Hello; My son is a nut for driving/fog lights on his Toyota and we had a lot
of problems with relays frying untill we went to a power seat relay which
solved the problem. You would want a fuse in the feed wire for sure and about
a #12 wire size from the battery to the lights. hth Bill 66&67spls in N.M.
jschmi7@us.ibm.com wrote:
> With all of the talk of headlights I have a question about wiring for
> driving lights.
>
> I had installed a set of the JC Whitless driving lights with a 100 watt
> bulb. I hooked them up to the original equip power source and after using
> them for 2 mins checked the fuse box. It was already very hot so I haven't
> used them since.
>
> The alternative would seem to be a relay switched on and off by the light
> switch. The power for the lights themselves would then have to be an
> alternative source. That all makes lots of sence but how do I wire all of
> this. I am not a Tom Walter so I need help. Where would I get a relay for
> this and is there a specific type/rating that I would need to use? Do I
> run the source directly from the battery or from the front end of the fuse
> box? Do I use a fuseable link or is the relay a fuse? See, I dont really
> know anything !!
>
> I have never seen an FAQ on this so if I missed it forgive me.
>
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