Wiring Paranha Bar ( approval please )

After talking it over with the great people here in the forums i've decided to get the paranha bars for interior truck lighting.

I just wanted to run my install method by you guys to see if im on the correct track

I'd like to run a new power wire from battery ( ring terminal to positive on battery...inline waterproof fuse 8-10 inches from battery ) through rubber grommet in the firewall.... connect power wire to Swich. Connect Power for paranha to switch..ground black wire.

Is that the correct install? Any input appreciated. Thank you

If i am wrong please let me know!!

Well that will be a permanent connection to the battery so the light will always be on, 24hrs/day. If this is not what you wanted to could throw a switch in somewhere, run it off a power connection that is only on with something else, or use a relay to turn that circuit on and off.

Truthfully a little overkill IMO ...
You can tap power incab off of the cigarette lighter or use an add a circuit in an existing fuse personally I like to connect it to a key on fuse so you can't leave them on and kill the battery

silverramrunner wrote:

After talking it over with the great people here in the forums i've decided to get the paranha bars for interior truck lighting. I just wanted to run my install method by you guys to see if im on the correct track I'd like to run a new power wire from battery ( ring terminal to positive on battery...inline waterproof fuse 8-10 inches from battery ) through rubber grommet in the firewall.... connect power wire to Swich. Connect Power for paranha to switch..ground black wire. Is that the correct install? Any input appreciated. Thank you If i am wrong please let me know!!

Overkill....Yes. But if you do install it that way then it's perfectly fine and safe.

Get a switch man. What if you want them on when the car is off?

Overkill only in the sense that running a dedicated power wire is probably unnecessary, but if you have the time and the patience to do it, it will actually make for the best installation imho .

The concerns that people are expressing are just that, since you have a direct connection to the battery, if you leave the switch on and forget about the lights (overnight), you might run the battery too low and not be able to start it . The alternative is to pull your power wire from a circuit in the car that's only conditionally on, for instance when the ignition is in the On position . While that would keep you from accidentally running the battery out, you'll also need to the key in and the car on to run them, and sometimes that's not as fun .
I've always run a direct line from the battery and can't remember ever leaving the lights on accidentally . Sometimes its fun to leave the lights on while you run into the supermarket or leave them on at a get-together when everyone's outside and you don't want to leave the key in the car during those times . I say stick with the idea you've already got .

I NEVER like direct to battery ... accidentally bump the switch or leave it on and you come out to a dead battery/ car won't start ... On a key switched circuit you pull the keys and the lights go out ... No troubles even if the switch was left on

I never did the math but a couple of these bars shouldn't run the battery out overnight..