My New Hellas. Hell YA!!
My New Hellas. Hell YA!!
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: cambridge, ontario
the old cigarette lighter tat i had never even taken out just so happens to be the perfect size for the switch to fit into. i also put a set on my buddies 1500 sierra tonight but i never got any pics. we mounted the lights behind the grill like mine but we are going to order another set and mount 4 lights behind his grill.
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: cambridge, ontario
ya i used flat bar about 3/16" think, 1.5" wide and cut it to fit. i had to noth the rad support so the bracket would fit flat and just bent angles with a hammer in a vice until i made something that i felt would fit and be strong enough. you cannot move those lights at all now...
laz its your turn next
laz its your turn next
There's a little hole thats behind the brake pedal to the left a little. You'll see wires going in and out of it. And to the OP. The Hellas look great man! Love the switch location!
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From: cambridge, ontario
thanks for the tip! i think these are only 45w?? i would really like them brighter thats for sure.
the switch location was pure luck... i had honestly never even pulled out the cigarette lighter in the truck before and it kinda just fell out when i pulled the radio section. turns out it was one hell of a good mistake!!!
as for the wiring i found a large rubber boot in the firewall under the fuse block (need to release the clips and pull the fuse block up out of the way to see it). i had previously ran my wiring for my subs through there so i already knew about it. easiest way to get through it is to use a coat hanger and tape your wires on it and punch it through.
as for the wiring diagrams that come with the kit i really hated how it was designed to power the switch and relay off the highbeam circuit so i tapped into my side marker lights so i can turn the hellas on any time the markers are on. (i doubt i will need the hellas on unless my regular lights are on too)
the switch location was pure luck... i had honestly never even pulled out the cigarette lighter in the truck before and it kinda just fell out when i pulled the radio section. turns out it was one hell of a good mistake!!!
as for the wiring i found a large rubber boot in the firewall under the fuse block (need to release the clips and pull the fuse block up out of the way to see it). i had previously ran my wiring for my subs through there so i already knew about it. easiest way to get through it is to use a coat hanger and tape your wires on it and punch it through.
as for the wiring diagrams that come with the kit i really hated how it was designed to power the switch and relay off the highbeam circuit so i tapped into my side marker lights so i can turn the hellas on any time the markers are on. (i doubt i will need the hellas on unless my regular lights are on too)
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: cambridge, ontario
they do it as a safety feature because these lights are not ment to be on when cruising down city streets. their goal is to not blind people so they get wired to highbeam... that way they cannot be turned on unless high beams are engaged
thanks for the tip! i think these are only 45w?? i would really like them brighter thats for sure.
the switch location was pure luck... i had honestly never even pulled out the cigarette lighter in the truck before and it kinda just fell out when i pulled the radio section. turns out it was one hell of a good mistake!!!
as for the wiring i found a large rubber boot in the firewall under the fuse block (need to release the clips and pull the fuse block up out of the way to see it). i had previously ran my wiring for my subs through there so i already knew about it. easiest way to get through it is to use a coat hanger and tape your wires on it and punch it through.
as for the wiring diagrams that come with the kit i really hated how it was designed to power the switch and relay off the highbeam circuit so i tapped into my side marker lights so i can turn the hellas on any time the markers are on. (i doubt i will need the hellas on unless my regular lights are on too)
the switch location was pure luck... i had honestly never even pulled out the cigarette lighter in the truck before and it kinda just fell out when i pulled the radio section. turns out it was one hell of a good mistake!!!
as for the wiring i found a large rubber boot in the firewall under the fuse block (need to release the clips and pull the fuse block up out of the way to see it). i had previously ran my wiring for my subs through there so i already knew about it. easiest way to get through it is to use a coat hanger and tape your wires on it and punch it through.
as for the wiring diagrams that come with the kit i really hated how it was designed to power the switch and relay off the highbeam circuit so i tapped into my side marker lights so i can turn the hellas on any time the markers are on. (i doubt i will need the hellas on unless my regular lights are on too)
Lights look nice!
I opened up my set of Hella's before I wired them up & found that the blue wire is actually the Hot wire & black is Ground. Even the instructions say blue is ground, never heard of a colored wire being ground before, so I investigated.
Not that it makes much difference, as long as they're both wired the same way.
I think I used 1/8" flat bar 1 1/4" wide to fab up my brackets... I had to go in front of the grille (stupid 96 grille!)
My 500FF's came with 55w bulbs.
I opened up my set of Hella's before I wired them up & found that the blue wire is actually the Hot wire & black is Ground. Even the instructions say blue is ground, never heard of a colored wire being ground before, so I investigated.
Not that it makes much difference, as long as they're both wired the same way.
I think I used 1/8" flat bar 1 1/4" wide to fab up my brackets... I had to go in front of the grille (stupid 96 grille!)
My 500FF's came with 55w bulbs.
