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i bought one of mx mania yesterday and was starting to install it, but for the heck of me i cant find the plug that is under the dash. it only has 2 wires coming out of it, its suppose to be up around the fuse box area but i cant seem to find it.
the car is a 2001 NB btw.
Does anyone have any picys of where this would be located?

Cheers in advance

3 wires are coming down from the passenger side kick panel. just take off your glove box (really easy) and you will see the 3 wires running. 1 is door tirgger, one is 12+ and one is negative.... just tap it in... took me ages to find the damn cables while installing my alarm...

Yeah, it's on the passenger side. White plug mounted to the body up near the blower. I only remember 2 wires but my memory is pretty average these days.

hmmm... gary i could be wrong as my short term is not very good either maybe it is 2 wires.. well just use a voltmeter to check

sweet as cheers.

the damn instructions said it was under the fuse box! doh!

thanks peoples! time to pull the glovebox out again

Regie wrote:sweet as cheers.

the damn instructions said it was under the fuse box! doh!

thanks peoples! time to pull the glovebox out again

You'll probably find the instructions are for LHD cars.

Benny wrote:

Regie wrote:sweet as cheers.

the damn instructions said it was under the fuse box! doh!

thanks peoples! time to pull the glovebox out again

You'll probably find the instructions are for LHD cars.

hehe yep they sure are. oh well i have a good mental image of how the dash looks under the steering column now

they are installed and working and man there is a lot more light in the cabin now when the doors are opened. i recomend this kit to anyone! its tops!

Regie wrote:

Benny wrote:

Regie wrote:sweet as cheers.

the damn instructions said it was under the fuse box! doh!

thanks peoples! time to pull the glovebox out again

You'll probably find the instructions are for LHD cars.

hehe yep they sure are. oh well i have a good mental image of how the dash looks under the steering column now

they are installed and working and man there is a lot more light in the cabin now when the doors are opened. i recomend this kit to anyone! its tops!

can you wire them to light up when the parker lights are switched on?

sliq wrote:can you wire them to light up when the parker lights are switched on?

I'd think you wouldn't want to do that since it'd mean that the interior lights would be always on if you're driving at night?

Nonetheless, I'm sure it's possible. Just a matter of figuring out where the ACC cable runs to and tapping to that.

sliq you can wire them so they turn on when your parkers are on, just tap the + side into the wire behind the light dimmer switch (cant remember what colour it was i can find out for you.) and it should do the trick... good idea to put red leds under the dash for nigth driving..

silvermiata wrote:sliq you can wire them so they turn on when your parkers are on, just tap the + side into the wire behind the light dimmer switch (cant remember what colour it was i can find out for you.) and it should do the trick... good idea to put red leds under the dash for nigth driving..

silvermiata are u free this sunday? we can do my radiator and i can have a squizz at your interior led's

I've been trying to work out how to do this for months, and stumbled across this topic. Is the wiring for the lights the same on a 2004 SE as well? I assume I will find the wiring under the glove box as well and not under the steering wheel?

Thanks heaps :-)

yeah man the wiring should be the same

once i found it, it was a 5 min job to wire it all up

Well that didn't go too well....
Not only i now have no interior light, i have no radio and my engine warning light is on....DOH!!

Check yr fuses. What did you do? You might have to reverse your process. The instructions should help.