george16

Shouldn't have any problems then .

George

shazaam

ok went back to radio shak .. they didn't have anything smaller then 16 .. so I went to Home Depot (I love Home Depot) and they had 18, 14, etc .. not 16. So I got the 14. 15 ft of red, 15 ft of black. I also picked up a soldering kit. I've never soldered anything before I figure this would be a good time to get some practice in. I also got some of that shrink wrap. So I'm going to go start on this now. thaks guys.

shazaam

Central is telling me that LF was redesigning the lamps so that the breather is not necessary anymore, but that they would call them up in the morning to confirm. How do I tell if I have the old style or the redesigned style?

george16

Check this site to learn basic soldering techniques. It's really nice and simple.

George

shazaam

Can someone confirm that the lightforce don't have one positive and one negative, and that I can wire either one +/-.
Theres no marking on the wires.

george16

What color are the wires?

George

shazaam

their both red.

thanks for the link to the soldering page .. just what I needed

george16

Any stripes on either one of them?

George

shazaam

nope ..

george16

From my experience, if both wires are the same color, polarity is not an issue. I'm not sure thought about LF. You might want to call them and ask if the lights are polarity sensitive so as not to waste your money on bulbs if they are wired in reverse. Sorry .

George

midiwall

The bulbs are standard 100w bulbs and not polarity sensitive. If they were, and the wire colors were the same, then a lot of folks would be having trouble since there's no way to tell which should be grounded.


Side question... George, where'd you get you shackle hangers from? Are they Schaefers?

shazaam

ok I got one light wired up .. and it works great. The wires on my foglamps are 20 gauge, no way are they bigger then that. So I basically just wraped them around the 14 gauge store wire and soldered it. Not pretty, but hey it works.


Thanks guys

george16

That's good to know. Glad you're having fun installing them. Don't forget the PICS .

I made the shackle hangers off of Steve's design. It's pretty much free since I used scrap metal from the metal shop onboard the ship. I also had a chance to practice welding even though these were welded on by one of my guys . He is a certified welder in the Navy and civilian world.
My next project would be a panhard drop in anticipation of lifting my rig in the near future .

George

george16

Is that the factory wiring or Hellas?

George

shazaam

it was one of those factory kits I had put on. But they were hella micro de


both are wired up .. bright like hell fire ... thanks guys!

george16

Where are the Pics?

George

shazaam

how do I take pics of the lights on? Shine them on a door, and snap a shot or what?

midiwall

Ahhh! Okay... (dang it!) I was hoping to find a cheaper solution than Steve's, but just as beefy.

shazaam

George and I had a comparrison between our hangers last weekend I beleive

hold let me see if I can find the thread.

midiwall

My plan (if I can ever get time) is to drive out to an empty parking lot at night and take shots with the camera sitting on the hood. Like I did for my bulbs:

http://www.midiwall.com/4Runner/hl.html

I'd suggest taking a shot of the lot dark, then with just headlights, then just with the LF-170's, then with both.


If you need hosting, I'd be happy to do it for you again.

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