Lights

[BIGDADDYJC1]

I have a 96 804 D it has the light buckets on front but someone put flat blanks over them im looking to put lights on it ,I looked at some square off road lights at walmart that have a grid on front of them they are 55watts, im not wanting to spend the money on factory lights ,has anyone used the 55 watt lights or should I go with something different or any ideas on light yall use. Thanks

[Phillip]

I have some after maket 55 watt lights from walmart on mine and they work just fine. Actually brighter than stock lights on my friends cart.

[BIGDADDYJC1]

Thanks

[Flintrock]

Do yourself a favor and use a relay if the kit doesn't already have one..........

[BIGDADDYJC1]

There not alot I cant do but i havent done alot of wireing just basic stuff what does the relay do

[Phillip]

I didn't install a relay when I installed mine. I don't know what the relay would do either.
I just hooked mine through the supplied switch and to the battery and it's been like that for about a year and a half, without any problems.
I would like to know what the relay does also?

[frodrummer]

Pulled this from Ezine Articles. Basically sums it up.

How does a relay work?

The utility and function of a relay can be best understood by thinking of a lever.
A lever is inserted at a corner of a heavy load and by placing a wedge (fulcrum)
under the lever, the heavy load can be easily lifted by a small amount of effort.

Similarly, a heavy electrical load drawing heavy current can be switched on & off
by applying a small amount of current through a coil(solenoid). What happens is
this - the coil gets magnetized with the current and attracts or repels a
plunger(a rod passed through the coil). The attracting or repelling of the plunger
either connects two switching contacts in the relay (also known as NO or Normally
Open/Single Throw/Form A) or separates them (NC or Normally Closed/Double
Throw/Form C), as required. As soon as the energisation of the coil is stopped,
the main contacts go back to their original position.

In automobile applications relays of different configurations with single or
multiple contacts are used for different applications.

Why is a relay required?

Apart from switching a circuit with heavy load, on & off, a relay is required to

1. Conserve energy

2. Prolong the life of device

3. Improve the efficiency of a device.

For example let us take the switching of two headlamps of an automobile. If the
same is switched on through a normal switch at the dashboard, the voltage drop
from the battery to the lamps through the switch will be enormous and the heat
generated in the circuit due to resistance will be considerable. The heavy current
will be drawn by the lamps which will not only heat the circuit but also drain the
battery heavily.


Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/811154

[BIGDADDYJC1]

Thanks got it

[BIGDADDYJC1]

Is there any certain relay I should get

[frodrummer]

The relay that came with my foglight "kit" is a 12V 40Amp. Works really well. Should be able to pick one up cheap - autozone, advance etc.