Wiring How to!!!

Hey there, 'Long time listener first time caller' new to the site and forgot to take pictures of the install (I can take pictures if you need assistance, just email me)...but I just purchased the SpecD dual halo projector headlights and had to figure out how to wire them myself because the instructional video they tell you to watch only allows the Halo's to light up when the High Beams are on... Which seems pointless to me. Lol.

Anyways, I decided to take a crack at hooking them up without instructions/experience and it ended up working out perfect and only took about an hour of actual work (I jumped some girls car in my apartment complex halfway through so yeah...)

So! Without further ado, wiring them is actually quite simple! I, personally, wanted them to be on when the DTRL's (Daytime Running lights) are on. To do this, here's what I did:

Tools used:

-Knife (because cutting shit is fun)​

-Wire crimper/stripper/cutter (I have an all in one from home depot ~$15)
-Some wire (I used 18 gage stranded ~$3)​

-Female/Male Insulated Crimp connectors (I suggest use of insulated to keep water out of the connection ~$6)​

-Electrical Tape​

Alright...So now you have the tools to do this. The install is actually quite simple and allows you to disconnect any part of this system whenever you chose and on the fly.

Initial setup:

-So, what you want to do is get 8 4" lengths of the wire you bought (I used Black(Ground) and Red(Positive) wire)​

-Strip the ends of wires. You don't want to strip off too much of the shielding because if you take too much it exposes the wire to the environment. Aka water...which doesn't work well with electricity. So strip just enough to fill the ends of the connectors you bought​

-Take the ends of these stranded wires and twist them. This strengthens the wire and helps with the transfer of electricity​

-Take two of the wires and twist one end of each together​

-Do the same with the other set of wires​

-Take a connector (I used the female connector) and put the twisted together wire into the connector​

-Crimp tightly​

-Pull the wire slightly to ensure a good crimp (You don't want this falling apart)​

-Do the same with all of the ends you have now. (I used female connectors on all of these. You'll understand why soon)​

You should now have 2 all red and 2 all black V shaped wire sets! Sweet!

Now on to the truck!

Here's where we get down and dirty. I have a multimeter now and have tested the wires in the truck and found that the DTRL's (On the side of the headlights that light up when you turn the headlights on one turn) are wired as follows:
Green is your Positive and White w/ black stripe is your Ground.
These only have power when you actually turn the headlight option on (Both full headlights and just DTRL). So I never d/c'd the battery because it wasn't necessary.

Anyways, on the Headlight Assembly:

-Take the White wires (Headlights Positive connection) on your new headlight assembly and twist them together as we did earlier​

-Put a male connector onto these​

-Now do the same with the Black wires and twist them together and put a male connector on the exposed ends​

On the Truck:
****For me to have enough room to tap into the power I had to cut a little bit (~4") of tubing from around the DTRL's****

-Take your wire cutters and cut the Green and White wires on your DTRL's about halfway b/w the connector and the tubing to give you room. This is easier to do if you disconnect the bulb from the OEM wire connector​

-Strip the ends of these freshly cut wires​

-Put male connectors on the ends and crimp them as we did before​

-Ensure they are tightly connected by pulling them lightly​

Now, for my comfort and I suggest you do the same, I wrapped a bit of electrical tape around the median between the wire/connector of all of these. This helps keep seal the wires from the environment and also keeps the wire tightened in the connector. Two birds, one stone!

Now follow the "On the Truck" instructions above on the White w/ black strip wire.

This will give you ground, and positive connectors on the entire headlight assembly!

-Connect the females to the males
-Turn your headlight switch to DTRL (Having your full headlights on defeats the purpose of bypassing the headlights for Halo's. haha)

Your lights should light right up and look sweet as hell!

If you have any issues, email me and I'll try to figure out what's going on!

I'll take pictures of it tonight when it's easier to see them. Also, if you'd like pictures of the wiring, let me know and I'll drop some on the thread.

 

I'd like pictures of the wiring if you can

 

waiting for my entire kit to come in, hoping to start the retrofit and bhlm next week. it will be my first time trying all this but i have been reading a lot of write ups and getting familiar, i bought 2 pairs of halo's from trs, one for the front shroud and a larger rgb for around it, would the same steps apply with the second set of halos ?
pictures would be awesome before i potentially fuck my truck up haha

14' tacoma double cab 4x4

 

i have mine wired/tied to the parking light circuit. i didn't want mine to flash with the turn signals.

 

Yes the same steps would apply to the second set