YACT: how much to hook my lamps up ?

[rh71]

I know nothing about electrical stuff and bought some off-road lamps for my truck ... all mounted, but I've since lost the instruction sheets for both sets. I don't think I can follow them anyway.

How much should it cost for an auto-electrical/wiring place to do the rest for me (I finally found one!) - so I don't get ripped off? Pep Boys said it was something like $100+ given their labor rate. I don't know if these specialized places have hourly rates.

Even the cabling is pulled into the hood area already. It MAY need a new relay or something - my dad failed at getting it to work also.

Thx.

 

[isekii]

just do it yourself.
it's not that difficult.

it's prolly the same way you install fog lights. instructions can be found on the web with some searching.

 

[iamwiz82]

I did mine in like an hour. It was really simple. Why dont you look for an instruction sheet on the web? What brand are they?


here is the closest install sheet i could find

 

[bunker]

Run wire to battery.
Run wire through firewall to switch that you install.

Turn lights on and off at will.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
I did mine in like an hour. It was really simple. Why dont you look for an instruction sheet on the web? What brand are they?


here is the closest install sheet i could find

Great minds think alike. I was going to link him to that exact same PDF. 😀

 

[Ladies Man]

I suppose $100 isn't bad....
but with instructions and patience it shouldn't take you longer than an hour or so.

Switch inside... wires through firewall....wires go to ground, battery, and of course the lights.
If you lived close I'd even do it for a case of budweiser 🙂

 

[Thegonagle]

Have an experienced custom type place (like a performance shop) install them for you, not Pep-Boys.

There's more to doing it right, IMO, than just crimping a solderless connector to some available exposed wire, or attaching it straight to the battery, and calling it good. You'll want the lamps to turn off when the key is off right? What if you left them on by accident, and killed the battery?

The connection should be well protected from the elements, and it should be strong enough that it will never vibrate loose. The wires should be routed well out of the way of moving parts and other maintenance items, and securely tied.

The kid at Pep-Boys is probably not smart enough to understand this, or at least, he's not paid to be.