GTFORDMAN

hi ive just brought a set of driving lights (100w) for my EA Falcon, i know how to set up a simple circut but im not sure how to set it up so it comes one with my high beams a bit embarrassing.

can anyone point me in the right direction

brenx

Possibly on the high beam side of the loom a wire. There may be a green wire. Most of the time it's green. It does vary though. You should be able to run driving lights from there as the car most likely already has the factory relays.

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XB Fairmont (street car) 11.07@123.02mph.

silicon

Most driving light kits come with a relay. Two 100W globes will pull 16.6amp @12V; I wouldn't personally wire this to the high beam as the current will be addition to the normal high beam.

Instead use the high beam power lead to trigger the relay. The power for the driving lights then is pulled from an additional wire connected to the battery terminal (+ve) through the relay and then to the lights. The other lead from each bulb is earthed.

Aussiblue

If you don't want a melted wiring harness (or risk and engine bay fire) you must use relays.
See http://www.nowroc.com/Webpages/Techtips/H4s/H4.htm and
http://www.redoxide.com/Defender/mod_driving_lights.asp and
http://www.gadgetjq.com/wiredrivinglights.htm and
http://www.offroaders.com/info/tech-corner/lightforce/ and
http://www.tr6web.com/Documents/tr6/auxlightsPIC.html and
http://www.timcamerondesign.com.au/driving_lights.htm and
http://www.exploroz.com/feature/Driv...ts/default.asp

for tips and diagrams

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brenx

Guys the factory loom will already have the relays there. Even XF's had them sitting there unused. My EL's also got the relay sitting there all wired up but unused.

I used XF relays in my XB. If their isn't a relay add one but their should be a factory one already there

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GTFORDMAN

wow, thanx heaps fellas, i should have em up n running in no time :)

12volt_king

Even if the relay is there. DO NOT use it. Stock High beam is what? 60 watts? times that by 2 and you have 120 watts. thats around 8.2 amps already. Add onto that 13.8 @ 14.4 Volts gives you 22.1A the stock Ford relays are rated 20A. THEN on top of that, the headlight wiring isn't capable of that sort of current SAFELY mind you, the fuse won't like it either.

Use a relay to power the spotlights, triggered by a feed from the highbeams. Throw away the power wire that came with the lights and add in some decent power cable. Don't forget to fuse the power line coming from the battery.

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brenx

What it should have is :

1* 30amp low beam
1* 40amp high beam
1* 40amp driving lights

there should be three relays factory.

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XB Fairmont (street car) 11.07@123.02mph.