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Safest place to install a switch box?

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Aratheion, Sep 5, 2021.

  1. Sep 5, 2021 at 12:02 PM
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    Aratheion

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    Prety straight forward question, and if answered before, please point me in the right direction. I'm looking for the safest and best place to mount a switch box for lighting that won't interfere with any other wiring. On a 2020 Tacoma, are there any wirings to run into right above the off road controls? That's where I'm thinking right now.
     
  2. Sep 5, 2021 at 12:17 PM
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    Welcome to TW. How many switches?

    No aux lights should interfere with existing wiring. Most people run a new relay circuit to power them.

    Location of the switch doesnt matter, it's located based on your preference.
     
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    Till you bump your front air locker with your knee getting into the truck and hit the highway! :D
     
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    Psh. Everyone knows that the trailer controller goes there. No, Im not brake-checking you, I was just stretching my leg, I swear!
     
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  5. Sep 5, 2021 at 12:36 PM
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    I'm less worried about the wiring, and more about the actual mounting. The dimensions are about 8x2.5.
     
  6. Sep 5, 2021 at 1:39 PM
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    are you talking about the switches or a relay box for under the hood?
     
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    The actual switches.
     

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