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Old 06-29-2010 | 08:59 AM
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Default Off road light hook up - HELP!

Hey guys...just got some maxtel 100W off road lights for my 90 cherokee. Just wondering if i can wire them into the factory connectors or not. The new lights have a black (ground i assume) and and white (power i assume) wire coming out of the housing - can i splice them into the factory driving light connector? If so...which color wire on the factory harness is hot and which is ground?
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Old 06-29-2010 | 10:11 AM
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The one with 12v when the switch is on is hot, the one with no power is ground. the stock circut is NOT rated for 100w lights. Add a relay to the circut, use could use the Fog circut as the switch to the relay, power the lights thru the relay directly from the battery.
Old 06-29-2010 | 11:38 AM
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x2 on the relay 2x100 watts will fry the ome wiring for the few bucks a relay cost its far better
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I appreciate the info!
Old 06-30-2010 | 12:03 AM
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55watts is as high as you want go on the stock set-up
Old 06-30-2010 | 12:09 AM
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X3 on the relay set up. It's a good idea to run them as seperate circuits anyway, for if you were to have a malfunction in one set you will still have another set. I currently run four aux lights on the front, 2 for driving and 2 for fog, both of which are seperate circuits. Hasn't failed me yet.
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