B2320 Work Light Install

Todds112 · Feb 16, 2012

Reworked my lights from my BX to install on the B2320. The lights started off as the BXpanded kit. Let me emphasize there is nothing wrong with the kit as it comes. It is a great kit and I literally installed it on my BX in 15 minutes. Worked perfect. Plug and play, couldn't be easier.

Now I wanted to do something a little more permanent on the B. I ended up just using the liights and brackets from the kit.

I bought wire from eTrailers.com. I should have gotten smaller wire because it was pretty difficult to work worth. It's 2 10 guage wires in a plastic sheath. It's for wiring trailers. It was only $1 a foot. I think 12 guage would have been fine and easier to work with.

I got the grommets from McMaster-Carr. They have an ID of 3/8", need a 5/8" hole to install and are for a 3/16" thick panel. They worked perfect. Only drawback is they come in a package of 50, but they were only $8 (PN 9307K59).

Drilled 3 holes in the ROPS: 2 at the lights and one just above the right fender:

The rubber trim piece covers the outlet:

I picked up a waterproof "contura" type switch Del City. It's called a "Surf N Turf (PN 73420) and was $6.00.

I mounted it on the blank panel on the right side fender. Very easy to get to, but also not in the way.

Assorted connectors and heat shrink and I'm done. Haven't played in the dark yet, but the lights were great on the BX. I'm guessing it will be even better on the B since the lights will be higher up on the taller ROPS.

Thanks for looking!

GolfAddict · Feb 16, 2012

Excellent work! Looks very professionally done - like from the factory.

luc · Feb 16, 2012

16 or even 18 AWG should be plenty
look at the link elow for wire sizea amps and ohms
American Wire Gauge table and AWG Electrical Current Load Limits with skin depth frequencies

Todds112 · Feb 17, 2012

luc said:
16 or even 18 AWG should be plenty
look at the link elow for wire sizea amps and ohms
American Wire Gauge table and AWG Electrical Current Load Limits with skin depth frequencies

16-18 would have been much easier to thread through! Oh well, better to error on the bigger side, I guess.

cougar21300 · Feb 17, 2012

Gotta love lights inside the rollbar! Like you I've run my 16 guage power lead up through Grommets and inside the rollbar. The major difference is in the mounting, I simply drilled and tapped the rollbar for the Speaker lamp u-bracket mounting bolt. The lights ground to the rollbar. To power them I mounted a Bosch relay under the fender. The switching lead is tied to my tail light, and the powered lead tied into the ign switched eyelet already in the harness. Works great! even on my L5240 which is running three 50 watt lights.

Mech23111 · Feb 19, 2012

I purchased two 35 watt lights and a switch from TSC for $30. I didn't want to install on the ROP, so I used the existing holes in the fenders. Using the existing power source, I only had to run a few feet of wire and covered the wire with $5 worth of wiring harness. Works great for my needs, and $35 dollars total price.:thumbsup:

Todds112 · Nov 26, 2013

Decided to update the install with LED's. Prices have come down enough. I decided to go with 4 27W LED floodlights. Got these off Ebay for $100 for all 4. I re-did the wiring harness with 18 ga. wire. I also decided to add another switch so I could independently control the front and rear. I made the brackets with aluminum bar stock and painted them to match.

I love the light output. Very bright and even pattern. With all four on it only draws 5.2 Amps!