underwater lights

mareeniville

I have bought underwater lights for my 2009 260 ec. I need some info on wiring to the switch that says ACC and it goes to the breaker swim lights under the dash. Where is this swim light wire that i can connect these underwater lights. Would the factory aready have ran this wire.  Would it be in the engine compartment some where? thank you all for helping me. 

freimr

Hello

 

on my 08 330 there was a white connector on the transom just behind the port side engine. The wire is blue/black(24Vdc) and black(0Vdc) connected to the "Swim light" switch

 

hope this helps

explore7425

I put these lights on before and I think you should check to make sure you are using the proper gauge switch and wire. Just ground the black wires together on your bar in your engine compartment and take all the reds to a switch then out of the switch to an inline fuse then back to power source.

MarkB

Here is the picture I took tonight. Just happened to be at a restaurant close to the marina for mother's day.

I think it's pretty good for a drain plug light.

 

raybo3

Not sure if this helps you. On my 342 there is a stern light for the swim platform you could just tie into that and the wires are right there....

mareeniville

Thanks everyone.  I guess I dont want my stern light on @ the same time. Don't want to have everyone to this this MOON on the way in & out for that midnight dip..If u know what I mean. To Freimr... I have found that white connector. It's on the starboard side of the engine if anybody else needs that info. Thank you all so much. 

mareeniville

Now on the underwater lights I have a red and a black wire coming out. What would be the proper way to connect them to this connector .  I don't need to put an inline fuse in do I?

mareeniville

Thanks everyone! Put them in and they look GREAT!

MarkB

explore7425. That pic looks sweet!

 

I put the LED drain plug light in.  It looks pretty nice, not as powerful as what you are showing, but it was pretty easy to install and does the job pretty good.

raybo3

Very sharp looking. The drain LED is good if you have twins. If you have a single outdrive the outdrive will block the light....

OldDogNewTrix

Mark, do you have twins? Can you post a pic, I'm curious if it would work on our 340.

MarkB

I have a single engine. The glass dome over the LED disperses light to the sides pretty good. I will try to take a pic tonight.

20captiva08

@markbellino how did you hook up your drain plug light to the acc switch I'm trying to do the same thing on my 192 Captiva and can't get it to work could you help a guy out? Thank you

MarkB

I have an existing light circuit (courtesy lights) that I took power off of. If you have 12v then the light should work.

mvn

20captiva08 said:

@markbellino how did you hook up your drain plug light to the acc switch I'm trying to do the same thing on my 192 Captiva and can't get it to work could you help a guy out? Thank you

Can you not just look at all of your other switches and figure out which lug is the switched output?  It should be the uniquely coloured wire on each switch.   Should be pretty straightforward. 

Mark

OldDogNewTrix

Mareeniville, which wire went to which connector?