ok so today i played hooky from work and made a trip to harbor freight. i got some kc knock offs, some blue led strips, which are already installed, and some other odds and ends. so this weekend will be blazer weekend. i will be mounting the lights to my roof rack, my question is: do you guys think i should run the power to the switch that will turn the relay on directly from the battery, from the headlight switch so that when i turn the headlights on i then have the option for the roof lights to come on, or to the ignition wire?.
also any wire colors that go with your opinion would be appreciated,

thanks in advance

 

I like this method


its safe and easy

 

thanks for the input gio. i was just trying to think of a failsafe way to wire it, that way if i loan someone the blazer they dont leave it on and kill my battery, when they play the what does this switch do. i do it at work all the time. only payed for it once when i car alarm would not shut off. hehehehehe

 

When i wired mine up i did exactly like gio diagram execpt i ran the battery straight to terminal 30 and spliced my remote wire off the pos. On my low beams and ran that to a toggle then to terminal 86 so if i forget to turn my lights they turn off when i shut the truck off just my. 02. Good luck and have fun.

 

my question is: do you guys think i should run the power to the switch that will turn the relay on directly from the battery, from the headlight switch so that when i turn the headlights on i then have the option for the roof lights to come on, or to the ignition wire?.






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I have mine getting power directly to the fuse box to relays, to fuse + switch. This way, I have complete control over my roof lights. 2 inner lights are on 1 switch, 2 outer are on another

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I don't know about over there but here in the UK any auxiliary lamps other than front fog lamps have to be wired so the only come on when high beam is on so mine will get power to switch the relay from the headlight wire through a switch inside so I have the option to turn them on or off, main power obviously comes via a fuse direct from the battery. This means if you have the roof lights or front driving lights on when you switch to low beam they all go out so you don't blind oncoming drivers.