Light wiring

[landoman]

I when I fitted the Bar and winch to my 110 I had the installer wire up for driving lights at the same time . Just the wiring as I was still deciding on which lights .......the lights are wired up so that they operate on high beam ...but with a dash switch that can allow them to be turned off as well. I have tested all the wiring and it's has current when it should.

I have now bought two light force LED next gen lights and ready to fit ......but a tad confused by the wiring

The auto electrician wiring on my car has 3 wires for each light ....black ,red and green

The Deutsch plug that comes with the lights has 4 wires black ,red ,blue and yellow ........I guess the black and red go together but how do I match up the green with the blue/ yellow .....and what will I do with the one left over .....

Many thanks

[lump_a_charcoal]

Don't go by colour, go by what's hot, and what's not.

Check which cores show voltage when the high beams are on.
12V will go to the red, 0V will go to the black, and the other two are most likely unused.

[landoman]

Don't go by colour, go by what's hot, and what's not.

Check which cores show voltage when the high beams are on.
12V will go to the red, 0V will go to the black, and the other two are most likely unused.

Thanks ...what does ov mean

[lump_a_charcoal]

Zero volts.

Actually, do your new lights have external LEDs, like in a ring around the lense or anything?

[Tombie]

Check if he's added position lights by probing the green with Parkers on and off..

On LightFarce the wiring is:
Red - Positive
Black - 0v (Negative)
Yellow - Positive from Parker lamp or DRL controller
Blue - 0v for Parker circuit or DRL (electrician may have used a common In his 3 wire set up

[rovers4]

Auto electricians, electronics techies and regular sparkies (Those who wire houses, etc) all have different terms for the essentially the same things. But if you want to be specific, then they are different.

But, in general:

In the world of DC = Direct Current = auto electrics:


12V or 12Volts equals Battery positive. Normally red for accessory use.

0V or zero volts equals Battery negative, chassis, or ground. Normally black.

But remember that the OEM wiring colours in the vehicle loom are different. Refer to the supplied manual, or look your make/model up.

FYI: And any trailer/caravan 5 or 7 core loom has different colours again. Code found on most plug/socket packaging, or on the net.

Also, your extra wire in the aftermarket trio may not be actually wired in. Have a look around your battery to see if you can find that end of the new wiring. Could be for later on, as a possible sense wire or a possible fog light feed. Its size will determine possibilities.

[Tombie]

Or an out there idea. Ring your sparky and ask!