I found a similar (likely a bit lower quality) piece on Amazon.
Can’t find a good spot near the battery in the engine pay of the GX to mount the bus bars. Add to that all the rain and cold we’ve been having in Georgia…haven’t had much of a chance to tinker.
That being said, the winch is...
Oh they’re all very close. Wire from battery to bus bar is about 1 foot. The HID fuse is is about 2 feet from the battery. The ballast for the driver side headlight is only 3 feet in length, and the fuse is about centered. The HID ballast for the passenger side light is about 6 or 7 feet, and...
Parts acquired. Install today. Will share updates when it’s done.
Parts:
Bus bar
4 gauge 4 ash wire (connect bus bar to battery)
SDHQ Billet Battery terminal kit
SDHQ compression lug kit
SDHQ negative battery to body ground kit
SDHQ billet battery tie down kit
Plan is to wire:
HID headlight...
This looks like a fancier version of what came with the winch. The badlands 12k synthetic winch I snagged has switch like this. I need to figure out what the switch is rated at.
I do like the idea of a 500amp fuse because I know, at least from the winch manual, it can draw up to ~450amps...
I do have a switch - just an auxbeam, nothing as nice as the switch pro. Love how it cleaned up and simplified wiring accessories.
I do want to avoid a chunky terminal, and don’t mind buying cables, fuses, etc. to get the bus bar wired up, if it nets me a clean looking, safe install.
Winch is...
Wow! This thread got way more traffic than I anticipated, and I have a lot of options to explore and research this weekend.
Love the wealth of knowledge this forum offers.
Will look into the different connector options for the winch and report back with the route I take.
Thank you to...
Thank you for the suggestion! The more I read online about this last night, the more that seems to be the recommended setup.
It seems like a lot of folks don’t even leave the winch hooked up to the battery. They only connect it when it’s time to winch, and that doesn’t seem like a bad idea. I...
Dope, TY! Figure I’ll find a spot on the engine bay wall right near the battery to keep the line from battery to busbar under 8” if possible.
The switch fuse box has a great circuit break that will run between it and the busbar. The HID ballast cables and GMRS cable have in-line fuses. So I’ll...
Ok, so I’m reading about installing a busbar, and want to make sure that I’ve got things fused properly.
The winch I have (badlands 12000 lb) says it will pull 448 amps at max draw.
Is it better to put a fuse, say 450 - 500 amps, between the battery and busbar, or should I fuse each line...
Stupid question incoming: that is different than the fuse block I have for my switch panel, yeah? It would be a separate device that installs in the engine bay, but would wire direct to the battery?
Also, thank you for chiming in!
Hey Y’all,
I’ve got 4 ring terminals on my positive terminal on my battery. Aside from looking terrible, I know this is not the best way to wire stuff, but I’m not sure what the better alternatives are.
I have the following 4 devices connected directly to the battery:
- auxbeam switch panel: 1...