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Old 10-29-2005
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aftermarket lights

i have lights behinde my grill.. and i wanna hook them up so when ever i turn my headlights on.. those come on.. not sure what wires to go into.. someone give me sum feedback how to do this?
 
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i beleve u would need a relay and hook up a wire to the headlights that would trip the relay to turn them on, if u hook straight up to the headlihgts u wull burn the whole cable and melt all the wires ftrom pulling to much of a load, not sure tho just my 2 cents.
 
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try a search next time here is what you need https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...0&postcount=19
get a relay for radio shack a 30amp will do fine. put the 85 pole to the 12+ wire on the head light it acks as a switch I highly DO NOT recommend you doing this though. I would run it to a switch is what i recommend HIGHLY.

if you want to run a switch use this diagram https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...7&postcount=30
 

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sorry i didnt do the search.. but thanks
 
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yeah bro don't do it. You'll melt your grill more'n likely. Plus it's illegal to have too many forward facing lights on at once.
 
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yeah bro don't do it. You'll melt your grill more'n likely. Plus it's illegal to have too many forward facing lights on at once.
thats another piont I left you are only alowed 4 forward facing lights on at one time...
 
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ill only have 4 fowards facing lights..i dont have any foglights..due to the fact one of the wires was partly ripped off..and..myfoglight housings are full of mud..which im going to be taking care of this weekend
 
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