New Brights

sn0border88 · March 25, 2006

Finally got around to mounting my new lights, decided not to go with a light bar but instead mounted straight onto my bumper. The switch panel was the hardest part, had to remove headliner, cut out sheetmetal in roof brace to clear switches, still need to wire the relays and switches but the lights are wired. Enjoy.

BTW, the switch with cover is a master power switch, it will send power to the other 2 when activated, to make sure that they will never accidentally turn on and burn out covers. The other 2 are for the 2 inside/2 outside lights, wired through seperate relays.

For this project i picked up a new butane iron, a "weller portasol" It was amazing, heated the joints very fast and heated a larger area than a regular corded iron. plus, sice there in no cord you can work much easier. it also doubled from heatshrink duty. $60.00 at sears, I highly reccommend getting one..

j602 · March 25, 2006

I think you need to clean your camera lens.

Lights look good, switches are pimp.

sn0border88 · March 25, 2006

I just noticed that, maybe ill get some better ones later.

Some behind the scenes pics.

Bill Kemp · March 25, 2006

Lights, wires & switches all look great. Very porfessional job.
Are the lights driving & fogs or just driving?

96limitedX · March 25, 2006

can we get some pics with them on? look great..nice job!

sn0border88 · March 25, 2006

offroad only, if I had those things on with my low's Id kill someone, and my alternator. Also, as a PA rule any lights above the bumper must be covered at all times on the road. Thanks however, my goal was to make it very clean, those pics were before I tied everything together, then it looked even better. Ill get pics of them on as soon as I get the relays wired, hopefully tommorow night.

I also notched out a piece of sheetmetal right in front of the battery in order to have a nice little place for relays, Ill room for about 5 total, 2 are going in tommorow. pics to follow.

SkanlaxJMO · March 25, 2006

those lookg great...the switches are neat especially the "master one"

jonlax · March 26, 2006

Thanks for letting me know about the PA rule on the lights. I just put some lights on my 99's bumper and it is almost the end of the month and police work extra hard to pull people over.

IAmTodd · March 26, 2006

sn0border88 said:
Also, as a PA rule any lights above the bumper must be covered at all times on the road.

Thanks for the info. I'm assuming that the headlights are exempt.

The install looks good. I like the switch panel.

sn0border88 · April 1, 2006

Finally done

sn0border88 · April 1, 2006

sn0border88 · April 1, 2006

last ones, I promise.

Tenminutes2late · April 2, 2006

That Looks nice. I'm doing a similar project with Hella FF1000's. I'm using a light bar though, they are way to big to fit on the bumper.

sn0border88 · April 24, 2006

I couldnt leave well enough alone, so now I added a light that lit up when power was turned on. Even though I put the covered switch on I was still leaving it on without thinking, so hopefully this will stop me from doing that.

lycan91 · September 22, 2006

that is quite a hell of a set up looks great and super brite very nice. Wish i was talented too

sn0border88 · September 22, 2006

this was the first wiring project I had ever done, i just bought wire, solder, soldering iron, and heatshrink.

Keep trying things till you get it right, wiring is easy to replace.

lycan91 · September 22, 2006

how often if ever do your fuses blow

Nasty350LT1 · September 24, 2006

I would have gone with the Aircraft switch with the LED built in, would have saved
the time of drilling an extra hole. But, it looks good so far.

sn0border88 · September 24, 2006

I blow fuses all the time but thats because theres a short somewhere, not I just gotta find it. If it wouldnt be for that im sure I wouldhave have any problems, the lights are well within the 30 amp range of the fuses.

I have switches with the LED's in them, but i like being different. i think it looks better and only took an extra 5 min.

'97 V8 · September 24, 2006

wow, looks very proffesional. I love the switches...looks very cool.

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