How to Wire an LED Light Bar Properly (Project Night Light Episode 3)
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- How to Install a Light bar. In this episode of Project Night Light, I show you how to wire an LED light bar properly using a relay. I go though every step so after watching this you will know how to wire any auxiliary light you want. At the end of the episode I show how insanely bright the light bar is!
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How to Wire Bed Lights: COMING SOON
How a Relay Works: COMING SOON
Wurton Light Bar I installed: www.amazon.com/...
Wire Crimper I use: www.amazon.com/...
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Fuse Tap I used: www.amazon.com/...
Grommets I used: www.amazon.com/...
Heat Shrink I used: www.amazon.com/...
Wiring chart I used to get the proper gauge wire: www.dropbox.co...
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I'm gonna have to watch this like 7 times to understand the wiring process.
I'm about to do underglow and I'm seeing all kinds of stuff you never see in any other tutorials. I didn't know there was a fusebox on the steering rack.
Same about watching it like 7 times
Wiring is so easy, it’s just electricity isn’t something we can see so it’s harder to understand. So we mentally make it more difficult than it really is.
just buy a wiring kit.
@@petergross135 Running the wires sure is easy and interesting. Just be sure that you use the right size fuse and wire gauge. If you undersize it then you can set your vehicle on fire.
This probably the most informative and clear/concise tutorial I've seen. I was skeptical about wiring my own light bar myself, but thanks to you, I'll be probably be saving hundreds of dollars by doing it myself. Thank you for the video, Chris.
Nearly five years later, and your video is still helping folks who love to DIY! Thanks Chris!!
Thats a small sun you put on your car ;)
:D
Thomas Wallblom one he turned it on i sad to myself jesus christ thats some light
Wow. Way to feel old, this was only from 2015............ 7 years already :( Your videos are timeless.
Bloody hell! you make everything look and sound so easy. When I even try anything like this like getting power to the sub in the back of my (Ehem, micra) it ends up being a herculean battle against bulkheads and stubborn interior panels (that change their shape after removal) resulting in bloody knuckles and foul language.
You should teach courses in auto maintenance and modification.
Keep up the top notch vids.
My god what an incredibly thorough and clear explanation. Thank you!!
No problem!
Chris is always good about getting to the point and explaining everything.
Youre the best! I just spent the last 2 nights losing sleep because every other video I watched on the subject they said “you’ll have to get power to the switch from SOMEWHERE in the cab”. No further explanation. But you, sir, you showed exactly how to het power from the fusebox. I cannot thank you enough!
"That isn't a light, it's a collapsed sun!"
+Tuddec hahahahahahahahahah
says Clarkson
Top gear XD
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I had a family member buy me a light bar for christmas and i was a little nervous going into this but man i got it all done in 2hrs thanks to this video.
I'm glad the video helped you get it installed!
When the video started I thought this would be a difficult task but you explained it so well I'm pretty sure I could do it myself! Thanks for the great video!
Thanks
I am eventually going to shamelessly copy this and add other lights. Gonna do those alley ligts and a set of rear facing lights as bed lights. Planning on a CB antenna mounted on it, and if you wanna get clever with the wiring, instead of tying it to the beams you could drill and run wires inside for an ultra clean look. This setup is gonna work really well for hauling my canoe when I go camping. Just some bolt-removable posts at the back and a crossbeam and I'm set.
Who needs a Thule and a Backrack? Make this yourself over a weekend. Whelp, now I have yet another reason to teach myself to weld.
Really like that you set the light bar back so it doesn't glare off the hood.
Instead of zip ties use a few cushion clamps. They'll last longer. Looks cleaner too.
Its 2018 and I’m going to use this method for my subie light bar! Thanks Chris...top notch channel!
Thanks so much i was looking around so much videos about car wiring and I'm saying to my self why don't cris fix have a video on that until I searched again and found this video u made my life so much easier no other UA-cam videos come close to yours
brilliant video mate, just ordered 4 for my works vans and this has simplified a massive task for myself, thanks a million brother.
Officer: *"I wonder what's this red button do?"*
*Dumb ways to die...*
Really really amazing videos.,the way you lay out the tools you're going to use and explaining each step slowly, the camera work and lighting in dark places under the car simply put you are the best UA-camr
I really appreciate your work and you inspired me to learn more about cars as a young man from Yemen
Thank you very much
I just bought a Ford Ranger just like yours, all the way down here in Brazil! How lucky am I?!
Now you have all the videos in case something goes wrong!
Great job chris learnt so much I would have run the light bar wire down inside the steel frame there would be hardly any wire showing to be cut by someone nice job, boy they throw out some light
Drink every time he says crimp
+Brennan Callan you seem very interested in Chris
+Brennan Callan you spend too much time writing your replies
+Brennan Callan As someone who holds 27 college degrees and 3 WWE titles, it's cute to see someone throwing out their degree count in a UA-cam conversation. If getting a degree teaches you nothing else, it's that being clear and concise in your communications with others is of paramount importance, as knowing how to communicate lets you translate that giant warehouse of knowledge into something you can relate to others (hopefully without coming across as condescending!). Being needlessly wordy or skilled in nitpicking the works of others is not the same thing as being intelligent.
I'm a little late to the party here, but take a shot every time +Brennan Callan uses quotations...
I love how the bar lights works
Love where you decided to mount your light bar. I plan on mounting mine back on the roof away from the windshield also. Every truck ive been in with it mounted the usual way I noticed it glares on the wishield and bounces off the hood.
Thank you so much you give the best most detail step by step I've learned so much from you're videos 💪👌👌👌
This makes me wanna learn more on how electrical works. Gonna try this with some off-roading lights on my old Jeep
You make everything look so simple
I burned 300 calories while watching this guys video so far and just started episode 3! U r the man Chris!
Wow great step by step video. Thank you for it as well as the chart. I am new to you channel so just subscribed. well done.
I would add a blob of room temp vulcanizing silicon sealant or sugru, to the switch connectors to seal them and prevent from falling off, other than that, spot on!
you should do a how to wire subwoofer/ amp. It’s somewhat simple but nobody has made a good video of it yet.
Beautiful work chris, your the best diy guy there is. I draw so much inspiration from you.
Very helpful video even in 2021! Thank you!!
That truck is so gorgeous and I want it!!!!!
Very enlightening!
I tried this to a few fuses in my Jeep Liberty and the light will work but what the fuse controlled now don’t?
He deserves every Like and suscriptor
So well done!!! Thank you so much!!!
8:43 The way you search for a usable fuse socked is incorrect. The way you measure, you assume that there is a resistive load connected to the fuse socket on the back, which is not necessary always the case. It can often be that the hot side of the socket is actually connected to the ACC switch and that the load side is not in use, then you'll measure nothing even though the fuse socket would be usable. You better use some bare piece of chassis as ground like a bolt, or pin 4/5 on your OBD port. It cannot harm to measure like you did, but you'll have a lot of false negatives by doing so. Also, the fact that you actually found an usable socket the way you did, indicates that you have an appliance in your truck which was not receiving power due to a missing fuse.
I think you should make a video on power windows
What about power windows?
You should do a video on how to install a subwoofer/ Amp
Awesome project tutorial! thanks
Question;
The relay needs a ground to work, right?
- Why do you apply the switch to the positive but not to the negative (ground) of the relay?
Please explain, as I might misunderstand your thinking.
great explanation. keep up the good work.
Brilliant Chris
Idk man about that mount. I just zip tied mine to my license plate for 6 months 😂 I always walked out of school expecting the thing to be gone.
You should do a video of fixing the plastic Handle on the door
Great video man!
Great vid man. Full detailed. :)
chris please make next video for truck bed light
6 years later and I’m still going to Chris fix for tips
Nice job.
Chris love your videos!
I'm updating the rocker switch for my light bar and noticed that the ground wire coming from the relay to the ground post on the battery is getting hot.
Any idea why?
Greatly appreciate any advice. Thanks.
Are you able to jump the power cable from each switch, similar to how you jumped the grounds, as long as each switch had it's own relay also? or would you need a separate switch tap for every switch?
Just so I can wrap my head around the actual activation of each switch :P can anyone help you've definitely given me the confidence to try and tackle something like this.
Can you maybe do a video on how to wire a DRL?
Nice little truck.
Thanks!
Chris’s drawing is 3X better that my drawings, mine look like a 2 month baby drew it.
P.s not kidding
Quick idea..You shouldave run the wire inside the pipe before you weld it together
DIY suspension or body lift please!! i want to lift my truck on 3' suspensions
That’s so sick
Pretty Sharp Chris.
Chris why do you need to run a fuse tap? my van doesn't have a spare fuse spot and I was wondering if I really need one?
Does each switch have its own independent relay and fuse tap?
Great video
Thats way brighter then i thought
2020 comment here. Thanks for this video. 👍❤️
Where did you get the wiring harness? I’m trying to find a 12ft wire harness for my truck and so fair have had zero luck
Do you have a video on your welder?
Hello, I've got a question,
If you use the relay, isn't it better to put it nearer the led lightbar in this case so it does not loose power because of the cables lenght? Or it does not matter?
I would drill two holes in the bed rail and run the cable thru it.
If u add pod lights and a led light bar can u do it under one relay?
Hi Chris, I can't find video how a relay works, I wanna see that
You should make a video on to wire an LED bar to say, your highbeams
All ypu have to do is spice into your highbeams and wire and solder the light bar to it
Did you wire all those switches to the same relay?
Are you able to do a under lights. With this truck
awesome!
I have a light bar but I just noticed even though car is turned off the led light (entire bar) stays on, WHEN IT SHOULDN'T, but high beam is turned off.
So if you leave the light bar on will it drain your battery
what kind of wire did you use at the reserve switches?
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Hi Chirs, can u tell us what type of switch is that.
This is a serious question I literally have no idea about electrics but why couldnt you just have a positive from battery to a in line fuse to a switch to the lightbar then the negative all the way back to the battery, wouldnt that work the exact same?
What I don’t get is if it gets power from the battery why do you need power from the fuse box? Otherwise great tutorial
Hey Chris, (Or anyone else). Can I run multiple switches off of one 12v add-a-circuit? I know I'll need separate output wires for each switch to each relay, but I'm wondering if the relays would still work if I ganged the input to the switches together much like you did the switch grounds? If it helps I plan to have 6 switches and relays overall. Thanks!
What do I do if I can't find a fuse to power the switch? I drive a 2001 Corolla that I'm doing this on.
So then the light in the switch is always on?
fusebox and switch connects to hachi- roku :DDD
Someone blinds you with their brights you can just obliterate their eyes in return
I give them a warning flash first to be nice.
Officer: "I wonder what's this red button do?"
Dumb ways to die...
@@johncao8344 😭 😂
@@johncao8344 Lmfao!
"We don't want to have spaghetti, save that for dinner." -Mr. Fix 2018
*2015
Buster McCluckle 2015*
Lol
2015**
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There are some people who ride near me that leave their bright lights on (High Beams) when driving. I installed a light bar on the front of my truck (My preference ) and so far, ive only had to turn it on twice to make the other person turn theirs off. (What I do is I flash them once with my High Beams and if they dont turn theirs off, I turn my light bar on and off real quick) (Its not the proper thing to do, but it works)
+Zipping Basher I do the same thing haha. They shut it off all the time when you use the light bar!
+ChrisFix my buddy has a rear facing light bar for tail gaters. works every time hahha
Haha, where I live, people drive with their light bars on.
Illegal
@@BradyPhotgraphy so is driving drunk or high and people still do it.
you should do a how to wire subwoofer/amp.its really easy but nobody has made a good video of it yet.
Look up Meade916 he has a lot of great videos on that subject.
yessss
I could do a quick runthrough of my setup that i did myself stereo, subs, 2nd battery, speaker amp and upgraded speaker wires
Can somebody show me to do a fuse tap into my ignition with a toggle switch for amp turn on
@@JonathanMartinez-rv9ur
There shouldnt be a need for a fused line for the signal wire as it operates on an extremely low current that doesnt power anything
The way most would recommend you do this is to tap the signal(ON) wire leading to your stereo deck that way your amp is on when your stereo is
Can't believe this video is so old and I'm seeing it for the first time.
I absolutely love your videos and they have helped me maintain and diagnose my car.
Fantastic work.
Thanks a lot!
I'm actually considering installing a relay for my amp and crossover. Should they each have their own relay or can they be run to the same one?
@@tisaghchase It'd be better if both of them had their own relays.
@@chrisfix I know this is an old video but you should do a video on the SPOD lighting control system.
This guy is doing his job 100 times better than regular mechanics. He is working clean smart. He deserves every single penny he makes from youtube because he saves us hundreds of dollars in diy projects. We love you Chris
Lmao
Hes online you must....
Nearly 3,5 years later and here I am still waiting...
"How to Wire Bed Lights: COMING SOON".
Still no
(2019)
2020
he did it 2020 !
Here you go: ua-cam.com/video/77t1UW4Qc7g/v-deo.html
@@chrisfix of course we can trust Chris to deliver!
Great video Chris :) no one on UA-cam actually goes to such small details as you do :)
+Mustafa Jari Thanks a lot!
+ChrisFix agreed. Keep it up, Chris! and those LEDs are crazy bright!!!!
+Mustafa Jari completely agree. Great job on the video man
I swear to god, u are genius, keep up the good work!! (y) :)
Thanks!
Poldalp, common sense goes a long way if you have any. But considering most American males have lost that connection from learning things from their fathers.. Chris is closer to being a genius, compared to young men of the up and coming generations. Thanks for the video, Chris. Someone need to teach people basic auto care. I doubt if my kids know how to change their oil or replace a blown out tire. Not because I haven't taught them, because their cheating mother wouldn't allow it and said her PW husband could teach them... yeah that really worked.
Sam Politano lol 😂, that sure got personal!
I smell a r/wooooooosh here somewhere
@ChrisFix great vid. Any chance you'll be doing a dual battery setup on that Mazda, for running all that auxiliary lighting? I'd like to go that way on my F-150 and I know your step-by-step approach will be the easiest to follow.
8 people are mad they have no vehicle.
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How can someone give the thumbs down on this?!
austin sullivan ,olyitututyrttttttt
plain simple assholeeesss
austin sullivan stfu
The off-road light bar on the roof of my dream car needs to be wired! How to do this? (CLICK) Here goes nothing! (CLICK) Hey guys ChrisFix here!
Dude, I'm a mechanic, and I love your video. I put it in my favorites to use to teach people because your simple presentation is easy to understand and follow, not annoying, superb job bro. Bravo!