LED Wiring

[corbantis109]

As im rubbish with electrical work im going to be hiring Autosmart Mobile from chester area to fit some green LEDs to my front grill and wired up to the headlight switch so they come on automaticaly should be quite nice when done.

If anyone has a LED fitting and wiring guide please let me know lol

[limitedblack]

Led or light emitting diodes, are as they say, a diode, that is that they pass current one way only, so first off you have to have the polarity correct. Next is the tricky bit, depending on colour they have a maximum voltage before they pass to much current (blow up basically). Anything up to about 3v is fine, but after that you need to limit the current to about 20ma.

So you have a few choices.
1 buy an led that's made for 12v ( has inbuilt chip to cope)
2 wire 4 together in a daisy chain style so they split the 12v
3 add a resistor to EACH led, something like 500 ohms normally works, and make it 1/4 or 1/2 watt.

Loads of people sell "12v" LEDs now since they are popular for vehicles, and they even come pre wired too generally.

As for wiring to the van, there is a ignition live in the engine bay fuse box, it's well covered on the forum, here's mine, note the new red wire and fuse

This is live when engine runs, don't run too much from it, I used it to run a relay that then runs all I need.
As for wiring, it's quite hostile in these areas, so use soldered connections and heat shrink all joins. Don't forget to fuse it too, better to blow a fuse than start a fire.

[limitedblack]

Forgot to mention, don't forget to use a waterproof connector, so you can get the grill back off without cutting wires

[Tipper_Tom]

Is that a standard badge that you e just put an LED behind?

[limitedblack]

Is that a standard badge that you e just put an LED behind?

Yes, bit of clever drilling.

[Tipper_Tom]

So if I for an LED behind my badge it'll light up. Get about it. Where's my makita

[darkbluevanman]

So if I for an LED behind my badge it'll light up. Get about it. Where's my makita

Search ebay for 'ford led badge' ...... there may be something you're looking for... dunt bother with limpbrains bodge...

[limitedblack]

Mine is for security, not ponce looks.

[Mike]

What's the red bullet terminal for?

here's mine, note the new red wire and fuse

[limitedblack]

What's the red bullet terminal for?

here's mine, note the new red wire and fuse

Don't know, it must have been something temporary, I don't use that crap. Probably a test wire...