electrical questions

[the big blue bus]

have a few q's figure id put em all in one thread.

1. i did the 4 high not too long ago and when i flick to high the lows flicker for a second then are fine. when i got back to lows the highs turn off and lows dont change. any idea what the problem is/how to fix?

2. for those that have replaced the battery cable ends whats the best way to do it and change it to the clamp on style? or should i wait and do new wires all together?

3. i also have a husky power inverter id like to install in the hoe. from reading some i can just wire it directly to the battery with big enough wiring? or should i set it up with a relay so only power when keys hot?

4. i have aux reverse lights right now. is there a way i can change it so i can have them come on with the reverse lights and when i want? the switch is only a off and on carling rocker switch style. i dont have this yet but on their sit ethey offer a 3 position one. id like to wire some driving lights the same way but one on all the time and other position with high beams. anyone have a picture of the diagram how id wire it in this way. i asked for the switches for x mas but id i dont get them ill order the proper 3 way switches for the driving and reverse ones. i have the fog light switch allready. i may add some lights on the roof not sure yet but if i did id wire them the same way as well

 

[the big blue bus]

found these so i could keep the factory power wires and make it easier when i add the power inverter and adding other electrical accs.

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=stin...tart=205&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:20,s:205&surl=1

 

[sparg93]

1. i did the 4 high not too long ago and when i flick to high the lows flicker for a second then are fine. when i got back to lows the highs turn off and lows dont change. any idea what the problem is/how to fix? - how did you wire the setup?

3. i also have a husky power inverter id like to install in the hoe. from reading some i can just wire it directly to the battery with big enough wiring? or should i set it up with a relay so only power when keys hot? - as a safe guard, a relay is a great alternative, but then the truck needs to be accessories on when using the inverter (as you mentioned). If that part doesn't matter to you, then I would personally run the relay and a heavy duty fuse in front of it....

4. i have aux reverse lights right now. is there a way i can change it so i can have them come on with the reverse lights and when i want? - yes, tap into your OEM reverse, but definitely run a relay...i just replaced my old aux reverse and I tapped into the orange wire that runs against the frame (IIRC, the wires runs just past the rear diff on the frame and is part of a larger bundle, all on the driver side)--- I hid my relay setup inside the rear bumper and I have no exposed wires, just buy some wire loom

 

[ezdaar]

have a few q's figure id put em all in one thread.

1. i did the 4 high not too long ago and when i flick to high the lows flicker for a second then are fine. when i got back to lows the highs turn off and lows dont change. any idea what the problem is/how to fix?

2. for those that have replaced the battery cable ends whats the best way to do it and change it to the clamp on style? or should i wait and do new wires all together?
Get the nice copper ends. clamp them in a vice then heat with a propane torch, and fillem halfway with solder. while continuing to heat it slip your cable into the end, heat it some more until you see the solder soak up into the copper core of your batt cables. Let it cool down and its Never coming apart or corroding again.

3. i also have a husky power inverter id like to install in the hoe. from reading some i can just wire it directly to the battery with big enough wiring? or should i set it up with a relay so only power when keys hot?
Run a fused relay no matter what, it will help isolate the noise from the inverter from entering your OEM system. Trigger the relay either by key or a switch.

4. i have aux reverse lights right now. is there a way i can change it so i can have them come on with the reverse lights and when i want? the switch is only a off and on carling rocker switch style. i dont have this yet but on their sit ethey offer a 3 position one. id like to wire some driving lights the same way but one on all the time and other position with high beams. anyone have a picture of the diagram how id wire it in this way. i asked for the switches for x mas but id i dont get them ill order the proper 3 way switches for the driving and reverse ones. i have the fog light switch allready. i may add some lights on the roof not sure yet but if i did id wire them the same way as well

Hook the lights up to your reverse wire in trailer harness as normal. then
Use your constant hot wire inside your trailer harness and a Fused relay, to power the lights when you flick a switch in cab.
Isolate it from your reverse wire with a Diode.

Easy cheesy

 

[the big blue bus]

so i can use a normal switch? or would i need to redo my wiring some? right now it has power always they come in handy at bon fires and such. so your saying ezdaar i can change up my wiring some and add a diode
and still use a normal on off switch and get the two functions i want? i see a bundle of wires in the frame back tehre but i have no trailer plug.

my 4 high is done like this. http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=81569&mode=threaded could it be the lower guage wire i used to tap into it? i used crappy wires that came with some walmart lights i got a while ago. i did the wiring a while ago never got it to work till now. if the wire is the problem i will upgrade it to 14 guage i have laying around if thats better. im sure its on the smaller side.

i have these plugs by the bumper. 2 4 wure plugs and a 2 wire one. the 4s have dark green light green brown and yellow. i found areverse light wiring and it says light green is the wire for em? am i correct or no

edit: just found this online... On the Chevy tow package the wires come previously coated with a particular color. Blue is for electric brakes, orange is your hot lead 12 volt for the battery, smaller brown one is for the running lights, the large white one is for the ground, dark green is your right turn and right brake, yellow left turn and left brake, and light green is for reverse lights.

 

[the big blue bus]

so with the diagram below i can use the lights when ever i want and when i shift into reverse they will automatically turn on from looking into it more, id then need to tap into the reverse lights in that harness out back and run a wire up front to tie into my switch wire to relay? and i would need to add the diodes in proper way as well. will the cat5 wire i used as signal wire be big enough to handle taping the stock reverse lights into?

 

[the big blue bus]

when i get spare time im going to tap into the reverse wire and run the wire up front to the relay and tap into the signal and place the diode as well. hopefully all goes well and works. will this diode do the trick? http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2036270

i plan to also add bigger wires to the 4high wiring and see if it gets rid of the flicker.

when i get a push bar and add the lights i have and hids im going to wire them up similar to the reverse lights. they will be on a switch and i can turn them on and off when i have the parking lights on like how the fogs are now. i will also add the wire from the high beam to the signal with diode so when i turn on the high beams they push bar lights will turn on automaticaly if they arent allready on.

does anyone have pictures of how to add trailer plug to the factory wirring? i have all the wires out back and want to add a plug that has the 7 pin and a 4 pin on the side too

 

[dsltrc]

just be careful, i know that in VA if you have fog lights that if they don't turn off when high beams are on you can get a rejection sticker at inspection time.... that being said i had my old 81' toyota inspected and i had push par with fog lights and they called me during inspection and said they would fail me unless they cut the wires and removed the lights.... so i said go ahead, later i hooked up a wireless kit and had a key fob to turn on/off lights so they never had access to turn lights on without that key fob...
(NOTE; NOT ALL INSPECTION STATIONS ARE TURDS LIKE THESE GUYS WERE)

 

[the big blue bus]

yeah i realize this... i get my friends dad to inspect mine so he isnt too worried about that. i can rewire them easily if needed

side note... how do you like the r1 rotors?

 

[retorq]

I would run a circuit breaker instead of a fuse on the power supply side of the relay. They auto reset so you don't have to have spares on hand should something go wrong. Fuse the switch side for sure ...