Auxilliary reverse light questions.

[withac]

Okay, this is both outside and inside and it's not audio so I wasn't sure where to post up, figured this was the best place.

I'm going to do an auxilliary reverse light mod http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=567 and I have a couple of questions.

1) I'm going to mount the switch on the dash. Rather than run the red and green wire all the way up front from the back wouldn't it make more sense/what would be wrong with/wouldn't it be much easier splicing into the green trailer harness wire right under the dash for the reverse controlled setting and the then splice into the cigarette lighter wire for the red constant power setting, then you would only have to run one wire to the back for the lights.

2) I couldn't find a switch rated at 20 amps but found a 16 amp switch, do you think I'll be okay?

I posted up in the original thread but old threads tend to get overlooked so I figured I'd have better luck starting a new one.

Thanks.

 

[WoldD90]

You should get a 3 way switch, allowing the aux lights to come on when you back up normally, but also being able to turn them on when needed. If you install a relay, you can use just about any switch. (The relay takes the load, instead of the switch)

I am not a fan of splicing, too many things to chase down when something happens. I would run a new set of wires.

 

[withac]

The on-off-on rocker does that, in one position it's powered by the reverse wire the other the cigarette wire. If didn't splice would I wire the constant directly to the battery and where would I wire the one for reverse?
So you're saying use a switch and then one relay for each power source?
Thanks

 

[Dylan]

I like the rack lights better but you don't have a Z