Baja designs XL80 wiring Install for 17’ Raptor

[Quitos]

Thank you! thank you! thank you!
IT WORKED! what I did wrong was I grounded the black wire to metal.

But I didn’t use the wire with the fuse attached to it. Do you think, I should rewire & use the wire with the fuse or is there not a difference? Sorry man, I’m a noob when it comes to wires.
Thank you F150Jack

 

[Simplejack]

not a prob. I'm no expert but from what I have read/ researched/been told, u do not need the fuse in the line. you should be just fine i just left mine in there for now but will prob change it out to no fuse when I clean up all the wiring after I get fog lights and wire everything else up.

 

[Simplejack]

I was in same boat as you when I started, wasn't much info on wiring the A post lights for beginners. I watched youtube videos and had to read threw crap tons of comments and ask lots of questions just to get to the point of the actual wiring.

 

[smurfslayer]

grounding to metal is fine as long as you confirm you have a solid ground with either a multi-meter or voltage tester. However, there’s a right way and many wrong ways to do it. bad crimps are probably the number one cause of these kinds of issues.

Yes, you should wire in a fuse. Fuses are meant to be a deliberate weakest link, so that, should there be a problem like a short, the fuse will pop and cut power, rather than say... melt your wire insulation and start a car-b-que <-- I have seen this happen.

 

[Simplejack]

good to know, I will keep mine in then. More insight appreciate it.

 

[kishorejoseph]

Doing the same install now and I got the wiring harness from Apollo Optics. I've wired it to the switch and it works but there's an extra ground wire and white wire I can't figure out what to do with. Is it to wire the dimming feature? If so how do I do that? Any help is appreciated!