i want my jeep to look like the devil at night with a fully red grille
that an dim gonna put some red strobes in the corner lights, so i think they would go good together

 

theres a reason theres no relay.....cause i have no idea what that is haha but really what does a relay do, mine was just one i drew on paint

 

Alright ya, that's what I'ma be doin again.

And a relay is basically a heavy duty switch and fuse all in one, they help carry higher loads without a problem. I use em whenever I work with lights bigger than interior lights. It also makes wiring easier b/c u only have to run 1 wire through the firewall. Basically the power from your switch powers an electromagnet that pulls a bridge across the two other points. They also make it so u can run shorter power lines and lines directly from the battery.

 

Dangit, double post, might as well use this one. the way i did my grill lights is i mound the three of them across the top cross brace in the grill surround. the ones i had needed a ground on one of the tabs that held it in, so i used the blue sized ring terminals, hooked em all together, then grouned the end of the wire to a known ground, for the power i ran one 12g wire from the battery to the relay, then from the relay i connected 4 leads by way of a female spade connector and soldered/shrinktubed the connections to the lights, i also shrink tubed the spade connectors to the relay. i mounted a small switch into a slot next to my factory fog light switch, got power from a swited/aux power source, ran it through the switch to the relay through a hole in my firewall plug i made for my overhead offroad lights. the last part was the ground for the relay, i used the same ground as the lights ground.

if ya dont feel comfortable doin any of this ill do mine this weekend probably and can, if needed take pics. best way is to pull the front grill so u have lost of easy access to the back area. they looked perty cool and use very lil power!

 

i'm going to make a bracket that bolts on where the stock fogs bolt on and move them back about 4 inches. lights will probably be flush with the grille

 

thats a good diagram...but i just dont understand any of this crap...its kinda frustrating.... i thought if you had a relay you didnt need a fuse?

 

it never hurts to have a fuse when wiring anything. theyre good protection. what exactly dont you understand

 

its hard to explain what i dont get.....i guess ill have to try something and if it catches on fire i know not to do it again haha.

 

i assume you know your positive and negatives.are the amp ratings confusing you? theres alot to think about when it comes to safe electrical wiring, and fires are bad...

 

Here are the Baja from walmart on my xj......Price good only $20......Looks good Black with covers ......Lights well they suck a cheap flashlight works better ......wish I had just bought the hellas

 

ya i know + and - but thats about it haha

 

you dont need an fuse IF your relay has a spot for one, if your relay is just that, a relay, you still need a fuse. but my relay block has a spot on it for a fuse.

does that make sense?

 

oh....so you can buy relays that you put a fuse in?

 

when i get home i will take a picture of what mine look like. but to answer your question yes.

 

sweet i think i might have some what of a idea to how to do this now! i just wish i could do it without having all them wires hanging off my batt. how many lights can i run off one relay? is it 2 or does it depend on how much power the lights pull?