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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 11:22 PM
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wiring question..

i am redoing the wiring for my interior lighting due to a cross in the wires somewhere near the switches. since im redoing that, i was going to use all new wiring so its all uniform and clean. its a rats nest of different gauge wiring and is just a head ache. any specific guage i should or get something easy to work with and keep it consistant? id put up a pic of the mess, but im appalled at my own work. it needs redoing badly.
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 12:14 AM
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nothing? seriously? just a simple answer of like 24, 22, 18, or 16 gauge would be nice. tough crowd around here tonight
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 12:18 AM
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go zero gauge. that should work just fine
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 12:22 AM
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thanks smartass.
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 12:34 AM
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seriously tho 18 gauge should be fine. the interior lights dont use much wattage
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 12:35 AM
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lol @ 1/0 AWG.

Yea go 16/18 and you will be ok
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 12:40 AM
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^thanks, thats what i was thinking, just wanted to be safe and not cause any potential shorts or possible overloading on too small of a gauge.
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 12:46 AM
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I wired my AEM Digital Boost, Volt, & A/F Gauge into a harness with 16 AWG and it's fine. The voltage that goes through the wiring is next to nothing.
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 12:49 AM
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24G single strand.
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 12:53 AM
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i did my interior leds with mostly 24 gauge i believe. i have the switches hidden in the little cubby on the driver side that folds down. i have 4 switches in there, when i turn them one right to left, the two farthest on the right dont work until the farthest one on the left is flipped on. sadly, i checked to make sure none of the connectors are crossed, and they are all clear, so it has to do with my failure of a harness for it. have the new harness done with 18gauge and split into 4 ends nicely. color coding the wiring to prevent any head aches lol.
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 01:04 AM
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lol sounds like one switch is wired to another lol
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 01:14 AM
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does, figured if im digging into it, might as well make it safer and cleaner haha
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