dumb question but howd you guys run your setup , just curious i wanna run soe in my bumper in the empty slots.
for my "fog lights" well i call em rock lights. but i ran a relay and switch, there isnt any stock wiring to use. unless you want to tap into the running lights as a trigger for the relay. ive got 6 lights on my truck with 1 switch controlling 3 relays, 1 relay per pair of lights. there is also a 15-30amp fuse on each of the relays depending on the lights. im about to go "full retard" tho, plan to add another 6-10 lights and 4 multi color 30 LED sticks with a db sensor to react off the noises my truck makes. gonna look like a freakin space ship this is a old pic, i now have a lil better coverage, soon there wont be a dark spot for 70ft around my truck
That's badass, Nuff! I am still working on auxiliary lighting on my wheeler, but that is about what I have in mind (less the spaceship light effects). Nice rock lights!
That's f***en awesome, ShoNuff! 22r, if you want to run some in those slots, you'll need to weld on a couple of brackets into the rear of the front bumper. I wanted to do that for a while, but I ran them over AND under the front bumper for a short time. I think it'd be much better, because mechanics have a tendancy to mess up the aiming of 'em over.
the fabrication is nothing im worried about its just the wiring and stuff. plus i wanna put hid's in my fog lights to match my headlights.
I had some cheapos on mine, included wiring for battery, for switch, for ground, it's really simple to install. All you'll need is a socket set, crimpers and crimps, wire strippers, drill and maybe some electircal tape. I've done this so many times I can do it in my sleep. Power cable - battery to switch (+ terminal) Utility cable - switch to light Jumper cable - light to light light ground - light to metal (lights) switch ground - switch to body ground (powers LED reminder - optional) wiring diagrams/instructions are usually included
Isn't there a lot to be said for running relays in the circuit so as not to burn out switches and blow fuses? I think it would better to set it up as described by ShoNuff, even if it is only to control one set of lights.
yes. but better is relative. depends on the amprage of the switch, relay, and what your powering. if you have a 40amp light, on a 2amp switch, the switch will be warm to the touch and melt after a week or so. its not designed to handle that much power. but you make the 2 amp switch turn on a relay (maybe .5amp) and the relay does the dirty work, and they can be rated over 100amps. a relay is basically a switch remote controlled by a switch. you wire the relay to the batt and the light with 10ga, and wire it to the switch with 16ga to the relay. 1 set of lights is ok with the proper rated switch, but it will eventually get warm to the touch after a while (or most cheap "kits" do), but a relay will keep all the load on a heftier circut.
