How To Wire And Install An LED Lightbar On Your Car - 1080P HD
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Anthony @ DIYautotech showing you how to wire and install an LED light bar on your car, truck, or SUV.
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THANK YOU! I've been looking for instructions on how to wire my lightbar up for a week. There are videos out there, but yours is the only one that's said anything about where to put the positive cable for the relay! Is it fairly obvious, sure. But messing with anything electrical in the past, I've learned not to do anything you aren't sure of, even if it makes the most sense.
Once, I fried 3 alternators on a 240 Redblock because I was chasing an electrical issue without knowing what I was doing. Somehow, I ended up overcharging the system and frying 3 alternators. I finally gave up and took it in where the nice 70 y/o mechanic chewed me out for touching things I didn't fully understand. He mentioned that the one thing to never do was mess with electrical systems unless I was absolutely certain of the outcome. I never cared for his attitude. However, looking back, he wasn't exactly wrong.
You've saved me a trip to an installer. Thanks!
The end to keep ppl from stealing the bar is genius!!!!!
Unless your thief has an angle grinder and cuts the mounting bracket.
Blah, forget the angle grinder and so on, for a light bar just steal the car. Might as well
greenmondaymorning yhas
Honestly these light bars are so cheap now , it’s not worth it
@@greenmondaymorning oh yeah a thief is really going to be using a loud grinder on your car while you’re in the store 🤣
I spent 12 hours installing my 2 lights along with the harness. my lights are 4 inches each.... what a simple set up but what a difficult execution. I had to really work hard in order to make it look like my lights weren't connected to anything (make it look clean). they're awesome but this was an extremely time consuming little project. It was well worth it.
Thank you for your aid in explaining what goes where. I just had the auto elec install my new LED light bar, previously I had a set of excellent long distance driving lights installed by another person (who did not connect the in-cabin on/off switch, why I do not know.)
My intention was to have both the LED and the long distance driving lights fitted to the front of my Subaru Forester with each set of lights controlled by each fully functional in-cabin on/off switch. However, the dude did not refit my spot driving lights telling me I won't need them anymore! So now by watching your presentation, I will be better able to return my spot driving lights (including the correctly set wiring and etc under the bonnet) to the front metal support plate of my car.
Why, one might ask, well I live 100KMS from the city shopping centre and do a lot of night driving where wildlife is forever wanting to cross the 100 KPH highway. The road at that time of night is mostly bare of other vehicles
I do not want to hurt any critters, nor do I want to sustain any vehicle damage.
I reduce my speed when I enter the thickly forested section by 15 KPH or say 10 MPH, this provides me with a little extra time to react, either to brake firmly and safely, or choose to carefully take a measured veer around any on-road critter.
My Spot driving lights are directed toward the grass verges of the roadway in order to watch for any and all critters. Also, 'all of that extra light' gives a greater amount of visibility during my night driving, thus provides more visibility control of whatever may lay up ahead of me along the roadway. Thanks for your advices.
Great video! The solder in the bolt idea is genus.
Well done. Very detailed, and informative. Thank You.
Such a good thorough explanation. Thank-you.
I have the same exact car as you so it made finding everything you were showing super easy. 😂
Helpfull video, thanks !!
Filling in the holes with solder really good idea
Man if you're not a teacher, you may rethink your career choice. You did a hell of job.
Helpful!
Great video Sir 👍 do you have a video that show how best to run exterior wires up to a roof rack for mounted offroad lights ?
Nice video
Thank you! I'm sick to death of being blinded by oncoming drivers with their LED/HID headlights. Now I can show them how blinding their headlights are with this new light bar I'm putting on my car.
Caleb Daniel Herman for real and dont forget to put one facing the rear for the fuckers behind you aswell!
@@alexanderbarrera9140 I'm thinking of doing just that. How many watts or lumens do you think is enough to get people to back off?
Jared Lupton wire it into your breaks and just strobe light them tap the breaks like crazy lol
if a cop sees you do that you can face charges.
I got 3 wiring wiring harness to a 3 lightbar can i use 1 wiring lug on 3 harness for negative and positive
Ur awesome!
is it easy to bolt the bar in. i have a 90s chevy and im not sure if the bumper is easily accessable
Nice
Almost thought the start of the video was a new scotty kilmer intro xD, great video tho.
Hello, awesome video! I ve been wanting to do this on our regular small city car but I m too scared it will interfere with the cooling of the engine. Did you notice any raises in temperature since you installed it? I m thinking of doing one of the 20inch one row led bars maybe that will help with more air coming in...
It won’t have an effect on the cooling of your engine....
Lol it won't affect your engines temperature in the slightest dude, you're safe
every car with a radiator will also have a fan that pulls airflow thru the radiator at all times the engine needs it / overheats. if your fans are functioning as designed, you're fine no matter where you mount the light bar
thanks
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Great Video man 👍🏼 👏🏼
Showing how you actually connect it to the bumper would be great!
Drill a hole, put bolt through hole, put nut on other side of bolt.. does it really need instructions?
The last idiot who owned my car installed one of these stupid things. The negative ground broke off so this video helped. One day I'll have enough money to afford something stock
So i could run this off a 6v battery for on/off switch part right?? Also what do I do as far as wiring that up lol.
Question can you run both sets of wires to the battery? I know you say a 5volt source is enough but my battery is the ideal position to run both. Thanks for your reply
Grant
Faze rug grown up
o iSlay the voice didn’t grow with him lol
I have a 2006 navagator and want to go in behind the grill how and we're do I drill to do this???
would be nice if you actually show how you are wiring the relays in the set-up!
The harness comes prewired
Im trying to install my light bar with a switch but it did not turn on. Im just learning about wiring. So on the wires themselves I did not put all the females on one side. For example on the negative wire from the light bar I attached the male connector but on the positive wire from the light bar I used a female connector. Does it matter if both male connectors are not on the same side of the accessory
I thought Anthony died? good to see you back bro!
No sir, still kicking!
got anymore stuff on the WRSX Subaru rebuilds? thx
we have a lot in common.... same truck same job... doing mine tomorow.
please some one help...........i already have a light bar on my truck with its on wiring harness to come on with high beam, BUT i want to add another light bar with its on wiring harness but to come on with the other light bar on high beam?? can i just add the new light bar into the 1st relay
I connected my positive to my fuse box and my ground to the battery on my wire harness it’s my first time installing a light bar is that safe for my battery? Or should I go a different route
Bro you like Al from toy story 😂 🤣
Is it normal for the red light in the switch to be on all the time ?
Hi sir,
I have fit an aux light on my car. Its an 80w light + single relay.
Now the harness end wich need a source. The black wire has been put to the negative end of the battery. The red wire of the harness is now connected too or rather tapped to one of the car wire that is connected to my dim light on the car.
Now in this case will there be a load on the small wire that is connected to my cars dim light.... do I simply re-connect the wire harness directly to the +& - of my battery
Kindly advise
any idea why the fuse on the harness blows everytime i switch the lights on?
I got a siwtch with light green for on and red for off. The red light stay on allways waht can i do
I wanna put one on my brush guard on my 2001 gmc jimmy SLT I wanna know how to wire it
We all are going to connect it to the high beam. Please show us how to do that, because we all know this is going to be used on the road ;)
Could i use a piggy back fuse from high beam fuse to make them come on would that work do u know
I would not as you should really want to match the fuse to the light bar. Plus turning both high beams and light bar would blow it out. Using the correct gauge wire and fuzes is pretty important in terms of safety and fire hazards
My local ross has 30 mini light bars
Where did you connect the positive and negative wire on the switch
Doesn’t matter, switches only serve as a way to break the circuit, positive and negative is irrelevant
All your hot wires should run to the battery or a circuit to the battery. All grounds can be ran directly to the chasis
I want to mount 6 led lights on my 2008 tacoma. Total watts of the lights add up to 396 I'm using two wiring kits each with 40amp relays. Do you think it will be ok to run on arock battery and alternator with no problem ?
Run it to the battery as the alternator also runs to the battery fad the alternator is the battery charger and hold power only the wire itself.
Hi I can I ask for some advice? I tried connecting my led bar directly to my car battery just to test if its working but its not turning on unless i make a spark using the wires to the battery terminal. Thanks
No don't do that, it will blow up all the led's
SoLTY oh oww... any recomendation how can I test it? I hope i haven't broken it yet. Cause thats exactly what I did. Directly connected the wires to the terminals. :(
LOL, why would you think thats a smart idea.
@@DashCamJournalsPH Hahaha
All of you are dumb except for you DashCam Journals PH... if it doesn’t work, then you may have gotten a faulty item... did you follow the Color of the wires correctly? Red goes to +.. black goes to -
After installed, did you have problems with the check engine light ???
Onix Morales did u ever figure out the check engine light?
Does the button red light always stay on?
Yeah
Does that not drain the battery?
As someone who has never done this before, what are some of the potential dangers or damages can occur?
@nowottnick02 thank you, friend
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Hello! Nice job. what engine you have on your surf?
Looks like the 5vz-fe. 3.4L
Hi there want to wire a light bar to my bus can I simply use a seperate on off switch to isolate it it's a road legal type led can I simply tap in my headlight wires instead of using seperate relays
Use a circuit like the headlights to trigger the relays,
Then you wire in the hot side on the relay for the light bars own circut. That way the lightbar isnot pulling power away from the headlights,
The vehicles circuit isn’t just one specific item. It has a bunch of hots that leads to the fuses and to the switch for that fuse. Run it to a fuse that can handle the light bar power and beer tad bigger fuses other that what the manufacturer says. When adding something that’s not made for a vehicle it’s always good to create a new circuit.
Will connecting the ground terminal to the negative battery terminal instead of grounding to firewall cause a battery drain? Also my rocker light switch stays on
Good question
puedes averiguarlo con un multimetro, en modo corriente
The one thing I wanted to see..how to install the switch
Is connecting the red wire to the positive battery terminal always lead to draining the battery or does tht only happen to certain vehicles...bc I have a 2002 toyota 4runner, thanks!
No, so long as the circuit is not grounded while while the key is out of the ignition, the unit will not be pulling power. There will always be a bias voltage on the power wire, but no current is flowing through the unit.
DIYautotech : so I have to have the key in the ignition while im connecting the red wire to the positive terminal and black wire to ground??? Trying to understand...
Israel Rodriguez he's just another RUclipsr trying to be special trying to make a name for himself who doesnt really know much
Israel Rodriguez if you run it to a relay with a switch it won't draw power till you turn on your vehicle. The only time it will drain the battery is if you run the light bar straight to the battery. With the switch you might experience a small phantom drain but nothing to kill the battery unless you leave the vehicle sitting for a long time without starting it allowing the alternator to charge the battery
@@mackenziepeek9317The switch red and black wire doesn't have a relay, that means the led in the switch will stay on all the time. wont that kill the battery? also can i operate the switch without attaching the red and black wires of the switch?
Why can’t I find a 3 wire wiring harness for high and low beam 3 wires to each light for two lights
Just get a dual relay harness, and wire both hot sides to lo/hi, the grounds are relative you could wire both ground to the shingle connection on the lightbar.
The red light on the button is always on or only when the ignition on? Thanks!
I’m guessing it does unless you add a relay
@@theoargyros3618 wouldn't it drain your battery if it's always on lol
Ambiguous User its such a small amount of power i doubt it
Parking lights werr created to stay on all night, so it should be fine. Plus my dumbass has left my headlights on for 6 hours before going back and turning on my car. It should be fine
umanSVP should be just burning when the lights are turned on if it's wired up right let let you know the lights are burning so you won't get out of the truck and leave them on
@@overknight5278 "Should be fine" Famous last words
These relays were pre wired....not very in depth!
What I do not get about the light bar is that mine has only two wires coming out the end of the light bar positive and negative and it is camel flood and spot now there's no three wires whatsoever coming out of the back of the Light bar it's self,
I just finished installing the switch I didn't want to but I had to cut us rectangle whole and my dash but its neat and its clean looks like a factory job now the next part is the wiring harness the wire for the switch is only about to and a half feet long and maybe 3 feet as weirdos wires come off the relay switch for under the hood but we're I have electric power steering I was thinking trying to find a whole bag goes out through and I cannot find it I'm afraid to drill a hole to the firewall, afraid I'm like drill into a main wiring harness and I do not want to do that so I was thinking if possible like I did with my underglow I haven't heard casing lawyer that goes in between my fender and my door as when I close it it doesn't do any damage to the lawyer can I do it that way the same for the light bar harness thanks.
Is there a different way to mount the lightbar?? i dont know how i feel about drilling into my bumper.
Tape it on
@@DATAN420bubble gum works like a charm when in dries
Beeee carefull
If you're drilling a hole to mount a light bar directly on top of a bumper why bother with the tape.... I think scratching some plastic is the least of your worries.
That's neatness in working. I appreciate that.
He is showing how you would do it if your bumper was painted.
Just thought it should be said that your neg terminal wont create a live circuit if it touches anything metal under the hood while disconnected.. its not going back to the battery lol
Just helpful for newbies.. Simplifies shit
HOW LONG IS YOUR LIGHTBAR
32 inch curved Auxbeam 5D
so even with the vehicle off the light bar switch will still show red?
This is what I am confused about
@@tylergarrett4735 yes it’ll show red and be just fine
With this set up will the light bar automatically turn when you turn the ignition off? Even if the control switch in the car is still "on"? This to would be to avoid leaving light bar on by accident when not in the car. Thanks.
Only if you are blind you would not see the light bar is still on. Lol
@@AbeTerre or drunk
Is anyone else having problems with blown fuses ?
Check all your earths and connections
That intro is really cutting it close & similar to that dude in blues intro…
why not put 3rd gen 4runner in the title? I've been searching for my truck for a long time and this popped up without the truck as the keyword.
You make a good video, but the guiding to people that you can make a hazardous connection or short-circuit from a negative terminal to the chassis(ground) is not possible. Gloves or tape won't help either way. The negative terminal IS connected straight to the chassis. To have an accidental short of any kind, you must have a complete connection from a power source, (the battery - from both terminals, positive and negative) or from another power source that has both leads channeling through the car's wiring system in some form or fashion, then make a COMPLETE CONNECTED circuit. Which without a load(light bulb, light bar, radio, etc...) to use the power, results in a short-circuit. Other than that, your video works well enough. Have fun and good luck in your quest for knowledge.
The wrapped glove trick is meant to be used so that the negative cable doesn't come back into contact with the negative terminal of the battery causing the arc. Not meant for stopping contact with other parts of the vehicle. I understand electrical theory and practice, and use it daily, but if you were a content creator, you'd realize that after filming a segment multiple times (as is normal for most) you begin to say things that are not true to spec....Sometimes these things don't get caught in post production etc. You get the idea.
The point being, these videos are not peer reviewed step by step productions. There are a "guide" for which many can build a foundation on.
Thanks for your input.
@@DIYautotech will my check engine light come on if I put a light bar on for any reason relating to light bar
How can I wire this to where when the car is off so is the light bar? Because the way Auxbeam says has drained my battery
Luis Espinal instead of connecting the red power wire to the battery you need to connect it to a wire that is only live when the engine is on such as your ignition switch (you'll need a multimeter to find the correct wire)
Luis Espinal you can make a joint on the wires for you lights or preferably fog lights if you have them so it pulls power through the same fuze as your lights and will only come on when your lights are turned on
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Lock washer and a nylock nut? seems excessive but alright
I get a buzzing/humming sound when I hit my light bars on?
They might have a small cooling fan in it which isn't uncommon. I wouldn't worry about it too much even if there's no fan
That’s due to a couple things... cheap piezo capacitors or too thin of a wire... some light bars will hum due to those two issues.
Do I need to use a wiring harness for my LED lights or can I connect to my rear cargo light directly?
Did you ever get an answer to this Kenneth? Going replacing work lights with a light bar so don’t need new wires or switches if possible??
You should use the cargo light as a relay trigger, say for instance you drilled the light bar on top of the roof, so that your cargo light is still perfectly intac.
You can wire that relay low voltage side to the harness, so that way it triggers the hi voltage side on the harness which has its own big supplemental wiring and fuze, so that way the cargo light will shine bright and the led light will shine bright as well because its wired correctly.
You sound like Gary Vaynerchuck 😂
that’s cool but my battery is in the trunk
I hook mine up to the high beams then you don't have to go through the firewall.
How is that done?
Just with both positive wires?
I got a huge problem …: my battery is in the back of my car 😭😭😭😭
Here’s a great explanation of installing a light bar ruclips.net/video/1q4wZqys0l0/видео.html
Sodder hhahah
You dont have to say Www
he's got more hair on his lip then on his head
I find it funny that you don’t show how to connect it to the battery.. something MOST people don’t know how to do without killing themselves
Connect red to red and black to black but place a switch before the red wire of the led bar or after the black wire on the led bar before connecting to a ground point in the vehicle. It's pretty easy
It's funny how ppl even steal a light bar wtf 😒
I thought this was a female this whole time 9:09
The only thing you did is drilling and wires though firewall. Where is the connections and Etc...? I know nothing about electrics and didn't get anything from your video. I better ask someone to do it
You do that Snow White. If you do not know anything about electrics (your words) what are you trying to learn here?
Trump Trump thats the easy part. I didnt know how to get it past the firewall. The connections are simple, they sell harnesses online, the positive and negative just het connected to the battery, then the lights (like plugs) then the switch is connected to a fuse and more (thats the whole harness tho so its taken care of) pretty much the difficult part is actually installing it
no you don't disconnect the negative black cable you disconnect the positive cable please don't listen to him that's not right
You might want to Google that. "By removing the negative battery cable you are disconnecting the battery from the chassis of your vehicle. If you begin to remove the positive side before the negative and your wrench would make contact with any part of the vehicle, then you could cause a short in the system"
that just looks horrible on that little Toyota it's probably worth more than the truck is
Boring
Please never solder wiers together... SMH this will cause a hard spot and will probably break eventually