How to install a lightbar/spotlights (Beginners guide) 

Thanks mate I'm glad you found it helpful 👍

That cat always walks in while I'm filming. He doesn't give a shit lol. Usually while I'm filming a livestream he just jumps on my lap or even steals my seat 🤣

There's a splicing tool you can buy from any auto shop that will do it with just 1 squeeze 👍 that's what I use

I've done another video explaining how a relay works. If your still confused then this is too advanced for you and I suggest getting a professional to install it. Wiring is something you don't want to get wrong as you can risk burning down your whole car

Glad to hear you found it helpful 👍

Thanks mate 👍 sorry it was late but I was waiting on the slide mounts to arrive lol

Always run through a relay. If you are in Australia you need to run it through your highbeam anyway so may as well use a proper loom & then you know you won't have any issues

@@Campingdownunder Thanks for the reply. I will do that. Have a lovely Easter.

I just replied to your previous comment. Also if you have a test light test the plug that plugs into the lightbar to see if the lightbar is getting power. There should also be a fuse near the battery that could be blown. Follow the wiring from the relay to the battery and you'll find the fuse

Yes 👍

Just hook the trigger wire to any lights it has then. That way you can't accidentally leave them on when you turn off the buggy 👍

Thanks mate 👍 shame it cost me $400 🤣

If this video is too difficult for you I'd recommend not trying it yourself. Get a professional to install it. You don't want to risk burning down your car

I'm not sure sorry. Easy to test though

Yes that's fine

Yes that's fine. Just make sure it's mounted upright so water can't get into it

I made a second video on my channel explaining in more detail how a relay works if you'd like to check it out

Mine was bolted directly through my canopy and around the internal support frame of my canopy. They provide everything you need to mount it except for roof racks

Nah your all good mate. It's only 2014 and earlier that we're negative switching 👍

Yeah any wiring loom you buy will only come with 1 relay. It's designed to switch the power coming from the battery to the lights. The wire that only triggers the relay doesn't need another relay as the highbeam wire only becomes live when you activate highbeam 👍

@@Campingdownunder Thanks for that. It would be good if they made them pre wired for either or provided the instructions. All kits these days are for positive.

There are quite a few well known brands that make it pretty easy to swap just 1 wire on the loom to switch from positive to negative. The new lightforce loom even switches itself. It already knows if it's positive or negative. They are getting smarter with the looms 👍

As long as the car is running you should be fine 👍

Either use an add-a-circuit in the fuse box which is the easiest way or find the wires on the right hand side leading to the windscreen wiper motors. One of those wires will have a 12v signal and shut off when you turn the key off

Brilliant, thanks so much. I used a female spade plug inside the bottom section of fuse box next to the battery.. weird things started happening like the power was still on after ignition was off. Even though my multimeter indicated no power on that terminal.

@@Campingdownunder tricky business, this reverse polarity.. 😆

It's all about pedestrian safety if you hit someone. Bullbars have been designed to "slightly" reduce harm to someone if you hit them. There for you can't place anything in the path of someone who would be pushed up into the bonnet. You can use the same mounting holes & mount it upside down under the bar but not on top

No just make sure you fuse as close to the battery as possible then run the wiring through the car and out of the firewall

They aren't that great. I wouldn't recommend it. They move while you drive along and the light moves up and down on the road

I've never fitted one to a focus sorry. I'd start with the headlights and see if you have a positive signal from one of the wires only when the high beam is on. Then you have your signal wire from the headlights. The video should guide you through everything 👍

I've also done a video showing how a relay works if that helps you understand how the wiring loom works a bit more 👍

@@Campingdownunder thanks mate, appreciate your help

Adventure king's actually have a video on RU-vid explaining how to change the pins in their wiring harness for cars with negative switching. If you search it you should find it. They've made it pretty simple 👍

Legally you have to have a spotlight / light bar running through both your high beam aswell as a separate switch. If you turn off the switch your high beam lights will function normally it's just the spot lights /light bar lights that won't turn on. You don't interfere with the high beam lights at all. All you do is pick up a signal from the high beam lights which triggers the relay turning on the light bar 👍

@@Campingdownunder perfect thanks for the confirmation

That's a part of my job but I also do all my own fitting on my car

It's really not easy mate and takes a long time to learn. If you don't feel confident I wouldn't suggest trying it yourself. For your safety I'd suggest paying an expert so you don't risk burning your car down or causing further damage to anything else electrical in your car

@@Campingdownunder thanks. Yeah I thought it was as easy as just connecting it to the battery but that doesn’t seem to work.

There's a lot more to it than that to remain legal unfortunately

@@Campingdownunder thank you. I didn’t realize it was even illegal to use these. I see cars everywhere with them. I want to make sure I do it right

The colours are different on each loom. Have you checked out my video explaining how a relay works? That shows in more detail where each wire goes 👍

@@Campingdownunder thanks I will do

Worked it out and all works awesome, thanks. Your videos are top quality 👌

Glad it worked. Thanks mate 👍

Which pin numbers are on the relay to connect those black and white wires? Cheers

It's a kingchrome available from any kingchrome dealer 👍

Good question mate 👍 unfortunately it can't be done that easily as the wiring for the highbeam is only designed to be thick enough for the load coming from the headlight. If you connect more lights directly to those thin wires you'll most likely melt them & possibly cause a fire. Hence why a wiring loom has nice thick wires on it to allow for the load of the lights. So we only pick up the trigger wire from the highbeam to the relay. A trigger only requires minimal load so doesn't affect the headlight at all

@@Campingdownunder ok bugger because i usea test light sounds silly but found Positive and negative of the wiring loom of the back of the head light and wacked a 30 amp fuse On positive and this is on a i30 2019 had many cars with the same set up but do you think the Dangerous Aka firetrap

@@user-teabager definitely not safe. The wiring you've added may be able to handle the load of a lightbar but the headlight wiring will still heat up before your fuse even blows. You may be lucky & get away with it but for peace of mind I'd much rather wire it up the correct way

@@Campingdownunder ok you’re a legend thank you I’m gonna scrub too buddy and share cheers

Test the wires behind the headlight. If none of the wires light up with 12v when high beam is on then you have negative switching. If you aren't sure how to test I suggest contacting your nearest Toyota dealer who should be able to give you that information 👍

EBay but you can get them from supercheap or any auto shop. Be aware that's the last option you'd go with for mounting though as you'll get vibration. Best way is to mount the light to a bullbar or nudge bar

@@Campingdownunder yeh cool, don’t have a bull bar or nudge bar unfortunately

That would be illegal. They are not allowed to come on with low beam

Check out my other video on how a relay works if you don't quite understand. If it still confuses you I'd recommend getting it professionally installed. It's not worth causing a fire or damage if unsure

Sorry mate. If you don't understand I'd suggest paying someone to install it for you. I tried to make it as simple as possible and also made a separate video explaining how a relay works. But if you don't feel confident it's not worth the risk doing it yourself

I made another video showing how a relay works you could check out. If you still don't understand it I'd suggest paying a professional. 12v wiring is something you can't afford to get wrong

@@Campingdownunder cool. I'll check it out.

Hi thank you for reaching out. I'll send you a message on instagram 👍

I tried contacting you through 2 of your instagram accounts with no reply and when I try to email you I get told I have to contact you through instagram where no body actually reads the messages