Black magic install help!
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jul 2011
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From: MIAMI
Not black magic.. But hope it helps a little bit.. Good luck with your install
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=7Rczal0pz6g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=7Rczal0pz6g
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Pewaukee, WI
Alright, here is what I have for you. This is mainly engine compartment. The inside is all dependant on the switches that you are running. I am using the Rugged Ridge A Pillar pod with their switches. That was probably the most difficuly part of the install. I wired all the switches up at the same time, so that was interesting. All you really need to do is to find the hot lead that you want to use ( I used the lead from the switched lighter outlet) to trip the relays.
So here is the battery connection and some routing. I just chased the wire loom to the drivers side.
There is a mounting point for accessories on the battery cable.
I kept the inline fuse that is part of the wire harness and just secured it to the loom.
And here is the relay. The yellow wire runs to the switch, the black runs to the lights. the blue is the ground and the red is from the battery. I used a sheet metal screw right by where I mounted the relay for the ground.
So here is the battery connection and some routing. I just chased the wire loom to the drivers side.
There is a mounting point for accessories on the battery cable.
I kept the inline fuse that is part of the wire harness and just secured it to the loom.
And here is the relay. The yellow wire runs to the switch, the black runs to the lights. the blue is the ground and the red is from the battery. I used a sheet metal screw right by where I mounted the relay for the ground.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 367
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From: Pewaukee, WI
Part 2
You can kind of see where I chased the yellow wire into the cabin. If you take off the side cover of the dash, you will see some foam insulation. I used some copper ground wire I had laying around and pused the wires I needed for the switch.
Here is the wires from the light into the schroud. The black comes from the relay and the blue are the grounds. The grounds are attached to the sheet metal under the schroud. And the blacks are attached together and run through a drain hole in the body panel into the engine compartment.
The plastic under my fingers is a plastice wire loom. One thing I wish I had done was to use heat shrink tubing on the exposed wires. The plastic looks fine but can blow off in high winds or car washes.
If you have any other questions post it here or PM me. I am not sure when you are installing your lights, but I will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.
You can kind of see where I chased the yellow wire into the cabin. If you take off the side cover of the dash, you will see some foam insulation. I used some copper ground wire I had laying around and pused the wires I needed for the switch.
Here is the wires from the light into the schroud. The black comes from the relay and the blue are the grounds. The grounds are attached to the sheet metal under the schroud. And the blacks are attached together and run through a drain hole in the body panel into the engine compartment.
The plastic under my fingers is a plastice wire loom. One thing I wish I had done was to use heat shrink tubing on the exposed wires. The plastic looks fine but can blow off in high winds or car washes.
If you have any other questions post it here or PM me. I am not sure when you are installing your lights, but I will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.