How To Install & Wire Auxbeam Switch Panel, Fuse Block, & Driving Light

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208Tyler

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@Swiftceo 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for putting this together. The most comprehensive video I’ve come across.

@208Tyler 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it.

@TheAlaskaAdam 2 ай бұрын

A note for mounting fuses. You want them as close to the power source as possible. If there is a short in that power wire somewhere between battery and the fuse there is no short protection.

@maddxman06 9 ай бұрын

still missing the r50 content. i still go back and look at your posts when i have questions :’)

@208Tyler 9 ай бұрын

I appreciate it man!

@Coppersaguaro 6 ай бұрын

Excellent tutorial. I will be picking one up. Also those SDHQ terminals. Thanks!

@208Tyler 6 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad the video helped

@ScuffedDonut 2 ай бұрын

Hey Tyler! Scrolling through your videos to see what ya got and noticed the auxbeam video. Great video btw! I recently tried to search for the first gen tundra auxbeam setup and nothing came up. Probably because the title doesn’t include the vehicle name. Would you consider doing a second battery setup for the tundra?

@208Tyler 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. I have relatively low power needs for my truck, so a second battery is not in the works.

@Derrick_Hadley 9 ай бұрын

Great video, It's exciting to see the next episode

@208Tyler 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Fparrish 9 ай бұрын

This is great content 👌🏼 will need to order this kit asap! You lost me on the DL splicing. But I’m sure I can figure that part out.

@208Tyler 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! Do it. Just needed a “ignition-fused” source for the DRL, so I used the same wire that powers the switch panel (the one that tapped the fuse in the interior). It worked great!

@FullTimeGT 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video, very informative!

@208Tyler 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked it

@scrappedcola 2 ай бұрын

A bit jealous of how much space you have in your engine bay....I had to put my aux box on top of my fuse box.

@badwalkulveer 7 ай бұрын

Quick question, I’m new to this, how did you know which amp fuse to use for these lights? You used the 30amp fuse I think correct?

@208Tyler 7 ай бұрын

You can do math to guess it. A 30A fuse on a 12V system will work for up to 360 Watts of power (Power = Amperage * Voltage)

@jackrosen1740 9 ай бұрын

Great video, buy some automatic wire strippers! They’re worth every penny, trust me!

@208Tyler 9 ай бұрын

That would be nice! Might have to get some

@jamesrobbins2708 Ай бұрын

I like your video. However, the wire from the battery to the large fuse block should be kept as short as possible. Having the wire from the battery running across the engine bay to the large fuse block means that if anything wears through the shielding on that power wire between the battery and the fuse block it could short out and burn up the whole vehicle. The large fuse block should be mounted as close to the batter as is practical and then run the wire across the engine bay. That way if anything happens the fuse in the large fuse block will blow and protect the vehicle from a fire. 😉 Other than that great video. Thanks

@208Tyler Ай бұрын

I agree. Which is why, I mounted the fuse block as close to the battery as I could…. I test fit many locations, none would allow the hood to close. Only the jankiest of mounting solutions would allow a short power wire. I figure a solid mount and a solidly secured wire is far better than a mounting solution that risks the whole box falling/wiggling and is far more likely to cause a short. The current setup has no movement, no rub points. It’s as good as it gets for the engine bay I have. You’ll see similar setups on other first gen tundras, though some have a low enough brake booster that they can fit theirs near there.

@markwillmsen9679 6 ай бұрын

Love the Tacoma🔥

@208Tyler 6 ай бұрын

The tundra? Thanks!

@markwillmsen9679 6 ай бұрын

Bro so thought that was a Tacoma but I also didn’t watch the whole video

@benjaminharvey2229 5 ай бұрын

Question - When I ran the SwitchPro9100 on my old truck, say to some rear bumper lights, I was able to ground the lights on the chassis at the back of the truck and simply run 1 hot wire up to the control box. As the Aux Beam box has both + and - terminals for each switch....do you HAVE to run the second wire (ground) up to the box or can you leave that open and just ground the accessory on the chassis somewhere? I've looked fro the answer, but no joy. I liked only having to run 1 wire to the SwitchPro box vs 2 wires (if required) to the Aux Beam. Or perhaps you can combine all of the grounds from the box to a single ground near the box..and ground the accessory at the location where it's mounted. I suck at electrical things....not sure if you experimented with it.

@208Tyler 5 ай бұрын

Ground is ground. So run it to the box or to the chassis, both should work

@benjaminharvey2229 5 ай бұрын

@@208Tyler Thanks man...just ordered it. I just wasn't sure if the ground from the box not being...ground would cause an issue. Much appreciate the reply.