Power and Relay management

[scotticus]

I just added some aux lights and my relay and wiring situation is not what I'd like. Its not bad, but it could be better, I just don't know what might be out there. I'm using the Aux switches to control. Right now I have relays for my front flood/spot combo and for some side floods I mounted up. When I add more, I'd like to clean it up a bit.

Any suggestions or inspiration? If there are existing threads that I missed in my search please link me.

Thanks!

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[ChrisNLA]

I just added some aux lights and my relay and wiring situation is not what I'd like. Its not bad, but it could be better, I just don't know what might be out there. I'm using the Aux switches to control. Right now I have relays for my front flood/spot combo and for some side floods I mounted up. When I add more, I'd like to clean it up a bit.

Any suggestions or inspiration? If there are existing threads that I missed in my search please link me.

Thanks!

If you have the factory installed auxiliary switches, you do not need the extra mess of added relays and stuff to control lights.

 

[scotticus]

If you have the factory installed auxiliary switches, you do not need the extra mess of added relays and stuff to control lights.

Yeah I guess that's true, I can just hack the harness down to just the light connections. I do have them hooked into the higher current rated ones and even the lower current rating ones still far exceed the usage of the LEDs.

 

[ChrisNLA]

Yeah I guess that's true, I can just hack the harness down to just the light connections. I do have them hooked into the higher current rated ones and even the lower current rating ones still far exceed the usage of the LEDs.

I'd personally start there. On my truck all of the lights are direct to the aux switch harness.

I do need to add a small fuse block though, as I have several inline fuses at the battery for an outlet in the bed, two outlets in the back seat, my subwoofer, and a power plug at the front bumper

 

[scotticus]

I am using a three-way relay for my spot flood combo. It lets me use one aux switch to control the on off for them, and then my high beams trigger the spots.

I also have the fuse for the BCDC in the bed.

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