LED Lights Wiring

**Fishmichael** · 23rd November 2010, 11:34

After some help please chaps -
Got some LED Strip lights for the boot, but don't know which wire is positive

There's two wires coming from the end of the strips, one is silver, the other bronze. Am I right in thinking the silver is positive?
Thanks

**PedroMV6** · 23rd November 2010, 12:45

Go for it - if the LED's don't light up, simply reverse the connections and all should be well.

**Fishmichael** · 23rd November 2010, 21:04

Thanks for that, will have a bash!

**japeye86** · 24th November 2010, 21:46

another way is to first test on the battery

**Fishmichael** · 24th November 2010, 22:03

Hadn't thought of that,

cheers

**Leemarksmith** · 24th November 2010, 22:13

You would have to test anyway.. as every set i've had led wise, the gold is the earth in about 70%

**Fishmichael** · 24th November 2010, 22:48

Cheers. I assumed that the wires would be standard - brown/bronze for earth, other colour for live. First time I've got LEDs like this, so wanted to make sure. I was planning on using speaker wire to connect them to the boot light wire. This will be sufficient won't it? They're 48cm strip LEDs:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWNX:IT

**Leemarksmith** · 24th November 2010, 22:55

Got those in my boot... and i just use normal grade black/red speaker wire for all my LED's i've done. never had issues...

This is what i did...

http://www.vectra-c.com/forum/showthread.php?t=115444

**Fishmichael** · 24th November 2010, 23:09

Top stuff, will have a go at them tomorrow - I know it's been said, but I really can't believe how pitiful the light is in the boot. They might as well not bothered.