Electrical Tapping, Newbish Question Options

[LeonStryfe]

I made a switch and I need a way to connect my redwire to a 12V power source.

1st Question - Which area inside the car should I tap into? Lighter Socket?

2nd Question - How exactly do I tap power from something? Ie- Parking lightsfor Fog, switch to lighter socket etc. What do I do?

To make an example, say a neon tube with switch set up.

The switch will have 3 wires, one will be grounded, another will be connected to the neon tube (while the other wire from the neon tube is grounded) and the other wire should be connected to a power source. Now how exactly do I do this?

Clip off the plastic covering of a positive wire (say for example - parking lights or lighter socket) and wrap the copper together and wrap it around with plastic covering?

Sorry for such a n00bish question

[K-ESD]

for the simplest and most reliable (second to soldering)
use a tap in connector, like these



on the cig lighter positive wire, you can use it on other positive wires but be careful because not every circuit is capable of providing a higher amount of current.