How to wire windshield washer lights to a switch?

[beavis195]

There are only two wires, a positive and a negative. so should I just run it like I would run foglights without a relay?

 

[jimbo74]

they are only little dinky lights but you should always run a relay... it is the "fusible" link most of the time... For fogs i would definately use a relay...those draw way more power than the led washer lights

 

[victorye3]

How did you replace your stock washer nozzles with led lights if the nozzles are located in the coil? From what I heard the lights are not universal with our explorers.

 

[Stephen S]

The lights are not universal with the Explorers.

When I wired sets of them for friends of mine, I just wired them straight to a switch. I ran a fused power wire straight from the battery to the switch. Then I ran the positive wires from the LEDs to the switch, and grounded the negative wires.

The LED's only draw about 0.1 amps, so a relay is probably not necessary. But be sure to fuse the power line to the battery. A 2.5 amp fuse will do fine. If any of the power wires ever chafe and short, 2.5 amp fuses blow really easily.

 

[beavis195]

This is for a different car, not my X. I know they won't work for Explorers. Thanks for your help guys.