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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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Im hookin up my hella 500's and the diagram shows i need to tap into the high beam 12V wire.... which one is it Blue/White, Green/White or Black/Blue. I tried the lights without doing this step and they didn't work so i guess i can't get around it.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 11:23 PM
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it will work w/o tapping into the highbeams, i did it on mine.
take the wire your supposed to tap into the highbeams, and connect it to the positive battery terminal.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by nim81
it will work w/o tapping into the highbeams, i did it on mine.
take the wire your supposed to tap into the highbeams, and connect it to the positive battery terminal.

yah i acually just got done doing it that. i really didn't want them connected to the highs anyway. hopefully i wont get jammed the next time i go for inspection... hehehe
 
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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what do you mean? you wouldnt pass inspection? i dont get it
 
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 12:16 AM
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I just put a set in for Pyro, he decided he wanted it connected to his fog lights. I just used two wires. Negative to ground and positive straight to the switched connector on the relay, works like a charm...
 
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 12:20 AM
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that a good idea hammer.
ive wired my fogs to my headlight relay so they dont go out with the highbeams on.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by nim81
that a good idea hammer.
ive wired my fogs to my headlight relay so they dont go out with the highbeams on.
Hey, I did a DIY on the fog to headlight relay deal. I think it was the first DIY I ever did on DF...
 
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by HammerZ71
I just put a set in for Pyro, he decided he wanted it connected to his fog lights. I just used two wires. Negative to ground and positive straight to the switched connector on the relay, works like a charm...
Kinda defeats the purpose of fog lights though, huh?
 
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 01:01 AM
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I don't know about that, the fogs show up short range, while the driving lights light up the way far down the road... I can see in dense fog, where you would only want your fog lights, but other than that, kinda cool to have both. Besides, how does this setup differ from doing the mod to keep the fogs on with the high beams that so many people ask how to do?
I was planning on using the supplied relay and switch, but he didn't want to drill and mount the switch in his dash.
Works for him, so much, that I'm thinking about adding a bull bar to my Grand Cherokee and wiring the hellas on it the same way...
 

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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 01:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Hoss356
Kinda defeats the purpose of fog lights though, huh?
Oddly enough, the Hella's don't blind you in the fog like I thought they would. Worked out, because tapping the high beams is a PITA on 02s. Adding Hellas was the best mod so far, the added nighttime visibility is huge, and gives you a lot of piece of mind.
 
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