Hi,
I installed the JC Whitless fog lamps last year with a relay from same,
and they work fine (lots of fog around San Francisco). Installed it by
using a FAQ someone posted somewhere. Don't know where the FAQ is, but I
can find my notes tonight and re-post. My notes indicate what the
symbols on the relay represent.
There are two pairs of foglamp wires on the wire harness in front of the
radiator. You only need one pair; one wire is the control wire from the
light switch, and it goes to a control connection on the relay. I added
new thick gauge wire from the positive battery lead to the hot lead of
the relay. In the middle of this wire I crimped connectors and inserted
a fuseable link.
Fred - So.SF
'70 Blondee - loves fog
'66 Loosey - loves sun
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>Subject: Re: Speaking of Lighting
>Author: jhatfield@cavemen.net (William Hatfield)
>Date: 11/16/99 3:25 PM
>
>Hello; My son is a nut for driving/fog lights on his Toyota and we had
>a lot of problems with relays frying untill we went to a power seat
>relay which solved the problem. You would want a fuse in the feed wire
>for sure and about a #12 wire size from the battery to the lights. hth
> Bill 66&67spls in N.M.
>
>jschmi7@us.ibm.com wrote:
>
>> With all of the talk of headlights I have a question about wiring for
>> driving lights.
>>
>> I had installed a set of the JC Whitless driving lights with a 100
>watt
>> bulb. I hooked them up to the original equip power source and after
>using > them for 2 mins checked the fuse box. It was already very hot
>so I haven't > used them since.
>>
>> The alternative would seem to be a relay switched on and off by the
>light > switch. The power for the lights themselves would then have to
>be an
>> alternative source. That all makes lots of sence but how do I wire
>all of
>> this. I am not a Tom Walter so I need help. Where would I get a
>relay for > this and is there a specific type/rating that I would need
>to use? Do I
>> run the source directly from the battery or from the front end of the
>fuse > box? Do I use a fuseable link or is the relay a fuse? See, I
>dont really > know anything !!
>>
>> I have never seen an FAQ on this so if I missed it forgive me. >
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