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<blockquote data-quote="The Car Stereo Company" data-source="post: 237616" data-attributes="member: 7124"><p>the resistor is only if the leds dont have them. if you were able connect the leds directly to 12v and they worked, then you dont need a resistor. if you hook them up and they smoke and burn out then you needed a resistor. the best way to check is to look for tiny black microchips by the leds. or if the power wire has a cigar lighter they you are set and dont need one</p><p> unfortunately the amount of current going through the dome or door trigger wire is not enough. there is enough current to power a relay but not enough for the lights. so basically the relay is being used to strengthen the current.</p><p>there are a couple of ways to wiring this but since your door triggers are negative trigger the are fairly similar</p><p></p><p>look at the third picture i posted</p><p></p><p>the leg on the left of the relay goes to the door trigger/puddle light</p><p>the leg on the right and the leg on the top goes to constant power (with 5amp fuse)</p><p>the leg on the bottom goes to power on the lights</p><p>ground the negative of the lights. and test </p><p></p><p>or......</p><p></p><p>the leg on the left goes to the door trigger/puddle lamps</p><p>the leg on the right goes to constant power (fused)</p><p>the leg on top goes ground</p><p>the leg on bottom goes to led lights</p><p>connect the positive from the lights to constant power.(can use the same fuse as above) test</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Car Stereo Company, post: 237616, member: 7124"] the resistor is only if the leds dont have them. if you were able connect the leds directly to 12v and they worked, then you dont need a resistor. if you hook them up and they smoke and burn out then you needed a resistor. the best way to check is to look for tiny black microchips by the leds. or if the power wire has a cigar lighter they you are set and dont need one unfortunately the amount of current going through the dome or door trigger wire is not enough. there is enough current to power a relay but not enough for the lights. so basically the relay is being used to strengthen the current. there are a couple of ways to wiring this but since your door triggers are negative trigger the are fairly similar look at the third picture i posted the leg on the left of the relay goes to the door trigger/puddle light the leg on the right and the leg on the top goes to constant power (with 5amp fuse) the leg on the bottom goes to power on the lights ground the negative of the lights. and test or...... the leg on the left goes to the door trigger/puddle lamps the leg on the right goes to constant power (fused) the leg on top goes ground the leg on bottom goes to led lights connect the positive from the lights to constant power.(can use the same fuse as above) test [/QUOTE]
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