my landrover is a 1995 2.5 defender
2006-12-27 12:53:37 · 13 answers · asked by GEORGE M 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Please fit a relay. If you just tap into the original wiring loom you are going to have rather a lot of smoke, the wiring loom is sized for the lamps fitted. You will also find that the stalk switch is rated only for the lamps fitted too.
Take a tapping off the high beam wire to the relay coil (other side of the coil is grounded), take a supply from the battery (through a fuse) to the relay, then split the output from the relay into two wires to feed the lamps.
Make sure you use wire of sufficient size to deal with the bulbs fitted (28/0.2 will suffice for 55w lamps)
15A fuse needed for 55w twin lamps.
2006-12-27 22:45:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell Yeah, or torch the whole thing! Unless your wiring loom, check in the Haynes manual, has a drive-lamp relay, wires for the lights running to just behind the bumper, and a switch on the dash, or a blank panel to fit one in.
2006-12-27 13:04:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to use a relay, but do make sure they are fused AND make sure the switch that you are using to turn them on and off with is rated for the amperage they will draw, otherwise you may have a meltdown of the switch or the wiring or both:( And it is best if you get your power from a switched source (off when the ignition is off) lest you run your battery dead if you forget to turn them off :)
2006-12-27 13:13:28 · answer #3 · answered by alk99 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've never used them when I wired auxillary lights on my other vehicles. Now I did make sure they had an inline fuse before the switch. But I don't think you need a relay. Best of luck to you.
2006-12-27 13:05:13 · answer #4 · answered by cajunrescuemedic 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yu mast uses Relay a wiring is crap ant not take extra load.
If is to boost high beam wire relay feed from main beam headlamp and use extra fusebox fed straight from battery to feed new lights ant feed from main beam thru extra switch to relay to operation coils on relay ant on to earf.
If yu wires drifing lamp wivout relay dip switch melt.
2006-12-27 15:48:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No lamp posts around those aspects on a known foundation, could flow to city for that. I even have an tremendously foresty backyard, somewhat uncomplicated to dart hither and yon in the path of the foliage with out being considered in the summertime.
2016-10-28 12:29:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i own a repair shop,and its not a bad idea to have a relay for them,it will make them go off when the key is turned off ,so this way you wont run your battery down,,it will also help to prevent them from overheating also,,i did on mine because I'm forget-full,i have mine wired to work when my lights are on dim,if i use the bright lights they go off,,this works good also,,you can do this by wiring them to the switch or the wire by the head lights,,they work good that way,,good luck with it,,hope this help,s,happy new years.
2006-12-27 13:02:20 · answer #7 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you mean spot lights, if you do just wire it so they can be switch on an off , but put the right size fuses in the wiring, i am not electrician i just now the basics
2006-12-27 13:04:17 · answer #8 · answered by alectaf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if you want them to turn on and off when you go from high to low beams, if not just wire them in with a fuse and a dash mounted switch
2006-12-27 13:02:07 · answer #9 · answered by ink_slave_1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not as long as you use the correct voltage switch and wiring not a cheap imitation switch
2006-12-27 20:47:42 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋