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30" LED Light Bar Install in Lower Valance

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Lspriet, Feb 28, 2015.

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  1. Mar 11, 2015 at 7:39 PM
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    ^^^^^
     
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  2. Mar 11, 2015 at 7:59 PM
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    I get what the relay does, but is the wires run to it then run to a toggle?
     
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  3. Mar 11, 2015 at 8:03 PM
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    What do you mean "toggle" like a switch?

    I have 3 lights, each one on a different switch. The way I wired it was one switch per relay:

    [​IMG]
     
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  4. Mar 11, 2015 at 9:55 PM
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    It's part of the wire harness for my light bar. Yes it does run to a switch inside my cab.
     
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  5. Mar 11, 2015 at 10:11 PM
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    Oh, so it's not a relay? Just a harness? Or is it a harness plugged in to a relay?
     
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  6. Mar 12, 2015 at 6:55 AM
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    Yes it is a relay
     
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  7. Mar 12, 2015 at 7:14 AM
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    Nice write up man I will be doing this shortly.....PNW FTW!
     
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  8. Mar 14, 2015 at 12:07 PM
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    Can the light be mounted this way and fit behind the bars that are in the lower valence? I've seen a lot that have the bars cut out but I was thinking about kinda hiding it behind the bars. Does this even make sense? Thanks for the help.
     
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  9. Mar 14, 2015 at 4:25 PM
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    How hot does the LED light bar housing get? hot enough to melt the front bumper if part of it is touching? I too would like to place it in the same location but have to address that first..
     
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  10. Mar 14, 2015 at 6:11 PM
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    Are you talking about having it behind the lower valence and leaving the grilles? Like so
    [​IMG]
    I don't think it get that hot, but again, I don't leave mine on for a long period of time. Curious as well.
     
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  11. Mar 15, 2015 at 6:09 AM
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    Yes thats how I would like to mount mine.
     
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  12. Mar 15, 2015 at 6:44 AM
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    You'll mount it using the existing hard wards the bar comes with. Just bolt it into the crash beam
     
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  13. Mar 16, 2015 at 7:12 AM
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    I haven't left mine on long enough for it to get that hot.
     
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  14. Mar 20, 2015 at 1:06 PM
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    Anyone have a diagram for wiring a OTRATTW switch into the cabin instead of the provided rocker? Just got my bar today so I'll be doing the same install as OP but with a different switch.
     
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    Depends on what OTRATTW switch you got
     
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  16. Mar 20, 2015 at 4:09 PM
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    CONTURA V, LED LIGHT BAR, LOWER LED INDEPENDENT
     
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  17. Mar 20, 2015 at 6:10 PM
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    Depending on what harness you got and how it's wired, it's easy. I know I had to modify Avec's wire harness to make it work for my OTRATTW switch.
     
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  18. Mar 21, 2015 at 10:10 AM
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    Whad you have to do to the harness? I just bought the same switches.
     
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  19. Mar 21, 2015 at 11:57 AM
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    I don't remember what wire was what, but one wire was jumped with the positive wire. The switch and light bar will still work if the truck is off, which is something I did not want.
     
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    This is the switch I bought for it.

    IMG_1360.jpg
     
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