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I have plans for exterior lighting and a GMRS radio in my Bronco Sport Badlands, but have been waiting for a power/relay control system before installing anything. I picked up the Auxbeam AR-800 from Amazon because I didn't feel like spending over $500 on an sPod or SwitchPro. This thing is surprisingly feature filled for the price. Features such as Bluetooth, momentary switch operation, switch grouping, and RGB. Just make sure to function test all the relays before fully installing it.
The logic board in this thing runs off a fused 12V low amp line. It's meant to run on accessory power so that the switch panel and relays only operate when the car is on. This is fine with me, as the board doesn't have a low voltage disconnect in case the battery drains too low. BUT, I still wanted the option to have camp lights on when the car is off... So not pictured is a 3-way toggle switch I installed in the interior fuse box that switches the source from accessory power to constant on power.
I ran the 12V logic power line through the passenger side firewall into the interior fusebox. I fished the RBG switch panel into the cab from the driver side door grommet. I did the driver door grommet first. Had I known it was so easy to poke through the firewall wiring harness boots, I would have done both cables that way. The door grommet route is a pain.
As seen in the pics, I used the included L bracket and mounted the relay panel in the fender well using an existing panel bolt, and a self tapping screw. The hot side 60A breaker is screwed into the top of the engine bay fuse box cover. PSA: Tapping into the engine bay fuse box for anything aftermarket is pretty much impossible. The 12V line to the interior fuse box is routed through the blue wire shroud. I will expand upon that blue shrouding once I start adding lights.
Overall, I'm super happy with how clean the install looks. The switch panel buttons don't have any stickers on them yet, but with the RGB set to blue on the lowest brightness it looks practically OEM. Can't wait to start populating this thing with lights and accessories.
The logic board in this thing runs off a fused 12V low amp line. It's meant to run on accessory power so that the switch panel and relays only operate when the car is on. This is fine with me, as the board doesn't have a low voltage disconnect in case the battery drains too low. BUT, I still wanted the option to have camp lights on when the car is off... So not pictured is a 3-way toggle switch I installed in the interior fuse box that switches the source from accessory power to constant on power.
I ran the 12V logic power line through the passenger side firewall into the interior fusebox. I fished the RBG switch panel into the cab from the driver side door grommet. I did the driver door grommet first. Had I known it was so easy to poke through the firewall wiring harness boots, I would have done both cables that way. The door grommet route is a pain.
As seen in the pics, I used the included L bracket and mounted the relay panel in the fender well using an existing panel bolt, and a self tapping screw. The hot side 60A breaker is screwed into the top of the engine bay fuse box cover. PSA: Tapping into the engine bay fuse box for anything aftermarket is pretty much impossible. The 12V line to the interior fuse box is routed through the blue wire shroud. I will expand upon that blue shrouding once I start adding lights.
Overall, I'm super happy with how clean the install looks. The switch panel buttons don't have any stickers on them yet, but with the RGB set to blue on the lowest brightness it looks practically OEM. Can't wait to start populating this thing with lights and accessories.
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First off, I was born and raised in the Montrose section of South Orange 
However, I'm not the op of thread, so this install wasn't mine. If it was I'd have no problem meeting up cause I'm usually in SO or Maplewood every couple weeks, coincidentally that was yesterday.
