anyone know where I can get a set of lights like these, only with a yellow lens?

 

I have a set like those that I bought at 'Princess Auto' here in Kingston. I'm pretty sure they are on-line if you want to check them out.

 

Those are big???

 

http://stores.ebay.com/snappylights

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-130...Q5fAccessories

you choose the housing color and lens color before ordering

 

well... bigger than what I've got...

I knew I'd seen them somewhere... thanks!

I've got plans for these...

 

I bought these,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT
They arent yellow but are HID

But i was also wondering if anyone has any experience with these or any cheaper ebay lights. Dont mean to thread jack but you kinda seemed done.

 

That's kinda what I was thinking of doing... converting them with a cheap HID kit...

Got any pics... I'm curious to see them in action!

 

no i just bought them and they are being shipped, these come HID and for 120$ if they hold up it will be well worth it.

 

I swear the aussies run 11-15" lights right in the middle of their bumpers. Now those were big lights.

 

^^^^ Thats a big light!

 

Got mine off Craigslist, brand is Far Reach I believe.

 

i had some ebay lights on my tracker..... they were listed as spotlights, but the pattern was fog light...
had already made a front of the roof mounted light bar by that time so put them up there anyways.



they didnt light up the road at all... just into the windshield and the hood.

(ignore the angle they are at in the photo. I had them pneumatically adjust angle)

 

what do you think about 2 of the Ebay HID lights on a front bumper?

 

I bought these lights. They are 100 watt and theyre cheap.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too..._350960_350960

Dont buy the cheap wiring kit from the auto parts store, the lights are more wattage than what the wiring can hold, i almost burnt my truck down and then i read the instructions to the wiring harness lol. I had to use my own wire and buy a big enough switch to handle them. Im sure they make a wiring harness big enough but i was impatient and wanted them that day! I hope this helps some.

 

use a relay

do not use just a switch

 

I uses a relay also, I just forgot to mention it. Also on those lights the front plastic guard comes off easy. i put a couple pieces of double sided tape on it and its holding great. even if a low hanging tree limb hits it, your only out 12 bucks instead of 125.

 

hmm.. Those look alright... and I try to be a cheap bastard.. but the dimensions on the site aren't all there... can you send me some measurements? diameter and overall height?

As for wiring.. My dad was an electrical engineer and he taught me a few things... so no worries there

 

What is the exact purpose of a relay? And any specific one I should get from oreillys? Maybe a certain voltage or something?

 

automotive relays are a standard size. all are 12 volts. most are rated at 30 amps

relays are used to keep high amperage out of the cab. example: your starter. the full current of the starter isn't routed to the key switch. instead, the high-current wiring goes straight to a relay in the starter. when the key is turned, it activates the relay, connecting the starter to the high-amperage wiring

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz4X5...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkG22...feature=relmfu

 

there's a few reasons... keeping high current wires out of the passenger compartment is one thing. I prefer to run a switched ground from the relay to reduce risk of fire if it shorts out on anything. You can run a switched positive, but make sure it's fused like the diagram above.
second... running a line from the battery, to a switch in the dash, then to a light... the juice has to run a long way to get to the light. The longer the wire, the greater the resistance. The more resistance, the more the wire heats up. And bad things happen when wire heats up..
and using a relay, you don't need a high amp switch.

As far as picking the right relay, you need to figure out how many amps you'll be pulling.
the formula for that (if i remember correctly) is watts divided by volts = amps. So to run one 100watt light in a car, is 100watt/12volts = 8.3 amps. round up, call it 10 amps. So a 30 amp relay is plenty for 2 lights. Run it off a 25 amp fuse, and you should be golden.

hope that helps.