Building out a 97 80 series and have some choices to make. Installing a Prinsu roof rack. For lighting I'm installing 3 JW Speaker worklights on left side, 3 on the right side, 2 on the rear. Also installing a Vision X light bar on the front. I'm going to use a few of the Scansstrut wiring pieces to go through the roof with the wiring. I'm considering options on the wiring and curious to know what others are doing these days for a rather intense light setup. The worklights are 5a max each, the Halo light is 8a max.
1. Run 3 14/3 cables to provide the 12v+ to each of the 9 lights. Run a 4th 14/3 cable as a negative and split it topside to each of the lights.(a little trickier for troubleshooting, less holes in the roof)
2. Run separate 14/2 cables for each light (easier to maintain, requires 9 cables though)
Other ideas?
Also, typically I run shielded cable and then put it in wire loom. For this many lights I think that's the best way to go. Cables in wire loom that make a circle basically around the roof and provide power to all the lights.
I'm open to suggestions and ideas, curious to see / hear what others have done.
1. Run 3 14/3 cables to provide the 12v+ to each of the 9 lights. Run a 4th 14/3 cable as a negative and split it topside to each of the lights.(a little trickier for troubleshooting, less holes in the roof)
2. Run separate 14/2 cables for each light (easier to maintain, requires 9 cables though)
Other ideas?
Also, typically I run shielded cable and then put it in wire loom. For this many lights I think that's the best way to go. Cables in wire loom that make a circle basically around the roof and provide power to all the lights.
I'm open to suggestions and ideas, curious to see / hear what others have done.