permanent live in engine bay for spotlights

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drfoster

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Hi hive mind,

i've just fitted a bumper bar and 2x72W LED spotlights to my 300tdi 110 , i've got a relay and all the fuses etc. for wiring them in but looking for a good permanent live in the engine bay to tap of rather than having to run a wire back to the battery. any good ideas on where to pick up a live, either switched or constant without having to run wires through the bulkhead.

cheers in advance

Steve
 
lynall said:
Run the wire under the car to the battery box, following the battery cables, no need to enter cabin that way, quick as well.
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A second on this one. And make sure you put a fuse in the battery box for the wire. The only other place is the back of the starter where the battery cable attaches but I do not like that option. I run everything back to the battery box in mine and have a full aux fuse panel in there for everything (I also have the relays in a box in there as well).
I also run it all as twin core so I have an earth that goes back to the battery as well rather than just the nearest bolt.

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drfoster said:
2x72W LED
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What lights are you using? My led lights at the front are only about 20w but I then have 6 on the roof and 5 on the bull bar. But neither location gives as high an output as your setup. A word of warning however the ones I have on the roof (hella black magic mini) are almost too bright and if you have new road sign can produce a lot of glare!
 
dag019 said:
What lights are you using? My led lights at the front are only about 20w but I then have 6 on the roof and 5 on the bull bar. But neither location gives as high an output as your setup. A word of warning however the ones I have on the roof (hella black magic mini) are almost too bright and if you have new road sign can produce a lot of glare!
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some from Amazon, Colight i think, though i'm dubious on how good they will be
 
dag019 said:
A second on this one. And make sure you put a fuse in the battery box for the wire. The only other place is the back of the starter where the battery cable attaches but I do not like that option. I run everything back to the battery box in mine and have a full aux fuse panel in there for everything (I also have the relays in a box in there as well).
I also run it all as twin core so I have an earth that goes back to the battery as well rather than just the nearest bolt.

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Good idea, i've got a spare fusebox somewhere, just need some grommets to seal the battery box as mine appear to have gone awol over the years.. impressive looking job there!!
 
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