How to Install Car Interior Led Lights Hardwired In Any Car

Thank you for watching and the feedback Poetjake 😀

Thanks bro, in hindsight video was a bit long didn't want to miss anything but when I look back I could probably dropped it down to five minutes

Thank you for the kind words 🙏

Thanks for watching 😊

It's going to look so good! 👏

The wires get put out of sight behind the Radio 😊

Lmaooo me too this is too much

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Probably inside the car

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No worries Vlad thanks for the feedback 😁

Thank you mate I'm glad it could be of some use 😊

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No mickey mousing no more glad it worked well for you bro 😆

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@@The_journeyy looking forward to it.

Hey Dj Ganty I'm glad it was of some use 😊

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Thanks for the feedback 😊

Thanks for reaching out that sounds awesome 👏

@@The_journeyy thank you for sharing this video, it was very helpful in how i installed mine

That means the video is doing what it's supposed to glad to hear it 👏

I'm glad you thought it was helpful bro, its actually not too bad

@@The_journeyy I've also subbed :) Keep up the good work man

I appreciate the support thank you will do 🙏

I saw the comment 🤪 and thank you mate and ooo interesting its been a while since I did this I'm guessing I classed it differently? Hope your well 😊

Thank you for taking your time to watch the video 👏

I used a five amp fuse on this 👏

The ones I've do recall the settings I think the only time they forget is if you disconnect the battery but I can't speak on all the manufacturers for these being like that. I'm glad the video was helpful thanks for watching 😊

Hello Unni I'm glad it helped 😊

No you don't need a multimeter it's possible to figure out which slots come on with the ignition and which don't without any gadgets 😁

I can't see any issues with that I'd just make sure I get the same gauge wire to extend it with hope that helps 😊

I can't remember what size the fuse I used was did this a while ago but I mentioned the size in this video 😊

I'm up in Hampshire if I had time I definitely would come and help but I've got so many things going on with work and life needing my attention thanks for the kind words 👏

Whatever fuse you calculate is needed to run your lights that fuse needs to be smaller than the original fuse in the circuit your tapping into I touched on why in the video 7.5amps is far too large for small lights like this they should be a similar size to the fuse I used in mine typically for small lights like that thanks for the kind words 😊

​@@The_journeyy Do you have any videos that go in depth into how it works? I'm going to install a 12v cig outlet in my glove box and don't fully understand how the electronics are supposed to work. its called a 12v outlet, but the battery is a 12v battery, right?

@@kylemarienthalyeah 12v. Make sure when youre checking with the multimeter to check while the car is off as well to make sure its not hot. You can use the same amp fuse just dont do more than the original. Just for a cig lighter 5 amp is fine.

Personally I wouldn't do it because there's a risk of it playing up at some point because both items are pulling on the same load but in theory as long as the fuse your plugging into is enough for both accessories it should be fine, the headliner sounds like such a good shout I bet it looks so good

I knew what my power usage is and the voltage the kit uses from that I could then calculate the current its simple the formula for is Current = P (Watts) ÷ V (Voltage) hope that helps. If I remember correctly it was a 1 amp fuse have a look in the description I put all the items used in there :)

Hey Fluxy98 I had the same issue when I first started trying to install mine especially whilst the panel was attached to the car door I believe the gap that's there is tiny and completely seals up when the door card is on
I discovered it by accident when my door card was off if you push on the top of the door card a little it exposes the area after that you don't need to push on it just slide the fibre in.
Any issues let me know 😊

Hi the wiring principles will be exactly the same the fusebox might however be in a different place and your earth might not be the same bolt and maybe another bolt or screw 😀

@@The_journeyy will the earth bolt be something like a bolt that bolts the door to the car or anything metal in the car?

It is possible to wire it to the cigarette but safety wise it is not a wise decision and I wouldn't recommend it

It's possible to do it but you'll have to know what circuit the drls are on in your car 😊

If they're the ones that come with just loose positive and negative wire and no plug you can just put a fuse tap at the end like mine and wire them into the fuse box hope that helps 😄

@@The_journeyy yeah it is the one with a 12v+ wire and one 12v- wire, would the fuse tap go into the fuse box as got 14 wires and some for the door that are not long enough to be rooted back to the fuse box and seller said there's main and sub control boxes if that makes sense

A fuse tap would give it power but I'm not sure exactly what all the wiring would look like for your set I honestly couldn't say how I'd wire it up without actually seeing it to see what it needs

Hi I've not tried that myself but I believe these were made to be run by a car a battery. A power source is a power source however so if the source you was using was reliable and provided the power requirements required in theory you should be able to power them up whether or not the lights would last or behave properly is another question 😊

I've not had a chance to test that theory but yeah possibly

@@The_journeyy would be good, can’t seem to find any videos of people doing it, not gonna rush to start dismantling my car as I’ll probably fuck it up, allways feels like somethings gonna break when you pop bits off 😆

It's possible to do it you just have to figure out what circuit that's on and go from there 😊

@@The_journeyy So basically I could find a empty relay spot, like a 5 or 10 and see if that would work or not?

I've never done it that way I'd have to look it up to see I personally just use the cars fuse boxes or a tap on a circuit that can handle an additional load. I'd have to look into that

Not that I saw but to be fair I did not look too hard you can always extend the ground wire so it reaches or if you've any luck you'll find another area 😊

Yeah its possible I'd check before adding them to that circuit that the extra load your adding to that circuit isn't going to overload it

Find a slot that's already got another fuse that's for a none essential circuit and then use a wire tap with two slots I made a video that shows that full process on here

​@The_journeyy cheers mate how will I know which fuse is a non essential circuit?

Have a look on Google for the fuse box lay out for your car it will tell you what the rows are for or the car manual I'd the choose one connected to non essentials like radio, interior lights and stay away from fuses for airbags or safety items like that 😊

​@@The_journeyy cheers mate really appreciate all the help I'll have a look tomorrow

@@The_journeyy could you link me the video you made showing the full process please mate

Hi David I'd not seen anyone commenting on the fuses in the comments must have missed it but yeah agreed if your keeping the original lighter wire switch you don't need to worry about adding a fuse as that already has one inside
But if they're planning to hardwire it in like shown in this video and don't use a fuse all of us Engineers know that won't end well 🤣

@@The_journeyy I just use the fuse adapter, and plug into my "lighter" ports fuse. If there is a short with the lighting kit, that fuse alone should blow.
Am I wrong?

I'm not sure if I'm getting exactly what your explaining because I can't see the setup
But I believe what your saying is you use the fuse adapter and you don't plug in an extra fuse for the lights, you rely on the fuse for the cigarette lighter?

@@The_journeyy No I plug in an extra fuse into the adapter, so there is now two fuses in the adapter. That's how I saw it done in other videos, I'd assume that's probably right. So far I've had no issues.
I was saying you don't need the plug in one that the lights come with. But instead use an extra fuse in the adapter when doing it that way for a hard wire

I get what your saying thanks for taking the time to clarify that for me and yes that's right that's what I've done as well its the right way and safest way to do 😊

Hi Bubby green It's hard to really say what could be the cause of your problem without seeing your wiring my best guess so far is you've tried to Jerry rig the lights by connecting them to the cigarette lighter and you've not connected them through the fuse box using the correct fuse for the lights how have you done your wiring?

Its possible to do that its called piggy backing

When I fit mine ,iam going to see which if any spare or fuse (to use a piggy back) is powered when my light (auto) turn on, failing that I will wire to a spare ign on fuse.

it can be turned on or off

I have no idea what those fuses are for as I don't have the wiring diagram for the car I simply used my background in engineering to do this job

@@The_journeyy ahh right that’s fine, I’ve got a polo too , looking to connect it with the headlight switch but can’t seem to find any videos on it

Thanks dude and yeah its a 5amp fuse I used 😊

Hi there Amir, its much easier to see what fuse ports are always live if you've a multimeter
If you don't have that you'll just have to try each one until you find one that doesn't stay on after your ignition goes off
When I did it in the video it only took me a second because I've a multimeter you can pick up a cheap one for between 6-10 quid online or in Halfords hope that helps mate

it sounds like you've either broken something or have not put it back properly I wasn't there with you so without seeing it I couldn't tell you what the issue is there's loads of videos for the Polo on youtube have a look at those for the door and that should help you narrow down the problem

To be perfectly honest I wouldn't know I wouldn't be able to find the problem without diagnosing it myself in person. There could literally be multiple things that could be causing that if I was fault finding this I'd start with the obvious things like is the battery working at the correct voltage, then I'd check why I'm getting 14.4 volts which much higher than the 12 volts I'm looking for at the fusebox possible issue there what's causing it?, next after that I'd check my wiring on the ambient lights but that wiring is simple so I can't imagine that would be the issue but always worth double checking. The ambient lights your using are designed for 12 volts like most accessories in a car and your fusebox is putting out too much voltage that will cause those lights to play up as their not designed to be working at that voltage your issue is probably not uncommon for your car have a look online someone may have experienced it already and put the solution online good luck

I'm not sure what you mean by crimp terminal? Do you mean where do you put the earth? The process for connecting to your fusebox will be exactly the same as shown in this video the location of the fusebox doesn't change the process once you've plugged in the power supply into the fusebox the earth can be connected to any bolt that's connected to the cars body which is grounded or any other earth wire have a look online to find where your earths on your car are if your not sure how to spot them hope that helps ☺️

Yeah the terminal part that’s the ground. My fuse box is in my boot and there isn’t really any bolts to connect it to except some painted screw ends, I’m guessing I’d need to sand off the paint and add a nut to them for the ground to work correctly?

Yeah if you've established those screws are connected to an earth then for the best connection it's best to do what you said that's how I'd do it hope that helps 😊

Hey Alex, mine still work perfectly. That does sound rather odd to be fair unless you just got unfortunate and got a faulty set. I only got my set off Ebay pretty sure they were just the cheap typical set from China. How did you hardwire them did you do that piggy back thing from the cigarette lighter or the proper way through the fuse adapter?

@@The_journeyy I actually tapped into the power wire from the light switch so that when my lights are on my interior lighting is on as well. I just got a new set in. Higher end Govee RGBIC lights ($40ish CAD) and I’m going to try to keep the cigarette adapter attached cause it’s got a few resistors and such in it so maybe having to pass through that before it gets to the lights will protect my lights a little better. There’s also a fuse built into the cigarette adapter so that is probably a little safer.

I thought you might be doing something along those lines, personally I wouldn't do it that way as it often causes issues when you piggy back off another supply like that. Good shout on the gove set they're definitely worth the money 💰

@@The_journeyy ​ @Alex Neudorf so how would you connect the wirings to the light switch then as I am looking to do the same and would want the ambient lighting to come on when I turn the beams on rather than when the engine turns on, please let me know!

Easiest way is you'd have to jerry rig into the light switch which is not stuff I'd do personally do due to my background with wiring but you'll find a good amount of people doing it here. There is a proper way to do it but it's more work thanks for the idea I might make a video on it in the future 😀

Your better off using a self drilling screws like I did than trying to remove that bolt

Yes you need to use a fuse in the future adapter for the lights no fuse means possible fire if those lights get faulty 😁

Its possible to use trial and error when checking for a spare fuse slot that comes on with the ignition

@@The_journeyy nice one mate thanks. Very good video.

Thanks for the kind words 😊

Hi Carlos thanks for reaching out, what car do you've? Its hard for me to answer your question without seeing your setup but judging by what you've said your wiring is not done like mine
I didn't want wire up to an interior light which from what you've said is what you've done? I wired up mine using a fuse adapter to a spare fuse slot on the car that comes on and off with the ignition being turned on
With the way yours is wired because they're always on they can drain your battery If your trying to wire up to the interior light of your car you'll need to use another method.

That makes it a little harder but personally if I didn't have a convenient ground I would look for a close by ground for one of my accessories and use a t-tap wire connector to connect my cable onto that it's easy and requires very little tools have a look for videos on KRplus for electrical grounds on your car or look on Google hope that helps if you still have any questions let me know

If the lights are designed to work with 5V then I can't imagine they'll do well with a 12V supply into them unless there's a step down transformer in there without actually seeing them in front of me I can't say it's like answering a question blindly with too many unknown variables

It's possible that you could put a switch but it would be a lot more hassle than I would say its worth have a look online for ideas of location 😊

I'm actually putting two sets of leds in the car. One set is for the dash that I want on when the car is running. And the other I want to be able to turn on and off in the car.

The good ones come with a little remote that will be the easiest no fuss solution as you can just turn it off that way abit like a switch minus the work required to install it

The factory one provided by the supplier in the box there's a card with the name you just download it and your good to go

@@The_journeyy Thank you very much for your response! Unfortunately, this card was not included with me. However, I think I have found the app. Thanks for your nice videos, keep it up 💪🏻

That's terrible service from the supplier I'm glad you found the app and thanks for watching the video 👏

Yeah there is it won't be safe and if something goes wrong with your lights that fuse will allow a fire to happen before it does anything you need the correct fuse for the power usage your using try a 5amp that will work :)

@@The_journeyy ok thanks man Ill try

Awesome bro I will look forward to hearing how good your footwell lights look 🔥

Test the voltage on the battery to see if your getting 12v there

You can but its not a good idea and will fail and end up causing a fire

what if I use a fuse?

The radio circuit in cars typically stays on in most car manufactures I've not seen one that differs from that yet you chose a circuit that is always on so the lights will stay on easy solution is look for another circuit that comes on and goes off when the ignition is activated the answer to how you can do that is at 3:10 on this video without a multimeter it will have to be a plug and try until you find one

I'm an electronics engineer by trade if your trying to calculate yours here is the formula for what fuse rating you need the formula Current (Amps) = Watts / Voltage on your lights if you look at the label it will tell you the watts of your product and the voltage it requires and you can then work out the fuse to use hope that helps 😀

My lights are 18w, so with 12V power that’s an amperage of 1.5A. Will using a 5 amp like you did be ok or do I have to buy a 1.5 amp?

It's a vag group car I don't see any reason why you couldn't install it. I've not owned one yet but I'm pretty sure the installation would be pretty much the same the fuse box might just be in a different place but the principles the same hope that helps 😊

I am not sure where exactly based on where you are but I'd reach out to local car modification places they might be able to do it for you but I am not sure how much that would cost to get it done privately I can't imagine it would be cheap.

@The_journeyy Bro is there any way you could assist me with installing mines in? I have a toyota camry and led lights rn. I will cash app you or zenmo you for helping me. Please lol

Colours go any colour 😲

You can use the cigarette lighter but its not the correct way to do it and it could potentially fry the lights/cause them to misfunction or potentially cause a fire hope that helps

Your car sounds cool 😊

I like the routing the rear wires under the door trim that's a good idea

Another thing is you don’t need to hard wire it straight away if you don’t have the tools atm as long as you’ve fit everything properly in terms of hiding cables nd routing it bring the 12V charger to driver side nd when u have the tools you can hardwire without needing to take everything apart but may vary dependin on ur brand of light

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If your referring to these type of lights yes. If your lights don't turn off its because they've been wired up to a part of the car that doesn't turn off when the ignition goes off some circuits in the car stay on but they use a very low amount of voltage connecting these lights to that can drain your battery
My lights are wired up to a spare ignition fuse which when the ignition is off no power runs to them hope that helps 😊

@@The_journeyy oh I see my car didn’t have any fuse slot that turn off I tested each ones even the one with fuses In it. Thanks tho

No worries 👍

Yeah that would be definitely better than piggy backing into the cigarette which is never a good idea

@@The_journeyy Cheers mate 👍

The Manufacturers of mine use an app called happy lighting different suppliers use different apps the name of the app will be in the box for your manufacturer

Have a look online for the workshop manual for your car or look for videos on KRplus I couldn't physically tell you about ground points for a car if I've not seen it and checked in real life

Yes 😊

​@@The_journeyyoh k I just wanted to make sure

​@@The_journeyyjust to make sure I can drive with the lights on on the uk?

No worries 😊

@The_journeyy I thought they will pull me over 😂

Thank you bro appreciate the kind words 😊

Lol Jason 🤣

If I had the time I would but time isn't something I have much of these days I've got two sets of work commitments 😊

Hi there thanks for the kind words if I started doing it for cash it would take away from the fun I get from it its different when your doing it for a customer as opposed to for yourself if you know what I mean 😁

@@The_journeyy nah I feel you bro.. If you did though I would definitely be interested 👍🏾

No I'm not Jamaican bro 😊

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Sounds like you wired them incorrectly bro 🤦‍♂️ I'm guessing you connected your leds to a part of the car that's always on and its drained your battery.
Have you got a polo like mine, I'm on insta send me a picture of your wiring

@@The_journeyy I got a corolla e12, not sure what fuse I connected it to but swapped it this morning and connected it to the cigarette light fuse instead since I haven't got any spares like you did. And since cig turns off when car is off it should e grand now but will test and see how it goes anyways.

The Corolla is a nice car glad you found the solution to the problem you was having 👏🔥

@@lucianludi330 wouldn't that mean lights will stay on during day driving if you forget to switch off from button and cause unnecessary lifespan shortening of the LEDs.

Your funny 🤣

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I thought it was cheap Jonny for most things I've spent a lot of money there 🤣

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Yeah it should still be pretty much the same thing and the same process 😊

@@The_journeyy thanks bro I appreciate u messaging me back man? 1 more questions is the USB wire same? Like the black n red wire or is there different colors in the USB wire?

The conventional rule for most countries is to use the red as the positive and the black as the negative so yes it should there is however the chance the colours may be different colours depending on where they were manufactured in the of chance that this is the case just google the colours on Google and ask what is the positive and what is the negative

@@The_journeyy thanks a lot bro I appreciate it man! Have a blessed day! 🙏👍

No worries bro 👏

You've to calculate it it using a formula Amps = Watts / Voltage hope that helps

@@The_journeyy if I need 30 can I just add 10 +20?

@@The_journeyy i want to use it in led 3w 12v..how many amperes do i need?thanks