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Title: Wirering up accessories?
Post by: suzukiboyoz on March 01, 2006, 04:26:56 PM
What can I fit to the Vitara to run all the accessories through, instead of keep adding to the battery positive terminal.
Title: Re: Wirering up accessories?
Post by: HotRod on March 01, 2006, 07:52:12 PM
What I ended up using was a fuse block from a local auto parts store.
It has 1 main wire that goes into it and 6 fuses that go out.
Title: Re: Wirering up accessories?
Post by: feerocknok on March 01, 2006, 07:59:12 PM
How much does one of those run?
Title: Re: Wirering up accessories?
Post by: HotRod on March 02, 2006, 05:23:23 PM
How much does one of those run?
If I remember right. It cost me 8 bucks and that was a few years ago.
I picked up a spare one planning on using it on the 4dr. ;D
Title: Re: Wirering up accessories?
Post by: tOnKa TrAcKeR on March 03, 2006, 10:39:15 AM
What I ended up using was a fuse block from a local auto parts store.
It has 1 main wire that goes into it and 6 fuses that go out.


thats the same thing i did for all of my KC lights except mine has 8 fuses
Title: Re: Wirering up accessories?
Post by: takai on March 03, 2006, 04:19:46 PM
That is a really good idea. I will have to remeber that.
Title: Re: Wirering up accessories?
Post by: GeoB on March 03, 2006, 06:32:06 PM
I have a buncha lights that I wanna power properly on my rig.  Driving lights, rock lights, extra back-up lights.. I also want to be able to power additional accessories, like a lil air compressor for my diesel horns!   ;D  I have a few things in mind I wanna add.

I burned out one of those 'cheap' Pepboy lighting solenoids that cost about $10 now.  I bought a bag of 10 heavier duty 30A solenoids on eBay for $10 instead.  These are the square black ones that come with most of the starter-fix kits and off-road light kits.

I don't have space to mount solenoids and string wires all over under the hood.  So I am building (planning and acquiring parts) a board (thin fiberglass) upon which I will mount several relays and maybe some extras too.  I will have a powered terminal strip, a switched-power strip, a ground strip, and a strip for the output from the solenoids, plus a terminal strip to connect the signal lines for the solenoids.  I guess I have pert near everything.  I have a coupla fuse blocks, one off of an RV, one off of my spare Sidekick.  I have some of those circuit breakers that plug in like fuses.  I have a tin-top rear window defroster switch for a master switch to the panel.  I guess I have most everything except not enough switches.  And I prolly have those in boxes somewhere.  Also I thought I would build a small board to mount under the radio or somplace with the toggle switches on it.
Title: Re: Wirering up accessories?
Post by: toolman21 on March 06, 2006, 08:50:58 AM
If you have a bunch to do, it might be easier to use something like this.  They also have weather resistant versions.  Not the cheapest option, but the quailty is outstanding.

http://www.painlesswiring.com/webcatalog/cat-fuseblock.htm
Title: Re: Wirering up accessories?
Post by: suzukiboyoz on March 06, 2006, 02:14:05 PM
If you have a bunch to do, it might be easier to use something like this.  They also have weather resistant versions.  Not the cheapest option, but the quailty is outstanding.

[url]http://www.painlesswiring.com/webcatalog/cat-fuseblock.htm[/url]


Thanks for that is what I am looking for, just got to work out which one I need.
Title: Re: Wirering up accessories?
Post by: Baloo on March 09, 2006, 04:54:56 PM
I have not done it to the tracker but my land cruiser has two extra fuse bloks one is hot always, one is hot in the run position only. I do not like to add to the factory block unless there is an empty spot. Just my $.02. :)