installing offroad lights, wiring help needed

[Vranes17]

So i bought some 4x4 lights sticking them up by the mirrors by the windshield arm. How exactly do i hook this harness up?

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I got the bottom set of black n white wires hooked up to the lights now where do the rest go?

 

[J-Thompson]

Red ,with fuse to battery +
Black on same end to battery -
the others to that switch
the black is a ground so the switch will light up
can not tell you about the switch but it will or should be labeled

just a side note
this is very basic DC wiring
if you find hooking these up difficult then you really should reconsider going
off roading ,and even more so at night which would require these lights
I was going to throw out using a relay off of the parking lights or running lights
so that when your lights are off then these lights will not work

 

[Ry' N Jen]

So i bought some 4x4 lights sticking them up by the mirrors by the windshield arm. How exactly do i hook this harness up?

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I got the bottom set of black n white wires hooked up to the lights now where do the rest go?

The first thing you should do is purchase a REAL wiring harness.

One (As J mention's) uses a relay so that you only have a very low amount of electrical power entering the cab of your "Car" D)

 

[kb0nly]

I don't buy harness's i build them custom... But anyway... LOL

Consult someone more experienced if you know anyone locally, electrical fires are nasty!

 

[kjweston]

I don't buy harness's i build them custom... But anyway... LOL

Consult someone more experienced if you know anyone locally, electrical fires are nasty!

For real.. bought one of those up above and ran my renny bar off it for like 3 minutes. started smoking.. had melted it together.. learned how and starting making my own harness's after that little scare..

 

[J-Thompson]

if you have a fire then you had no fuse or to much fuse
2 100W lights = 16.66A
so you need no more than a 20A fuse
problem with all this is can the switch handle a 20A load ,probably not
now if you have 2 55w lights then you are fine as that is less than 10A
I can not find my minimum wire awg chart I had but it showed the minimum
wire awg for a given current load

IMO that harness is probably maxed out at a 20A load

 

[kb0nly]

I don't even use a switch for a 10A load, always a relay and switch, but i'm picky like that. And i also wanted the lights to follow the headlight switch, off on high beam, on with low beam.. Etc..

 

[hyde]

is that some wires taped together with electrical tape?

 

[speedracerbubba]

It looks like heat shrink tubing so maybe it is soldered connections?

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[Porkchop]

I would wire them up using a relay if you dont know how get someone who knows how to do this.
Only my to cents but it will be more safe to do it that way

 

[speedracerbubba]

i got a cheap set of fog lights from walmart before and they had a relay which was nice and is good practice.

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[J-Thompson]

I found the chart I was looking for
I am only posting up the gauge and current load
these numbers are "conservative"

wire - amp
AWG - load

12 - 9.3A
10 - 15A
8 - 24A
6 - 37A
4 - 60A
2 - 94A
1 - 119A
0 - 150A

Knowing A=W/V
then to run 2 55W lights you need at least 12awg wire
but 2 100W lights needs 8awg (considering a conservative #) you may be able to get away with #10 but why chance it?
use #16 to run a relay with #8 to power the lights

 

[Jeepman56]

To Vranes, I found this site that has a wiring diagram and some basic info to help get you started with your wiring situation.

http://www.offroaders.com/info/tech-corner/reading/automotive-wiring.htm

 

[Vranes17]

thanks guys, took the lights to an audio shop after I decided I would rather my KJ blue and cool than bursting with flames. They installed a relay and mounted the switch for me.

 

[Porkchop]

Sounds like a vary smart move if you dont know electrical wiring
What did it cost can we see pictures of the new lights
My dad wired his CB up north to come home I said I would do it for him when he got home but he didnt want to wait till he got home.
Long story short his new mini van went up in flames on the side of I75 over something as simple as a CB

 

[kb0nly]

thanks guys, took the lights to an audio shop after I decided I would rather my KJ blue and cool than bursting with flames. They installed a relay and mounted the switch for me.

Good deal...

 

[Vranes17]

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[boebr1]

Looks Nice!

 

[blue_kjR417]

that does look nice! do they glare bad off the hood?

 

[Vranes17]

I get some glare on the hood right below the lights, but it looks cool from the inside so