way (i.e. the way ricers tend NOT to do it). I don't want to walk into walmart, walk out with a few neon tubes, wire them into a cigarette lighter adapter and plug and unplug to control the power. At the very least, this is my plan:
* Get a 6-circuit automotive fuse panel and wire it directly from the battery (I want to get a 6x30A because this will allow me to run an Infinity Basslink if I add one in the future too - I'll wire up the fuse panel with 4 gauge wire which is safe for 200 amps at 15 feet and we're only talking about 180 amps at less than 5 feet).
* Get a switch panel - use one switch as a master and have one switch for footwells, one for cupholders, one for center console. The slave switches will have one side wired to the ground on the lighting circuits, and the other side will wire into one of the posts on the master switch. The master switch's other post will wire into the vehicle's ground.
Some considerations:
* Cupholders and console would definitely be LED. For footwells, what's better, LED or cold cathode? By "better", I mean taking all into account - heat production, current draw, not so much brightness because let's face it either way it'll be enough to light up the footwells.
* Where should I mount the fuse block?
* Where can I get and where should I mount the switch panel?
* Heat will certainly be a consideration when mounting the fuse block, but how about the switch panel?
Aside from anyone's personal feelings on interior lighting, is there anything I haven't considered?
* Get a 6-circuit automotive fuse panel and wire it directly from the battery (I want to get a 6x30A because this will allow me to run an Infinity Basslink if I add one in the future too - I'll wire up the fuse panel with 4 gauge wire which is safe for 200 amps at 15 feet and we're only talking about 180 amps at less than 5 feet).
* Get a switch panel - use one switch as a master and have one switch for footwells, one for cupholders, one for center console. The slave switches will have one side wired to the ground on the lighting circuits, and the other side will wire into one of the posts on the master switch. The master switch's other post will wire into the vehicle's ground.
Some considerations:
* Cupholders and console would definitely be LED. For footwells, what's better, LED or cold cathode? By "better", I mean taking all into account - heat production, current draw, not so much brightness because let's face it either way it'll be enough to light up the footwells.
* Where should I mount the fuse block?
* Where can I get and where should I mount the switch panel?
* Heat will certainly be a consideration when mounting the fuse block, but how about the switch panel?
Aside from anyone's personal feelings on interior lighting, is there anything I haven't considered?
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