jeepboy381
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- Gresham, Or
So here is my dilema. I have full 10 Guage wiring to my 90 watt low beams, 100 Watt High beams, and 100 Watt driving/Fog lights. I have the Fogs on an aftermarket switch that activates a heavy duty relay as well as teh headlights. I want the fogs to come on with the switch when the switch is in the on position when low beams are on. With the switch off I want the fogs to only come on when the high beams are on.
The way it is wired now with the fog light switch off the fog lights only turn on with the high beams. If I only have the low beams on and I turn on the switch for the fog lights, the low's, highs, and fogs turn on.
1. Will having the low/high beam on at the same time burn out the bulbs quicker? I am not worried about the wiring burning up. I have heard it is bad for the bulbs though. I am sure they get hot but have not checked, that is 190 Watts a headlight bulb and 100 Watts per fog light = 580Watts total power!
2. If I wired a diode in the relay signal wire to the fogs so when the fog light switch is on and the low beams are on it wont backfeed and turn on the high beams what kind of diode do I need and where can I get it? Will this cause a voltage drop to the fogs?
I hope this is not too confusing. If you have any imput let me know!! Thanks
The way it is wired now with the fog light switch off the fog lights only turn on with the high beams. If I only have the low beams on and I turn on the switch for the fog lights, the low's, highs, and fogs turn on.
1. Will having the low/high beam on at the same time burn out the bulbs quicker? I am not worried about the wiring burning up. I have heard it is bad for the bulbs though. I am sure they get hot but have not checked, that is 190 Watts a headlight bulb and 100 Watts per fog light = 580Watts total power!
2. If I wired a diode in the relay signal wire to the fogs so when the fog light switch is on and the low beams are on it wont backfeed and turn on the high beams what kind of diode do I need and where can I get it? Will this cause a voltage drop to the fogs?
I hope this is not too confusing. If you have any imput let me know!! Thanks