eyecon 360 lights

[JH Cosca]

Thanks BLK,

The VIB box is the breaker box and apparently has a buss inside that needs to be energized through some sort of modification. I am installing both search lights and 2 light bars. I know i need to energize the system just not sure how to do that? I do have the power plug hooked up and to the breaker box at 24 volts into the box. I do have the the instruction manual just need to know how to make the proper modifications since its going into a humvee!!

 

[BLK HMMWV]

Wow . Did you try hooking it up right out of the box and it didn't work?
I have same system . never heard there was a problem with them .
Shouldn't matter what vehicle it is mounted into .
The only thing I can think of is that there is some kind of interconnect wire that must need to be triggered by the trucks light switch. sort of a safety thing so you can't accidentally turn on lights in blackout mode or something.
I haven't gotten around to hooking up my system yet. Mounted the buss in radio tray that's about it .

BH

 

[CGFFEMT]

Thanks BLK,

The VIB box is the breaker box and apparently has a buss inside that needs to be energized through some sort of modification. I am installing both search lights and 2 light bars. I know i need to energize the system just not sure how to do that? I do have the power plug hooked up and to the breaker box at 24 volts into the box. I do have the the instruction manual just need to know how to make the proper modifications since its going into a humvee!!

If you have the full kit, you're looking for a cable labeled "BO-VIB" (the smallest of the cables that plugs into the VIB). Cut the end that does NOT plug into the VIB, and connect the red wire to +24VDC. Once that has power, along with the other cables, you should have full function of the lights in both white and IR modes as controlled by the control box. Sorry I can't get you a picture, not sure where my camera is.

 

[BLK HMMWV]

Thanks
I figured it was something like that.
I saw something about tying the wiring into the MRAP light switch wiring so I figured it must be related.
BH

 

[Starrow]

I wired this up for a guy i work with. I jumped the solenoid in the VIB and it worked great. Shortened up the wiring took the extra out so it wasn't hanging all over the place. Fired it back up, worked well till I switched off the IR and went to white light. Now the entire system is dead. We have 24 volts coming in, and 12 everywhere else but the system is absolutely dead. The only thing i can think of is maybe the solenoid in the VIB shorted out and is only letting 12 go by. If anyone has a wiring diagram or schematics of how this all works I'd greatly appreciate it.

 

[simp5782]

In order to power up the solenoid I used a 15 amp switch as a master disconnect on the dash. On the VIC harness cut the harness right before it branches to all the white connectors. There are 3 wires. Orange. Light pink. Dark pink. Light pink is the solenoid power up wire.

 

[ysrjunkie]

I just got that kit working on a slantback M1125. It turns out the pink wire in the VIB harness energizes the solenoid inside the box. I routed it to a 24V switch. I don't know what the other two wires are that go to the box are for.

 

[simp5782]

I just got that kit working on a slantback M1125. It turns out the pink wire in the VIB harness energizes the solenoid inside the box. I routed it to a 24V switch. I don't know what the other two wires are that go to the box are for.

They are for the black out override the mrap has over using the switch on the control unit

 

[MPorterUSMC94]

Having installed a kit on my 5 ton, it is only plug and play if installed on the RG-33 MRAP. The vehicle interface panel (box) has a solenoid inside that needs to be energized to provide power to circuit breaker buss bar. I did this by installing a switch on the top of the box wiith the 24vdc coming into the box on one terminal and the other to the solenoid. Throwing the switch then powers circuit brreakers and in turn the control box. I mounted the VIP on the floor to the right of the driver seat and the control box is mounted on an arm that folds down like an arm rest also on the right of the driver seat. Pictures ca be seen in the 5 ton mod section titled 'MRAP Lights on a M925A2'.

Any link to this post? I just got a 5 ton and I’m installing the eye con kit

 

[kendelrio]

I covered the solenoid wiring for a non-MRAP install in my thread. The biggest issue is the solenoid in the power box.

It's designed to be plugged into the power switch to enable power to the system. You can open the box and remove the solenoid and either hook it directly to the batteries (which I did) or to the power switch on your vehicle. The pics etc are in the first post of the thread. I'm also available via pm (I can send you my number if you like) to answer any questions.

 

[BLK HMMWV]

I have one of those kits laying around. I was going to try and modify it to fit my HMMWV but I'm begining to think I will end up getting rid of it. I already have to much crap bolted to it already.