wiring lights

jbh25

i am puting some fog lights on that i got from wal-mart for halloween. the lights and horn that was on my old cart were wired up to 18 volts. Is this better than 12 volts. also is it best to put the switch on the ground or pos.

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rib33024

Put the switch on the pos,with a fuse--and do NOT ground anything to the frame, ground to the NEG on the batteries, and use 12v,--NOT 18v

dougmcp

You can put the lights on 16v, they'll be brighter but they maybe short lived. They were designed for 12v but will take a certain over voltage, 16v is stretching it, you won't know if it will work until you try it.

jbh25

thanks i will go to 12 volts. this is tep. just for halloween then i will add a 12 volt bat.

rabbitreborn

I have found that MOST driving lights available from automotive stores will carry 18 volts without a problem. when I enquired as to the build of them from Pilot, they told me that the lights are designed to take the output of a high output Alternator which can at times produce up to 20v of power.