Adding 12v Exterior Lights
So whole has added additional backup/ work lights to there rv? WHere did you mount them roof, bumper, or else where? How did you run the wiring? Did you just run it to the rv battery with a switch or ...
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I added powerful off-road LED flood lights to my back bumper (2x) and front a-frame (1x). They're controlled with a key-fob remote. The front is wired into the 12v same place the 7-way connector hooks into the trailer wiring. The back ones, I drilled a very small hole through the floor and ran a wire to my battery bank fuse-block.
For wiring I used computer electrical cord, the kind that have the 3-prong male and 3-way female IEC connector. They're free to me and are nice double insulated cables, cut the ends off and I got three conductors to make use of.
Some will correctly point out, you can't get away with this in all states, as an RV is considered a highway vehicle, it has to comply with safety laws, some of which prohibit additional and/or independently controlled lights. In Michigan, I'm supposed to have covers on mine while I'm on the public roads. However, I feel as long as I'm not being an arse with them, I won't attract attention. I completed an 11,000 mile round trip visit to Alaska with these lights, and no cops complained the entire way.
For wiring I used computer electrical cord, the kind that have the 3-prong male and 3-way female IEC connector. They're free to me and are nice double insulated cables, cut the ends off and I got three conductors to make use of.
Some will correctly point out, you can't get away with this in all states, as an RV is considered a highway vehicle, it has to comply with safety laws, some of which prohibit additional and/or independently controlled lights. In Michigan, I'm supposed to have covers on mine while I'm on the public roads. However, I feel as long as I'm not being an arse with them, I won't attract attention. I completed an 11,000 mile round trip visit to Alaska with these lights, and no cops complained the entire way.
