okay so i just bought some leds to do this i was mainly wanting to know what is the best way to to this

im thinking
splice into brakelight wiring and the run a switched ground (so it can be shut off while top is up)? would this work

sorry but can you be more clear and specific? i have no idea what you're talking about lol

lol i see why. i copied and pasted this from another forum but on that one i let the title explain it all

im wanting to do an led brakelight on my roll bar

i would switch the power... But you can always be different jake! But yes it would work.

ok switch the power then but other wise my thought process is corect on this

yeah that should work, but x2 on what Anthony suggested, il switch the power

I'm interested in why you guys say swtich power. Ground is usually the better item to switch in an auto. The reason behind this is wherever you run a ground through the body etc, if it rubs and grounds out. Then your items stays on and you locate the issue. If a power wire rubs bare, you pop fuses and in this case would be left w/o brake lights entirely if not fused seperately.

okay wasnt sure thanks

and what would be the best way to find out which wire to splice?

ROBERT GET OVER HERE WITH YOUR DIAGRAMS AND CRAP LOL

hmm so im at a loss now you say swich ground but all otheres say power?

i will just probably go with the most prevalent answer once the lights get here

Ready for the kicker. Brake lights would be a switched power from teh factory.