I don't have any lights yet on my truck and am ready to do it up. 2x bumper lights, 2x rear worklights, rock lights, cargo lights, and maybe: front rack lights, driver SPOT light, side rack lights
I already have Blue sea fuse panels mounted throughout the truck. If I didn't, I'd probably go with the Cooper Bussmann fuse & relay combo blocks.
Relays:
A. I'm not a fan of the sockets w/ wire pigtails. Not very clean (butt connectors galore) and you're stuck with whatever wire gauge your given. Cleaner if you use terminal blocks, but why add all those components
B. A relay panel. I can't really find any besides the Hella unit, which has mixed reviews. And bulky. It doesn't do any bussing either, so seems pointless
C. (what I'm leaning towards) KISS and screw a bank of relays into a panel, use quick disconnect connectors, daisy chain the grounds (powered from engine bay fuse panel)
Fusing Switches:
A. Give each switch a fuse on the fuse panel (wasteful, but I do have enough)
B. Inline fuses. Harder to diagnose, messy
C. (leaning towards) use one fuse on the panel called "switches", and make a pigtail that daisy chains to the switches on the binnacle. (powered from under-steering-wheel fuse panel)
What is your preferred way?
I already have Blue sea fuse panels mounted throughout the truck. If I didn't, I'd probably go with the Cooper Bussmann fuse & relay combo blocks.
Relays:
A. I'm not a fan of the sockets w/ wire pigtails. Not very clean (butt connectors galore) and you're stuck with whatever wire gauge your given. Cleaner if you use terminal blocks, but why add all those components
B. A relay panel. I can't really find any besides the Hella unit, which has mixed reviews. And bulky. It doesn't do any bussing either, so seems pointless
C. (what I'm leaning towards) KISS and screw a bank of relays into a panel, use quick disconnect connectors, daisy chain the grounds (powered from engine bay fuse panel)
Fusing Switches:
A. Give each switch a fuse on the fuse panel (wasteful, but I do have enough)
B. Inline fuses. Harder to diagnose, messy
C. (leaning towards) use one fuse on the panel called "switches", and make a pigtail that daisy chains to the switches on the binnacle. (powered from under-steering-wheel fuse panel)
What is your preferred way?