Possible Alternate Wiring For Umnitza V2's

IdahoToyo · 06-28-2009, 12:21 PM

So I decided to embark on a little DIY the other afternoon and went ahead and installed my Umnitza V2 60 LED AE kit.

The process ended up taking me about 2 hours all in all as it was one of my first times ever doing anything like this, but found the step by step from FastM incredibly helpful and detailed well so the process was not impossible. If I was to do it all again I definitely feel I could do it in about half the time.

One problem I had however was in the wiring harness. Umnitza maybe you could help solve this, but the red trigger wire would not activate the lights. The brown one meant for the remote turn on worked fine, but had no luck with the red. However I was determined to finish the install so I decided to just end up using the remote function.

However while doing I did want the lights to be on all the time and decided to try wiring the remote lead to the glove compartment flashlight. This ended up giving me the function of both the remote turn on and the always on method.

Did not know if anyone else had attempted this before due to the fact I had yet to see this as a wiring option.

umnitza · 06-30-2009, 01:12 PM

the fastm guide tells you to ground in 1 place, it's not a good place. Tap to the 19mm ground bolt and it's fine.

IdahoToyo · 06-30-2009, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by umnitza

the fastm guide tells you to ground in 1 place, it's not a good place. Tap to the 19mm ground bolt and it's fine.

Will do, thanks for the heads up.

Thank you for the fast service first off all and the reply with the customer service is appreciated. You guys have a great product!

IdahoToyo · 06-30-2009, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by umnitza

the fastm guide tells you to ground in 1 place, it's not a good place. Tap to the 19mm ground bolt and it's fine.

After doing some reading up on it and hearing other people's problems my over active mind start running...so went out and changed it to the OEM ground just to be safe and sleep better, even though I'm sure it would have been fine.

Thx again!

gavin877 · 07-01-2009, 03:48 AM

hey guys is the harness on these AE's only to use the remote turn on

is it 100% neccessary?

06-28-2009, 12:21 PM	#1
IdahoToyo Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: A Sunny Town in Idaho Posts: 371 My Ride: 4WD Tundra / GS500F View My Garage	Possible Alternate Wiring For Umnitza V2's So I decided to embark on a little DIY the other afternoon and went ahead and installed my Umnitza V2 60 LED AE kit. The process ended up taking me about 2 hours all in all as it was one of my first times ever doing anything like this, but found the step by step from FastM incredibly helpful and detailed well so the process was not impossible. If I was to do it all again I definitely feel I could do it in about half the time. One problem I had however was in the wiring harness. Umnitza maybe you could help solve this, but the red trigger wire would not activate the lights. The brown one meant for the remote turn on worked fine, but had no luck with the red. However I was determined to finish the install so I decided to just end up using the remote function. However while doing I did want the lights to be on all the time and decided to try wiring the remote lead to the glove compartment flashlight. This ended up giving me the function of both the remote turn on and the always on method. Did not know if anyone else had attempted this before due to the fact I had yet to see this as a wiring option. Attached Thumbnails __________________ -- Kyle -- The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.

06-30-2009, 01:12 PM	#2
umnitza 877•486•6489 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: East Bay, CA Posts: 16,244 My Ride: E39M5, Sequoia View My Garage	the fastm guide tells you to ground in 1 place, it's not a good place. Tap to the 19mm ground bolt and it's fine. __________________ Join Our Facebook! - Check Out Photos, Talk to Customers, Ask Us Questions! Call US 877 486 6489 Available: 9am-5pm M-F

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07-01-2009, 03:48 AM	#5
gavin877 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: dublin ireland Posts: 258 My Ride: 2002 E46 318CI View My Garage	hey guys is the harness on these AE's only to use the remote turn on is it 100% neccessary?