Info if installing own spot/driving lights

**NavyDiver** · 24th January 2012, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by Peter_OZ

We have dealer fitted LR spotties on our 07 TDV6 D3. Must say I am very unimpressed with them. Light output is very poor and quite "yellow" in colour which looks to me like low voltage at the globes.

Have not hooked a DMM to measure the voltage though.

I would think that the dealer would have used a relay to rive off the battery etc but not sure.

anyone else have these fitted adn what are your thoughts?

Was thinking of rewiting them with heavier guage loom and use the wire to them to trigger a relay that goes direct to the battery. Either that or replace the insert or the whole bloody things.

cheers
Peter

Hi Peter, get your voltage and wire checked. My LED light bar was wired up by a crew using 4mm wire which was found to be a lot less than promised. The fuse to the light from my aux battery fried. Replaced fuse and had a nice auto sparky look it over. He rewired the lot with real 4mm wire. I am sure the people ripped off with really poor wire was not the first installer but I was not going to leave it in my truck to start a fire. The fuse was burnt casued directly by the under-rated wire.\ the new fuse was too hot before we changed the wire over.

The LED light bar mounted on my roof rack does not draw much power for the amount of light and size.

**discotwinturbo** · 2nd April 2012, 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by Brick

Evening all,
If using a loom supplied with the lights (eg includes relay, fuse and switch) or building your own, then your pick up for the high beam wire to run to the switch is the blue/black (right headlight) or the blue/grey (left headlight). These are also known as pin 10 (thanks to Disco3.uk).

Cheers.

I am about the fit an led light bar to my d4 with bi xenons.

I have downloaded the topix wiring diagram.......it's looking fairly difficult to understand.

Does anyone know if these are the same colours for the d4 with bi xenons ?

Looking at the wiring diagram it appears that a shutter is used to make the lights brighter as opposed to a traditional filament or extra light. So just wondering which wire is the actual trigger ?

Ay help would be appreciated as this thread is all that I can find about installation of spot lights.

Brett....

**stuarth44** · 12th March 2021, 10:57 AM

Would appreciate advice removing the rotary switch, as i,m fitting spotlights
Thanks

**Tombie** · 12th March 2021, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by discotwinturbo

I am about the fit an led light bar to my d4 with bi xenons.

I have downloaded the topix wiring diagram.......it's looking fairly difficult to understand.

Does anyone know if these are the same colours for the d4 with bi xenons ?

Looking at the wiring diagram it appears that a shutter is used to make the lights brighter as opposed to a traditional filament or extra light. So just wondering which wire is the actual trigger ?

Ay help would be appreciated as this thread is all that I can find about installation of spot lights.

Brett....

The wire to the motor is what you want to tap into. (-10)

**stuarth44** · 12th March 2021, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by Tombie

The wire to the motor is what you want to tap into. (-10)

or tap wire 4 0n light stalk 6 is flash
bit hard at light as bullbar blocks headlight from coming ot

**Tombie** · 12th March 2021, 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by stuarth44

or tap wire 4 0n light stalk 6 is flash
bit hard at light as bullbar blocks headlight from coming ot

Unplug and do it from inside engine bay.

Apart from a broken light it never needs to come completely out!

**stuarth44** · 13th March 2021, 04:40 PM

my neighbour said a light stalk, WRONG after lkg, they are just .25mm signal wires
got job done on L/H light, brilliant light power
thanks for interest, next up winch, and canvas seat covers
i went got another set of lights Aldi for son who does not yet have a 4x4

**Tombie** · 13th March 2021, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by stuarth44

my neighbour said a light stalk, WRONG after lkg, they are just .25mm signal wires
got job done on L/H light, brilliant light power
thanks for interest, next up winch, and canvas seat covers
i went got another set of lights Aldi for son who does not yet have a 4x4

Have a look at “the wetseat” for seat covers.
I have them and compared to canvas in my work LVs they’re far superior.

**W&KO** · 13th March 2021, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by Tombie

Have a look at “the wetseat” for seat covers.
I have them and compared to canvas in my work LVs they’re far superior.

Neoprene or
Duratex

**Tombie** · 13th March 2021, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by W&KO

Neoprene or
Duratex

I believe Neoprene.

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