I used a voltmeter with a small probe to determine which wire was energized once the high beam lever was toggled. But i usually have both on.
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How to wire offroad lights to high beams. Disconnect your battery then use the wiring diagram or a test light to find the wire connecting the high beam switch to your headlights. Leave at least one foot of wire hanging after the tape to leave enough slack for the connection to the lights. Reducing the number of switches i need to flip in order to turn off high beams and off road lights at the same time. Turning on brights will trigger relay turning on offroad lights. Tap a high beam wire in the harness near the socket and run it to the relay as the 12v power. On edit for clarification wire from headlight is ran as the 12v trigger wire for the relay not the 12v power.
Its been about a year since i did that. The color of my high beam wire was green. High beams on switch off off road lights off. Now that you have decided if you want to wire in your off road lights with your high beams here is how i did it. This works as such. Yes it is nice to have the bright lights in sync with the high beams.
I never use my off. Wiring off road lights to high beams june 29 2017 by arfan leave a comment led light bar wired into high beams nissan forum wiring off road lights into high beams schematic the best off road lights review in 2019 car s turbosii 20 led light bar spot flood bo beam off road driving for 2016 chevrolet silverado 2500 3500 w hidden per mounting night vision archives fifty shades of fde. High beams on switch on off road lights on. Start by taping one end of the power wire to the metal bumper support. Route the power supply wire the power supply wire will run from the high beam relay wiring harness to the driving or fog lights. I roughly remember removing the grill and headlamp to access the wiring.
High beams off switch on off road lights off. Remove the harness leading to your headlight housing and move your test light probe to each pin until power is found with the high beam switch turned to the on position. I also installed a switch in the relay feed to turn off the auxiliary lights in case i ever wanted to use the high beams alone. This is so i can toggle the off road lights to be on at the same time as high beams.
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