A little wiring help..

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WOW! its pretty in depth (nothing worthwhile is ever easy right?!)

Thank you sooo much for taking the time to walk me thru this. I need to install the aux fuse block first but wil DEF be doing this in the near future.

Il take pics and try to do a novice write up when I do it.

Thanks again guys

 

Would love to see a few pics when it's done.

 

I just ordered the Blue Sea 6 circuit fuse box and 100A breaker today, will have them next week. Once thats all set I'l get into all the wiring for the lights; hopefully next weekend.

I'l keep y'all posted on the install

 

Quick question: where is the best place to locate the Relays needed? In the engine bay close to the fuse box? close to the switch? close to the lights? I just don't know... Thanks!

 

id locate the relays close to the fuse box but thats up to you

 

Yeah, I think under the hood is the way to go. Either way you're running a bunch of wire to the back of your truck. Under hood is cleaner and easy to inspect periodically.

 

So I got my fuse block and breaker installed on Sunday



Now I'm starting to run all the wires (holy hell there's a LOT of wire).

Do you guys know if/where I can tap into the Stock Reverse Wire inside the engine bay, or under the dash?? The only place that I know of is in the rear light housing and that just seems retarted to tap it there then run it all the way to the relay IN the engine bay. Thanks a bunch!!

 

i would say somewhere you can tap the wires

 

Uh yea, but any idea where? Like what wire in what bundle of wires?? There are just waay too many to guess and check.

the power wire going into the Reverse bulb in the rear light housings are green w/ blue, can I assume that a "green w/ blue" wire under the dash is the same wire?? tracing the wire from the light forward is a lot easier said than done..

 

when i did my reverse lights in my jeep i used a relay and a spdt switch. I cannot draw diagrams but i can try my best to explain. For the relay of course i used the reverse light circuit to the relay and ran that to the top pole of the switch, second for the constant power side (for the lights to be able to come on regardless of reverse lights) i ran a constant 12V to the bottom pole of the switch from battery/fuse etc, i then added the supply 12v wire going to the lights on the center pole of the switch. This made one position switch the lights when reverse is engaged, the other was constant switched 12v to be used regardless of gear position, and center position was totally off (no reverse no constant)

 

@ Paczowski123 : thanks to this thread I have already figured out the best way to wire it, thanks for your input though!

I believe that is what I'm looking for, Thank You sir!

 

I have located and accessed "IK2" from the above diagram, so now I need to tap the red w/ blk wire between "IK2" and "BN7" is that correct?

this wire?

 

cool, thanks for that assurance. Does it matter which "side" of that plug I tap into?

also, the wires in the rear light housing that go to the Reverse Bulb are green w/ blu, but the wires going into the plug that then go to the reverse light are in fact red w/ blk.

 

nice.. thanks for your help!

I am taking a bunch of pics as I go and will def do a write-up when I'm all done