Dude! Out of probably 20 wiring videos I have checked out YOURS is absolutely THEE BEST, Forest Gump used to tutor me in school so I need a tutorial that’s easy to understand, I have Subscribed!
Wow! Subscribed. Here's why this video was the best I found: He fully explains the relay #'s and meaning, then lays it out in a miniature-scale giving a birds eye-view of the whole thing on the table, overhead-style. Finally putting it to hookup test in the engine-bay. Dead on. This is a great tutorial. The best i've seen. You're a good teacher bro. What would of been a +plus -- show a metal-contact plate representing the car chasis/frame and then get it tested on a 12v battery (?) on the table itself with everything grounded to the plate.
This is a fantastic video. You have broken it down so that even people with no electrical background can understand. Thanks for this. Keep up the amazing job!
FANTASTIC VIDEO. Perfectly explained. Love the step by step and mock set up.You made this look so simple. No mumble jumble just straight to the point. Now im going to set up a light bar with complete confidence. Thank you Sir.
I know nothing of electricity or wiring and I was actually able to understand this video. My installation is a little more complicated (multiple accessories to one (4)switch pod) but I think I understand enough to attempt it now. Thank you for taking the time to help us no nothings !
I didn't even finish your Video and had to give you THUMBSUP!! THE BEST VIDEO OUT THERE!!! Awesome job on this entire video!! I learned what I was expecting to install a Light bar, but also for future projects!!
I previously wired up 4- 4" LED lights on my Jeep on the window pillars with a nightlight harness that comes with them the harness has an in linefuse , relay switch, whith that being said . could I run my overhead 4 individual 7" spotlights to go to that same relay switch to the battery?
I don't recommend using speaker wire for anything other than speakers. Regular 14 gauge wire is so cheap there is no advantage to using anything else! Thanks of watching!
AdventureDex from looking around I haven't found cheap regular wire I found on eBay 100ft of 14 gauge speaker wire for 15$ and for that price the the best I found was about 15$ for just 50ft can you give me link for some good 14gauge wire
so i have a question although it might be a dumb question, so the ground for the light, the switch and the relay where do i connect them to? and the other connection of the switch where does that connect to?
Thanks for your comment Hugo! The ground for the light needs to be connected to either the negative terminal of the battery or the metal body of the Jeep itself. The relay gets connected to the light and the battery and the switch. The relay controls how the power is distributed to the light. I have a video explaining how a replay works. Check out that video on my channel. Thanks for watching!
Great video I'll be fitting my spots soon thanks, if I could ask a question regarding interior LED strip lights? are fitting interior led lights the same process as external? using an inline fuse a switch and relay? Or can these just be connected to existing interior lights? Would you have a video on interior led fitting, many thanks Shaun.
+Shaun G Thanks!! Yes the interior led are the same as exterior. I chose to just connect mine to the interior lights makes it easy to install and control. Thanks for watching
The low amperage draw of LED lights means you can connect them directly in place of your current incandescent light bulbs. They pull less amperage so adding a relay is way overkill. You already have a negative ground control switch which turns them on when you open the door or use the dash switch. Wiring a switch as shown in the video won't work, most cars use the negative side of the circuit to control inside lighting, it's exactly backwards from the video. In addition, not all relays are wired the same way, you need to make sure the diagram is the same as the one displayed. I would recommend just pulling out the current fixture, installing and wiring the LED directly to the red and black wires that are currently in the vehicle. Just check before you start soldering, LEDs are polar specific, meaning if you wire them backwards they won't work.
Thanks for the comment! You connect them to the taillight, one of the wires usually (white/grey) is for the reverse lights. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
AdventureDex Now I'm really confused. If I only have a two prong switch and don't need to run the #86 to it, then why would I even need a relay? The switch wouldn't even be ran to the relay at all so how would I even be able to turn them on or off with the switch?
The relay controls the switch. There should be many diagrams online for 2 prong switches. The only difference is your switch might not need constant power cuz it might not have an led indicator for off and on. Otherwise everything else is the same. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
+binwaitin Thanks a lot for the positive feedback! I love when people are able to use my videos and do their own installs! Thanks for watching! If your looking for any more LEDs check the new online store at www.adventuredexonline.com/shop
the black wire is for ground is it?so the black from relay, black from light and black from switch is all crimped together and connected to the -ve terminal of battery,is it?and red wire from relay, and another red from switch crimped and connected to the +ve terminal of battery?
No that would be a worst case scenario! Thats why I always recommend testing with a V9 battery. If you are unsure, run your wires then use a 9V as your power source. If its not wired correctly nothing will happen then you can use the process of elimination to figure out what is wired wrong. It can only be a number of things. Hope that helps and gives you the confidence!
Dex, I absolutely love ya and hate u for living my dream in the Bahamas. :) But i don't think u need to pressure urself with posting 2 videos every week. Ppl just wanna see u be you. There's no time limit to being real.
Hey, a question I have the led bar with a switch, but what I want to do is that when I turn on the high lights I also turn on the led bar, could you help me?
Thanks for the comment! What you need to do is take off your headlights and locate the wire associated with the high beam function. Once you found that you can connect your LED to that wire. This is not exactly recommended tho because your light bar should be for off-road use. thanks for watching!
after watching your videos I was able to wire my 50 inch but it makes a whistling noise with truck off and I can't tell if it does agile running because my trucks to loud
AWESOME video! Thanks so much for sharing. I have a question... I have a Polaris Razor and I'd like to wire two LED spot light pods to one switch. Would I need to splice both wires to make this happen and if so, how thick of wire should I use? The amperage on these light pods can't be more than 2.5 amp each and there's a total of 4. thanks.
Thanks for the positivity Eddie! You should be find with connecting 2 LED pods together, I have done it many times. If you have a concern just add a larger fuse and relay and you should be good to go! Thanks for watching!
May i ask a question? This is in regards to another wiring harness. So the led lights are off yet the switch light is on. How does this effect the battery? Does it cause any harm to the car while its off yet the lights are on? Is there anyway to wire it where once the car is off the lights are off? Thankyou.
+soljafurkan Thanks for the question! The LED's are connected to the battery through a relay, fuse and switch. The fuse and relay protects the battery from any damage. This LED's work with the Jeep off or on. I hope this helps! Thanks for watching!
+AdventureDex Thanks for the clarification, I dont want to go through what my friend went through. His wires got really hot and cought on fire. Im trying to find the right person to do this job for me even tho i can myself.
soljafurkan Wow that is crazy! It sounds to me that maybe your friend had a cheap LED light bar that overheated. Its always good to buy affordable products but you gotta make sure they are quality! Good luck!
I installed a 23"osram 5d on my f150.the harness it came with fuse and relay and a switch..but the red light on my switch stays on 24/7 is this ok or did I do something wrong .I can turn this thing on with my truck off?
+chris gratopp Thanks for the comment. This is a common question, the red led light is perfectly fine. It should be on and will not kill your battery. Thanks for watching!
I want to mount 6 led lights on my 2008 tacoma. Total watts of the lights add up to 396 I'm using two wiring kits each with 40amp relays. Do you think it will be ok to run on arock battery and alternator with no problem ?
While I appreciate the video, I'd like to stress soldering connections vs. crimping connections. In extreme or cold weather climates, snow, ice, salty, Sandy, grimy roads or long haul driving; crimps will get loose, dirty, and/or connections will oxidize and your LED's will stop functioning. I also solder all my wired directly to my relays,(saving money on prewired) and guaranteeing all of my connections for quite a long time. (I have some relays that are over 20 years old, and still working.) I suggest using this technique in Semi's watercrafts, planes, and all rough terrain vehicles, motorcycles, sidecars, bicycles, et. and any electrical connections, car alarms, lights, audio equipment....et. I reuse my relays, and keep the same colours as this video. If soldering onto the relay sounds good to you, use a wire brush to scratch off some of the copper covering on the relay tabs, preheat and put a dab of solder on it, then presolder the wire and quickly attach them together. Taking too long to solder can overheat the relay and create a lot of melting and mess. clean up your instal with tape or hot glue.
+Chris Atkinson Thanks for the detailed comment Chris! I really appreciate the advice! I will keep that in mind next time! Thanks for watching! #jeepwave
Great video, question if i may, if I'm using two separate LED pods one on the left and one on the right both to be operated on the same switch do i need to a relay for each light? Thanks again
Hi, great video! You are putting some light to this “obscure sorcery” ;) But I have one question. In another comment you say that the Switch Power (+) get connected to the Battery and also to the Ground (-) with a Fuse and Relay. Can you please explain a little more that. In the video I can see the Switch Negative goes directly to the Battery Negative but the Switch Positive… is not very clear, If you follow the Switch red cable to the end in top of the Batter, its a Relay? I can’t see any more cables from there. Thank you
Thanks for the comment! Depending on your application and accessory... you would run the positive cable from your battery through the fuse and into the replay. Then from your replay to your accessory and to your switch. The negative can be connected direct from the accessory to the neg battery. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
Thanks, everything is clear except one cable in the Switch. If we focus in the Switch Power (+) Prong with the red cable, if you follow that cable is not going to you Battery +.
Thanks a lot. I was able to do led headlight wiring for my bike. It's working great. Do make such vedios which clearly addresses the issue. I saw this vedio after seeing many vedios which were totally of no use. Thanks a lot. :-)
Thanks for the positive feedback! The easiest way to get wires in and out of the Jeep is through the firewall. This is a rubber grommet that you can cut a small slit into and pass wires through safely. Hope that helps!
I'm about to hook my light up but before I do I have got another question. If I hook up two of those light instead of one in the video do I have to do any different beside hook a positive jumper wire from light one to light two?
+who dat Thanks for the comment! You can hook up two lights.. Just simply tie the positives and negatives together. Just makes sure that your fuse AMP can't handle the size of the lights. Thanks for watching!
HEllo Dex ! Really good videos ! Could you make another episode where you show how to go from the motor compartment to the inside of the car and then to the lower center dash ? I have bought a daystar lower center dash panel but no one explain how to reach this area with the switches !?? thanks a lot for your explanations ! great job ! keep up the good work !!
+Vincent Clerc Thanks for your comment. I do plan on buying the low dash switch pod and doing a video on that but that will probably be in the future. For now, I can try and assist you with your installation. The wiring should be exactly like my A pillar switch pod video so that you can watch. You can also see how I pulled down the entire dash and console in my Reverse camera video. To answer you questions tho, there are a few fire walls which are rubber seals which you can find between the engine bay and the interior footwell. If you lift your hood and look down at the top right of the back of the engine compartment, you will see there rubber seals which wires are running through into the interior. Those are the firewalls which you can access and use. once your inside the interior you can easy fish the wires under the carpet and behind the plastic trim till it receives the lower dash. I hope this help! Thanks for watching!
HEllo DEx, What a cool answer ! thanks for the tips. I actually did not shoot fot the A-Pillar installation because I thought the switches would be to bright in my vision at night. Some switches tend to leack a lot and disturb the night vision. This is why I think the lower dash panel is a better location. Again thanks for your videos and all the time you spent to educate the jeep community. That's awsome and really helpfull !! THANKS
+Vincent Clerc No problem bro! I hope you are able to get it all installed. If not, I will be making a video for the low dash switch panel...maybe next month. Stay tuned! I really appreciate your positive feedback! Thanks for supporting my channel! Thanks for watching!
what about two led lights? i just jump both red and then both black wires on the two led lights would that be ok ? it should not take alot of juice since its led?
Really nice DEX Thank you so much! I have just a little question: how can I put the switch under the Key power?( to prevent that in case the switch is in ON position but the key car is not connected the lights still on)
+Luca Alfred Thanks for the positive comment bro! You can wire your switch to the ignition so it would only have power when the ignition was on BUT keep in mind if you were out on the trail or camping you couldn't use your lights or accessory unless your ignition was on. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
AdventureDex do you need another inline fuse between the switch and the battery? Also did you ground the switch and the light all the way back to the battery or can you ground them anywhere? Thank you. Very well done video.
You only need 1 inline fuse between the positive coming from the battery and the relay switch etc. you can ground to the negative battery terminal or anywhere bare metal on the jeep. Thanks for watching
I have a question. How can I modify your setup if I wanted my LED bar to turn on when I switch my high beams on? Is it possible to control the led bar using the high/low car switch?
+DJCARBON2012 thanks for the comment! That is a really good question. What you need to do is identify the wire on ur head light that sends power to your high beam bulbs and steal power from that source. So when your high beams are on, power will also be distributed to ur LEDs. Thanks for watching! Don't forget to sub!
+true. lion I would recommend running running a wire harness (replay, fuse, switch) for each light. That way they can all be controlled independently and are protected. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
So if i wanted to install 4 of these 7.5" LED lights on the roof-rack, i'll basically duplicate this wire-harness design for each of lights with its own switch?
You connect the 86 wire through a switch to the orange wire on the rear of your headlight....the dipper switch wire. it is live when you activate the dipper switch on the steering column. when you require to use the LED light bar flick the switch on in the cab. nothing will happen until you hit the dipper switch. if you just need to use the normal high beam head lights turn the LED bar switch of. Never wire your LED light bar to the ignition switch wire. Your head lights are not wired to the ignition circuit. you can turn your light on with out having the ignition on. On Spot lights the 86 lead is called the trigger lead. the 30 an 87 are for high current draw up the the value of the relay 85- 86+ are for low current draw switching. Hope this helps.
great video, just a couple of doubts, I have bought 2 7inch 36 led lights from auxbeam and I want to wire them into a jeep that someone installed a oem fog light switch with literaly just a cable to make it glow when the dash is on, if Im going to install two led lights do I need 2 different relays? can I run em into one switch? and what kind of fuse/relays you would recommend... btw Im subscribing, again great video it really helped me to understand better the how to
Thanks for the comment Carlos! You can run two lights in 1 relay and just get a bigger fuse (40amp). You should be mine since you are only running small LED lights. Hope that helps! thanks for the support!
how do you set them to shut off just from your stock headlights ,just in case you forgot to shut them off from your little toggle switch?cant seem to find a vid on that!!
+don earl Thanks for the comment! Your headlights are programmed to turn off after a certain period of time. You can also have the same feature but you will need to have them wired into an Spod4x4 amzn.to/1qReK5S which has that feature! Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
Actually I am going to use this on my shed. What exactly does that relay do for this? What is wrong with running it straight to battery off the switch?
Thanks for the comment. The relay connects the light and the switch. The relay controls the functionality of the switch! Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
Earl Ismyname It's actually a protection for your switch and circuitry because light bars can produce high current flows that the little switch can't handle .
Hi in one of your video you show how to set up a Jeep cámara that you pull the mirror out and put the monitor in it’s place can you tell me the set up number I like to get one. Thank you
I only confused about the switch the 86 go to the medial and one side go to the (+) and the other you connected to the negative how. I don't understand that part con yo explain it for me thank you so much for the great video
Thanks for the comment, The positive gets connected to the battery and the negative to the battery. Be sure to add a fuse and a relay as well. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the comment. A switch will not work properly without a relay. The relay connects the light and the switch and controls its functionality! Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
AdventureDex You might have misunderstood. I have the relay from the amazon link. Is that the one from the video? Thanks, i didn't phrase the question right...
By discluding the white wire ( 87a), the relay switch is constantly on which makes the relay pointless except the fact that it turns down the amperage. So all the relay is doing at this point is keeping your light bar at 40 amps. Isn't this correct? Shouldn't the switch be ran from the battery, then to the relay? It would also be more versatile by including 87a as an option for a light or whatever the installer feels fit.
Thanks for the comment, we might have a different understanding but the relay controls the switch. The switch doesn't control the relay. They relay acts as the mechanism that allows the switch to be on or off. I am sure there are more than 1 way to do it. Ill keep it in mind. thanks for watching!
great video it helped me big time many thanks from the UK im in the process of wiring up my 1st lights on my defender 90 maybe you can do a video to explain the wire thickness awg for each job
Thanks alot for the positive feedback! I usually use 16 to 14 gauge wires. I have found thats enough for LED lights. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
+25falcons Thanks for the comment! I would always recommend using a wiring harness that has a fuse and a relay but it is safe to wire LED's straight to the battery but how would you operate them without a switch? Thanks for watching!
I bought the rigid industries duallys kit, so it already comes prewired and has a fuse and a switch, so I am able to turn them on and off whenever I want. So I should be okay right? I just don't want the LEDs to drain my battery
+25falcons Yeah connect them directly to the battery through the wiring harness. The LED's won't kill your battery. LED's don't draw that much power, as LED's are very energy efficient! Thanks!
+25falcons Yes, you can wire them all directly to the battery. I always suggest using a wiring harness with a fuse and relay but it is not always necessary. Thanks for watching!
AdventureDex with the switch. A relay is nothing but a switch too. It does nothing for you unless you want your toggle switch to turn something else on. It’s a coil that closes two or more contacts. This guy thinks it protects the circuit, false. That’s what a fuse is for. 12 year Master Electrician and contractor.
Awesome video! So how did you run power to the switch? straight from the battery? and I'm assuming all the grounds got wrapped together and just grounded to the frame?
Strictly for my own edification, why are you going directly to the battery. There should be a couple open circuits (at least one) in your fuse block. That would have the advantage of going through the ignition switch. If the ignition isn't on, neither are the lights. That is a battery saver. Now, I had one of the first TJ's. That was probably 12 to 15 years ago. I have not even looked at the new Wrangler so all my information is from the first of the old TJ series. I really enjoy your videos. I'm watching them to get ideas for thing I want to do to my wife's Liberty. I have a 2015 GC Overland with the 5.7 Hemi and the really good running gear and air suspension.
+rickd248 Thanks a lot for the comment! I should look into that, I thought it would be cool to have the accessories wired directly to the battery so if I was offroad and the Jeep was off they were still functional. I am planning to get an Spod which would also solve that problem. Thanks for watching!
+AdventureDex I'm afraid I'm an old geezer and Spod is something new to me. I wired most of my extra stuff up so it would work at the ACC Switch position. Look, if I'm making too many suggestions or just say so and I'll stop doing it. It won't hurt my feelings, I just don't want to come in here and overwhelm your site. So please tell me if I talk too much.
+rickd248 LOL no I appreciate the comments! I love interacting with my viewers! I have learned a lot from other Jeepers! Thanks for all your input! I hope your subscribe and support my upcoming videos! Thanks for watching!
the capacity for the fuse and the cable are related , you need to protect the cable using the fuse , so if you are going to wire these light you need to know the amp that the light is going to consume. So if these light is about 50 or 60 watt you could use 7.5 or 10 amp fuse and after that the capacity of the cable should be higher than the fuse.
+Brendon Rubel thanks for the comment! Yes this is 100% waterproof and is ip67 rated! Check the link in the description for details! Thanks for watching!
Love the videos. Thank you so much. When wiring the power for the switch, does the power need to be ran through the relay or can the power for the switch be directly from the battery?
+spadgett3015 Thanks for the comment! That is a good question, the constant power to the switch can run directly through the battery. Thanks for watching!
I've seen tons of videos for this, and this is the best one! Just one question, where did you position your relay, you mentioned that you weren't going to keep it in the engine bay but wouldnt you want it closer to the battery so there is less voltage drop?
When you say 14-16 gauge wire, what does that mean? Do you mean amps or watts? Always different terminology with American to British. Thanks but it’s an excellent and clear video great work! U should one wiring auxiliary reverse lights to work as spotlights too
How many of these can SAFELY be connected to a motorcycle - a dirt bike - with a standard 12v motorcycle battery? Multiples of these lights would of course not be street legal, but my interest is for OFF-ROAD, and I want one light down the middle as an ultra-bright main headlight (and please tell me if there are EVEN BRIGHTER than these I can use), but I ALSO want one on EACH SIDE, if not pointing exactly 90 degrees sideways, perhaps in a 45 degree angle to get a VERY WIDE FIELD of light. That may sound crazy, but where I live, I do a LOT of night riding in the wilderness, and we actually have bears and INSANE DEER that won't only run out in front of you, but that will actually CHARGE YOU from the SIDES. SCARY! And I have been hit before, and I've totaled many cars on them as well, so, how many of these can a STOCK 12v motorcycle electrical system handle?
+Steve Hacker Thanks for the comment Steve! I also appreciate you watching however I am not 100% sure how to answer your questions. I don't know that much about motorcycle so It would probably better to ask someone who does or maybe check the forums. It might also be a cool idea instead of using headlights, you use smaller LED's that can be mounted to your motorcycle. Maybe you could mount two 4" LED's and have them on a separate switch for off-roading or night riding. Hope that helps! Thanks
Dude! Out of probably 20 wiring videos I have checked out YOURS is absolutely THEE BEST, Forest Gump used to tutor me in school so I need a tutorial that’s easy to understand, I have Subscribed!
Wow! Subscribed. Here's why this video was the best I found:
He fully explains the relay #'s and meaning, then lays it out in a miniature-scale giving a birds eye-view of the whole thing on the table, overhead-style. Finally putting it to hookup test in the engine-bay. Dead on. This is a great tutorial. The best i've seen. You're a good teacher bro.
What would of been a +plus -- show a metal-contact plate representing the car chasis/frame and then get it tested on a 12v battery (?) on the table itself with everything grounded to the plate.
+true. lion Thanks a lot for the positive comment! I am glad you found my video helpful! Good luck with your installation. Thanks for watching!
This is a fantastic video. You have broken it down so that even people with no electrical background can understand. Thanks for this. Keep up the amazing job!
Thanks alot Roshan!
FANTASTIC VIDEO. Perfectly explained. Love the step by step and mock set up.You made this look so simple. No mumble jumble just straight to the point. Now im going to set up a light bar with complete confidence. Thank you Sir.
Thanks Joe!!
I know nothing of electricity or wiring and I was actually able to understand this video. My installation is a little more complicated (multiple accessories to one (4)switch pod) but I think I understand enough to attempt it now.
Thank you for taking the time to help us no nothings !
Thanks for the great feedback! I tried to make this video so other can have the confidence to try wiring!
one of the best wiring videos i have watched in a long time
I didn't even finish your Video and had to give you THUMBSUP!! THE BEST VIDEO OUT THERE!!! Awesome job on this entire video!! I learned what I was expecting to install a Light bar, but also for future projects!!
good job explaining, I learned a lot. This video was detained enough and slow enough for my slow brain to comprehend. thanks for the knowledge.
Thanks for the feedback! lol
I previously wired up 4- 4" LED lights on my Jeep on the window pillars with a nightlight harness that comes with them the harness has an in linefuse , relay switch, whith that being said . could I run my overhead 4 individual 7" spotlights to go to that same relay switch to the battery?
How well will 14 gauge speaker wire work? Is speaker wire good enough to get good power to like a huge led light bar?
I don't recommend using speaker wire for anything other than speakers. Regular 14 gauge wire is so cheap there is no advantage to using anything else! Thanks of watching!
AdventureDex from looking around I haven't found cheap regular wire I found on eBay 100ft of 14 gauge speaker wire for 15$ and for that price the the best I found was about 15$ for just 50ft can you give me link for some good 14gauge wire
AdventureDex will something like this work? rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F311095945068
so i have a question although it might be a dumb question, so the ground for the light, the switch and the relay where do i connect them to? and the other connection of the switch where does that connect to?
Thanks for your comment Hugo! The ground for the light needs to be connected to either the negative terminal of the battery or the metal body of the Jeep itself. The relay gets connected to the light and the battery and the switch. The relay controls how the power is distributed to the light. I have a video explaining how a replay works. Check out that video on my channel. Thanks for watching!
Great video I'll be fitting my spots soon thanks, if I could ask a question regarding interior LED strip lights? are fitting interior led lights the same process as external? using an inline fuse a switch and relay? Or can these just be connected to existing interior lights? Would you have a video on interior led fitting, many thanks Shaun.
+Shaun G Thanks!! Yes the interior led are the same as exterior. I chose to just connect mine to the interior lights makes it easy to install and control. Thanks for watching
The low amperage draw of LED lights means you can connect them directly in place of your current incandescent light bulbs. They pull less amperage so adding a relay is way overkill. You already have a negative ground control switch which turns them on when you open the door or use the dash switch. Wiring a switch as shown in the video won't work, most cars use the negative side of the circuit to control inside lighting, it's exactly backwards from the video. In addition, not all relays are wired the same way, you need to make sure the diagram is the same as the one displayed. I would recommend just pulling out the current fixture, installing and wiring the LED directly to the red and black wires that are currently in the vehicle. Just check before you start soldering, LEDs are polar specific, meaning if you wire them backwards they won't work.
Do I need a relay fuse for each led light bar. For example can I do the exact thing you have done her but have four light bars to one wireing lay out.
You need a fuse and relay for each switch! Hope that helps
Great video.Question : what do you do to connect two led lights ( 4 inch ) for backup lights with the stock lights ? thanks
Thanks for the comment! You connect them to the taillight, one of the wires usually (white/grey) is for the reverse lights. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
What if your switch is only a two prong? Do you hook the yellow up to something or just leave it alone??
+David Barr no you should be able to leave it out!
AdventureDex Now I'm really confused. If I only have a two prong switch and don't need to run the #86 to it, then why would I even need a relay?
The switch wouldn't even be ran to the relay at all so how would I even be able to turn them on or off with the switch?
The relay controls the switch. There should be many diagrams online for 2 prong switches. The only difference is your switch might not need constant power cuz it might not have an led indicator for off and on. Otherwise everything else is the same. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
AdventureDex no sir, the switch has no light on it.
With that said, how would a white guy like me wire it having only a two prong switch??
Not sure where your going with this....
Just wired my light bar up like you said and it's working fabulous . Just thought I would say thank you . 💪🏾👍👍
+binwaitin Thanks a lot for the positive feedback! I love when people are able to use my videos and do their own installs! Thanks for watching! If your looking for any more LEDs check the new online store at www.adventuredexonline.com/shop
the black wire is for ground is it?so the black from relay, black from light and black from switch is all crimped together and connected to the -ve terminal of battery,is it?and red wire from relay, and another red from switch crimped and connected to the +ve terminal of battery?
Yes, worst case senecio is that you blow a fuse which can be replaced very easily. Thanks for watching!
AdventureDex blow fuse?really?no risk of jeopardize the car's wiring systems?or catches fire?
No that would be a worst case scenario! Thats why I always recommend testing with a V9 battery. If you are unsure, run your wires then use a 9V as your power source. If its not wired correctly nothing will happen then you can use the process of elimination to figure out what is wired wrong. It can only be a number of things. Hope that helps and gives you the confidence!
AdventureDex thanks for your reply. really appreciate your information. thanks a lot.
Anytime!
Dex, I absolutely love ya and hate u for living my dream in the Bahamas. :) But i don't think u need to pressure urself with posting 2 videos every week. Ppl just wanna see u be you. There's no time limit to being real.
Hey, a question
I have the led bar with a switch, but what I want to do is that when I turn on the high lights I also turn on the led bar, could you help me?
Thanks for the comment! What you need to do is take off your headlights and locate the wire associated with the high beam function. Once you found that you can connect your LED to that wire. This is not exactly recommended tho because your light bar should be for off-road use. thanks for watching!
Ooh thank you very much for answering me, and if it is facial you have made it very clear to me but it is necessary to put a fuse or not?
Great video , with the switch where does the positive and negative wire run?
Thanks for the comment! I wire them directly to the battery!
Can I use just a standard two port switch? Or does it need to be powered via different power source?
could i use the components shown to wire a 20 or even 50 inch light bar? Or would that require wiring, fuse, relay, etc that can handle heavier use?
Absolutely, Thanks for watching!
after watching your videos I was able to wire my 50 inch but it makes a whistling noise with truck off and I can't tell if it does agile running because my trucks to loud
thanks by the way
Thanks for the comment! You can adjust it to get rid of the whistling but it doesnt really bother me! Thanks for watching!
would this be the same way to wire a led light strip to a 12v battery?
Thanks for the comment! Yes, exactly
AWESOME video! Thanks so much for sharing. I have a question... I have a Polaris Razor and I'd like to wire two LED spot light pods to one switch. Would I need to splice both wires to make this happen and if so, how thick of wire should I use? The amperage on these light pods can't be more than 2.5 amp each and there's a total of 4. thanks.
Thanks for the positivity Eddie! You should be find with connecting 2 LED pods together, I have done it many times. If you have a concern just add a larger fuse and relay and you should be good to go! Thanks for watching!
Eddie Regory use a 10A fuse, anywhere from 16AWG-12Awg wire.
Thanks bro. This was simple and easy to understand. I'm going to set mine up soon and post a video of my setup to help others out too.
+Chris Milliron Thanks a lot for the positive feedback! I am glad you found the video helpful! #jeepwave
May i ask a question? This is in regards to another wiring harness. So the led lights are off yet the switch light is on. How does this effect the battery? Does it cause any harm to the car while its off yet the lights are on? Is there anyway to wire it where once the car is off the lights are off? Thankyou.
+soljafurkan Thanks for the question! The LED's are connected to the battery through a relay, fuse and switch. The fuse and relay protects the battery from any damage. This LED's work with the Jeep off or on. I hope this helps! Thanks for watching!
+AdventureDex Thanks for the clarification, I dont want to go through what my friend went through. His wires got really hot and cought on fire. Im trying to find the right person to do this job for me even tho i can myself.
soljafurkan Wow that is crazy! It sounds to me that maybe your friend had a cheap LED light bar that overheated. Its always good to buy affordable products but you gotta make sure they are quality! Good luck!
The LED switch LIGHT doesnt consume even one watt,
Think of it as a tiny red blinker led for alarm systems.
I installed a 23"osram 5d on my f150.the harness it came with fuse and relay and a switch..but the red light on my switch stays on 24/7 is this ok or did I do something wrong .I can turn this thing on with my truck off?
+chris gratopp Thanks for the comment. This is a common question, the red led light is perfectly fine. It should be on and will not kill your battery. Thanks for watching!
Very well done. Very clear, easy to follow and even provided links to products used. Thank you!
Awesome video. if I want to use two 18w led light bars can I hook them up to the same relay or do I need separate relays for each ?
+Benjamin Engelbrecht thanks for the comment! You can hook them up to the same relay and switch so they work simultaneously! Thanks for watching
I want to mount 6 led lights on my 2008 tacoma. Total watts of the lights add up to 396 I'm using two wiring kits each with 40amp relays. Do you think it will be ok to run on arock battery and alternator with no problem ?
Do I need a three prong switch when I have a relay?
Thanks for the comment, the 3 prong switch is for off, on and constant power if your switch has an LED light. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
+AdventureDex does the switch need constant power from the battery or just hooked up to the relay and then to the negative terminal on the battery?
+Reid Gleason you do not need constant power unless needed with a 3 prong led switch.
+AdventureDex thank you very much.
While I appreciate the video, I'd like to stress soldering connections vs. crimping connections.
In extreme or cold weather climates, snow, ice, salty, Sandy, grimy roads or long haul driving; crimps will get loose, dirty, and/or connections will oxidize and your LED's will stop functioning.
I also solder all my wired directly to my relays,(saving money on prewired) and guaranteeing all of my connections for quite a long time. (I have some relays that are over 20 years old, and still working.)
I suggest using this technique in Semi's watercrafts, planes, and all rough terrain vehicles, motorcycles, sidecars, bicycles, et. and any electrical connections, car alarms, lights, audio equipment....et.
I reuse my relays, and keep the same colours as this video.
If soldering onto the relay sounds good to you, use a wire brush to scratch off some of the copper covering on the relay tabs, preheat and put a dab of solder on it, then presolder the wire and quickly attach them together. Taking too long to solder can overheat the relay and create a lot of melting and mess. clean up your instal with tape or hot glue.
+Chris Atkinson Thanks for the detailed comment Chris! I really appreciate the advice! I will keep that in mind next time! Thanks for watching! #jeepwave
Great video, question if i may, if I'm using two separate LED pods one on the left and one on the right both to be operated on the same switch do i need to a relay for each light? Thanks again
Hi, great video! You are putting some light to this “obscure sorcery” ;) But I have one question. In another comment you say that the Switch Power (+) get connected to the Battery and also to the Ground (-) with a Fuse and Relay. Can you please explain a little more that. In the video I can see the Switch Negative goes directly to the Battery Negative but the Switch Positive… is not very clear, If you follow the Switch red cable to the end in top of the Batter, its a Relay? I can’t see any more cables from there. Thank you
Thanks for the comment! Depending on your application and accessory... you would run the positive cable from your battery through the fuse and into the replay. Then from your replay to your accessory and to your switch. The negative can be connected direct from the accessory to the neg battery. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
Thanks, everything is clear except one cable in the Switch. If we focus in the Switch Power (+) Prong with the red cable, if you follow that cable is not going to you Battery +.
A very good video for 1st timers like myself user friendly Explanation on everything was perfect great job thank you
Great video, how did u run your switch into the dashboard?
Through the fire wall grommet inside the driver foot well! Thanks for watching
Thanks a lot. I was able to do led headlight wiring for my bike. It's working great. Do make such vedios which clearly addresses the issue. I saw this vedio after seeing many vedios which were totally of no use. Thanks a lot. :-)
Thanks for the feedback!!!
This is the best example of a tutorial and I have subscribed for that reason!
super clear explanation! i missed where the switch power gets wired though. can you explain that?
Thanks for the positive feedback! The easiest way to get wires in and out of the Jeep is through the firewall. This is a rubber grommet that you can cut a small slit into and pass wires through safely. Hope that helps!
Can you run two different circular lights from this?...vs one rectangular?
Very helpful! Thank you for covering the relay and wiring so clearly!
Thanks David! #Jeepwave
Hello. Nice video. I like to use those lights for photography. Is there a way to connect them to the regular home outlet? Thank you
Can this same setup work on a motorcycle
I don't see why not!
I'm about to hook my light up but before I do I have got another question. If I hook up two of those light instead of one in the video do I have to do any different beside hook a positive jumper wire from light one to light two?
+who dat Thanks for the comment! You can hook up two lights.. Just simply tie the positives and negatives together. Just makes sure that your fuse AMP can't handle the size of the lights. Thanks for watching!
18 watt each so what size fuse amp buddy thanks for the help
is 30amp is enough for two 18 watt
+who dat Yeah that should be fine!
thanks a bunch man
HEllo Dex !
Really good videos !
Could you make another episode where you show how to go from the motor compartment to the inside of the car and then to the lower center dash ?
I have bought a daystar lower center dash panel but no one explain how to reach this area with the switches !??
thanks a lot for your explanations !
great job !
keep up the good work !!
+Vincent Clerc Thanks for your comment. I do plan on buying the low dash switch pod and doing a video on that but that will probably be in the future. For now, I can try and assist you with your installation. The wiring should be exactly like my A pillar switch pod video so that you can watch. You can also see how I pulled down the entire dash and console in my Reverse camera video. To answer you questions tho, there are a few fire walls which are rubber seals which you can find between the engine bay and the interior footwell. If you lift your hood and look down at the top right of the back of the engine compartment, you will see there rubber seals which wires are running through into the interior. Those are the firewalls which you can access and use. once your inside the interior you can easy fish the wires under the carpet and behind the plastic trim till it receives the lower dash. I hope this help! Thanks for watching!
HEllo DEx,
What a cool answer ! thanks for the tips. I actually did not shoot fot the A-Pillar installation because I thought the switches would be to bright in my vision at night. Some switches tend to leack a lot and disturb the night vision. This is why I think the lower dash panel is a better location.
Again thanks for your videos and all the time you spent to educate the jeep community. That's awsome and really helpfull !! THANKS
+Vincent Clerc No problem bro! I hope you are able to get it all installed. If not, I will be making a video for the low dash switch panel...maybe next month. Stay tuned! I really appreciate your positive feedback! Thanks for supporting my channel! Thanks for watching!
what about two led lights? i just jump both red and then both black wires on the two led lights would that be ok ? it should not take alot of juice since its led?
Really nice DEX Thank you so much!
I have just a little question:
how can I put the switch under the Key power?( to prevent that in case the switch is in ON position but the key car is not connected the lights still on)
+Luca Alfred Thanks for the positive comment bro! You can wire your switch to the ignition so it would only have power when the ignition was on BUT keep in mind if you were out on the trail or camping you couldn't use your lights or accessory unless your ignition was on. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
Great explanation. Just a quick question, you pretty much wired the switch's power back to the battery right?
Thanks Peter! Yes, I got the power from the battery!
AdventureDex do you need another inline fuse between the switch and the battery? Also did you ground the switch and the light all the way back to the battery or can you ground them anywhere? Thank you. Very well done video.
You only need 1 inline fuse between the positive coming from the battery and the relay switch etc. you can ground to the negative battery terminal or anywhere bare metal on the jeep. Thanks for watching
Thw two other wires on switch. Did they go straight to battery
Yes, they can go straight to the battery!
I have a question. How can I modify your setup if I wanted my LED bar to turn on when I switch my high beams on? Is it possible to control the led bar using the high/low car switch?
+DJCARBON2012 thanks for the comment! That is a really good question. What you need to do is identify the wire on ur head light that sends power to your high beam bulbs and steal power from that source. So when your high beams are on, power will also be distributed to ur LEDs. Thanks for watching! Don't forget to sub!
How would this work if I needed to run several lights like the one shown together?
+true. lion I would recommend running running a wire harness (replay, fuse, switch) for each light. That way they can all be controlled independently and are protected. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
So if i wanted to install 4 of these 7.5" LED lights on the roof-rack, i'll basically duplicate this wire-harness design for each of lights with its own switch?
+true. lion Exactly, you can get a relay socket for multiple relays. Check out my A pillar installation for more wiring instructions. Thanks!
Can you wire this to an 120 volt etention cord to be able to plug into a house plug
Hi Kayla, are you talking about the Led light?
You connect the 86 wire through a switch to the orange wire on the rear of your headlight....the dipper switch wire. it is live when you activate the dipper switch on the steering column. when you require to use the LED light bar flick the switch on in the cab. nothing will happen until you hit the dipper switch. if you just need to use the normal high beam head lights turn the LED bar switch of. Never wire your LED light bar to the ignition switch wire. Your head lights are not wired to the ignition circuit. you can turn your light on with out having the ignition on. On Spot lights the 86 lead is called the trigger lead. the 30 an 87 are for high current draw up the the value of the relay 85- 86+ are for low current draw switching. Hope this helps.
Thanks for your comment Brian! I appreciate all of the insight!
great video, just a couple of doubts, I have bought 2 7inch 36 led lights from auxbeam and I want to wire them into a jeep that someone installed a oem fog light switch with literaly just a cable to make it glow when the dash is on, if Im going to install two led lights do I need 2 different relays? can I run em into one switch? and what kind of fuse/relays you would recommend... btw Im subscribing, again great video it really helped me to understand better the how to
Thanks for the comment Carlos! You can run two lights in 1 relay and just get a bigger fuse (40amp). You should be mine since you are only running small LED lights. Hope that helps! thanks for the support!
@AdventureDex what's the power source for the switch?
how do you set them to shut off just from your stock headlights ,just in case you forgot to shut them off from your little toggle switch?cant seem to find a vid on that!!
+don earl Thanks for the comment! Your headlights are programmed to turn off after a certain period of time. You can also have the same feature but you will need to have them wired into an Spod4x4 amzn.to/1qReK5S which has that feature! Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
Actually I am going to use this on my shed. What exactly does that relay do for this? What is wrong with running it straight to battery off the switch?
Thanks for the comment. The relay connects the light and the switch. The relay controls the functionality of the switch! Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!
Earl Ismyname It's actually a protection for your switch and circuitry because light bars can produce high current flows that the little switch can't handle .
Thank you. Clear & Concise, very well done. Whats the best place to ground for switch under dash?
Thanks for the comment. One of the metal bolts on the body. Thanks for watching!
Hi in one of your video you show how to set up a Jeep cámara that you pull the mirror out and put the monitor in it’s place can you tell me the set up number I like to get one. Thank you
what nationality are you bro, great vid. installed mine by watching this over and over, pause button is awesome, thanks
Whats up bro! Thanks for the positive feedback!
I only confused about the switch the 86 go to the medial and one side go to the (+) and the other you connected to the negative how. I don't understand that part con yo explain it for me thank you so much for the great video
where will i connect the positive and negative of the switch??
Thanks for the comment, The positive gets connected to the battery and the negative to the battery. Be sure to add a fuse and a relay as well. Thanks for watching!
AdventureDex tnx bro😊
I really like how to you simplify the relay and hook up.
When you say 14-16 gauge wire. What do you mean? What ampage size is that?
Awesome. So if i use the relay from the description, its the same thing right?
Thanks for the comment. A switch will not work properly without a relay. The relay connects the light and the switch and controls its functionality! Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
AdventureDex You might have misunderstood. I have the relay from the amazon link. Is that the one from the video? Thanks, i didn't phrase the question right...
+J.T. Mercure Yah, I always link all the exact products in the description! Let me know if you can't get it to work.
AdventureDex thanks bro, i think i might get it right this time!
+J.T. Mercure No worries! Thanks for the support!
By discluding the white wire ( 87a), the relay switch is constantly on which makes the relay pointless except the fact that it turns down the amperage. So all the relay is doing at this point is keeping your light bar at 40 amps. Isn't this correct? Shouldn't the switch be ran from the battery, then to the relay? It would also be more versatile by including 87a as an option for a light or whatever the installer feels fit.
Thanks for the comment, we might have a different understanding but the relay controls the switch. The switch doesn't control the relay. They relay acts as the mechanism that allows the switch to be on or off. I am sure there are more than 1 way to do it. Ill keep it in mind. thanks for watching!
HUGE Help, I was completely lost at first and burned up a coupe wires...now I see the error of my ways, Thank!
+b vogt Thanks a lot! I appreciate the positive feedback! Thanks for watching!
great video it helped me big time many thanks from the UK im in the process of wiring up my 1st lights on my defender 90 maybe you can do a video to explain the wire thickness awg for each job
Thanks alot for the positive feedback! I usually use 16 to 14 gauge wires. I have found thats enough for LED lights. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
what happens if you wire your LEDs straight to the battery without a relay? is that safe?
+25falcons Thanks for the comment! I would always recommend using a wiring harness that has a fuse and a relay but it is safe to wire LED's straight to the battery but how would you operate them without a switch? Thanks for watching!
I bought the rigid industries duallys kit, so it already comes prewired and has a fuse and a switch, so I am able to turn them on and off whenever I want. So I should be okay right? I just don't want the LEDs to drain my battery
+25falcons Yeah connect them directly to the battery through the wiring harness. The LED's won't kill your battery. LED's don't draw that much power, as LED's are very energy efficient! Thanks!
+25falcons Yes, you can wire them all directly to the battery. I always suggest using a wiring harness with a fuse and relay but it is not always necessary. Thanks for watching!
AdventureDex with the switch. A relay is nothing but a switch too. It does nothing for you unless you want your toggle switch to turn something else on. It’s a coil that closes two or more contacts. This guy thinks it protects the circuit, false. That’s what a fuse is for. 12 year Master Electrician and contractor.
Awesome video! So how did you run power to the switch? straight from the battery? and I'm assuming all the grounds got wrapped together and just grounded to the frame?
Strictly for my own edification, why are you going directly to the battery. There should be a couple open circuits (at least one) in your fuse block. That would have the advantage of going through the ignition switch. If the ignition isn't on, neither are the lights. That is a battery saver. Now, I had one of the first TJ's. That was probably 12 to 15 years ago. I have not even looked at the new Wrangler so all my information is from the first of the old TJ series. I really enjoy your videos. I'm watching them to get ideas for thing I want to do to my wife's Liberty. I have a 2015 GC Overland with the 5.7 Hemi and the really good running gear and air suspension.
+rickd248 Thanks a lot for the comment! I should look into that, I thought it would be cool to have the accessories wired directly to the battery so if I was offroad and the Jeep was off they were still functional. I am planning to get an Spod which would also solve that problem. Thanks for watching!
+AdventureDex I'm afraid I'm an old geezer and Spod is something new to me. I wired most of my extra stuff up so it would work at the ACC Switch position. Look, if I'm making too many suggestions or just say so and I'll stop doing it. It won't hurt my feelings, I just don't want to come in here and overwhelm your site. So please tell me if I talk too much.
+rickd248 LOL no I appreciate the comments! I love interacting with my viewers! I have learned a lot from other Jeepers! Thanks for all your input! I hope your subscribe and support my upcoming videos! Thanks for watching!
the capacity for the fuse and the cable are related , you need to protect the cable using the fuse , so if you are going to wire these light you need to know the amp that the light is going to consume. So if these light is about 50 or 60 watt you could use 7.5 or 10 amp fuse and after that the capacity of the cable should be higher than the fuse.
protect the wire and the light or whatever you are installing
Thank for sharing!
can anyone tell me that if i have ip67 waterproof rating on my light bar can i go through a touchless carwash safely or no?
+Brendon Rubel thanks for the comment! Yes this is 100% waterproof and is ip67 rated! Check the link in the description for details! Thanks for watching!
AdventureDex thanks for just helping me and not just calling me a noob lol
AdventureDex but would the bar get ripped/torn off?
Is the switch suppose to stay lit?
i just got the light bars....need to order the wires...assumed would come with lights, were cheap tho
Thanks for sharing! hope it works out!
AdventureDex thanks! good vid bud
I have 11 light how would you wire them and a 8 point switch
Great video. thanks for taking the time to get this on the tube
Thanks for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed!
Love the videos. Thank you so much. When wiring the power for the switch, does the power need to be ran through the relay or can the power for the switch be directly from the battery?
+spadgett3015 Thanks for the comment! That is a good question, the constant power to the switch can run directly through the battery. Thanks for watching!
thank you very much for the step by step educational video. it helps a lot. exactly what I was looking for. keep it up.
hell yeah....great vid bro....this is going to help me with other components!!!! keep it up
+BiGMaNNY420 Thanks a lot for the comment bro! I am glad you found the video helpful! Thanks for watching! #jeepwave
I've seen tons of videos for this, and this is the best one! Just one question, where did you position your relay, you mentioned that you weren't going to keep it in the engine bay but wouldnt you want it closer to the battery so there is less voltage drop?
Thanks for the feedback Kenny! You can put it anywhere in the engine bay. Thanks for watching!
What powered the switch?
When you say 14-16 gauge wire, what does that mean? Do you mean amps or watts? Always different terminology with American to British. Thanks but it’s an excellent and clear video great work! U should one wiring auxiliary reverse lights to work as spotlights too
What powers the switch ?
Excellent wiring tutorial!
Thank you!
very good explanation
super clear thanks
Thanks Alot!
Good video and thanks. It helped me hook up my LED lights. Explained well.
Thanks for the positive feedback!
Very helpful and informative.
Thanks Brendan!
The switch I have came with female and male connectors but can I just use butt connectors?
I'm confused now. My ground terminal wire is 86. What's up with that
Dude, you are the man! This is a huge help! Thanks for making the video.
+Tran Phan Thanks for the comment Tran! I am glad you found my video helpful! Thanks for watching!
Great video big help.
+Johan Sanchez Thanks a lot Johan! Thanks for watching!
Nice video boss i just subscribe...can you make another video like this using 4 or more led lights bar...thanks
Great video, helped a lot…tks
+sifilmaker Thanks a lot for the positivity! #jeepwave
Very helpful! super clear explanation! thank you
Thanks, very informative.
Thanks alot for watching!
How many of these can SAFELY be connected to a motorcycle - a dirt bike - with a standard 12v motorcycle battery? Multiples of these lights would of course not be street legal, but my interest is for OFF-ROAD, and I want one light down the middle as an ultra-bright main headlight (and please tell me if there are EVEN BRIGHTER than these I can use), but I ALSO want one on EACH SIDE, if not pointing exactly 90 degrees sideways, perhaps in a 45 degree angle to get a VERY WIDE FIELD of light. That may sound crazy, but where I live, I do a LOT of night riding in the wilderness, and we actually have bears and INSANE DEER that won't only run out in front of you, but that will actually CHARGE YOU from the SIDES. SCARY! And I have been hit before, and I've totaled many cars on them as well, so, how many of these can a STOCK 12v motorcycle electrical system handle?
+Steve Hacker Thanks for the comment Steve! I also appreciate you watching however I am not 100% sure how to answer your questions. I don't know that much about motorcycle so It would probably better to ask someone who does or maybe check the forums. It might also be a cool idea instead of using headlights, you use smaller LED's that can be mounted to your motorcycle. Maybe you could mount two 4" LED's and have them on a separate switch for off-roading or night riding. Hope that helps! Thanks
thanks bro very helpful.
+Bobby Sandberg Thanks a lot!!
Excellent. Thank you