Wiring question!

[stevens]

hi all got a set of 4 x Flush Mount LED Bolt - Amber, Aluminum (1W), am i able to connect all power wires together and all grounds together into 2 separate wires? power/ground and just splice the power wire into my DRL wire for headlights..then ground to battery? says 1W per LED so not much at all...any thoughts? any any good suggestions on a smart way to connect all 4 wires together without any getting lose.

thankyou!

 

[BWL]

No problem connecting them into 2 bundles. If you have a good set of crimpers a barrel crimp and heat shrink over it shouldn't cause any issues or come loose can get electric grease to go in the heat shrink for extra weather protection. That small amount of wattage 4 watts total you could ground to the chassis and get power off any circuit you like. I've been running the leds and halos on my new headlights off the headlight power without issues for over a year. Mine's a 2011 though. I'm not sure if there's anything on the newer ones that might give you issues, but at that wattage i'd be surprised if you had a problem.

 

[stevens]

thankyou so much

 

[stevens]

No problem connecting them into 2 bundles. If you have a good set of crimpers a barrel crimp and heat shrink over it shouldn't cause any issues or come loose can get electric grease to go in the heat shrink for extra weather protection. That small amount of wattage 4 watts total you could ground to the chassis and get power off any circuit you like. I've been running the leds and halos on my new headlights off the headlight power without issues for over a year. Mine's a 2011 though. I'm not sure if there's anything on the newer ones that might give you issues, but at that wattage i'd be surprised if you had a problem.

one more thing the wires are fairly tiny. i need to lengthen them all when i splice together i dont got the same size i have a bigger wire...should be fine right? these are like a 22gauge, i got like a 14gauge sitting around.

 

[BWL]

No problem. Might even work better since you'll put multiple wires on 1 side of the barrel and the thicker guage extension wire on the other it'll be a tighter crimp that way.

 

[stevens]

ty bud!

 

[shadowhawk]

so these are 4 separate units that you are bundling, is that right? I was thinking of my LEDs, as mine are wired in series already.