soldering is the right way to go, but if you HAVE to, crimps are "OK" to use.

 

i cant recall exactly what the brand or name of it was, but it was a top post battery "accessory" i guess you would call it.

i got mine at autozone, they were about $10 for the set. then you just need to buy the ends that you crimp onto the wires in the appropriate guage.

They are for the most part easier than loosening up the nut that most people use to hold there wires onto, but how i have mine set, theres one wire thats a bit harder than the rest to get to, but not like its challenging or anything.

just looked them up, looks like advanced auto sells them for a bit less,
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...i_sku=25984873

 

^^- SWEET connectors ! I've never seen those before

 

haha, glad i showed a few of you a new product. When i seen them, i was thinking these are pretty neat, but didnt know how durable they would be. I havent had any problems with them bending or anything strange like lights being dim. I run my HIDs, Overhead lights, bumper lights, and CB on the 3 prongs without problems, all can be on at the same time without trouble.

 

ALRIGHT!! Got them mounted and all the wiring is clean and secure. I ran the wire from the switch to the lights along side the engine bay, secured down, and down through the headlight bezel and out the bottom of the grill. Very nice and hardly noticable. I am very happy with the results. THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP EVERYONE!

 

take some pics man, show us what you did

 

Here they are. And I just noticed the bump I hit coming home knocked a couple wires out where I had them secured. And yes, lol I know my grille is broken. Getting that replaced soon.

 

Sorry guys, appariently my image converter distorted the pics a bit when I resized them to upload

 

3rd pic in the bottom right, what is that red thing? lol just a wire crimp sitting there?

glad you got them working all good

 

Yes, it is a crimped/sealed ground wire connected to the other ground to tie into a chassis bolt. I had it secured down in the bumper, but I had hit a big bump coming home from the store and a bunch of the wires just popped free. I plan on doing some rerouting tomorrow to get a more secured setup. And thanks for the feedback! I was happy to get in there and just do it. Wasnt really that bad at all.. except when I was routing the plugs through the firewall and burnt my hand on the fuel rail lol

 

Nothing like when you ground out your first hot lead and get to watch the insulation burn and melt from one end to the other as the wires turn cherry red.

 

haha, just use a whole bunch of zip ties and you will be all good. Did you use a relay with your lights? Ill take your word on that one mentioned connection, it may be a strange angle that it was taken at or something, but put some tape on it

 

Just make sure you tape any splices real good, also, automotive stores have that plastic shielding, black, corrugated looking stuff that is slit down the side, get the smallest size possible and use that anywhere that the wires may rub the chassis, then tape that, cloth electrical tape works best. just like the stuff on the factory harness. Also, secure with the little plastic clamps and screws, zip ties or some other fastener. Nothing worse than wires flopping lose under your rig.

 

Yeah, I plan on doing some rerouting and trimming tomorrow. And I am gonna tape up those two odd angle bends just to make sure they are good. All in all I am still happy with the result; hell, I am happy they came on lol.

 

No need to extend the wire or go to the battery or any other ground wire. As said by others the entire chassis and everything metal attached to it is part of your ground including the brush guard. The reason they give you such a short ground wire with the lights is because you are expected to just ground it to the nearest metal part on your vehicle. You can attach that ground to the same bolt you used to attach the light to the brush guard if you want. For mine I drilled a small hole behind the light and grounded right there, just don't foget to remove any paint to the area you attach your ground to. Lights don't draw enough current to need to attached them directly to the battery. I think the only thing I have grounded directly to my battery is my winch.