wireing up front spot lights

You've Been Bongod · Post by **You've Been Bongod** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 1:14 pm

hi all i have wired up my front spot lights (100watt ) straight to my full beam as already got front fogs on the fog switch , only problem is now the nearside headlight gone off and the spot light also gone off ,
i diconected the earth lead from the battery to take away power from spots and changed the headlight bulb but still no headlight working

can anybody please point me in the right direction of locating which fuse ( if there is a seperate one for each side ) or where i can find the relay to check many thanks

you've been bongod

chris-m · Post by **chris-m** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:51 pm

Hi - It isn't a good idea to wire it up in this way. You have to use a relay to switch the extra load, as it will cause much more electrical load to flow through the highbeam switch than it was designed for. Go and see Ron at the "Steering Wheel" at Porthill, they are just a few £ - he's a helpful guy.
I have just checked the wiring diagrams and there is only 1 fuse that feeds both sides. How have you connected it? Could it be a duff connection that has cut the power off to the high beam circuit as well?
I can't stress enough you really need a seperate realy or you will get a fried high beam switch! If you get stuck PM me, but I'm away this weekend sorry

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:57 pm

You could also get "pulled" because 100 watt bulbs are illegal

ebygum32 · Post by **ebygum32** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 10:23 pm

illeagel isn't that a sick bird

seriously though thought 100watts was ok on spots or why would car shops sell them,

I agree with Chris you need to run them through a standard 12v 40Amp make brake relay, which has 4 terminals on it, if you buy one for couple of £'s it has a diagram on it to show you how to wire it up also put an inline fuse in the circuit 100Watts / 12Volts = 8.3333Amps x 2 = 16.6Amps so you gonna need 20amp fuse to cover the lights,

http://www.offroaders.com/info/tech-cor ... index.html

if you scroll down the page you will see the diagram hope it helps

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:50 am

Hi Carl, yes mate you'll need to run the lights through a seperate relay really mate, with a switched feed from the bongo's main beam circuit.

I know you are using the cibies that came with your bullbars bud, it may be an idea to check with another forum member who's using those lights as to the type of beam pattern they put out.

When my brother had a bongo with those lights fitted, the lights were wired to a seperate aftermarket switch,and when illuminated, they gave a dipped beam type illuminatoin of the road, (as opposed to a focused main beam ) but were yellow instead of white.

This makes me think the lights are designed as auxilliary dipped (fog) type units, so may not work well with uprated bulbs,and wont be as effective as a high beam, as the beam pattern is spread out,instead of concentrated.

I replaced my original cibies with a pair of cheap (but very good) rallye giants,and got an auto electrician to sort out the wiring (he charged about £30).

The spots go through a seperate relay,and only illuminate when the main beams are activated.

I used the 55 watt bulbs the lights came with, and they are plenty bright,and make up for the bongo's innefective main beam nicely.

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:57 am

ebygum32 wrote:seriously though thought 100watts was ok on spots or why would car shops sell them,

They sell them for off-road use - not legal on the road.

ebygum32 · Post by **ebygum32** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:05 pm

ahh! yes officer it's an import and they came on it

honest

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:38 pm

- what if his tickets are imports as well!!!!