Where do I get voltage for DRL lights
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Drifting
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Where do I get voltage for DRL lights
We're trying to hook up LED DRLs on a C5 Corvette. Ideally When the car is turned on they are illuminated and go out when the car is turned off.
Where would be the proper place to connect the positive side of the lights on the C5? Do we splice into wires, etc.?
Thanks
Where would be the proper place to connect the positive side of the lights on the C5? Do we splice into wires, etc.?
Thanks
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Drifting
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From: Ramona CA
I'll go back to my original question:
Where do I pick up voltage for the LED DRLs, the front side corner lights or the front amber DRLs? We tried to tie into the BLU/WHT to the front DRLs but it was impossible to get to short of taking the front bumper off. We noticed the front 'corner' wires were easier to get to but they were not on when the car was running.
Ideally I would NOT like to connect them to the current amber DRLs because of its hard to get at and they'll blink when the turn signal is on. I would like to start the car and the LED DRLs come on but so far nobody seems to know where to connect the positive side of the LEDs for this. We have the shop manuals. There must be a schematic that shows when you turn the car on by the key a voltage is produced. What wire is that so we can splice into it? Can anyone point me to a shop manual schematic?
Where do I pick up voltage for the LED DRLs, the front side corner lights or the front amber DRLs? We tried to tie into the BLU/WHT to the front DRLs but it was impossible to get to short of taking the front bumper off. We noticed the front 'corner' wires were easier to get to but they were not on when the car was running.
Ideally I would NOT like to connect them to the current amber DRLs because of its hard to get at and they'll blink when the turn signal is on. I would like to start the car and the LED DRLs come on but so far nobody seems to know where to connect the positive side of the LEDs for this. We have the shop manuals. There must be a schematic that shows when you turn the car on by the key a voltage is produced. What wire is that so we can splice into it? Can anyone point me to a shop manual schematic?
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I see what your saying you want them on all the time with the drl's. The corner will only turn on when you turn the switch on inside teh cabin. I thought someone posted a schematic in your other thread?