how do I wire these to a truck? do I have to put a switch or do I just wire them to the battery? I want to be able to control when they are on.
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I agree that SPST water proof type switch is the way to go if installed outside. I used a fuse right off the battery positive to switch. You can also piggy back a fuse off your ignition to make sure lights turn off when key is positioned off. Hope this helps, good luck. They are awesome LED lights too.
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You will need a foglight wiring kit. It will have a relay and on/off switch.
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You need to connect it to the storage battery of your vehicle through the wiring harness and control it via switch.
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Russell, You can hook-up a switch to the lights. Mine when on my motorcycle and are connected to my running lights. When those go on the LEDs go on.
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I saw mention of running these in a house. You could do this with an adapter which would have to convert 120 VAC to 12 VDC. For your car they only need ground and +12V which is the system your car runs on already. Many people will suggest that because the current draw is low you could run it directly off the battery through the switch to the light. You can do this but there are some draw backs. First of all the power line should always be fused especially if penetrating the firewall into the vehicle. You can also accidentally leave the light on without the key. I have mine connected through a relay. Power comes from the positive battery terminal through a fuse. The relay is activated by a switch on the dash which gets power from the fusebox to a line that only gets power with the key on or in the acc position. This way the lights will go off when the truck is turned off. The output of the relay is connected to the positive (red) wire on the light and the negative (black) wire is connected to the frame using a self drilling screw to make a good connection and then protected with paint to prevent corrosion later. Hope this helps.
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I would not wire them direct to your high beams! The current draw MAY cause an overload on that circuit, and both could be dimmer than normal(depending on vehicle). It could also cause the circuit to be interupted(fail), again depending on vehicle and age of vehicle. I think wireing the lights independantly, is an easier, safer and more direct method. Some States mandate a seperate switch to control "off highway lights".
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If your battery Voltage is between DC 10-30V, just connect the electric wire with your truck battery. Thanks. ATC LLC
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Directions tell you how to wire them to come on automatically, but I'm sure it's possible to wire them to a switch instead or along with the automatic function.
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You may want to purchase a bit heavier wire if you are running them a long distance I would suggest 8-10 gauge. Also wiring is simple, hot wire off the switch to the lights and the ground off the switch to the lights, then of course power wire to the switch. I purchased these for my 55 F100 and they are really cool.
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Providing it has a battery just run the + wire to the + on your battery and then out a toggle switch in the wire to turn on and off. and then just run the - wire to the - on the battery it simple and easy!
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Do you mean when you shut off the vehicle will the lights stay on? If so, you can connect these straight to the battery with a fuse, and they will. Or do you mean can you use these with a light controller and put these in a steady burn configuration? If so, then no, not without extensive modification.
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wired directly to battery. Use an inline fuse from car parts store. I'm using them as turn signals on Yamaha Rhino. was able to use the test buttons as switches by mounting in appropriate sized holes made in the dash. Looks ok and apparently covers the law in my state. Adhesive strobes the appropriate location on front and rear,left and right.
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Wire them directly from the battery with a 2 way switch. They are very low amperage so a relay is not necessary.
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you will need a positive wire from the battery. You can also make this work on your head lights with a TPST switch and a SPST switch.
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The only way I believe it will work is if this harness connection (headlight plug) matches your factory plug since your can connect it directly to your battery. In your original plug, it should have 2 wires, one is to ground, other is to your switch inside the truck. I think (in my opinion if plus don't match) even if you were to cut off wire plugs from new harness and somehow tie into your existing wires off your headlights, it should work.. As long as positive from new harnesses is connected to positive on existing harness and blk to any ground, preferably chassis, "let their be light!" The only way I believe it will work is if this harness connection (headlight plug) matches your factory plug since your can connect it directly to your battery. In your original plug, it should have 2 wires, one is to ground, other is to your switch inside the truck. I think (in my opinion if plus don't match) even if you were to cut off wire plugs from new harness and somehow tie into your existing wires off your headlights, it should work.. As long as positive from new harnesses is connected to positive on existing harness and blk to any ground, preferably chassis, "let their be... » Read More The only way I believe it will work is if this harness connection (headlight plug) matches your factory plug since your can connect it directly to your battery. In your original plug, it should have 2 wires, one is to ground, other is to your switch inside the truck. I think (in my opinion if plus don't match) even if you were to cut off wire plugs from new harness and somehow tie into your existing wires off your headlights, it should work.. As long as positive from new harnesses is connected to positive on existing harness and blk to any ground, preferably chassis, "let their be light!" « Show Less
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They would fit on a truck, but you could definitely put something bigger on a truck. They fit perfectly on a motorcycle and are a nice extra to the OEM lights. The switch is totally waterproof. It's a round switch. You have to drill a hole about 7/8" in diameter through the panel or a fixed plate. The switch remains exterior and the wires are under the panel.
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find any 12 volt source via; cigarette lighter,stereo,etc.. just find a hot 12 volt source and a ground. you can put a toggle switch on the lights for easy on/off access. Plus you don't want to kill your battery by accidentally leaving them on so if you run them directly to the battery make sure you have a on/off switch. cheap about $2.00
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you can wire them as you like. I have them on a separate switch. by the way they are excellent and worth the moneyYou may want to put some silicon to the joints. I have four of them and one took some water.......