Lower valance lights
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Hey y'all, I installed some lower valance lights and wanted to show you how to do it.
I used truck lights my dad sells at his work- they were 19.53 for the lights and bases but use as u please.
I found the center of the lower valance and put the center of the light there so it would all be centered. From there I measure out 4 inches to the left and right and put a mark, that's were light 2 and 3 will go. Then I did 15 inches from the center to the light 4 and 5 ( the most outer lights.
You can see in these pics-
Then found a level straight line all the accross the valence so when I drilled the holes for the screws, it would be even
I drilled the holes with a drill and bit 2 for the screws and a smaller one for the hot line.
I put the bases on out the screw thru and used a washer and but on the back side to told it on.
Then I ran a wire accross all of them and used connecters I think we're called miller connecters. When u put then on they cut the plastic and make contact with the wire. I ran it up the to middle wire of the Pl power supply. The middle wire has 12v and the others have .16 so use the center one. I then I ran a groud threw all of them and connected that at the screw under the hood by the coolant body. Could use any one but that was easier to get to.
Sorry about the picture. I'll take better ones in the morning to put in there if someone's seriouse about it.
Don't forget, u must do a ground. So after I put the washer and nut on. I used a second nut on the screw to hold the connecter for the ground wire
I used truck lights my dad sells at his work- they were 19.53 for the lights and bases but use as u please.
I found the center of the lower valance and put the center of the light there so it would all be centered. From there I measure out 4 inches to the left and right and put a mark, that's were light 2 and 3 will go. Then I did 15 inches from the center to the light 4 and 5 ( the most outer lights.
You can see in these pics-
Then found a level straight line all the accross the valence so when I drilled the holes for the screws, it would be even
I drilled the holes with a drill and bit 2 for the screws and a smaller one for the hot line.
I put the bases on out the screw thru and used a washer and but on the back side to told it on.
Then I ran a wire accross all of them and used connecters I think we're called miller connecters. When u put then on they cut the plastic and make contact with the wire. I ran it up the to middle wire of the Pl power supply. The middle wire has 12v and the others have .16 so use the center one. I then I ran a groud threw all of them and connected that at the screw under the hood by the coolant body. Could use any one but that was easier to get to.
Sorry about the picture. I'll take better ones in the morning to put in there if someone's seriouse about it.
Don't forget, u must do a ground. So after I put the washer and nut on. I used a second nut on the screw to hold the connecter for the ground wire
Last edited by kgintner1; May 5, 2012 at 04:12 PM.
