Hi guys,

I'm putting in my Hella 500 driving lights this weekend and I just got through reading the billions of threads on installing Hella 500 lamps. Though I haven't installed it yet, I'm not quite sure why so many people had problems installing these lights (aside from placement).

One of the members posted a link to a much better, easier to read wiring diagram on the Hella website and I decided to color it to make it easier to read. I also made some edits and more importantly, I created two versions:



Version 1 - Green Wire Hooked Up To Your Headlamps (3 options)
http://www.4runners.org/images/hella...0_modified.jpg

Version 2 - Green Wire Hooked Up to an Auxiliary Fuse Box
http://www.4runners.org/images/hella...auxfusebox.jpg

According to the Hella website, the diagrams should also work for Hella 450 and 550 lights.

Ok, I think that this should solve most of the problems w/ Hella 500 installs.

Bob

 

Nice Bob.

So in version 1, the lights are wired to go on with the high beams. Will the switch throw the lights on without the headlights/highs on?

 

bob, you're the man.

 

I dont think they will because in most states, driving lights are supposed to come on only with the high beams

 

I hear ya, but I want the ability to do this.

 

you could probably substitute a on-off-on switch in there, on with highbeams connects as in the diagram, off is off, other on is connected to a fuse box, can be turned on anytime. come inspection time, disconnect the wire from the fuse box, when they test the lights, they will only operate with the high beams, then they will just wonder why you have an on-off-on switch instead of a on-off switch, but i dont believe they can fail you for something like that, lol

 

Rob,

There are 3 ways to wire it in Version 1.

- if you hook the green wire up to the low beam wire, they only come on when your low beams are on when you flip the switch

- if you hook up the green wire to the high beam wire, they will only come on when your high beams are on when you flip the switch

if you hook up the green wire to the parking light wire, you can use the lights independent of the low/high beams by flipping the switch. that is to say, you can use them as a substitute to your regular low beam lights but you still have to flip the switch

The way I want mine to be wired up is how Corey did it. And that is Version 2, where the green wire is hooked up to the auxiliary fuse box. That way, I can flip them on at *anytime*

Now I remember from living in MA that there are car inspections. We dont have those in CA, so I dont have to worry about that anymore. But if I were yo Rob, what I'd do is hook up an aux fuse box and hook it up like version 2. At the same time, I'd hook up a wire from the high beam light wire and at the other end of that wire, hook up a male connector that is exactly the same size as the aux fuse box male connectors. That way, its a quick "plug and play" swap when you visit Mr. Inspector.

Bob

 

I wired my 550 fog lights to be enabled with the parking lights, that is the relay coil power comes from the parking lights. Then the switch allows the fogs to be turned on and off manually, independent of the headlights. This way the fogs turn off when the lights are turned off (handy feature that ties in nicely with the headlights on reminder buzzer) and it lets me use the fogs in any combination of other lights. While techically, they are only supposed to be on with the low beams, I do find them helpful off-road with the high beams on (they fill in in front of the truck, high beams light up farther ahead) and I have even driven a little in very bad fog/snow with the low beams off, only the parking lights and fogs to cut down on the glare. Probably not recommended but it did the trick.

 

This may be a dumb question, so im sorry, but where is / where do u get an aux fuse box? thanks

 

rollin,

man, you really need to search, noob!

you can buy it at any autoparts store. look in the tech section for corey's write up and i have one there too

bob

 

sorry i am a very lazy person, but thanks for puttin up with me .

 

Bob, I'd buy you a beer if you weren't so damn far away

 

Boy I needed this. Thanx Bob.

 

you guys are fancy. I took all the relays and crap and tossed them. I just wired it stait with batt. to fuse to switch to light to ground.
But im really lazy

 

maybe im dumb but you said that the driving light are suposed to come on with the high beams? then why does my factory prewired driving lights on both the '98 & '02 4runners come on with the low beams and go out when i flash the high beams....???

 

are you sure those arent fog lights? are they on the lower part of the bumper, closer to the ground they are probably fogs, higher up ones are driving lights

 

as dibble said, it sounds like youre talking about your fog lights. toyota does NOT equip any of their vehicles with driving lights.

bob

 

hey guys...the 2 links dont work...is there a way someone can send me the pics of the 2 installs?...pls help