1973Guppie
Supporting Vendor
- Joined
- Jan 31, 2003
- Threads
- 952
- Messages
- 10,225
- Location
- "the whale's vagina", CA
- Website
- www.noahsarkstlc.com
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.
sorry to hijack but george I know you will have the answer to this one, do you know of a source for high quality robust standard relays? I would like to change out all the cheaper ones on my truck. I have just had too many of these go bad. The best I have found are Hella brand.
I'm totally in love with sPod. 4x4spod.com. Such a clean system and easy to install. Run a dedicated line to the battery and it allows you to create dedicated, switched panel for up to 8 circuits. I even have the Bluetooth module so I can turn rear accessories (like lights and a cooler) on/off from my iPhone.
So 30 comes from cigarette lighter power, 85 ground from cigarette lighter, 87 would go to Blue Sea fuse box. What about 86?
30 is 10 guage hot wire to battery with a fuse on it, 86 goes to your switched key on power source (cig lighter or tap into oem fuse box), 87 goes to your blue sea fuse box, 85 goes to ground on the fender (use an oem bolt)
then you are all setup to simply add accessories to your blue sea box one at a time and they are fused.
True, but most folks have very limited understanding of electronics. Most. For the vast majority, expensive or not, it save hours of wiring and results in a cleaner, safer and more functional install. Plus the Bluetooth feature is pretty slick.yes, cool factor but very expensive for what it is, the same can be built for much less with basic relays and a quality fuse box
86 is the ground.So 30 comes from cigarette lighter power, 85 ground from cigarette lighter, 87 would go to Blue Sea fuse box. What about 86?
I have a Blue Sea 5032 installed in my glove box. I put it in the glove box because everything under my hood gets covered in mud when I wheel. I initally direct wired it to the battery with a hand-turned switch so that everything wiring into it was on whenever I turned the switch on. This has really gotten to be a major pain. I have to turn this switch everytime I get out of the car and yes, I have run my battery down multiple times because my rig is not a daily driver. I want to modify the the function of the fuse block to turn on and off when I turn on and off the ignition. I bought a standard 40 AMP relay today and used the following wiring guide I found on the web. The positive line from my battery is connected to prong 30. I direct wired the 86 prong to the lighter fuse in my OEM fuse block using an ATC fuse tap as shown in the other photo (no valet switch) and I grounded the relay prong 85 to the ground line coming from the battery into my Blue Sea fuse block. It isn't working and I cannot figure out why. When I start the car, none of my accessories are getting any power. My live wire from the battery still has power and my ground is still successfully grounded to the battery. I have checked the fuses and they are all OK. When I turn on the ignition, I am not getting any power from the relay into my fuse box which is now wired to the battery through prong 87 of the relay. Any ideas on what I did incorrectly?
View attachment 1326839
View attachment 1326840
I should add that you need to think about the TYPE of accessories that are added to the blue sea box, they should be lower voltage items, think cb, radio (not huge amp), led interior guage, usb socket, etc. I would NOT hook a large items like a fridge or inverter. These should be fused directly to the battery.
you may have the (unused?) electric seat heater plugs for the front seats just hanging loose under the centre console.
I (disconnected the heaters, I'm in Spain and) used them to power my lightbars at front, and for a switch line to the compressor relay in the back.
Funny....I had to replace my shifter light today and saw 2 plugs under the center console and wondered what those were....must be the seat heater plugs. That is a good idea and good info. Thanks!