Tailgate Brawlee LED light

[JSFoster75]

Ok guys, I have a question that maybe you could help me with...

I want to finally install this Saturday. For those of you with a switch that has a light in it like the halo switches, did you wire it so the light of the switch stays on all the time or only when the brawlee light is on? also, is the 12V to the outlet on all the time or only when the vehicle is running? I'm thinking the 12V is live even if the vehicle isn't running and thus you may not want the switch's halo light to be lit up all the time ie. overnight running out the battery.
to be clear, I'm talking not about the brawlee light but the little light inside the switch.
thanks for any help!

I can't speak to the switch, but the Cigarette lighter outlet in the back of the jeep is live all the time. (Should have the battery icon on it).

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[James_a]

I used switches with a halo in my setup.

Ok guys, I have a question that maybe you could help me with...

I want to finally install this Saturday. For those of you with a switch that has a light in it like the halo switches, did you wire it so the light of the switch stays on all the time or only when the brawlee light is on? also, is the 12V to the outlet on all the time or only when the vehicle is running? I'm thinking the 12V is live even if the vehicle isn't running and thus you may not want the switch's halo light to be lit up all the time ie. overnight running out the battery.
to be clear, I'm talking not about the brawlee light but the little light inside the switch.
thanks for any help!

This is my setup from an earlier post that answers your question.

I completed my install today with a few personal touches.

Both lights are controlled by switches with the LED in the cab tapped into the dome light and the brawlee tapped into the 12v supply. Both switches have red LED rings powered by the dome light so they are only lit when the dome light is on.

All the wiring is as hidden as possible.

 

[ToolMan514]

I can't speak to the switch, but the Cigarette lighter outlet in the back of the jeep is live all the time. (Should have the battery icon on it).

To add to this - the 12V power outlet in the back is either battery-direct or ignition-controlled, depending on the fuse position. You can change it under the hood by installing the fuse in F43 or F45.

 

[JSFoster75]

To add to this - the 12V power outlet in the back is either battery-direct or ignition-controlled, depending on the fuse position. You can change it under the hood by installing the fuse in F43 or F45.

Great info!!!

 

[spurly]

Who here has recently the JL version from Amazon? I was wondering if the JL version was flipped so the curve fit better and the wires exited on the driver side.

 

[JSFoster75]

Who here has recently the JL version from Amazon? I was wondering if the JL version was flipped so the curve fit better and the wires exited on the driver side.

I have it and the answer is yes to both questions.

 

[TylerU]

Who here has recently the JL version from Amazon? I was wondering if the JL version was flipped so the curve fit better and the wires exited on the driver side.

Me too, pretty easy install. Great addition!

 

[spurly]

I have it and the answer is yes to both questions.

Me too, pretty easy install. Great addition!

Perfect! Thanks guys. I know what I'm doing next week now!

 

[ThinkOutdoors]

Any ideas for mounting this with a soft top? I used my hard top September - May but it would be nice to use it for camping trips over the summer. I saw someone posted an image with the light mounted on the tailgate. Thoughts?

 

[Moregone]

Here is my $6 take on adding a LED Hatch Light. After stumbling across this thread and realizing I had the light laying around, I figured why not.

 

[NewTXJL]

Does anyone have issues with the Brawlee bar flickering while coming on and going off? I tied it into the rear interior light to come on and off with the doors. Any help appreciated.

 

[TylerU]

Does anyone have issues with the Brawlee bar flickering while coming on and going off? I tied it into the rear interior light to come on and off with the doors. Any help appreciated.

Sounds like a bad connection on the wire or it is not getting enough power. You may need to add a relay for additional power. I would try plugging it in with the 12v adapter that came with light just to ensure it is not an issue with the light. Good luck!

 

[swozey]

Does anyone have a copy of the manual for the newish (2019+ I guess) kit that comes with the way to splice it into the rear electrical plug (the big one you unplug before removing hardtop)? I installed mine tonight and of course I ran off to read that somewhere and it disappeared.

I can't find it on their site (it has got to be here and I'm just missing it... I keep saying) or anywhere on google, waiting for a response from them.

 

[IndustrialAction]

Does anyone have issues with the Brawlee bar flickering while coming on and going off? I tied it into the rear interior light to come on and off with the doors. Any help appreciated.

Mine flickers when I unlock the doors and just as they go off but it doesn't bother me. Works just fine when the doors are open and that's really all that matters to me

 

[TylerU]

Does anyone have a copy of the manual for the newish (2019+ I guess) kit that comes with the way to splice it into the rear electrical plug (the big one you unplug before removing hardtop)? I installed mine tonight and of course I ran off to read that somewhere and it disappeared.

I can't find it on their site (it has got to be here and I'm just missing it... I keep saying) or anywhere on google, waiting for a response from them.

I dont think they ever provided instructions for that. Look back on the first page of posts on this thread there are some good diagrams that people provided, thats how I did mine.

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