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makes me wish i could weld and ditch all the nuts and bolts but it gets the job done
2 hella 500 driving lights and 2 hella 500 amber fogs
http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/a...cs/lights5.jpg
http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/a...cs/lights4.jpg
http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/a...cs/lights3.jpg
http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/a...cs/lights2.jpg
http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/a...cs/lights1.jpg
all that is left is to paint it and wire it all up :)
Nice clean mounting job. So, you're going to rally race the Aveo eh?
thanks :D
lots of measuring and patience definitely pay off :D
there are some rally cross events in the nearby town where i live that i would love to try and get into, but my main reason for the lights is the extra visibility it offers during the snowy season and at night time as well the ability to spot deer and elk that oftten roam the highway...and cuz it looks hella bad ass :D
Good job :lol:
What total wattage of lamps?
It seemed to me that very thin wires and they will be hot.
You put an additional relay for turn on lights?
If the wattage is very large, the battery will not charge from the generator.
looks awesome =D>
thanks hunter :D
total wattage comes to 220 with each light using a 55w bulb. i will be using two seperate 12v relays that came with the two kits for the lights. so only after the headlights are on i will be able to flip two seperate switches to light up all 4 or just 1 switch for two lights on. at least thats the plan for the wiring so far :D
With a little bit of modification (i.e. drilling a hole in the back to accomodate longer bulb and hot-gluing/siliconing it in there) you can install some H3 HIDs in those housings... (That's what I did)... It serves two purposes - reduces the running load on the battery alternator (only 35W) and it's a lot brighter... 500FFs is what I have and they're nice... just don't forget to order some Color Shieldz protective laminate here: http://www.amazon.com/Hella-H87988411-S ... 089&sr=1-8 they make them clear, yellow, blue, or smoked, latter is what i used because 3k hids are way bright. 8)
No pun intended? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by one_man_jam
where can you actually use those at? is it street legal?
Most likely more legal than the blue license plate lights. ;) If he has the driving/fog light combo (if that's what it actually said on the packaging), then as long as he aimed them as per instruction, they're street legal. If you aim them according to the little paper in the box, they shouldn't blind anyone while putting out quite a bit more light.
In some places it's illegal to have your fog lights on if it's not actually foggy outside, but most of cops don't care from what I know.
Hey jm u got them light up ? 8)
that looks sweet, how did you mount the bracket to the bumper.
sorry all for the delay :D
was in the process of getting internet started at my new place.
i'll be taking some more pictures of the mounting points as soon as i can, but if you feel around through the bumper there is three spots that attach the bumper to the front crash beam. i replaced those with some longer and thicker bolts to attach to the light bar. also i have the two upper brackets that screw into the license plate mounts. very very sturdy with little to no shaking :D
i have also wired everything up :D ...only thing i have to do is wrap the wires up with some loom and zip tie them up. also while testing them out i popped some fuses because instead of splicing the lines into the headlights i just routed it to the battery :( so i also need to re route those wires to the headlights or get some fuses that will take the extra amperage coming from the battery.
and yes pun hella intended :D
Use a relay and splice into your parking light fort the trigger. That way if you ever forget to kill thee switch, they will turn off with the rest of the lights. Plus you can run them with headlights off. :D . Still need a switch either way for legality purposes.
How about those pictures of the fog/driving lights hooked up? :shock:
ahh man about that comment about it being legal or not.. here in the uk defo illegal to hav foggys on whilst driving if not foggy. i got stoped lukily talked my way out of points but stil got a fine.. stupid officer... i thought my foggys lookd soo cool as well LOL.. had fogys on wid the kalos 3 stripes side light thing.. :P
finally back from a nice little vacation in texas with the gf :D
had some time to clean up some of the wiring and snap some pics of the lights LIT UP :o !!
http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/a...ics/litup4.jpg
looks like an alien space ship :D
here are some pics from the drivers seat.
headlights ( need to aim driver side :( )
http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/a...ics/litup3.jpg
headlights w/hella 500 driving lights
http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/a...ics/litup2.jpg
headlights w/hella 500 driving lights and hella 500 amber fogs
http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/a...ics/litup1.jpg
those light up good, looks awesome =D>
thanks :D
i think they may be aimed a bit too low but i'd rather have them too low then too high. before i did aim them though they were lighting up the sky real nice :lol:
lol yeah, reminds me of the halos, but i think i got used to having them aimed so low lol
:alien: encounters of the 3rd kind!!~
nice jam, glad ur back!!~
Where in Texas did u go>?
You might want to look into local laws... I think I remember hearing something about only being allowed to have 4 lights lit up at the same time on the road (i.e. a pair of headlights and a pair of fog lights). I'd check into that just not to get an unnecessary ticket.
What battery are you running to power all those lights?
i was in helotes, tx. about 15 - 20 min outside of san antonio
went to sea world, took a boat trip on the riverwalk, and saw the alamo, good fun for sure :D
actually i'm still running the oem battery. i think its an ac delco. i'm thinking of getting a grounding kit to help not kill my battery, but who knows if they really work :?
as for the local laws about the lights, i think i should be alright after seeing all them lifted trucks around here with their headlights on along with an extra 4 lights on those push bars they all have that always blind the ish out of me on the highway:x . i'll look into to it though for AZ :D
^ i remeber tha Alamo!~ been there plenty of times!! o and sea worlds pretty cool!~ the one u went 2 was the one where the guy got attacked by the Whale!! river walk is pretty dope, pricey food their.
Yo let me kno when u come down again, im only 2 hours away from the Alamo!!~ :wink:
:D your right though, riverwalk is pricey and who doesn't remember the alamo :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by oscare003
i should be back in texas every now and then, now that my gf's family is living there, so ya i'm sure we can get something going :D
Here in WA they have plenty of trucks/SUVs with the light bars, but they're almost never on when they're on the road. In fact, you are required to have the light covers on if your lights are above the bumper line.