D Car — November 2003
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250 available scans from D Car — November 2003, in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.
Page 229 — English draft translation
The neon-tube wiring can be laid out as shown in the diagram on the right. The wiring is relatively simple, so even someone with some DIY car experience should be able to handle it. Success, who carried out the installation, used a separately sold 30-amp, four-pin relay instead of the one included in the kit (¥800). The transformer and other components were tucked away behind the dashboard...
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How to route the wiring
Front tube
...is best.
Around the driver's seat
1配置子
+12 V
With ignition on
Switch
横材管
Rear tube
Transformer
Mounted behind the dashboard
Relay
Battery
↓ Tools used
In addition to ordinary tools such as ratchets and screwdrivers, dedicated wiring tools are useful for the installation. A jack and jack stands are also essential...
...as well.
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隠し車
← Remove the seat to work on the wiring inside the cabin. This also makes it easier to hide the wires neatly beneath it.
Secure the side neon-tube wires at intervals with screw-mounted clips so they do not hang loose.
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← Under the rear seat, connect the side and rear neon-tube wires. First slide heat-shrink tubing over the joint...
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← Join the wires with crimp terminals. Use the proper tool to make a secure connection, then heat the heat-shrink tubing to cover and insulate it.
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内部サ
Route the wire through the interior
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Remove the dashboard cover to install the transformer and relay behind the dashboard and complete the wiring.
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Mount the transformer and relay near the lower-right side of the instrument panel, behind the dashboard.
...to secure it.
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Installed
← With the ignition on, find a power lead that carries +12 V. Check each wire with a test lamp.
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Branch off power from the wire you identified using a one-touch connector. Connect this lead to the relay.
レ夕探
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← After finishing the wiring behind the dashboard, reinstall the dashboard cover.
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← Install the neon-tube switch next to the door-mirror control switch. Connect the wiring securely to finish the installation.
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Hundred
かに
Seen from the rear...
Neon lights on!
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From the rear, it looks like this. Paired with the Euro taillights, it looks pretty good, doesn't it?
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