Thread: Who's got Spotlights?

The locking switch. Hmm, my car needs a clean.

Originally Posted by Scouse

STC7811, list price of $27.28.
None available from LR Aust. but I can get one in from the UK.

It looks just like the front foglight switch.

I got part of a P38A loom from AndrewE to get the matching plug for the back of the switch. I have a wiring diagram of how I wired it somewhere around here.

Originally Posted by p38arover

Aftermarket. I bought it from Autobarn or Bursons. No need to go to eVilBay.

Just picked one up yesterday from SuperCheap Auto

SCA Driving Light Bar - Universal - Supercheap Auto Australia

They had them on sale for $29

I have been wondering where to mount the UHF antenna. With this little thing it will fit between the two driving lights that have been laying around in the garage.

Next problem.. how to provide a good earth.

Earth for the lights or the antenna?

My lights had a 2-wire cable so the earth was taken back to the battery.

My UHF antenna is on a bracket attached to the slam panel.

Can spotties be wired normally on a rangie using the headlight wire as a switch wire and the power from the battery through a relay etc etc or will the computer detect this as a problem?

That's how I did mine, no problems.

I ran the earth switching side of the relay into the car to save running a live wire through the firewall.

Originally Posted by Scouse

That's how I did mine, no problems.

I ran the earth switching side of the relay into the car to save running a live wire through the firewall.

Can I not just earth in the engine bay/chassis/battery?

Yes but you need to operate the relay somehow so you need a +ve or a -ve running to it from the switch.
I chose -ve but it's up to you.

Originally Posted by Sidewinder76

Can I not just earth in the engine bay/chassis/battery?

As you should use a switch inside the car to determine if you spot lights come on with high beam or not...There are basically two ways to wire that switch.

1. the switch interupts the positive power to the relay from the highbeam (relay earth always connected)
2. the switch earths the relay (positive from highbeam always connected to relay)

Scouse refers to option 2

EDIT:

http://www.hilux4x4.co.za/wire_spotlights/

Resonable diagram showing option 2
For option 1 - place the switch next to the 1A fuse