Fuse Location

[95WhiteCamry]

Hi All.
I bought LED Washer Lights, (legal) and i wish to wire them up so that they turn on when my corner(parking) lights turn on. I know I have to route my cables to the fuse/relay for the parking lights... however, which fuse/relay is it? Is it in the box located right next to the air filter element housing? Any reccomendations for wiring? Thanks a lot guys, I appreciate all if anything!
~Alex

p.s. if it is of any importance, it is a 95 gen 3.5 camry with a 5s-fe. thanks!

[whocares04]

dont bother routing it to fuses...just connect it to ur front signals...(cut and splice)

[95WhiteCamry]

ok... i'm not a pro on electrical work..
thing is though, i heard that when you connect them straight to the turn signals, they will be weaker. like, there will be a power split between the two.. like, when they work together, they will be weaker...see, i don't know much about electric, thats why i'm asking. so yea... help me out!
p.s. is routing to a fuse difficult or is it just plain kinda useless in this situation? thanks~

[92Camry5sp]

I said go straight to the corner lamp..and like you said..you'll get weaker signal if connected to the signal light..for my opinion..i said the corner..

[95WhiteCamry]

alright guys, well, thanks a lot. i'll try to see if i can get them on tomorrow. they are yellowish amber in color and should be legal here in los angeles. i actually looked up the vehicle codes and i think that any led washers other than red or blue are legal here in cali... good stuff. well, i'll let y'all know how my LEDs will go. take care and thanks!
alex

[88 LE]

Originally Posted by 95WhiteCamry

ok... i'm not a pro on electrical work..
thing is though, i heard that when you connect them straight to the turn signals, they will be weaker. like, there will be a power split between the two.. like, when they work together, they will be weaker...

Originally Posted by 92Camry5sp

and like you said..you'll get weaker signal if connected to the signal light...

Your both wrong.

LEDs draw very little current. ~20mA (milli amps) each, so ~40mA total.

Wire them to your corner/parking lights. LEDs are polarity sensitive. So if they don't light up you have the wires reversed.

[prnc_chrmng]

Originally Posted by 88 LE

Your both wrong.

LEDs draw very little current. ~20mA (milli amps) each, so ~40mA total.

seriously, i have so many neons and LEDs inside my car, and it dont make a bit of differance if there on or off

[88 LE]

Originally Posted by prnc_chrmng

seriously, i have so many neons and LEDs inside my car, and it dont make a bit of differance if there on or off

Thats exactly what I'm getting at.

The 5W bulb in each corner/parking light draws more current then 2 leds.

5W bulb draws anywhere from .35 - .4 amps (350mA - 400mA). So you think 40mA is gunna make a difference? Hell no.

You could wire up 17 - 20 LEDs and it would equal the current draw of a 5W bulb.

[coolchu001]

just wire them to ur parking light bulbs....or the front bumper light that turns on when the corners are on....(92-94 have 4 separate lights while the 95-96 has 2 bumper lights) anyways...just strip the wires on the LED washers and then stick it in the the light bulb socket from one of the lights in the bumper that lights up when u turn on the headlights....and then just carefully arrange the wires that is now inserted into the light bulb socket and press in the socket onto the light bulb :-D if you strip the wires fine enough they'll stay pretty tightly and just get some tape and cover any exposed metals in the wire from the LED washers.....as for the other side of the LED washer, wire that to the other LED you you have just wired up....so you wouldnt have so much wire clutter and less work. thats how i did mine :-D no problems so far

LOL heres a quick sketch...

[whocares04]

lol, i dont know y i was thinking u wanted them as signals...yea just connect them to the corner parking lights...splice the wires in and if the leds dont light, reverse the wires from the leds and then they should light...

[95WhiteCamry]

Well, thanks a lot guys, i really appreciate it. after i take care of some other errands, i'll go down to the car and work on the LEDs. however, my dad still insists it's better to wire it to the fuse...any reason why thats a bad idea? honestly, i'm all up to wiring it straight to the corners, it'll be faster... but yea, any reason why wiring to a fuse may be better? thanks a lot guys!
Alex

[whocares04]

its not a bad idea but since the wire u'll be tapping into is coming from the fuse then if for some reason there happen to be overdrawn current, the fuse would blow...

like said before, LEDs draw so little current that the battery won't even notice the LED is drawing more current...

Originally Posted by 88LE

5W bulb draws anywhere from .35 - .4 amps (350mA - 400mA). So you think 40mA is gunna make a difference? Hell no.

[88 LE]

Originally Posted by whocares04

since the wire u'll be tapping into is coming from the fuse then if for some reason there happen to be overdrawn current, the fuse would blow...

Yup, the parking light circuit is fused anyways. So you don't need to add a external fuse just for the LEDs.

like said before, LEDs draw so little current that the battery won't even notice the LED is drawing more current...

I'm not pulling the numbers outta my ass, I'll prove it below.


P = I x E, Where P = Power (watts), I = Current (amps), and E = Voltage

So I = P/E, or current = power/voltage

P = 5W bulb
E = 12 - 14V


5W @ 12V
-------------

I = 5/12

I = .4A or 400mA


5W @ 14V
-------------

I = 5/14

I = .35A or 350mA


Current draw of a LED is roughly 20mA.

400mA / 20mA = 20 LEDs

[95WhiteCamry]

Wow.... 88LE, thanks....i feel so beaten, haha
well anyways, i finally got them on. i spliced the wires and connected them nicely to my parking lights. when all was said and done, everything worked fine. as i tried the washers out, i guess some water got through and blew out my fuse... i replaaced it with another fuse and thatone blew out too... what should i do? for some reason, the washers don't mount flush with the hood... there is minor movenet in them. question 1) how can i get them to be flush? and 2? how long should i wait until i put in another fuse ( i.e., how long will it take for the ater that might've gotten in to dry out)? thanks guys....they looked really cool before the fuse blew and i want to restore the look. thanks

[whocares04]

take a small, tiny screwdriver; wrap the tip in a towel/paper towl and stick it down in there to try and soak up the water but don't push to hard...

also make sure all ur connections are secure and connected up b/c that could cause the fuse to blow...