HELP. 2 projects. little know how

i own an 05 GMC Envoy and these are the 2 projects that i have;
#1. i hav 14 prewired leds (11 blue 3mm & 3 white 5mm) being used as "accent" lighting, for door pockets, center console, overhead storage, etc, etc. all are going to connect to a blue led rocker switch.
#2. i have 11 blue prewired leds (6 5mm & 5 3mm) in the air vents, which i also plan to connect to a separate blue rocker switch.

ive bought 18 gauge wire for this insatllation. all 25 leds and the 2 rocker switches have already been installed where i want them. also everything here is from oznium.com, in case that helps.

here are my questions:

thats a lot of wires! how can i wire these without headache or clutter?
will 18 gauge wire b enough?
what size fuse should i use for both?

I'd say probably a 3amp fuse would be plenty.
18 guage is fine.
Wire all the positive wires together. Connect them to a single wire for positive.
And do the same with the ground.

You'll need to properly route the wires and secure them with wire ties, hot glue or silicone to the panels , Same with securing the LED's , You also need to make sure the wires move to the door openings/closings as well

18 gauge wire is good for 16A. You could use a 15A fuse if you really wanted but I would use a 10A fuse. Don't fuse for the load. Do it correctly and fuse for the wire size.

will i need separate fuses connecting to the battery for each rocker switch? or will tapping into the cig lighter b enuff to power 1 of them?

I prefer to tap to a key off circuit in side then you use an add a circuit with fuse there (prevents coming out to a dead battery if you leave them on) then I like to individualy fuse each circuit seperately before the switch ...

i dont really understand. ive seen ur ride n u seem 2 hav sum experience. i dont. please explain.

p.s. pretend im retarded

Add a fuse= a device that piggybacks onto an existing fuse , it recieves power from the fuse block AND has a second accessory fuse to use for your lighting , Available at Oznium or any autoparts store or radio scrap in the land ... Use a fuse sized for the TOTAL load / Wiring there .... Install a secondary fuse In front of each switch for the approximate load /wiring you have there ... I like seperate fuses as if theres trouble on one load , it won't kill both loads , also simplifies troubleshooting as you know where the trouble is

If you run power out to the battery leaving the switches on can leave you stranded with a dead battery ...
Key Off is a circuit that turns OFF when the keys removed , Example Radio, HVAC, Defroster are easily found and used fuses

thanks! im out of my element but i plan on doing everything i can 2 get this dun. how can i find the Key Off circuit??

Like mentioned Any of those fuses I listed will work . you'll have to identify them from YOUR fuseblock/owners manual

i can't find the 'add a fuse' on the products page.I could be missing it but i deff looked over the install section.

Does oznium still sell em?

JSewell wrote:

i can't find the 'add a fuse' on the products page.I could be missing it but i deff looked over the install section. Does oznium still sell em?

It's usually called an add-a-circuit and no Oznium doesn't sell them.

I could have swore OZ started selling them cause EVERY post on "How do I install" says use them

bad venge wrote:

I could have swore OZ started selling them cause EVERY post on "How do I install" says use them

Yeah they really should sell them,plus a few other installation items.

thanks. i love these forums. i probably would've been wicked lost if not for this forum and help from u guys.

when im done with it all ill post pics

There's a nasty patent associated with those things, so getting them manufactured is asking for trouble. And finding a cheap dealer for them is hard. It's been a back-burner to-do thing for a while.

Aken wrote:

There's a nasty patent associated with those things, so getting them manufactured is asking for trouble. And finding a cheap dealer for them is hard. It's been a back-burner to-do thing for a while.

Yeah I could see where that could be somewhat of a problem. If it ever happens,I'm sure those add-a-circuits would sell like crazy on here.