Rigid light install question for upfitter switch
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Rigid light install question for upfitter switch
Just a quick question for the people who have installed rigid duallys or D2s. I see the lights come with a wiring harness which has a relay and inline fuses. Since I will be hooking these up to the upfitter switches I'm assuming I just cut the positive and negative wires coming directly off the lights and hook the negative to the battery and the positive to the pass through wire for the upfitter switch? I called rigid and they said that's fine but just wanted to double check. Thanks.
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Just a quick question for the people who have installed rigid duallys or D2s. I see the lights come with a wiring harness which has a relay and inline fuses. Since I will be hooking these up to the upfitter switches I'm assuming I just cut the positive and negative wires coming directly off the lights and hook the negative to the battery and the positive to the pass through wire for the upfitter switch? I called rigid and they said that's fine but just wanted to double check. Thanks.
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Quick question for you guys. I just bought a 2011 f350 and was going to wire up some lights, put my vhf in etc.. Where are you guys going through the firewall ? I see there is a big rubber grommet that the main wire bundle goes through,
In the process of swapping all my lights and stuff off my 2003 7.3. Pain getting things set up the way you like.
In the process of swapping all my lights and stuff off my 2003 7.3. Pain getting things set up the way you like.
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That main bundle works. There are also a few grommets in the floor board about under the pedals if you are coming from the rear (I used this for my back up lights) to make it a bit easier to bring in from under the truck. Just dab the penetration through the grommet with some black RTV sealant so it doesn't leak.
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Quick question for you guys. I just bought a 2011 f350 and was going to wire up some lights, put my vhf in etc.. Where are you guys going through the firewall ? I see there is a big rubber grommet that the main wire bundle goes through,
In the process of swapping all my lights and stuff off my 2003 7.3. Pain getting things set up the way you like.
In the process of swapping all my lights and stuff off my 2003 7.3. Pain getting things set up the way you like.
The factory provides you with 4 wires that pass through the firewall so you don't have to run your own through. They are cut and capped on each side. The engine ones are taped up behind the fuse box and the interior ones are part of the PTO bundle under the dash on the driver side right near the firewall.
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The factory provides you with 4 wires that pass through the firewall so you don't have to run your own through. They are cut and capped on each side. The engine ones are taped up behind the fuse box and the interior ones are part of the PTO bundle under the dash on the driver side right near the firewall.
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I've used the rubber caps going through the firewall for various runs, such as SJOOW cable for light bars, RG-58 for fender mount antennas... just use a hollow punch tool to make a clean hole slightly smaller than the diameter of the cable (can't drill the stuff) and push it through.
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You got that right!!! I cant even fit my big hands near these wires, so I pay the guys who do all my trailer servicing to add to these wires "extension" wires coiled up in the engine bay that I can run or add to if necessary. They even marked them 1,2,3,4
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crimping for me was pretty much impossible. I ended up taking the wheel well off and soldering them. It was a lot easier than trying to fit my crimpers. Prob a better connection anyways.
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