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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 11:01 PM
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I'm wondering where the best place to put switches would be. I'm working on installing interior neons and they are gonna be hardwiring into the driving lights, but I am also wiring up a kill switch, if for some reason, prolly po po related, that I have to turn off the neons without turnin off the headlights. In the future I plan to wire up other toys that will also require switches so I figured I would make room for them now. So, where is the best place to put these switches? I personally prefer somewhere that doesnt require much drilling of the interior and where they are not easily noticeable. I came up with three places....glove compartment, inside the center console, or the compartment right under the cd player. Any of these options would be a box type design. Any places that I am missing that may work better?? Thanks
 
Old Jan 17, 2007 | 11:32 PM
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what year do you have..cuz i have a 97 and i put mine in the center console where the 4 little piceses are.....it looks good there
 
Old Jan 17, 2007 | 11:37 PM
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well, easy access to turn off in case of a cop, i'd say glove box is too far of a reach... on my old civic I had a bunch of switches drilled into my center console...

You can also put them to the left of your steering wheel, There may be some pieces of plastic where OEM switches should be if you don't have fog lights/cruise control/etc that you can pull the plastic out and put them there too... BUT if you don't want to drill into your dash a lot you can always put the switches in line on another small box you make yourself and then screw that box with just one or two screws under the dash on the left side of the steering wheel... I've seen that done before.

Tried to google some pics but no success.
 
Old Jan 17, 2007 | 11:58 PM
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centre console.. or on the very right of your dash in a concealed area.
 
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 08:38 AM
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if its a 99-00 you can put in under your c.d player in little tray, i just did it, you cant even notice it and i think it looks really clean.
 
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 03:23 PM
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what year do you have..cuz i have a 97 and i put mine in the center console where the 4 little piceses are.....it looks good there
I've seen this and it does look good.
 
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 03:26 PM
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put it in the little coin tray to the bottom left of your steering wheel, that way it's completely hidden all the time untill you open the little container
 
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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I LIKE THAT IDEA.... that coil tray would be preaty nice! youd need some rocker switches.... and id advice some that light up. i like this style switch...
http://www.oznium.com/rocker-switch

ya gotta have the led indicator helps ya so ya dont have to guess if its ON or OFF

tho i plan on puting mine in my center console.....
 
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 05:39 PM
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...there is a DIY frum windcalmer in the DIY section...its a good instruction on how to wire em up and how to hide the wires and where to put the switches..it might b of assistance


https://www.hondacivicforum.com/m_268485/tm.htm
 
Old Jan 18, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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mill$civic...do u have any pics of that? btw, its an 04
 



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