I have a set of hella proburners I want to install on my 99 Classic that did not come with factory fog lights. I will be putting them into the space on the lower bumper where the factory ones would have set.....is there a quick way to maybe tap into the harness or plug that would have ran the factory lights if they had been so equipped??
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Hella Fog Lights
- Thread starter mgreen84
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98XJLimitedNateWV
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Charleston, WV
Even if the factory wiring is there it isn't heavy enough to run those lights. You'll need to use something heavier.
98XJLimitedNateWV
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Charleston, WV
what is the wattage?
98XJLimitedNateWV
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Charleston, WV
55w should be fine, if they were 100w then you'd have to rewire.
rokclimbertx
NAXJA Member #1267
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- Gainesville, TX
you sure wanna double check the watts... i ran some hi watt headlights without upgrading the harness and melted my headlight switch... PITA to fix that
jeeperjohn
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Temecula, CA
Regardless of the wattage I recommend running a separate wire loom to those lights using a relay to carry the current. If you want a wiring diagram and instructions PM me.
DanMan2k06
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Damascus, MD
Relays are you friend.
xcm
NAXJA Forum User
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- Southern Oregon
i installed some hella 500s yesterday, and everyone i came into contact with about them, asked if they could just use the stock harness... fight the urge, wiring is not that hard...
if you see smoke, unplug it
if you see smoke, unplug it
- Location
- Northwest Ohio
FYI if you dont have factory foglights there is no wiring except from where the switch would be. I thought since the pigtail is there for the switch all the other wiring would be there but theres not any wiring in place for the relays or any going to wher the fog lights would be. So i went through and did it right ran 12ga wire from the relay so im good for more then 55w, its some good practice for wiring but if youre not too good at wiring get one of the wiring harnesses from Hella of KC
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Ba-Riedo
has frame envy
- Location
- redmond/bellingham, wa
yeah so the hella 500's will short out fuses in about 2 seconds if you try to ground them to the battery
i couldnt find that anywhere on here and i was burnin fuses till i thought about it again
i couldnt find that anywhere on here and i was burnin fuses till i thought about it again
