Thanks. I bought the exact same ones. What’s the best way if I want them to turn on automatically instead of me pushing the on button?
@lilmc4055Ай бұрын
@@kawaiibutterflyeditstwo4672 you’ll mount them to the ignition switch of the vehicle. It’s a lot more work and something you definitely want to research on how to do it properly. Good luck!
@Hughe_Janus7 ай бұрын
No. Not what she said
@petersamios54098 ай бұрын
Thanks - just wished you showed the clip to light mounting a little more. Other than that - fantastic.
@mattkeeley98329 ай бұрын
does the relay have to be attached to anything or grounded? can it hang freely?
@yoyobusa110 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@joe_beaulieu Жыл бұрын
I want to swap out the switch with another one. Any idea what the white wire does?
@willowwood6798 Жыл бұрын
my hardware is rusty after 2 weeks.
@bennym3497 Жыл бұрын
At 2:55 you talk about how the wiring on the light bar are naked and you need to put on those blue connectors that come in the package, right. So quick question. Can’t I just splice the wires together with a butt end connector?
@lilmc4055 Жыл бұрын
You absolutely could. I would just worry about moisture and vibration corroding the connections.
@bennym3497 Жыл бұрын
@@lilmc4055 Gotcha! I ended up getting some nice butt connectors that shrink when you apply heat to them for moisture. Also wrapped them in electrical tape as well. Looks good and works great! Thx man and great vid! 🤙
@freddyroca9731 Жыл бұрын
Hey there, Question I about to complete my wiring for my flood lights which wire do I connect first to the battery please advise thank you in advance!
@lilmc4055 Жыл бұрын
It depends on how you want them wired up. If you’re ok with having them “hot” all the time, red to positive black to ground. If you want them hooked to the ignition, it’s a much more difficult install. As far as what wire connect first; it won’t matter as you’re only using the red wire to positive.
@rishimistry9322 Жыл бұрын
Does the switch light stay on constantly?
@TheJoker-bz2uz Жыл бұрын
I have yet to see a video explaining how to mount the on/off switch in the car. My best idea at this point is duct tape, which will look shitty as fuck. Any ideas?
@lilmc4055 Жыл бұрын
I mounted mine to a 3 gang, it’s in a subsequent video if you want to see, my suggestion, use a hole saw, drill through the bottom of the plastic underneath your steering column, and mount the switch there
@TheJoker-bz2uz Жыл бұрын
@@lilmc4055 thanks man, I appreciate the information. I've actually been searching literally all day long and I found a light bar wiring harness kit that has their "mouse" switch with adhesive on the back. Do you think I could just buy that and attach the mouse switch, or would I have to rewire the whole thing? 🤔 Really a noob when it comes to this stuff so I'll gladly take all the advice I can get lol 😆
@donjulio-vl1bl Жыл бұрын
Great video thanks
@LiftedYellowTJ Жыл бұрын
How did you mount the switch? I’m trying to figure out what size hole I need to drill
@lilmc4055 Жыл бұрын
I mounted them to a 3 way switch from Nilight, so I honestly don’t know!
@Vigilante-k4q Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike that was absolutely thourough
@luisperez-xd5mo2 жыл бұрын
Nice video! If i want to do the same but wiring so it can get power from the switch how can i do it?
@lilmc40552 жыл бұрын
Thanks! You run it from the battery to the switch. As long as you’re cool with the switches being “hot” all the time, which I am, it’s an easy install!
@luisperez-xd5mo2 жыл бұрын
@@lilmc4055 i don't want it to be hot i want it to cut with switch when is turn to on and off
@lilmc40552 жыл бұрын
@@luisperez-xd5mo that’s more difficult. Then you have to wire it to the ignition.
@luisperez-xd5mo2 жыл бұрын
@@lilmc4055 do you know wich wire needs to go to the ignition?
@lilmc40552 жыл бұрын
@@luisperez-xd5mo red from battery to switch. Then you’ll run a jumper wire from the switch to the ignition. And you’ll need as many jumper wires as you have switches.
@Roclemente12 жыл бұрын
Hope you can help me bro. The switch light that turned red when you clicked it on/off. I have a three wires that go to my on/off switch and the 3rd wire lights it up. But I have to draw power from someplace else for it. I don’t need it to light up so can I bypass that step? Or do I have to find a power source for it in order for the on/off switch to work?
@lilmc40552 жыл бұрын
Yeah you gotta have power for the switch to work otherwise the on/off won’t function properly. The decision you have to make is do you want to hotwire it to the battery essentially having the switch on all the time, which could in theory drain your battery. I don’t worry about that cause they’re just little LEDs but if you were going to leave it for a long time it could be a problem. If you don’t want to leave that on you’ll have to wire it to the ignition, which is much more difficult
@Roclemente12 жыл бұрын
@@lilmc4055 thanks for the quick reply bro! I just tried to wire some auxiliary lights and checked out your video. I have three wires like I said, 2 go right into the switch the 3rd on is for the light. I just assumed it was for the light so you could see it in the dark, I thought the 2 you plug into the switch controlled the on/off. I thought it was broke and I was about to return it lol I’m not confident in wiring so I may just have it professionally done, what a pain. But thanks you saved me from returning it!
@lilmc40552 жыл бұрын
@@Roclemente1 don’t hire a professional. You’ve gotten this far you’re fine. Worst thing your gonna do is pop a fuse. You have one to the battery, that’s your hot. It’ll be part of the wiring harness. The other one is probably ground and then power to the switch. You got this.
@rishimistry9322 Жыл бұрын
Does the switch light stay on when it is connected to the battery without tapping into anything else?
@sggat692 жыл бұрын
Hi I bought these but I want to make it switch independently. Do you have a idea I can change the rocker switch into 4 gang switch
@lilmc40552 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. There’s another video that shows my install of the rocker; but it’s not difficult. Just mounting of the rocker is the hardest part. Nilight sells them. The biggest thing is I didn’t wire mine to the ignition, so they’re always hot, I’m not worried about the battery dying is they’re little LED’s. Wiring it to the ignition would be much more difficult
@kennydingman55462 жыл бұрын
What type of grille/ brush guard do you have?
@lilmc40552 жыл бұрын
Look In the description. I put a link up for it.
@Marskid31652 жыл бұрын
Does the black wire not needs to be screwed onto the negative side of the battery?
@lilmc40552 жыл бұрын
Not in this case. Black is ground in this instance.
@OfficialSkankHunt422 жыл бұрын
“I’m no means an expert… just intermediate to expert” - Kermit The Frog With A Gotee
@OfficialSkankHunt422 жыл бұрын
Makes things so much easier!!! So happy you were so descriptive. Makes things so easy
@atvrider18052 жыл бұрын
Dose the relay have to be grounded? Or just placed any where
@lilmc40552 жыл бұрын
The relay only needs secured so it doesn’t vibrate or cause issues. Relays don’t need to be grounded as that’s not a thing.
@atvrider18052 жыл бұрын
@@lilmc4055 ok thanks
@metallica0789espltd2 жыл бұрын
My relay started corroding. I had it just resting on top golf cart batteries. Now I put the negative side of harness on negative of battery. After watching this video seeing that you just grounded the negative. Could that be why
@Alex_V82 жыл бұрын
You need to show how you stripped the wire, not everyone knows what they’re doing
@djjakstarr53702 жыл бұрын
I've done this before when I installed fog lights to my car but for some reason I don't wanna do it anymore lol
@That_guy16072 жыл бұрын
😮💨
@shauntkouyoumdjian50222 жыл бұрын
Michael, this was FAN-TASTIC brother. Took everything a level up as far as clean install and doing things to look as good and smart as possible. Midnight here just about done thanks to you man!!! 👏🙏😎💯
@lilmc40552 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@capt.cameronsmithcaptcam37752 жыл бұрын
What is the amp draw of these light Bars????
@lilmc40552 жыл бұрын
I don’t know
@xiaoyu882 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@That2WDGuy2 жыл бұрын
Something that I noticed right away is you can clearly see the address on the label. Just an FYI. Be safe and appreciate the video!
@lilmc40552 жыл бұрын
I’m an SEC registered investment rep/public arbitrator so my address is easy to find if anyone wants it. But thanks for the heads up! Good looking out!
@d.dejolie22482 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Great video
@phaedrabandatlanta2 жыл бұрын
I would like to see where and how you install the remote.
@lilmc40552 жыл бұрын
Check out my other video. I wired them to a rocker switch
@Robs3462 жыл бұрын
Would love to see a night video of them in action. Looks great 👍
@bigdaddydave73662 жыл бұрын
Dude! Super helpful! Great job 👏🏽!
@jackleonard20882 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Very descriptive and helpful. I used to work in car audio and the only thing I might recommend is putting one large heat shrink sleeve around the connectors at the light location. This will completely seal this connections and add a bit of strain relief. Remember this would be applied before you connect the two terminals. I’m embarrassed to say how many times I had to take things apart to put heat shrink on after I connected wires. 😃 Thamks again for the video.
@bigdaddydave73662 жыл бұрын
Should I use waterproof solder connectors? I use them on my boat since they are waterproof. I’d have to cut off the supplied connectors, feed them n and use the heat gun to melt/shrink them down tight.
@jackleonard20882 жыл бұрын
@@bigdaddydave7366 I do prefer the waterproof solder connectors for anything subjected to the weather. I use them in my pond with good results too.
@Roclemente12 жыл бұрын
Hope you can help me bro. The switch light that turned red when you clicked it on/off. I have a three wires that go to my on/off switch and the 3rd wire lights it up. But I have to draw power from someplace else for it. I don’t need it to light up so can I bypass that step? Or do I have to find a power source for it in order for the on/off switch to work?
@jasssamson3 жыл бұрын
Hi buddy, I’m starting to customize my crosstrek and I’m planning to insert some fog lamps, ditch lights, and led bar that comes with the nudge bar and a led bar attached to the roof rack. Do you have any suggestions or guidelines for this one? Thanks pal.
@lilmc40553 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome! I’m sure you’ll have more aftermarket options from a push bar perspective than I had. Mine bolts to the frame, so just look for one that does that. For the lights, definitely get a rocker switch. Since I assume you’ll want them all to be worked independent of each other. The light bar on the roof will be a bit tricky, hiding the wires, so be mindful of that. I have another video which shows how I put in the rocker switches, that might help you. Good luck!
@jasssamson3 жыл бұрын
@@lilmc4055 appreciate the reply, brother.
@wanted_450r3 жыл бұрын
so i am slightly confused why would you put the negative wire from the relay on a ground instead of the negative terminal of the battery i’m unfamiliar with this stuff and trying to learn i just bought one of these for my dirtbike and i’m trying to wire it properly
@lilmc40553 жыл бұрын
It’s a fair question, to try to make it simple, the way the way these lights are built, you don’t need to put the negative on the negative terminal. Some things in automobiles and dirt bikes need both to function, usually, aftermarket accessories don’t require both
@wanted_450r3 жыл бұрын
@@lilmc4055 can i message you on something else maybe you can help me i have a few more questions lol
@wanted_450r3 жыл бұрын
@@lilmc4055 i’m wondering if my battery is gonna die when i hook up my led light bar since it uses 70 watts and i think my stator only puts out 20 watts DC while my motor is running but i’m not 100 percent sure it would not work so
@kdrapertrucker2 жыл бұрын
Because it's a ground wire. It'll work if you run it to the negative,but that's extra wire you have to run, best to keep the battery as less cluttered as possible.
@CATTABIS2 жыл бұрын
Ok so the neg wire doesn't necessarily need to be hooked to the negative BATT term for an LED harness- just grounded to another metal screw in the car? Right?
@jmueller873 жыл бұрын
Easiest way to pull that grommet out without damaging it?
@lilmc40553 жыл бұрын
So I used a pair of needle noose pliers. IMO, don’t worry too much about damaging it, as I cut a slit in mine to feed the wires through. But it’s not necessary. Just go slow, it’ll be ok.
@ivanzaratebones3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man super helpful
@miguelcancino18313 жыл бұрын
Just wondering how many wiring harnesses did you use?
@lilmc40553 жыл бұрын
3 harnesses. I wanted them all on different switches. In theory, you could splice them all together, to run off all one switch.
@miguelcancino18313 жыл бұрын
@@lilmc4055 sounds good, appreciate it brotha.
@simonpaquette78383 жыл бұрын
do we need the switch for test or we can test plug dirrectly on baterrie
@lilmc40553 жыл бұрын
You’d have to re route the wiring but it could be done
@R_Arizona3 жыл бұрын
What size drill bit did you use for the switch hole?
@lilmc40553 жыл бұрын
No drill bit. Just went through the firewall
@brianbosox3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it bro. Def helped me out on routing all the wires. Take Care
@wesleygamboa24753 жыл бұрын
Great video 👍🏻👍🏻 Thank you
@toddjones1053 жыл бұрын
How did you mount your switch
@lilmc40553 жыл бұрын
Under the dash. I’ll do another video and show you
@christophermarch55453 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I bought the same thing for my 2004 dodge durango, and now I have a general idea of what to do.😃
@mvguy47923 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Any sealer going back on the firewall plug?
@lilmc40553 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I’ve put a little on there if it’s a pain to get back in but fortunately, this one slid back into place in the groves no problem
@idkwhtimduin3 жыл бұрын
Nice i have the same extact same car and was planning on doing the same thing. I currently added ditch pod lights on the hood. Next few project will probably be doing something similar to you and probably adding all terrain tires. I love my outback! Nice video for your first!