Indiglo EMBLEM install...HELP

b16aDOHCVTEC · 05-07-2002, 09:02 PM

Hey people, im new to this forum... my namez mike... well....i bought a hot pink indiglo emblem for my girlfriendz 2001 Civic EX coupe (yeah...itz a 5speed) and i was wonderin... HOW DO I PUT IT ON/WIRE IT??

i mean...i know how to take the stock emblem off....but does anyone know how to install the INDIGLO emblem?! what to wire it to?! i reallllly need help with this people... (i need to wire it to her head/taillights..) PLEASE RESPOND ASAP!! THANX ALOT IN ADVANCE.........

-Mike....

rendog24 · 05-07-2002, 09:24 PM

welcome to af.sorry but i dont have an answer to your question. i know that you have to wire it to your headlights.maybe through the wires in the interior. just a guess and i really dont know.but

welcome.

kicker1_solo · 05-07-2002, 10:28 PM

splice into the hot wire going to your headlights and run a wire from the to the indiglo emblem, so when your headlights get power....the indiglo will too.

plkalra · 05-07-2002, 10:40 PM

It all depends on what you want to wire it to. If you want it to stay on when you turn ur lights on, then yes splice the taillamps (the one bulb that stays on). If you want it to go on w/ ur brake lamp, splice the brake lamp wire and hook it up. YOu have to make a minor hole in the Trunk as well. Right?

SilverY2KCivic · 05-08-2002, 01:36 AM

I have an indiglo emblem, where the 'H" part lights up. Anyways, I have my emblem spliced into my parking lights, so that when they are turned on, my emblem lights up too. I used to have another indiglo emblem that died, and it had 3 rather than 2 wires to it, and it would be on with my lights, and blink when I would brake. My current one is just on when my lights are on.

b16aDOHCVTEC · 05-08-2002, 11:41 AM

Hey guyz thanx for the info, but, i need a lil bit more... i know i have to splice it... ive done thingz like this b4... im not THAT inexperienced. i just need to know the specific place and wire to look for. if someone did this to their Civic (or 2001 Civic specifically) it would help me a lot... and also, will i have to drill any holes? thanx people...

~Mike

SilverY2KCivic · 05-08-2002, 09:08 PM

As far as I know, I don't think you'll need to drill any holes. I didn't for mine on my 2000 coupe. As for wires, what exactly do you want it to come on with, so we can direct you to the exact wire you want?

b16aDOHCVTEC · 05-12-2002, 01:44 PM

Hey SilverY2KCivic, thanx a lot for ur post! yes! ok...i need to wire it to either the taillights or the headlights...i want it to turn on with them...and u have the exact car...so, PERFECT!!! im glad i dun have to drill any holes, do u have any pics of it? (and if possible...pics of u INSTALLING it) thanx for all ur help man!! (so to sum it up...ur ryte on it... now please explain step by step how to install it...(where and wha colorz/wirez to look for etc etc....)

THANX MAN!!

-Mike

SilverY2KCivic · 05-12-2002, 10:59 PM

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Originally posted by b16aDOHCVTEC
Hey SilverY2KCivic, thanx a lot for ur post! yes! ok...i need to wire it to either the taillights or the headlights...i want it to turn on with them...and u have the exact car...so, PERFECT!!! im glad i dun have to drill any holes, do u have any pics of it? (and if possible...pics of u INSTALLING it) thanx for all ur help man!! (so to sum it up...ur ryte on it... now please explain step by step how to install it...(where and wha colorz/wirez to look for etc etc....)

THANX MAN!!

-Mike

No prob. Ok, there's 2 ways you can go about wiring it, up. I did it the harder of the two.

First thwe easier one...

You can tap the red +12v wire from the emblem's transformer box, to a red with blakc stripe and silver dots wire, that you should find in each of the harnesses going to your parking lights, at the back of your tailights on the trunk lid. That's how I had my old emblem wired. Mine had 3 wires, so I tapped into that one for power, and the brake light wire for function. Then the black wire is your ground of course, so just attach it to like one of the screws that holds your tails to the trunk lid.

The way I have mine done, is I ran a wire from my underdash fuse box, all the way to my trunk lid, and wired the red wire from the emblem's transformerbox to the long wire I put in, and the other end of it I tapped it into a thicker red with green stripe wire in the light control harness, which is located just above the right side of the fuse box, it's a harness that has a bunch of various green wires going into it, you want the wire that's at the top right of the harness. Hope that helps you out. Let me know how it turns out.

SilverY2KCivic · 05-13-2002, 08:39 PM

One last important thing man, keep a close eye on it, because mine got stolen off my car today in the parking lot at school.

Whenever possible, back your car into parking spaces, that way it's less likely to be seen when you aren't by your car.

tbk49 · 05-18-2002, 08:36 PM

where can you get indiglo emblems where the "H" lights up? I will probably forget about this message so just email me, thanks!

leighmicd@hotmail.com

CraniumDesigns · 05-21-2002, 01:16 AM

I have one on my 96 civic. It has 2 wires. One wire needs to be a ground wire that touches the metal of your car somewhere. The other wire you just need to attach to the parking lights (red with black stripe). Just find the wire somewhere nearby and open up the rubber and tape that shit together, and then turn on your lights and it should work.

Note: In CA, they are illegal if they are not red, especially if you are like me and have blue, so wire em to a switch somewhere like I did if you don't want to get a ticket on the busy roads.

b16aDOHCVTEC · 06-07-2002, 11:19 PM

Hey people...who everz interested... thanx for all ur help guyz!! once i actually got it and tried to install it...i realized how easy it was... at first i wired it to her liscense plate lightz but later realized that only 5 voltz run to those...so i got more wire and wired it nice and clean to her parking lightz... (it WAS workin just fine wit the liscense plate light) anywayz... itz done- itz a nice clean install and it took me like 3 min...thanx for all ur help guyz!! i'll have picz up ASAP (the filez r too big ryte now...)

-Mike

SilverY2KCivic · 06-08-2002, 04:22 AM

Cool deal, man. I told you it works/looks better hooked to the full 12v of the parking lights.

Anywho, I miss my indiglo emblem.

Stupid punks!

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