Battery Posts for wires
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Battery Posts for wires
Im thinking about hooking my fathers truck up with some foglights. For power I want to just tap into one of the battery'* posts, but how do I do this? If someone could show me or tell me what exactly type of parts I need to safely hook it up, that would be great. He currently has no fog lights on there now.
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Well, you'd have to run a wire from the positive terminal, to a switch, to the fogs, to a ground (like the frame). You could just attach a wire under the post clamp.
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Like wrap the wire around the post clamp allready there, then screw it back on? It wouldnt drain the battery or mess up with the electrical system at all?
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Originally Posted by Twister97
Like wrap the wire around the post clamp allready there, then screw it back on? It wouldnt drain the battery or mess up with the electrical system at all?
Anyone have a contrary view? State it...I dare ya....
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Don't really need to wrap the wire. If you just hold it against the post, then clamp the positive clamp over it and tighten, should be plenty good. Or if you have the screw on type, like in our Bonnies, then wrap it around the thread, or like I did, solder the end of the wire to an eye.
(sorry for the double-post)
(sorry for the double-post)
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Il try that TW.
I was going to buy a little kit from walmart or something. How do I fuse them, or should the kit come with it? Is it like a inline fuse that has to go between the battery and the foglights on the power cord?
I was going to buy a little kit from walmart or something. How do I fuse them, or should the kit come with it? Is it like a inline fuse that has to go between the battery and the foglights on the power cord?
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Originally Posted by Twister97
How do I fuse them, or should the kit come with it? Is it like a inline fuse that has to go between the battery and the foglights on the power cord?
It should be a simple installation as far as wiring, once you find a place in the firewall to feed it through. Any aftermarket fog lights you buy should have a basic wiring diagram as well. Good luck!
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