Might be a dumb easy question but I bought some amber LEDs for my grill like the raptors. My question is how can I wire them in to come on with my lights? Might seem like a high school thing but i really want them to come on when i turn on my marker lights

 

I just did this on my truck last month. I wired the lights in a series (daisy chained) and then used a quick tap connector to splice into the positive wire for parking lights on the drivers side, and used the ground for the parking lights on the passenger side for my negative.

Splice on the drivers side.



The last light on the passenger side.

 

Doesnt that cause your aftermarket lights to blink when you turn on one of your turn signals

 

No. There are three wires coming out of the parking light connector. One is the ground, one is for the parking lights, and the other is for the turn signals. My positive splice was into the one for the parking lights.

 

Thanks man do u happen to remember which color goes to what. I know I could figure it out but it would definitely save some time

 

Sorry, but I don't remember. Good luck though.

 

Colors vary from year to year. The actual turn signal plug will tell you which is which

 

do not wire the lights in a "daisy chain" each light should be hooked up possitive and negative. daisy chaining will cause the lights to be dim do to voltage drop. each neg leed should be tied together to the frame and each poss tied together and tapped into the marker light feed.

 

On a standard incandescent bulb, this is true. However, for LEDs, you're talking about a thousandth of an amp, its not going to matter.

 

ok, not to start a pissing contest

buuuttttt...... when you wire lights in series the current draw is added up and the total amprage wil be drawn through all lights in the curcuit and the little 1/8th watt resister built in on most will not last long depending on what he actualy buys.

it might work for a while but "propper" wiring practices should be used, as a fire fighter i have put out a lot of car fires and i heard it alot "the shop just installed........" which means - i just did this.

no short cuts!!!!!!

PS, i'm an electrian by trade and was a vol. firefighter for 20 years, so i'm speaking from exepierence and if an investigator decides a fire was do to faulty install insurance can turn down a claim.