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Led spot light bar

  • 10-01-2020 8:47pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭


    Hi I got a led spot light bar for my car could anyone advise me how to wire it ? I want it to work off my head lights so when I dim it goes off


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,837 ✭✭✭Doctors room ghost


    You’ll have to run it on a relay from the main beams.no harm to fit it on a jack plug the way you could plug it out when it’s going for a test.
    There’s some of them rated for off road use only


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭Driver2016


    You’ll have to run it on a relay from the main beams.no harm to fit it on a jack plug the way you could plug it out when it’s going for a test.
    There’s some of them rated for off road use only

    Could you tell me how to wire it please I’m dying to try it out and I’d like to do it myself


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,374 ✭✭✭J.R.


    Driver2016 wrote: »
    Could you tell me how to wire it please I’m dying to try it out and I’d like to do it myself

    https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/a10124/how-to-install-your-own-driving-lights-16543999/


    Few diagrams on the internet

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭Driver2016


    Thanks jr for the information I’m very greatfull I’m Gonna wire them to the head beam lights but do you think it will be safe having a wire coming outa the headbulb like in your third diagram


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    The wire from the headlight is only acting as a signal for the relay, there is no extra load on the headlight circuit.
    Your light bar current is running from the battery to the relay using new wiring, and from the relay to the light bar (again using new wiring)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭Driver2016


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    The wire from the headlight is only acting as a signal for the relay, there is no extra load on the headlight circuit.
    Your light bar current is running from the battery to the relay using new wiring, and from the relay to the light bar (again using new wiring)

    Thanks for the reply colm I appreciate it you and jr are brilliant thanks again for the advice both of ye


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