Nacho Nano as Rock Lights

[StillwaterRaptor]

I had 4 left over Nacho Nano lights from a previous project. They’re cool because they have lower power amber and full power white modes.

I fabbed up brackets out of scrap aluminum and mounted with the side step bolts. Made my own harness using Deutsch connectors (worth the money to buy the kit and crimpers given the under body location).

Then I ran them to switches 3&4 at the rear of the frame after running on top of the frame. I was surprised that there were 4 wires back there. Two for the switches and two grounds. Each labeled with a sticker “camp lights” and “compressor.” I had read that there weren’t ground wires back there but I verified a complete circuit with a multimeter and the labels called them “camp lights ground” and “compressor ground.” Really happy with that.

I like the outcome. Pro tip, drop and remove the spare. You get all the room you need for neat and tidy wiring.

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[pablo94sc]

My man, that is the cleanest undercarriage I've seen on a Raptor. Mine looks like someone beat it with a stick. What's your secret?

 

[StillwaterRaptor]

Have only 250 miles on it…..

got it a week or so ago.

 

[CaptAngry]

I like it!

Did you get any photos of your DIY brackets?

 

[stuartmunto]

My man, that is the cleanest undercarriage I've seen on a Raptor. Mine looks like someone beat it with a stick. What's your secret?

Nice!! This is the way it’s meant to be!!

 

[jordantii]

Nacho Nano's are great lights!

 

[StillwaterRaptor]

here are the brackets. Really simple.
Front

Rear

I like it!

Did you get any photos of your DIY brackets?

 

[pablo94sc]

here are the brackets. Really simple.
Front

Rear

Looks like you took some mending plates and bent them in a vise. No shade; that's how I'd probably do it.

 

[StillwaterRaptor]

That’s exactly what I did. I was like “nobody will ever see them” then I went off and posted them on the internet.

 

[StillwaterRaptor]

One last photo as I was getting going today. Really do like how it tuned out

 

[AbnMP13]

I’m definitely going somewhat down this rabbit hole but I want to trigger them when the doors open / close and doors unlock.

 

[StillwaterRaptor]

There might be a way to do this but it's expensive.
I have the XBB OBD2 dongle that can read all sorts of signals from the Canbus system and then feed its included relay. My guess is that's 1 way you could do this.

The other might be figuring out how those companies that sell powered running boards pigtail into the harness because those things open and shut with lock/unlock or the door opening and shutting.

Those are the paths I'd go down.

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