Help with aux lights...

KJ4ME · **Posted:** Sun Sep 16, 2007 3:19 pm

i need to find the low beam wire from the headlights, but since all the wires under my hood are pretty much brown from mud, its kinda hard to tell, and i am very unfamiliar with the electrical setup in the KJ. basically i have some lights on the roof that im trying to wire up and i got everything goin'! i got the relay all wired up, but i was told by a friend that i could bypass wiring the switch to a 2amp power source... i dont think that is holding true. so now all i need is to find that 2 amp headlight wire and it should work. if not... off to circuit city it goes and im $175 poorer.

some good did come out of all of this however, when i disconnedged the negative termimal from the battery and then reconnected it, the transmission now shifts a whole lot smoother from 1-2 and 2-1. all those trips to the dealer and all those software upgrades, and something that simple could have cured it all along!

USAFCOP · **Posted:** Sun Sep 16, 2007 5:38 pm

Why do you want your overhead lights hooked to your headlights?

The lights should have come with the switch and wiring harness w/relay, just follow the instructions that came with, no need to overcomplicate it man.

Guest · **Posted:** Sun Sep 16, 2007 6:21 pm

the switch lights up, so it draws power from the headlights such that when the lights are turned on, the switch lights up. I thought it would work without being lit up (and in theory it should), but apparently it doesn't. workin on the 2A location, got a hook up...

KJ4ME · **Posted:** Sun Sep 16, 2007 6:30 pm

USAFCOP wrote:

Why do you want your overhead lights hooked to your headlights?

The lights should have come with the switch and wiring harness w/relay, just follow the instructions that came with, no need to overcomplicate it man.

lol, if only it were that simple. there was no wiring harness, i had to make it, there was no relay, i had to buy it. thats not a big deal, ive done it with plenty of other cars however i was a little more familliar with the electrical setups. toyota and suzuki believe in running wires as directly to the source as possible, chrysler on the other hand...

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:19 pm

if only I were in town, I could have helped you. I am somewhat familiar with 12V systems.

KJ4ME · **Posted:** Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:27 pm

aawwwwwwwwwww, u so nice. no need for it tho, as soon as i feel like it, everythings getting ripped out and going in the trash...
thanks for all u guys' help!

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:40 pm

I've got no experience with firewalls and wiring for the KJ. I followed someone elses suggestion for my CB. (straight to the fusebox on the drivers door-side). Otherwise, I would have broken out the BFH and sledged the firewall for ya. :lol:

KJ4ME · **Posted:** Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:30 pm

o i got thru the firewall, my wires were thin enough to where i didnt have to drill through the plastic bolt but just go thru the grommet. the problem is/was i need a 2 amp maximum constant power source for the switch, which i think after looking at the diagram more powers the relay...

Kugellager · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:45 pm

Why don't you run a direct line from the battery and place a 5A or 2A inline?

I have done a lot of wiring for my lights (front and rear) and my ARB, compressor etc...7 relays, 6 switches, 2 circuit breakers lots of wiring, switches, solenoids etc...feel free to PM me for my e-mail or phone #

John
];')

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