FOCUSHERE

any one done this?
how do i hook up the toggle swith it says
hook yellow(which goes to relay) and green (goes to high beams???) green connection dont make since to me it is on a switch so why to high beams?


but there is 3 spots to hook wires on switch

also the blue wires that come out of the lights they are a ground right? it just as a horizontal line on it

thanks

Gangus2006

top goes to ground
middle goes to switch
bottom goes to a +12V source. They tell you to use the high beams, so your lights will only come on with the high beams. Most people use another source.

86toyota

The wabbit should be chiming in soon

FOCUSHERE

what do you mean middle goes to switch?

and the bottom does that go to the realy because the relay has a 12v soure wire also

Bob_98SR5

search "hella 500", noob! there are a few install write ups

FOCUSHERE

noob? grow up man geez

Bob_98SR5

lighten up and search

waskillywabbit

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WIRING FOR DUMMIES (and folks who are too lazy to search)

Bob_98SR5

thanks, brian.

Eddie Monster

look on the buttom of the relay or on the side there will be a relay diagram ..there should be #'s .pin #30 gets 12 v constant from battery , pin 86 gets ground , pin 85 gets 12 v from the switch and pin 87 goes to your fog lights . you can connect pin 85 to your high beams if you like thats how i have mine.

4Crawler

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I wired my 500 fog light relay to get coil power (85) off the parking light circuit. This way the fogs can be turned on any time the main lights are on, but more importantly they turn off when the main lights are turned off. They way I can't forget and leave them on (my SR5 has the lights on reminder buzzer). The idea of hooking them to the high beams is that technically, fog lights should not be used with high beams on, only with low beams. So by wiring them as instructed you are complying with that requirement.

I wanted to be able to use my fogs independent of the high/low beams. While I mostly use the low beams and fogs together, I do on occassion leave the fogs on with the high beams in clear weather on remote, dark roads. The highs shoot light down the road fine, but leave the area just to each side of the truck in the dark. Fogs work fine for filling in that dark area. Also, once in a really bad fog bank, I killed the low beams and run with fogs (plus the running lights) since I was getting too much glare from the lows. Not something you want to do routinely, but having that flexibility is sure nice when you need it.

toddowaddo

Van91DSM

I used a direct battery hook up with a fuse in the line for the power thru the relay for the lights. Then I put the rocker light switch up on the dash right next to the clutch cancel switch using a 12v source from the fuse box. That 12v source is only on when the key is in Acc position, to trigger the relay via the switch. Easy, this way I can turn on my lights anytime the key is in the Acc or On position regardless of any other lights. Good for putting up tents and driving down dirt roads when you really want your Hi beams on and to use the new lights for the low beams. Works like a charm.
Now I just need to upgrade the not so bright '88 headlights to H4 bulbs.

4Crawler

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Yes, using the ACC circuit to trigger the fog light relay is another option. That way turning the key off will kill the lights as well.

On the headlights, you may want to check the lamp voltage you are getting now, since a lot of the low light output may be due to tired factory headlight wiring. A new relay wiring harness can easily double the light you are getting out of your existing headlights:
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...#WiringHarness

89silverpu

Do you have to ground the switch and have a +12v source to it? It doesn't say that on the wiring diagram. Is the +12v source to light the switch up? and the lights take a 15amp 250v fuse, can I use a ceramic fuse of those specifications, and is it a slow or whatever you call it fuse, or a immediate fuse or whatever its called.

frodin1

http://4runners.org/writeups/hella500/index.html

89silverpu

Do you have to use the green wire??

89silverpu

Thanks!!