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Light bar wiring help

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by buckjay, May 6, 2023.

  1. May 6, 2023 at 7:19 PM
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    buckjay

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    I've got a Baja Designs S8 30" LED light bar, switch and Baja's wiring harness but can't seem to find any instructions on wiring.

    Does anyone have any resources for this kind of stuff or mind pointing me in the right direction? I'm pretty capable with the right instructions but takes me a while to figure it out from scratch lol

    Any help would be appreciated!
     
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  2. May 6, 2023 at 7:40 PM
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    Pictures will help. Did the harness come with a relay?

    I assume so.

    Battery positive to pole 30, switch to 86, 87 to light bar. Just Google a relay wiring diagram to understand how they work.
     
  3. May 6, 2023 at 7:43 PM
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  4. May 6, 2023 at 7:44 PM
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    Did that work? And yeah comes with a relay.

    "Battery positive to pole 30, switch to 86, 87 to light bar. Just Google a relay wiring diagram to understand how they work."

    This is a great start, thank you!
     
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  5. May 6, 2023 at 8:06 PM
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    Yup, that worked well. Ok. Most of these are pretty similar to each other. There's going to be a positive and negative on the relay side (little plastic cube). Positive goes to battery, negative goes to bare metal. Most harnesses make it super easy on the switch side, where you don't need to find a secondary (trigger) positive. Just run the entire switch side through the firewall and plug it in. Same with the light bar. Plug it in and you're good.
     
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  6. May 8, 2023 at 2:42 PM
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    Hey @buckjay, What questions do you have regarding the wiring harness? The wiring harness that you sound like you have just needs a positive and negative battery connection. This harness will be routed into the cabin with the switch as well. If you have anymore questions feel free to reach back out.
    Best,
    Brandon
     

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