Offroad lights

[BurbanAZ]

Yea I appreciate it I'd hate to burn my truck up, I still don't understand why the online fuse right after the battery before the switch wouldn't protect from a spike or overloading the switch if the fuse is rated at 10 amp and the switch is t
Rated at 15 amps

 

[98dango]

I can take you back to high school on this. I had a light fetish 18 forward facing ks on a 78 f250. When wired to switch only the longer you leave them on the more heat they build. More heat more draw also you wired it this way light switch fuse. So when it gets hot or water gets in the light and shorts it goes back to the switch with a dead short melting wires all the way to the battery till it pops the fuse. If you run it to a relay you your only melting to the relay.

 

[BurbanAZ]

thanks for taking me back to high school, ill just put a relay in there and play it safe.

 

[BurbanAZ]

well i have to say you get what you pay for, those cheap lights i bought from checker were garbage they had ok light output but they wouldnt stay adjusted properly, and we went on 1 trip for a few days in some snow and they got moisture no matter how tight i tried to seal them. So i ditched them and went and bought some rigid industries D2 driving lights that are spot/flood combination. From what ive read their awesome they were pricey but it will be good to just have a nice set of lights and be able to see at night. Im going to hook them up tonight and ill let u guys know how they are.

 

[VanIsle_Greg]

Not my image... I got it from CJ7_Tim over on Jeep Forum.com... but it rocks so I will share it with props to him for finding it.



I agree on the "always use a relay" bit as well as appropriately sized wiring, fuses etc. You will be happy rather than bummed when your rig catches on fire!

 

[cico7]

Not my image... ... but it rocks so I will share it with props to him for finding it.

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The guy that made the diagram is a great resource. Adondo on theultimatejeep.com

watts / volts = amps

2 150 driving lights = 300watt / 12v = 25amps

 

[bobDog]

Not my image... I got it from CJ7_Tim over on Jeep Forum.com... but it rocks so I will share it with props to him for finding it.

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I agree on the "always use a relay" bit as well as appropriately sized wiring, fuses etc. You will be happy rather than bummed when your rig catches on fire!

if you go to the bright lead rather then the fuse box.......you can dim everything at once with the dimmer switch

 

[cico7]

if you go to the bright lead rather then the fuse box.......you can dim everything at once with the dimmer switch

I like this idea, but then I remembered I have DRL's and that wouldn't work; they run off the brights.

 

[BurbanAZ]

yea the kit that came with these lights was excellent and has a relay and an inline fuse and its good gauge wire and is just a high quality kit and it was crazy simple it was all connected so you basically just ran it into the car and then the lights have sealed connectors. Thats is a good illustration of how to wire lights though

 

[BurbanAZ]

The lights are on and hooked up and i love them, they were pricey at almost 200 a light but are well worth it and so much brighter than the cheap halogens were. Heres a few pics

The lights Rigid industries Dually D2s

compared to the halogen

on the truck their small but i like them

My hi beams on

the Duallys on

 

[bobDog]

I have always hated small cheaplooking lights but those look quality and seem to be really decently bright + LED. Yeah nice.:smiley_drive:
Not cheap at 200 frogskins tho!