Does my wiring diagram look right?

[spreilly305]

Hey y’all. I’m installing 2 pod lights and eventually a bumper light bar and I have zero experience with wiring. I’ve drawn out a (2nd grade level) wiring diagram to keep myself on track and also for someone with experience to review. I feel like I have a basic understanding. If anyone would care to check my drawing and provide any input, it would be greatly appreciated!

Here’s the pieces I’m working with:
Alpena trektec xlp-4 light cubes (x2)
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Alpena-T...t-Type-Universal/1283860871?classType=VARIANT
Nilight 16awg wire extension (x2)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08B7QRWTF?ref=ppx_pt2_mob_b_prod_image
Nilight add-a-circuit fuse tap
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08QJHXRN6?ref=ppx_pt2_mob_b_prod_image
Bumbee wireless 4 gang switch panel
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0DG2Y5Q3V/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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[Grandaccess]

16 AWG wire your hooking up to a 20 amp fuse?
the wire will burn before the fuse blows I think 16 is only good to 11amp?
I dont even use 16 for speakers....

 

[spreilly305]

16 AWG wire your hooking up to a 20 amp fuse?
the wire will burn before the fuse blows I think 16 is only good to 11amp?
I dont even use 16 for speakers....

The 20a fuse is what the entire switch block taps into on the fuse box in the engine bay. The switch block has 2x 20a and 2x 10a circuits. If I connect the two lights to a 10a circuit I should be fine?

 

[Colo_Ranger]

Do you have a wiring diagram for the lights? I'm trying to follow, but I need to know what the red/yellow/blue/black wires do.

 

[spreilly305]

Do you have a wiring diagram for the lights? I'm trying to follow, but I need to know what the red/yellow/blue/black wires do.

Red: street legal lights, black: ground, white: accent light, blue: off road (non street legal) light.
thanks for your help!

 

[Colo_Ranger]

Red: street legal lights, black: ground, white: accent light, blue: off road (non street legal) light.
thanks for your help!

You don’t want the street legal lights hooked up?

 

[spreilly305]

You don’t want the street legal lights hooked up?

If I have to choose between the brighter off road lights and the street legal I would choose the off road. I don’t plan on driving on regular roads with them on. I’m not sure if I can connect all 3 red white and blue to the same positive circuit or not.

 

[spreilly305]

Do you have a wiring diagram for the lights? I'm trying to follow, but I need to know what the red/yellow/blue/black wires do.

Here is the diagram from the pod lights.

 

[Colo_Ranger]

If I have to choose between the brighter off road lights and the street legal I would choose the off road. I don’t plan on driving on regular roads with them on. I’m not sure if I can connect all 3 red white and blue to the same positive circuit or not.

no. The DRL option should be switched using a fuse tap to a switched fuse and a relay. The white wire can be run off the same connection. The blue wire should be connected to your fuse/relay control box for switching on and off.
The light will turn off the red line inside the unit when the blue is triggered.

if you only want the accent and high power light, connect the blue and white to your relay box. Black to ground, no matter what.

 

[spreilly305]

So if i want the DRL to be the white wire accent light, i can run that to a fuse tap and tap into any engine powered fuse in the engine bay fuse box and the blue and black can be run to the switch panel fuse box to be powered by a switch. but if i choose to not have the DRL look then i can just connect the blue and white together on the positive and the black on the negative to be powered with a switch? I think im getting this right?

 

[oreo_five8]

If I have to choose between the brighter off road lights and the street legal I would choose the off road. I don’t plan on driving on regular roads with them on. I’m not sure if I can connect all 3 red white and blue to the same positive circuit or not.

You can wire each to separate switches so you can select either on road or off road, you can also wire the accent color wires to a 3rd switch if you only want to run them occasionally

 

[spreilly305]

You can wire each to separate switches so you can select either on road or off road, you can also wire the accent color wires to a 3rd switch if you only want to run them occasionally

Okay the problem is im trying to only have one button that controls turning on both led cubes. I am going to have other things wired to the other 3 buttons on the switch panel. So basically all I want is a button that turns on and off the off road lights (blue wire) figured I’d wire the the white one with the blue so that they both come on with the switch

 

[ControlNode]

The 20a fuse is what the entire switch block taps into on the fuse box in the engine bay. The switch block has 2x 20a and 2x 10a circuits. If I connect the two lights to a 10a circuit I should be fine?

No, that tap at the 20A fuse is just the Acc signal wire, so need to make sure the location you tap is off when the truck is. The Heavy lead to the battery is where the power that is distributed comes from. This just ensures that when the truck is off the power from the battery is not routed to any of the outputs.

I would think using 2 switches, 1 for road legal + DRL and the other for off road, would be better, but I'm also not sure your plan on the other 3 switches or if those could be consolidated. The other option is to have a manual switch just off that one output to the lights where you can pop the hood and flip between the power routing to road-legal or off-road mode.

On the amperage and wire gauge: Looking at the box from Walmart, I'm seeing just over 2A per light. I'm not sure which mode that was measured in, would not be a bad idea to use an Amp meter and test the actual draw, and not just when first turned, but after they heat up for 20-30 minutes to make sure the wire gauge and length at the given gauge is within the needs of the lights, Moving to a smaller fuse is not going to limit the current unless you exceed its rating and it blows. If the lights are under the rating for the wire gauge/length limit, running a parallel circuit directly from the block should be fine. If you find the lights are less than half the rated limit of the wire, you could daisy chain them in parallel.

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