General Electrical & Lighting Related Topics Ask here for electrical, wiring, and lighting info for your rig that could apply to all years
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

Hella 500 pics. (w/ where I ran the wires to the roof)

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 02-09-2006, 05:12 AM
  #1  
Contributing Member
Thread Starter
 
Scofco's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Whitehorse, Yukon
Posts: 3,587
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Hella 500 pics. (w/ where I ran the wires to the roof)

Taking photos is a little harder these days since my digital crapped out on me. Had to take them with the 35mm then get the photos transfered to CD. I also only have the computer at work, which also makes things tricky

Anyhoo, some of you have been wondering what they look like, so here we are!
Attached Thumbnails Hella 500 pics. (w/ where I ran the wires to the roof)-hellafinal.jpg   Hella 500 pics. (w/ where I ran the wires to the roof)-hellaroof2.jpg   Hella 500 pics. (w/ where I ran the wires to the roof)-hellawires.jpg  
Old 02-09-2006, 05:13 AM
  #2  
Contributing Member
Thread Starter
 
Scofco's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Whitehorse, Yukon
Posts: 3,587
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Some more.

The switch on the top right... don't copy me on that location, it's a very bad place to try and put a switch. I spent about an hour just trying to fit it in there.
Attached Thumbnails Hella 500 pics. (w/ where I ran the wires to the roof)-hellaroof.jpg   Hella 500 pics. (w/ where I ran the wires to the roof)-hellaswitch.jpg  

Last edited by Scofco; 02-09-2006 at 05:15 AM.
Old 02-09-2006, 05:18 AM
  #3  
lee
Contributing Member
 
lee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: boston, ma
Posts: 6,729
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
looks great!

thanks for those pics.. im gonna mount my rack with 4 lights total on it (2 up front, 2 out back), so this is helpful.

jackson (who sold the rack to me) ran the wires out back in the hatch.. so ill see which way works best.
Old 02-09-2006, 05:22 AM
  #4  
Contributing Member
Thread Starter
 
Scofco's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Whitehorse, Yukon
Posts: 3,587
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Make sure you mount them as far back as you can. I made the mistake of not doing so.
I think I wired them up a total of 3 times

"Yeah, I think that's far enough back... *click* Aw crap!"

Tends to light up the windshield and the dashboard when they are too far forward. You live you learn.
Old 02-09-2006, 05:30 AM
  #5  
lee
Contributing Member
 
lee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: boston, ma
Posts: 6,729
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
ah, i see. well i think mine mounts behind the sunroof, so i should be ok.
Old 02-09-2006, 07:57 AM
  #6  
Contributing Member
 
Keggo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Posts: 1,820
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Sweet! I really like the look of the roof rack with the 500's. Plus the 500's on the bumper make for a really uniform appearance.. nice! I just need to get some real fogs not too... Where did you get the rack? Also, I'm really glad you didn't sell your 4Runner... it's a beaut!
Old 02-09-2006, 10:57 AM
  #7  
Registered User
 
ken.vs.ryu's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 639
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
wow that looks great! are the bumper lights 500's also? can i switch the fogs on with my highbeams and another switch?
Old 02-10-2006, 05:13 AM
  #8  
Contributing Member
Thread Starter
 
Scofco's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Whitehorse, Yukon
Posts: 3,587
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I only know enough about electrical to get me by... but I wouldn't see why you couldn't.
Perhaps someone else could chime in.
Old 02-10-2006, 05:49 AM
  #9  
Registered User
 
runethechamp's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Berkeley, CA
Posts: 587
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by ken.vs.ryu
wow that looks great! are the bumper lights 500's also? can i switch the fogs on with my highbeams and another switch?
If you mean that the fog lights come on with your high beam when the other switch is on, that's easy. Whatever wire you have at the switch that does not go to your relay you hook up to your high beam hot wire.
Old 02-10-2006, 07:55 AM
  #10  
Registered User
 
Racer944's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Birmingham, AL WAR EAGLE
Posts: 905
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
it's not difficult at all. You can set it up to either come on with which ever beam, with only a switch, or when it is on a certain beam, it comes on only with a switch. I used to work at an auto shop and got my boss to hook mine up for me.

Love the set-up Scofco, looks great. I personally put two Hella 500 Driving lights on my bumper like you did, just wider set, and will be putting another pair in between there, too.

Also, Scofco, my bank account hates you, because your mods keep killing it
Old 02-10-2006, 11:05 AM
  #11  
Contributing Member
 
Roadrunner's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Fairfax, VA
Posts: 933
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Hey Steve,

Nice install.
Old 02-10-2006, 12:04 PM
  #12  
Contributing Member
Thread Starter
 
Scofco's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Whitehorse, Yukon
Posts: 3,587
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Also, I used the Yakima mounts to mount them onto the rack. My rack isn't Yakima and has smaller bars so I had to modify the mounts a bit to make them fit tight.

I also had to get LONGER BOLTS as the bolts that came with the lights aren't long enough to go through the mounts and out the other side.

Thanks for the compliments, and thanks again Roadrunner for the lights
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
zytra
86-95 Trucks & 4Runners
32
01-24-2019 03:16 PM
Firefightersink15
86-95 Trucks & 4Runners
17
11-23-2015 10:32 PM
IntoTheVoid
Trip-Trail Reports & Photos
42
10-24-2015 04:54 PM
Longbed4Life
Pre 84 Trucks
6
09-07-2015 06:07 AM
izzmee
86-95 Trucks & 4Runners
9
08-17-2015 10:20 AM



Quick Reply: Hella 500 pics. (w/ where I ran the wires to the roof)



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 02:07 PM.