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Colin
Dodge Dakota
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7/10/2003
08:22:39
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 Subject: off road lights with high beams
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I am trying to install a pair of PIAA 80 Pro XT's to run with my high beams on my 2000 Dakota. Here's what I want to do. Basically the kit comes with a switch to turn the pro xt's on and off when spliced into a hot wire. I want to use this switch in conjunction with my high beam switch. So if I turn on the pro xt switch I can control the pro xt's with my high beam switch but if I turn off the pro xt switch I can use the high beams as usual. I think if I just splice into the wire that controls the high beams this should work my problem is how do I find this one wire in the thousands of wires under the dash?
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Chris
Dodge Dakota
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7/10/2003
14:01:57
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Honestly I would use a relay, get your switch off of the high beam positive by the headlight, run this into the cab and throgh the new auxillary switch.
Then run this back out to the relay. and hook up the relay for the main power. this will allow full 12v to reach both the high beams and the new lights..
Had this set-up (only through the parking lights) on my older dak.. worked great...
Chris
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doug4.7
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7/10/2003
15:37:10
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There is a very good chance you will blow the fuse if you try to run both your off-road lights and your hi-beam lights off of the same circuit. A high current relay and a bit of wiring will get you what you want. Here is my suggestion:
1. Run a high current wire from battery+12, through a fuse, to the high current relay, to your off-road lights, to ground.
2. Run a low current wire from the high side of your high beam to one side of the coil of the high current relay. From the other side of the coil of the high current relay, run a wire to your off-road light switch. Ground the other side of your off-road light switch.
What should then happen is if BOTH your high beams AND off-road light switch are on, you should energize the relay and your off-road lights should be on. If either the high beams are off OR your off-road switch is off, your off-road lights will be off. If you need to understand how the relay works, this is a good site:
http://www.eatel.net/~amptech/elecdisc/relays.htm
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Colin
Dodge Dakota
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7/11/2003
08:39:46
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Thanks Guys. I think I will try this with the relay like you suggested. Is there any specific relay you would recommend. I'm not really sure what to get. If I go down to the autoparts store and explain what I'm trying to do will they be able to recommend somthing? Let me know what you think.
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Chris
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7/11/2003
08:53:47
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I have always used off the shelf relays... they are typically $3-$10... very simple to install... Just make sure you use them often enough to keep the corrosion on the relay burnt off...
Let me knwo if you need a quick wiring diagram.
Chris
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Colin
Dodge Dakota
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7/11/2003
09:04:19
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Thanks Chris that would be great if you could send me a wiring diagram.
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