My Rat's Nest.
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Hey, pm me the link to your backup battery pic. wink1.gif
I see you have some loom behind the passenger quarter panel, I bet that's for at least one siren. smile.gif Maybe horns too? That's something I want to do for sure, my wiring is all in the engine bay right now.
I'm also going to grab some yellow airbag loom from the junkyard and use that for my alarm wiring under the dash once I finalize the routing.
Preliminary diagram:
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I see you have some loom behind the passenger quarter panel, I bet that's for at least one siren. smile.gif Maybe horns too? That's something I want to do for sure, my wiring is all in the engine bay right now.
I'm also going to grab some yellow airbag loom from the junkyard and use that for my alarm wiring under the dash once I finalize the routing.
Preliminary diagram:
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Yours is just as messy as mine. Is that the new orange top? tongue.gif
Two massive power wires. . .one for an amp in the front, the other for a second battery/amps in the trunk? Your distribution blocks certainly look neatly arranged. That's what I want, except under the hood. I've seen some cars that have tucked away almost all wiring in the engine bay, including factory wires. My goal is a less extreme version.
That's really the only good way. I thought about cutting slots in the plastic along the entire input side, and then soldering in a piece of metal rod, but that would have been a pain. At least this way I can always use a block for both constant and switched power at the same time if I want, and have some items cut on only when I start the car.
Two massive power wires. . .one for an amp in the front, the other for a second battery/amps in the trunk? Your distribution blocks certainly look neatly arranged. That's what I want, except under the hood. I've seen some cars that have tucked away almost all wiring in the engine bay, including factory wires. My goal is a less extreme version.
QUOTE (Ericy321 @ May 8 2006, 02:17 PM)
The way you have it is probably how I will use mine as well.
That's really the only good way. I thought about cutting slots in the plastic along the entire input side, and then soldering in a piece of metal rod, but that would have been a pain. At least this way I can always use a block for both constant and switched power at the same time if I want, and have some items cut on only when I start the car.
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Actually I have 1 0ga going to the rear and breaks down in those three blocks. The other 0ga is the wire that comes from the alternator. I have a 160a alt and I needed a bigger wire. I also have a 0ga ground for the battery.
You want all your blocks under the hood? Wouldnt they be better closer to the system?
You want all your blocks under the hood? Wouldnt they be better closer to the system?
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^^^im with him. the less stuff i have under my hood the better. ill get you a shot of the backup battery too, i thought i had a pic but actually didnt.
as for those wires, they are for my hood pin switch, angel eyes, and i think my underbody neons. my main siren is actually inside of my pass. fender. fits perfect.
as for those wires, they are for my hood pin switch, angel eyes, and i think my underbody neons. my main siren is actually inside of my pass. fender. fits perfect.