Q: accessories

asked by on November 14, 2016

alright i have some led light strips and i was trying to figure out how to hook them up and what fuse should i use to get power from and how do i put the power wire from the lights with the fuse is it a certain way and do i use a fuse on the driver side on the inside or use one under the hood

My car has an automatic transmission.

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