running a switch...

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

so i want the option to run a switch. so when i do install it what should i hook up to them the remote wire or the power wire?

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[azbass 5,000+ posts]

the remote wire.

 

[PatFitz9 10+ year member]

hehe you would need a beefy switch to hook it up to the power wire, plus it is better to put a switch on the remote.

 

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

yea, thats what i was thinking. i was thinking to the remote wire, but wasnt sure.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

i could just imagine a toggle switch on some 4 gauge

 

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

i could just imagine a toggle switch on some 4 gauge

POOF!

 

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

which kind of switch do you guys reccommend that im able to get from kragen or autozone?

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Just about any SPST (single pole single throw) switch will work. It just needs an "on" position and an "off" position. The REM wire doesn't have much current at all going through it (less than 1A), so it doesn't need to be anything beefy. Just needs to be able to handle 12VDC.

Radioshack would likely have a wider selection, if there is one near you.

Something like this would work well.

Or this

 

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

how would i wire the switch and remote wire? or when i see it it should be common sense?

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

how would i wire the switch and remote wire? or when i see it it should be common sense?

Just cut the REM, one end goes on one prong of the switch and the other end goes on the other prong.

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

lols... i went the extra mile with mine, i hooked the switch to the remote wire, then on the output of the switch, i have the pos lead for an LED soldered to it, and the led is grounded the same place as my HU, so when i turn the amp on, the LED comes on too... ill try to post a pic. Its pretty cool. Everyone who rides with me always asks about the switch, and they think its pretty da mn neat. I thought it was kind of original. BTW i used a rocker type switch, instead of the gaudy chrome lever-looking switches, because i thought it flowed better with the interior.

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

Phone pics are crappy, but they get teh job dun!!

YEAH its crooked... lawls, i was drunk when i filed out the hole for the switch //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/yumyum.gif.0556df42231b304b9c995aefd13928a8.gif

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

looks like that decks installed wrong...

 

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

how would i connect the switch to the remote wire after i cut the wire? do i need to connect one of those connecter things to it, i mean the one thats underneath the yellow butt connector.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Most require female spade connectors for connecting the wire to the male spade connectors on the switch.