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Eric
06-25-2008, 01:42 PM
Can't say I am haha. Just wired 3 lights and a switch in my truck. Let's just say it aint a pretty site atm haha..

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4595/06250813191tn1.jpg

The clump of wires where it goes to the fusebox, which is in the engine compartment.. someday when im bored I will clean this up :D

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/3584/06250813192zx7.jpg

The switch off. Still gotta mount this switch somewhere.. it's resting on top of the emergency brake lever atm haha..

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/4927/06250813201it5.jpg

Switch on

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/632/06250813331xj6.jpg

professionally grounded as you can see :p

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/6030/06250813202he4.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4898/06250813203db5.jpg

2 of the 3 lights. Proves they work :p 2 are where your feet are up front, and one is under the back seat. It glows nice at night too, although I just installed the other 2 today, but last night the one I had installed gave a pretty nice glow, I will have to take some night pics 2nite :)

My friend showed me how to wire the first one, but it was on all the time. I bought 2 more, and a switch, and it actually came together, after frying one cable because one of the dang ground wires came undone. That's why it's all taped now hehe..

Overall, a decent job as an amateur electrician :D
rukisuto
06-25-2008, 03:04 PM
I like how you didn't even bother to hide the light cords, lol.
Better electrician than me :]
Eric
06-25-2008, 03:12 PM
I like how you didn't even bother to hide the light cords, lol.
Better electrician than me :]

Hehe, well I planned on pulling them tighter so it wouldn't show as much, but this alone took me like 30 minutes to an hour just getting everything right, so I said forget it I will make it look good later :p
LiNuX
06-26-2008, 09:15 PM
lol nice work, my dad is probably one of the best i know followed by the guy that did the wiring in my other house lol, well that guy is probably better than my dad but shhh, don't tell my father

at least you didn't get electrocuted, that could have been devastating, i would have had to look for another mod :-P
Eric
06-27-2008, 10:34 AM
lol nice work, my dad is probably one of the best i know followed by the guy that did the wiring in my other house lol, well that guy is probably better than my dad but shhh, don't tell my father

at least you didn't get electrocuted, that could have been devastating, i would have had to look for another mod :-P

Yeah, luckily. The one cable frying scared me for a second though hehe :p
rukisuto
06-27-2008, 10:13 PM
lol nice work, my dad is probably one of the best i know followed by the guy that did the wiring in my other house lol, well that guy is probably better than my dad but shhh, don't tell my father

at least you didn't get electrocuted, that could have been devastating, i would have had to look for another mod :-P

I'm glad you're worried for his life, lol.
"Oh noes, I need a new mod". :]
Eric
07-03-2008, 12:24 PM
The aftermath. yes all the light cords and everything are now hidden :)

Before:

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4595/06250813191tn1.jpg

After:

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/8674/07030811461hh2.jpg

On to the next project :)
diablo
07-03-2008, 12:42 PM
lol good work in the end, at least its safer now lol
Samus-Fan
07-03-2008, 02:55 PM
Wow, good job!
I am ok at wiring. I plan on doing some case modding in the future, only when I get a case worth modding.

I can't wait to see the rest of this, it's gonna be great!
Eric
07-03-2008, 03:46 PM
lol good work in the end, at least its safer now lol

Yeah, just a little bit :twitcy:


Wow, good job!
I am ok at wiring. I plan on doing some case modding in the future, only when I get a case worth modding.

I can't wait to see the rest of this, it's gonna be great!

Thanks :spinny:

Already working on 2 more projects on my truck. Hope to finish them soon :)
KittyCat72
07-03-2008, 03:57 PM
I don't wire things (I did once though)... so just getting it to work is good in my book.
Eric
07-03-2008, 03:59 PM
I don't wire things (I did once though)... so just getting it to work is good in my book.

Hehe. It's quite easy at times, although most car wiring is new to me, cuz im used to house wiring, which is easy, so still getting used to it :twitcy:
LiNuX
07-03-2008, 05:13 PM
lol nice job, now it takes more pressure off worrying about your life...can't lose a mod with a wire scraping his thigh and shocking him lol

you just can't do that to me!

good work though lol
Eric
07-03-2008, 05:47 PM
lol nice job, now it takes more pressure off worrying about your life...can't lose a mod with a wire scraping his thigh and shocking him lol

you just can't do that to me!

good work though lol

But getting shocked is fun! The numbness you get is the best feeling ever! :twitcy:

Thanks :p
LiNuX
07-03-2008, 05:49 PM
But getting shocked is fun! The numbness you get is the best feeling ever! :twitcy:

Thanks :p

lol, i've never been shocked by a car before but plenty of times at home - i always get a heavy headache afterwards
Eric
07-03-2008, 05:52 PM
lol, i've never been shocked by a car before but plenty of times at home - i always get a heavy headache afterwards

I haven't been shocked by a car either, but im pretty sure it's not even close to that of getting shocked by home wiring, cuz a 12 volt system isn't gonna hurt a whole ton versus your house, which I was once shocked in maintenance class haha:twitcy: