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Wanted to install more/better lighting on my 02 SANTE. Really want some on the tower shinning down. Any suggestions? Hard to run wires? Already have tower speakers.
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You could do a tower light bar. They clamp right on the tower. You may need to move your speakers or flip them upward. Unfortunately theres non way to evade wiring power to lights, unless you remove your speakers and use the speaker wire.
If I were to add wiring to my tower I would attach a wire or a strong string to the existing speaker wire, pull the speaker wire down the tower. Then I would attach the extra lighting wire to the string and speaker wire then pull them both back up the tower. -
Good tower halogen lamps, or even the high intensity LED versions, can draw some serious (and dangerous) current with multiple lamps. It's very different from audio. So make sure that you do not run more than 15 amps draw through 14/2, do not draw more than 15 amps through a dash switch, and do not draw more than 10 continuous amps through a 30 amp intermittently rated relay.Originally posted by 02superteam View Post
Any downcasting lights shining into the cockpit must be diffused or they will be too bright to safely see out of the boat after dusk (reflecting off all that white vinyl).
Odin with Earmark Marine (a member here) has specific downcasting diffused courtesy lights for tower usage. Plus, he can walk you through all you need to know to safely install the normal high intensity tower lamps.Comment
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Ok great thank y'all for the inputComment
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