Nilight Lights Install 2014 Subaru Outback

[@OfficialSkankHunt42]

“I’m no means an expert… just intermediate to expert” - Kermit The Frog With A Gotee

[@petersamios5409]

Thanks - just wished you showed the clip to light mounting a little more. Other than that - fantastic.

[@That2WDGuy]

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!

[@lilmc4055]

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!

[@shauntkouyoumdjian5022]

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!!! 👏🙏😎💯

[@lilmc4055]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Hughe_Janus]

No. Not what she said

[@OfficialSkankHunt42]

Makes things so much easier!!! So happy you were so descriptive. Makes things so easy

[@idkwhtimduin]

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!

[@sggat69]

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

[@lilmc4055]

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

[@jackleonard2088]

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.

[@bigdaddydave7366]

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.

[@jackleonard2088]

@@bigdaddydave7366 I do prefer the waterproof solder connectors for anything subjected to the weather. I use them in my pond with good results too.

[@Roclemente1]

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?

[@freddyroca9731]

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]

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]

Does the switch light stay on constantly?

[@TheJoker-bz2uz]

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]

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]

@@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 😆

[@christophermarch5545]

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.😃

[@brianbosox]

Appreciate it bro. Def helped me out on routing all the wires. Take Care

[@yoyobusa1]

Thank you!

[@donjulio-vl1bl]

Great video thanks

[@jasssamson]

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.

[@lilmc4055]

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!

[@jasssamson]

@@lilmc4055 appreciate the reply, brother.

[@R_Arizona]

What size drill bit did you use for the switch hole?

[@lilmc4055]

No drill bit. Just went through the firewall

[@mvguy4792]

Nice video. Any sealer going back on the firewall plug?

[@lilmc4055]

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

[@xiaoyu88]

Thanks man!

[@ivanzaratebones]

Thanks man super helpful

[@joe_beaulieu]

I want to swap out the switch with another one. Any idea what the white wire does?

[@djjakstarr5370]

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

[@bennym3497]

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]

You absolutely could. I would just worry about moisture and vibration corroding the connections.

[@bennym3497]

@@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! 🤙

[@jamesholcombe435]

Thanks Mike that was absolutely thourough

[@LiftedYellowTJ]

How did you mount the switch? I’m trying to figure out what size hole I need to drill

[@lilmc4055]

I mounted them to a 3 way switch from Nilight, so I honestly don’t know!

[@bigdaddydave7366]

Dude! Super helpful! Great job 👏🏽!

[@Roclemente1]

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?

[@lilmc4055]

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

[@Roclemente1]

@@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!

[@lilmc4055]

@@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]

Does the switch light stay on when it is connected to the battery without tapping into anything else?

[@Marskid3165]

Does the black wire not needs to be screwed onto the negative side of the battery?

[@lilmc4055]

Not in this case. Black is ground in this instance.

[@wesleygamboa2475]

Great video 👍🏻👍🏻 Thank you

[@d.dejolie2248]

Thank you! Great video

[@kennydingman5546]

What type of grille/ brush guard do you have?

[@lilmc4055]

Look In the description. I put a link up for it.

[@mattkeeley9832]

does the relay have to be attached to anything or grounded? can it hang freely?

[@capt.cameronsmithcaptcam3775]

What is the amp draw of these light Bars????

[@lilmc4055]

I don’t know

[@simonpaquette7838]

do we need the switch for test or we can test plug dirrectly on baterrie

[@lilmc4055]

You’d have to re route the wiring but it could be done

[@phaedrabandatlanta]

I would like to see where and how you install the remote.

[@lilmc4055]

Check out my other video. I wired them to a rocker switch

[@jmueller87]

Easiest way to pull that grommet out without damaging it?

[@lilmc4055]

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.

[@luisperez-xd5mo]

Nice video! If i want to do the same but wiring so it can get power from the switch how can i do it?

[@lilmc4055]

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-xd5mo]

@@lilmc4055 i don't want it to be hot i want it to cut with switch when is turn to on and off

[@lilmc4055]

@@luisperez-xd5mo that’s more difficult. Then you have to wire it to the ignition.

[@luisperez-xd5mo]

@@lilmc4055 do you know wich wire needs to go to the ignition?

[@lilmc4055]

@@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.

[@atvrider1805]

Dose the relay have to be grounded? Or just placed any where

[@lilmc4055]

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.

[@atvrider1805]

@@lilmc4055 ok thanks

[@metallica0789espltd]

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

[@That_guy1607]

😮‍💨

[@wanted_450r]

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

[@lilmc4055]

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_450r]

@@lilmc4055 can i message you on something else maybe you can help me i have a few more questions lol

[@wanted_450r]

@@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

[@kdrapertrucker]

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.

[@CATTABIS]

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?

[@Alex_V8]

You need to show how you stripped the wire, not everyone knows what they’re doing

[@toddjones105]

How did you mount your switch

[@lilmc4055]

Under the dash. I’ll do another video and show you

[@willowwood6798]

my hardware is rusty after 2 weeks.