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Where should I grab12v constant from for a couple of relays that I need to install - Any ideas?
 
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Fuse box!!!

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I know that[&:]

I need an unfused source OR a suggestion on getting thru the fire to inside the car.
 
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Probably get a faster response from the12volt.com, lots of audio installer there.
 
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That's not a bad idea. I thought that I would need to put a relay or 2 in for HID kit issues and it turns out that the kit I got originally from eBay (bad idea) was not up to par. Replace the kit entirely and no more problems so I don't need to go through all that with adding relays and all.
 
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I thought I had asked what it was for? (confused) Who knows what happened to my question? I asked if it was for under the hood or under the bonnet, because in the trunk you could simply use the fuse for the turn signal and if it's under the hood just use the starter fuse!
 
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I was going to put relays in for my HIDs to give it a constant 12v. This will alleviate any flickering/other operational problems when the car is off and the headlights are set to "auto off".
If I tapped into a fused link that would open the door for other operational problems because (I'm figuring) with the draw of the headlights and the component that is associated to the fuse that I tapped into would possibly overload the fuse and blow it.
Any who, I had changed the kit out and don't need to worry about that for now <knocks on wood>.
 
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ORIGINAL: mep

I was going to put relays in for my HIDs to give it a constant 12v. This will alleviate any flickering/other operational problems when the car is off and the headlights are set to "auto off".
If I tapped into a fused link that would open the door for other operational problems because (I'm figuring) with the draw of the headlights and the component that is associated to the fuse that I tapped into would possibly overload the fuse and blow it.
Any who, I had changed the kit out and don't need to worry about that for now <knocks on wood>.
When I relayed my HID's I hooked it up to the fuse box, inside the hood... the one on the left side if you are facing towards the car.... overall the fusebox that is under the hood... works great.

Where did you hook up your relays to? and where did you ground them?

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on s type pull back the drives side carpet closest to the fire wall and the there is a major POWER point there.under dead pedal. and another one on the passenger side
 
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