Finished my second 12v to 24v conversion!
Finally finished my second mod, my first one was a range rover and this one is a toyota tundra i got for 20 bucks. Its an old power wheels model but I honestly think it is far superior than the new ones. Its much more solid, bulkier and spacious. The electric harness seems better quality too, every LED light kept working with the exception of one, the switches feel sturdier and the cables seem better quality.
I decided that for this mod I was going to go all out, I was going to break it down completely paint it, re wire the harness so it works with a 24 volt drill battery, change the motors and connect the bar light directly into my 12 volt circuit (originally it operates with batteries).
It definitely was a longer project but from what I learned here are my suggestions.
- Buy good quality connectors for both thicker and smaller cables. I think the biggest pain was cables getting constantly disconnected when applied the minimal amount of force
- Get a heat gun and heat shrink tubing
- Get a multimeter so you can see that the voltage is being properly set
- Get a 12v working battery and plug it in directly so you can see what is working in terms of lights, stereo, speakers, etc
- Take before and after pictures so you can reference how things were plugged in
- the 24 to 12 volt converter doesnt have to live in the console, for this build i placed beneath the seat and just carried it through with a longer cable.
- Get good cables that are not too thick. 24volts you definitely want something sturdy bot dont go over kill because it will be an issue to tie some of these to the existing harness.
I am adding the links to some of the things i bought
- 24v to 12v converter
- multimeter to test the voltage of your circuits
- heat shrink tubing
- Wire Connectors I got these but honestly a lot of them kept falling out I think it may be worth getting an actual crimper tool since I was using pliers for that.
- LED to fix the strip that was busted
- Terminal Block for my 12 volt circuit i got a bigger one but honestly it wasnt necessary, you honestly need 2 spaces for your entire set of 12 volt devices since the cables are so thin you can tie all the reds together and all the blacks together and place the connector on top
I will try to map the circuit as best as I can
