Hey all, I just want to confirm a few things before I carry out an install of some 55W fog lamps to my Jeep.
I do not have the switch on the dash and my Cherokee has never had aux lighting before, factory or otherwise. (Yes, I've searched for similar threads and I wanted to be exact with the requirements here, as well as for other reasons, read on). I intend to do it right, which is why I'm double-checking with all the experts here.
My lights came with the basic hook-up wire, 10 amp fuse, and a lighted switch. However, I'm going to run the fogs through my low beams only, with a Bosch 30A relay seperating the switch from the lamp current. I just wanted to confirm that the current at the headlight switch is also on a relay that drives the high and low beams, so that tapping into the low beams there does not run the headlight current through my fog lamp switch. (I have the feeling this might be the problem with the factory fog lamp switch and their bulb failures, but I'd like to do it correct as I'm starting from scratch)
Also, where's the best place to locate the relay + fuse? I was thinking of actually bringing them into the cabin in a small project box mounted up on the firewall, and possibly on the passenger side (as long as it wouldn't require tearing apart the whole dash) But, mounting under the hood on the inside fender might work as well. I'm just not sure I trust that location for protection from the weather.
I intend to take a lot of digital pictures as I carry out the install and stick the images and a circuit diagram up on Flickr with a thorough write-up here for the rest of the people (n00bs) who want to do it correctly, so all input is appreciated. This is the basic wiring diagram I'm going off of:
http://www.classictruckshop.com/clubs/earlyburbs/projects/bosch/foglites.htm
But I'll probably make my own diagram, with an indication of where to tap into the low beam on the XJ. It's all rather simple to understand, afaik, but then again, I am a EE/CS student
-xiph
I do not have the switch on the dash and my Cherokee has never had aux lighting before, factory or otherwise. (Yes, I've searched for similar threads and I wanted to be exact with the requirements here, as well as for other reasons, read on). I intend to do it right, which is why I'm double-checking with all the experts here.
My lights came with the basic hook-up wire, 10 amp fuse, and a lighted switch. However, I'm going to run the fogs through my low beams only, with a Bosch 30A relay seperating the switch from the lamp current. I just wanted to confirm that the current at the headlight switch is also on a relay that drives the high and low beams, so that tapping into the low beams there does not run the headlight current through my fog lamp switch. (I have the feeling this might be the problem with the factory fog lamp switch and their bulb failures, but I'd like to do it correct as I'm starting from scratch)
Also, where's the best place to locate the relay + fuse? I was thinking of actually bringing them into the cabin in a small project box mounted up on the firewall, and possibly on the passenger side (as long as it wouldn't require tearing apart the whole dash) But, mounting under the hood on the inside fender might work as well. I'm just not sure I trust that location for protection from the weather.
I intend to take a lot of digital pictures as I carry out the install and stick the images and a circuit diagram up on Flickr with a thorough write-up here for the rest of the people (n00bs) who want to do it correctly, so all input is appreciated. This is the basic wiring diagram I'm going off of:
http://www.classictruckshop.com/clubs/earlyburbs/projects/bosch/foglites.htm
But I'll probably make my own diagram, with an indication of where to tap into the low beam on the XJ. It's all rather simple to understand, afaik, but then again, I am a EE/CS student
-xiph