Hard Wiring Led Whip

[Chevy68man]

I am trying to wire my new red white and blue led whip. The wire that came with the light would not reach the front of the truck to go into the engine bay. It does reach the back and decided to try and wire it to the license plate lights. It has power but will not stay on. The whip and the license plate lights shut off. It does not blow a fuse because I can turn the light switch off and then back on and the license plate lights turn back on. Please help. I'm no electrical specialist lol.

 

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[Waterfowler41]

Did you just splice into your license plate lights?

 

If it was me, I would run a power wire with a fuse straight from your battery to a relay, then i would use a t-tap to grab a signal off the side marker lights in your twilight. Ground the relay then run the new power to your whip and it should come on when your taillight side marker light comes on with a nice clean/fused 12 v feed.

 

I can draw you a picture if that helps.

 

 

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[Waterfowler41]

You can also use your license plate lights for a signal I supposed. I just wouldn't use it and expect it to provide total power.

 

 

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[Chevy68man]

You can also use your license plate lights for a signal I supposed. I just wouldn't use it and expect it to provide total power.

 

 

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Ya, I will definitely take you up on tour drawing. I did just tap into the license plate lights, and like you said, I don't think it provides sufficient enough power. The whip just dies and kills the license plate lights as well.

 

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[TheBlackPearl]

What's the amp draw on the whip?

[Chevy68man]

What's the amp draw on the whip?

4 amps

 

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[Waterfowler41]

 

 

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[Waterfowler41]

The beauty is you can mount all this in the engine bay and run a single wire off terminal 87 to wherever your whip is at. Then take the ground wire from the whip and screw to some metal nearby.

 

As for wiring, I use spools of trailer wire from menards and it has done well.

 

I have a plastic box my relays sit in located in the "spare battery" compartment area. The positive from my brights powers my relay so my light bars come on when my brights are on, in your case find a light is on when you want your whip on and off when you want your whip off and grab a positive signal off it.

 

I just started using positap connectors and I love them.

 

 

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[Chevy68man]

The beauty is you can mount all this in the engine bay and run a single wire off terminal 87 to wherever your whip is at. Then take the ground wire from the whip and screw to some metal nearby.

 

As for wiring, I use spools of trailer wire from menards and it has done well.

 

I have a plastic box my relays sit in located in the "spare battery" compartment area. The positive from my brights powers my relay so my light bars come on when my brights are on, in your case find a light is on when you want your whip on and off when you want your whip off and grab a positive signal off it.

 

I just started using positap connectors and I love them.

 

 

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I will definitely give this a try tonight. Thank you for your help.

 

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[Chevy68man]

The beauty is you can mount all this in the engine bay and run a single wire off terminal 87 to wherever your whip is at. Then take the ground wire from the whip and screw to some metal nearby.

 

As for wiring, I use spools of trailer wire from menards and it has done well.

 

I have a plastic box my relays sit in located in the "spare battery" compartment area. The positive from my brights powers my relay so my light bars come on when my brights are on, in your case find a light is on when you want your whip on and off when you want your whip off and grab a positive signal off it.

 

I just started using positap connectors and I love them.

 

 

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Ok so now I don't know where those relays are. Fuse block in the engine bay?

 

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[Waterfowler41]

Ok so now I don't know where those relays are. Fuse block in the engine bay?

 

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You need to add your own relays. Here's a link. Good light bar wiring diagrams, it's very similar to what you're doing with your whip.

 

Ulincos Auto Relay U1914 with 14AWG Wire Harness, 12V DC 30/40A SPDT 5-Pin (Pack of 2) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZY84HZL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_C-MIzbX3D5T0Z

 

 

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[slj2008]

I am trying to wire my new red white and blue led whip. The wire that came with the light would not reach the front of the truck to go into the engine bay. It does reach the back and decided to try and wire it to the license plate lights. It has power but will not stay on. The whip and the license plate lights shut off. It does not blow a fuse because I can turn the light switch off and then back on and the license plate lights turn back on. Please help. I'm no electrical specialist lol.

 

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any information on your whip ?? maybe photo's when all hook up.