Dear X-Air and WeatherCat FYI electricians,
trying to solder in the engine bay (or worse) is very difficult
I suspect it’s best done with the engine not running? ![Bang Head [banghead]](http://athena.trixology.com/Smileys/default/banghead.gif)
Uh yeah! That's one of first things to make sure of! However, even with the engine off, tapping a wire can be a very miserable business. When I retrofitted our 2000 Century (Coquette) to
Phillips LED daytime running lights, the controller box needed a tap into the parking light wiring. LED daytime running lights are supposed to dim at night, the way the controller box determines to dim the LEDs is when the parking lights are on. Alas, the only place I could find to tap into that wire was in the right next to the plastic light housing. Trying to manipulate a soldering iron at the edge of the engine bay with fragile plastic and potentially flammable lubricants around
was not fun! ![Bang Head [banghead]](http://athena.trixology.com/Smileys/default/banghead.gif)
However, I did manage to make the connection. As a result, here are the LED daytime running lights in the daytime:

Here is what they look like with the headlights on and thus the LEDs are dimmed:

I bought the same kit for my trusty wagon, but the row of LEDs looks too modern for a 50 year old car in my tastes, so I'm trying to come up with something else. At least for my wagon I was able to use the
Posi-Tap connectors so I've already got the needed tap without any soldering.
Cheers, Edouard
![Cheers [cheers1]](http://athena.trixology.com/Smileys/default/food-smiley-004.gif)