Hella 500 wiring clarification (searched)
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Hella 500 wiring clarification (searched)
OK, I am in the process of installing these driving lights and the wiring seems pretty straightforward except the green wire. I realize there are many different ways to wire the lights and I have decided to either wire them to the hight beams or the parking lamps. (preferably the latter of the two) How do I find this wire and how exactly do I go about connecting the two.
Sorry for the amateur questions, I am wiring retarded.
Sorry for the amateur questions, I am wiring retarded.
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OK, so I've kinda figured out whats going on. I pulled the corner lights and found the wire colors (white w/black stripe and red dashes, and green w/red dashes). I need to find the same wires behind the dash somewhere, which one do I tap into and where are the wires found?
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Bob, I'm actually looking at the diagram right now. My only problem is locating the parking light wires in the cab so I can wire the switch up. Any pointers on where these wires are? I cant for the life of me find them. Does it matter if i use the green one or the white one or should I be using both?
Thanks.
Thanks.
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baz,
why the parking light wire? how about a 12v acc wire? regardless, check out the12volt.com and find the wiring database engine thing. it'll tell you all the wiring colors
bob
why the parking light wire? how about a 12v acc wire? regardless, check out the12volt.com and find the wiring database engine thing. it'll tell you all the wiring colors
bob
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Thanks guys.
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I'm with Elton on this one. I want to use my lights, when I want them...it makes wiring much easier too...all you need is the battery, and a switch...they CAN be totally independent of anything else on your truck. Although I would recomend running through an acc wire, or the wiper fuse or something, so that they DO go OFF when the truck does. Just my 2 cents here.
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I found and bought a 3-way toggle switch. The center position is off, "up" position is on (regardless of ignition), and down position is on-with-high-beam.
In any case, glad to hear BAZ figured it out. Feels good, don't it?
In any case, glad to hear BAZ figured it out. Feels good, don't it?
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Ooooh, I like that idea. I didn't even think about doing that. I may be rewiring those bad boys soon!
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I wired mine so they can come on without hi-beams also. Then my 5 year old son, soon to be mechanic, turned my lights on and melted my plastic covers. Oops
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Update!
...so everything looks nice and clean, lights work. I'm trying to aim them and it appears that one light is throwing a different light pattern than the other. The driver side looks egg-shaped and the passenger side is round. Kinda stumped as to why they're doing this.I tried pivoting the lights in different directions but one is still ovular while the other is a perfect circle.
Any ideas??
Any ideas??
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