What is everyone doing with excess wire from aux lights?

[patire19]

I have all this wire and no idea what to do with it

 

[JohnyPython]

Oh man, cut that stuff down. That’s quite the meal for mice lol

Either cut the connectors off and install new ones or cut the wires and splice with heat shrink butt connectors. I did the latter.

 

[RapidRedGEN2DFW]

I have three sets of Diode Dynamics fogs and one set of Diode Dynamics spot lights on the a-pillars and I didn't end up with much if any of the harnesses left. I used the Diode Dynamics Deutsch harnesses made for the Raptor. I'd either cut and splice out the extra or zip tie and hide the left-overs to the back side of the battery box.

 

[Teraflx]

Agreed with the others. If you don’t have a heat gun and some heat shrink connectors snag some locally or on Amazon and cut all that down.

 

[OffroadAlliance.com]

Another option is an all in one harness designed for the Raptor and up to six total lights.


Weatherpack Connectors (Baja Designs) --- OFFROADALLIANCE.COM

or

DT Connectors (Rigid, KC, Diode Dynamics) --- OFFROADALLIANCE.COM

 

[Spectragod]

View attachment 331440View attachment 331441I have all this wire and no idea what to do with it

Drive to Ohio, I’ll clean it up for you..

 

[amREADY]

Cut, quality butt connector, heat shrink the individual wires a bit staggered, then heat shrink the two together. Loom tape is great stuff on top of that.

Tug on your connection after you make it and test the lights before heat shrinking - not the end of the world to cut it off and start again, but you know, make the mistakes (I mean learnings), then button it up.

 

[OEMPlus Raptor]

I agree, cut them down to size and I would recommend Weatherpack or the DT connectors. Makes it easy to remove and change things up in the future. Pretty easy to do.
Check out John Trishcler @Specialtyperformanceparts he has some great videos on YouTube.

 

[smurfslayer]

Once you cut to fit, make new connections, tidy everything up, save the leftover wire. Next Black Friday rolls around and you pick up more lights, you have leftover wiring for just in case scenarios. Next, when you just pick up the lights, you already have enough spare to complete the wiring. Nothing gets wasted

I’m on my 3rd or 4th Black Friday deals with Raptor purchases and have 2.5 harnesses in the box now. This will be great for my RMAX lights