Wiring daytime lights
02-22-2017, 07:12 PM
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Wiring daytime lights
I have recently bought new headlights and they have a row of LEDs with separate wiring.
I would like to connect them so they turn on when the vehicle is running and turn off when I shut the vehicle off.
If I depend on a dashboard switch, I will eventually forget and kill my battery.
I initially connected them to the side running lights not realizing they all flash when the turn signal is on.
So, any advice on where to connect power?
I would like to connect them so they turn on when the vehicle is running and turn off when I shut the vehicle off.
If I depend on a dashboard switch, I will eventually forget and kill my battery.
I initially connected them to the side running lights not realizing they all flash when the turn signal is on.
So, any advice on where to connect power?
02-23-2017, 01:39 AM
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If they just use a standard +12v connector (ground shared with rest of headlight), I think you could also wire it to any switched 12v source in the interior fuse box (several to choose from)
I also think there may be one in the engine fuse box, a multi-meter would be handy.
I would be wary of tying into anything related to function of the vehicle, even though the LED's use little power (like the AC relay for example)
I also think there may be one in the engine fuse box, a multi-meter would be handy.
I would be wary of tying into anything related to function of the vehicle, even though the LED's use little power (like the AC relay for example)
