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Fog Lights..Where to get?

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by Hanadarko, Aug 6, 2010.

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  1. Aug 29, 2010 #41
    CLC379

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  3. Aug 29, 2010 #42
    CondoCruiser

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    Any professional fog light installation needs a relay. This saves on running heavy wire to the on/off switch and prevents a voltage drop from the long wire run.

    This way you can run from the battery to a relay nearby to the fog lights. Then use smaller wire to go to your on/off switch inside the cab to the relay to energize it. The fog light kit I bought for my car had the relay in the kit.

    Most states require you power the relay from your low beams.
     
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  4. Aug 29, 2010 #43
    Hanadarko

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    KW has a built in harness for all of this.
    I have the switch installed (Factory) and relay installed (Factory) and all I need is to install the lights and solder the + lead.

    Wiring is the least of my issues, since it's already setup for me-
     
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  5. Aug 29, 2010 #44
    Hanadarko

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    Well so much for this idea.
    The hole in the bumper is at 1.5". I need about 2.5" away from the front.
    I do not have enough room on the lip of the bumper edge to drill another hole and have it clean right.

    Installing a flat stock work work either, Unless I mount it from under the bumper, since it will raise the geometry of the mount of the light...and put it out of alignment.

    This bumper wasnt made for a fog/driving light that seems to exist anywhere.
     
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  7. Aug 29, 2010 #45
    canuck in da truck

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    you can swivel that light tho right?
    sometimes you have to get kinda creative mounting things square peg in the round hole syndrome
     
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  8. Aug 29, 2010 #46
    Hanadarko

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    yea but I have played with it until I am blue in the face -> :biggrin_25521:

    I took measurements and realized it isnt gonna fit w/o additional hardware and additional engineering. So I gave up...

    :biggrin_25513:
     
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  9. Aug 29, 2010 #47
    CaterpillarHombre1

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    Hey Check out ebay!!! everything is cheaper there
     
    CaterpillarHombre1, Aug 29, 2010
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