Led bar and courtesy lights only after ignition on

[renato23]

Been hoping to find this information but doesn't even know where to start looking at.

I'm not an electrician so maybe it's a silly question but I have nowhere else to ask or search.

I recently installed some electrical components to my 25 Ranger:

1. LED bar at front bumper: It's connected directly to the battery and I have a switch next to the steering wheel to turn it ON/OFF but I need it to be ON only when the ignition is turned on, so even if I forget my switch ON it looses power when I remove my key from ignition. I know Raptors have the AUX from factory, any ideas on how to do it with non-raptor models?

2. Courtesy lights on the inside: This one I would like to turn on automatcaly only when my headlights are on because during daylight it's barely visible. Any suggestions on how to do this without cutting any wires and losing my warranty?

I guess the easiest way for both cases are these fuse jumpers. Am I right? How to now witch fuse to use? Thanks

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[GLW]

Been hoping to find this information but doesn't even know where to start looking at.

I'm not an electrician so maybe it's a silly question but I have nowhere else to ask or search.

I recently installed some electrical components to my 25 Ranger:

1. LED bar at front bumper: It's connected directly to the battery and I have a switch next to the steering wheel to turn it ON/OFF but I need it to be ON only when the ignition is turned on, so even if I forget my switch ON it looses power when I remove my key from ignition. I know Raptors have the AUX from factory, any ideas on how to do it with non-raptor models?

2. Courtesy lights on the inside: This one I would like to turn on automatcaly only when my headlights are on because during daylight it's barely visible. Any suggestions on how to do this without cutting any wires and losing my warranty?

I guess the easiest way for both cases are these fuse jumpers. Am I right? How to now witch fuse to use? Thanks

I have a RR and none of my added lights will not operate without the power to the truck turned on. That does not mean the engine has to be running but I do have to have the aux power turned on.
Does that make sense? I may not be fully explaining what I mean.

 

[renato23]

I see. You mean that half way key before the car actually starts, right? In the keyless system it means you press the start button without hiting the brake. Is that what you mean?

It makes sense and that's exactly what I want but since my ranger is not the raptor model that already comes with aux switches, how am I suposed to connect it my lights to this post key state?

 

[GLW]

I see. You mean that half way key before the car actually starts, right? In the keyless system it means you press the start button without hiting the brake. Is that what you mean?

It makes sense and that's exactly what I want but since my ranger is not the raptor model that already comes with aux switches, how am I suposed to connect it my lights to this post key state?

That I don’t know but I bet there are those on this forum that will help.

 

[Sauce]

I may be misunderstanding, but here's what I think you are looking for....

Ive been researching similar functionality and while there may be another way to do it, the simplest method seems to be using an aux distribution box. The Auxbeam is one of the cheapest / simplest. Basically you use a fusetap (like the one you showed in your post) to trigger the distribution box so that it only turns on with keyed ignition. Note that you would still need to hit a power button to actually turn the light on - it wouldn't automatically turn on, but it would automatically turn off once you pull your key though.

If you wanted it to automatically turn on with keyed ignition you need a more sophisticated distribution box like the Garmin Power Switch (there are many others) where you can program the fuses. I think it offers this auto on feature as well as the ability to link lights, or have multiple (2) triggers depending on what you want to trigger the lights.

I don't yet know exactly which fuses are key powered. Someone told me fuses 21 and 22 work, but I was going to double check when I got around to installing.

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