offthebeatenpath
Adventurer
So. After spending entirely too much time reading through threads that half answer my questions, I thought I'd try to consolidate some answers in one thread.
2003 DC Tacoma, 3.4, blah, blah, blah.
It has one set of cheapie 55w driving lights wired in up front.
This weekend I'll finish up color matching the paint on my topper to my truck, and reinstalling it. Once it's installed, I'm going to want the remotely switched rear end lights I've been holding off on doing, so I'd like to get them done this weekend. That would give me two sets of lights, relays, fuses and switches. It seems like there must be a simpler way to do this than having a rats nest of wires under the hood. There also has to be a cheaper way than purchasing an sPOD. The hitch is this- I understand enough of wiring to handle wiring in the second set of lights without staring at an instruction sheet the entire time, but not enough to design what I'd like to see under my hood.
I'm not sure if I've overlooked something that I should be, but I've read a number of threads on the Blue Sea auxiliary fuse box, as well as reading through most of what is on Stu's page (excellent resource by the way).
I have an auxiliary fuse box, I picked up a covered 6 slot blade fuse box from Napa, and I want to set it up in such a way that it looks clean under the hood. What I'm wondering is how do I properly power that fuse box, and how do I cleanly wire relays into the system? Is that even possible with multiple wires required by the relays? How does the Blue Sea box differ from THIS box except that it's much cheaper?
2003 DC Tacoma, 3.4, blah, blah, blah.
It has one set of cheapie 55w driving lights wired in up front.
This weekend I'll finish up color matching the paint on my topper to my truck, and reinstalling it. Once it's installed, I'm going to want the remotely switched rear end lights I've been holding off on doing, so I'd like to get them done this weekend. That would give me two sets of lights, relays, fuses and switches. It seems like there must be a simpler way to do this than having a rats nest of wires under the hood. There also has to be a cheaper way than purchasing an sPOD. The hitch is this- I understand enough of wiring to handle wiring in the second set of lights without staring at an instruction sheet the entire time, but not enough to design what I'd like to see under my hood.
I'm not sure if I've overlooked something that I should be, but I've read a number of threads on the Blue Sea auxiliary fuse box, as well as reading through most of what is on Stu's page (excellent resource by the way).
I have an auxiliary fuse box, I picked up a covered 6 slot blade fuse box from Napa, and I want to set it up in such a way that it looks clean under the hood. What I'm wondering is how do I properly power that fuse box, and how do I cleanly wire relays into the system? Is that even possible with multiple wires required by the relays? How does the Blue Sea box differ from THIS box except that it's much cheaper?